Megaquarium

A few niggles aside, Twice Circled should be very proud of its charming simulation game. Although its graphics are simplistic, the game speaks for itself with its entertaining gameplay. Once you get the hang of all its systems, Megaquarium is a lot of fun. If you enjoy management sims, I guarantee that you’ll lose numerous hours in designing your dream aquarium.

It’s a tricky balance to master, relaxing but complex, yet Megaquarium manages to do it while making it look effortless. It’s a breezy, upbeat management game that nonetheless gives you lots to play with and plenty of room for experimentation. Plus, the fish are all cuties.

Megaquarium is an fantastic tycoon title with a surprising amount of depth. With far more fish, crabs, sponges, and spiny blowfish than I could have expected, it goes further than the usual “set it and forget it” model that most tycoon titles use. The team continues to hammer away at improvements, so here’s hoping that they can iron out the last few UI and tasking issues to make this one truly great.

As a tycoon game, Megaquarium strikes a very nice balance between having too much complexity vs. not having enough depth to remain entertaining. While micromanagement is not required, you do still have a lot of decision making to do. Fortunately, no in-depth knowledge of fish is required.

I have never had an eye for space, as I get reminded time and time again as I place tanks in a haphazard manner. I create unequal area zones, because of a weird, unplanned layout. I mean, at least my fish is fine, right? Megaquarium isn’t that generous, but hey, at least Easy mode is.

Megaquarium is everything you expect from a building sim the added bonus of camera movement that enhances your entire experience. Being able to pan your view around every tank and customer, tilt the screen to build in a way that you specifically enjoy whether it be side-angle or top-down adds to your experience. It is always a pleasure when developers add immersion possibilities like this to your simulated building game. The rhythm of Megaquarium has a pace that can get frantic but not chaot...

Originally released on PC last year, Twice Circled’s popular aquarium tycoon sim MEGAQUARIUM is now available on consoles. It has made the tricky transition shockingly well for a simulation title, but that can be attributed to it being on the fairly simple side compared to games like Planet Coaster and other genre mainstays. While it lacks the Steam Workshop support that has given it a second life on PC, and has pleased those wishing for more customization, the more simple atmosphere of this sim helps it find a home on consoles.