$1.49 (−75%)Is Joyquarium worth it?
Joyquarium is worth it if…
- you want something calm to keep running while you work or read
- you enjoy collecting, from common fry to rare shiny variants and Fish Kings
- you like arranging plants, stones and driftwood until a tank looks just right
- you prefer games with no timers, no failure and no cleaning chores
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Raising fish, your way
You buy packs of fry, feed them and watch them grow, then decide: sell the adults for a payout, or leave them swimming to generate steady income. Feed by hand and watch the fish scramble for the food, or switch on the Auto-AFK mode and let the tank run itself. Different food types grow your fish at different speeds, so there is a small choice in how fast you want to work a tank. Money comes quickly enough that a new tank or a pricey plant never stays out of reach for long. It works in the background too: come back later and the fish have been earning while you were away.
A tank you design yourself
Every aquarium is yours to arrange. Place aquatic plants like water wisteria and Rotala, add driftwood in different postures, set strange-looking landscaping stones, then adjust the color, size and position of each piece until it looks right. The tinkering goes past the tank itself: wallpapers, substrates, filters, lights, even the room background behind the glass can be changed. One moment you are growing fish for profit, the next you have spent ten minutes nudging a piece of driftwood half an inch to the left. That is a perfectly valid way to play.
Nothing here to stress about
There are no timers, no failure states and, mercifully, no tank cleaning or water changes. You feed the fish and watch them joyfully scramble for the food, and that is the whole job. The soundtrack stays gentle, from soft white noise to light tunes, made to sit under work or reading rather than pull attention. You can play actively for a while, leave it running on its own, or simply sit back and watch the fish drift around a tank you built. It is the kind of game that asks nothing of you and still gives you something pleasant to look at.
Can you choose which fish to buy?
Can you choose which fish to buy?
Not directly. Fish come from packs you purchase, so which fry you get is partly up to chance, and rare shiny or colorful variants are rarer still. The collection side is about opening packs over time and filling out your tank with what you pull. If you would rather pick every fish by hand, that is the one habit of this game to know about going in.
How many fish are there to collect?
144 species at launch, with more planned. On top of the regular fish, packs can contain rare shiny and colorful variants, and you may even hatch a Fish King. Adults you keep in a tank also keep earning money, so a full collection pays you back in more ways than one.
Do you have to play actively?
No. Joyquarium is built as an idler: an Auto-AFK mode feeds the fish and keeps the money coming, and the tank keeps earning even while the game sits in the background. Playing by hand speeds things up, but plenty of the fun is just glancing over at a tank quietly doing its thing.
