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FISHERY

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

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Quick resume

Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Simulator, Strategy, Early Access

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    Pros

    • Realistic aquarium simulation
    • Flexible and creative tank building tools
    • Relaxing and calming gameplay
    • Active and responsive developers
    • Frequent updates and community engagement

    Cons

    • Limited content and fish variety in early access
    • Lack of tutorial and ui improvements needed
    • No multiplayer or social features
    • Some controls and camera mechanics clunky
    • Game can become boring after initial play

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      4

      "Players have freedom to design tanks, choose fish and plants, and manage aquarium conditions with sandbox style gameplay and no currency constraints."

      Capsule for Fish Game Fish Game

      "Players have freedom to design tanks, place decorations, and manage water chemistry with flexible controls and sandbox mode."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      3

      "Game involves skillful aquarium setup, balancing fish needs, and overcoming technical challenges like tank maintenance."

      Capsule for Aquarist Aquarist

      "Players engage in balancing water chemistry, breeding fish, and plumbing mechanics that require skill and problem solving."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -4

      "Focus is on personal aquarium management and creativity without competitive or ranked elements."

      Capsule for Fish Game Fish Game

      "No evidence of competitive modes or comparison to others; focus is on personal aquarium creation and management."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      2

      "Players express enjoyment and potential for long play sessions, especially with friends, though early access bugs and missing features may limit habitual play currently."

      Capsule for Soccer Rage Soccer Rage

      "Players report long sessions decorating and watching fish, but some find it boring after initial play; early access state limits engagement."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -5

      "The game is a single-player sandbox with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay elements."

      Capsule for Doodle Empires Doodle Empires

      "Game is single-player sandbox with no multiplayer or cooperative features mentioned."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      5

      "Strong emphasis on aquascaping, tank customization, plant trimming, and creative fish tank design."

      Capsule for Fish Game Fish Game

      "Strong emphasis on creative aquascaping, decoration placement, and tank design with flexible tools."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are with environment and fish only."

      Capsule for Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

      "No social dominance or power dynamics; interactions are with fish and environment, not other players."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game for relaxation, stress relief, and distraction with calming gameplay and visuals."

      Capsule for Tiny Rails Tiny Rails

      "Players use the game for relaxation, stress relief, and distraction, enjoying calming visuals and music."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and enjoyment, with no obligation or pressure reported."

      Capsule for New Day New Day

      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and love for aquariums; no obligation or pressure reported."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      4

      "Players experiment with fish breeding, tank setups, water parameters, and decoration arrangements."

      Capsule for Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

      "Players experiment with tank layouts, water chemistry, breeding, and plumbing configurations."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      -3

      "Gameplay occurs in a fixed environment with no exploration of new areas or secrets."

      Capsule for Intake Intake

      "Game is sandbox in fixed aquarium environments; no exploration of new areas or secrets."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      5

      "High degree of self-expression through tank design, fish naming, and detailed customization."

      Capsule for Fish Game Fish Game

      "High level of self-expression through tank customization, decoration, and fish selection."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      -2

      "Game simulates realistic aquarium keeping with some minor fictional elements (mutant fish)."

      Capsule for Aquarist Aquarist

      "Game simulates realistic aquarium keeping with some stylized art; no strong fantasy or improbable elements."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -5

      "No social or community gameplay; players engage individually."

      Capsule for Desktop Dungeons: Rewind Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

      "No social or community gameplay; players mostly engage individually."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players learn about fish care, water chemistry, and aquarium management, improving skills over time."

      Capsule for Fish Game Fish Game

      "Players learn about aquarium maintenance, breeding mechanics, and water chemistry; some tutorials and help are desired."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay; sedentary experience."

      Capsule for The Beast Inside The Beast Inside

      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay; sedentary experience."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      3

      "Can be played in background or as a relaxing screensaver; some modes require attention but many allow passive enjoyment."

      Capsule for Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

      "Can be played casually with some players using it as a relaxing background or screensaver."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -5

      "No evidence of forming close relationships or social interactions."

      Capsule for LUFTRAUSERS LUFTRAUSERS

      "No evidence of forming close relationships or social interactions."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management features."

      Capsule for Aim Hero Aim Hero

      "No leadership or group management features."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      2

      "Some progression through fish breeding and tank improvement, but no strict leveling or resource accumulation."

      Capsule for Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

      "Some progression through breeding, unlocking fish, and career mode planned, but currently limited."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      5

      "Highly relaxing and calming experience with soothing music and visuals."

      Capsule for Beyond Blue Beyond Blue

      "Strongly relaxing and calming experience with soothing music and visuals."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory environment with immersive water and fish effects."

      Capsule for Fisher Online Fisher Online

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory stimulation from fish animations, water effects, and music."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems."

      Capsule for Alan Wake Alan Wake

      "No social recognition or status systems."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -4

      "No narrative or quests; gameplay is context-free and sandbox style."

      Capsule for Bunhouse Bunhouse

      "No narrative or quest system currently; sandbox focused."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      3

      "Requires planning fish compatibility, tank conditions, and resource management."

      Capsule for Aquarist Aquarist

      "Requires planning and problem solving in tank design, water chemistry balance, and fish compatibility."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      -4

      "Low risk, calm gameplay without suspense or tension."

      Capsule for Assemble with Care Assemble with Care

      "Low risk, controlled environment; no suspense or high tension gameplay."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      3

      "Players perceive good value due to frequent updates, mod support, and deep gameplay despite early access status."

      Capsule for KeeperRL KeeperRL

      "Players appreciate frequent updates, active devs, and potential for growth; some feel early access state limits value."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      -4

      "No combat or destruction; focus is on constructive aquarium building and maintenance."

      Capsule for Megaquarium Megaquarium

      "No combat or destruction; focus on constructive aquarium building and maintenance."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      1

      "Some elements of avoiding fish death and maintaining tank health, but low risk overall."

      Capsule for Aquarist Aquarist

      "Some survival elements in maintaining fish health and water quality, but generally low threat environment."

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Violence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026