Games like ARC Aquarium
If ARC Aquarium is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aquarium Designer, FishPond and Idle Aquarium — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About ARC Aquarium: Build and manage your own aquarium by collecting fish, earning money, and unlocking decorations. Feed your fish, clean the tank, and enjoy relaxing idle progression in this cozy 2D aquarium simulation.
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Steam players who put hours into ARC Aquarium also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Aquarium Designer
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Top pick for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
Aquarium Designer gives you an opportunity to create the aquarium of your dreams! Become a professional whose job is to design it, build it, and fill it with the various underwater wildlife! All types, all sizes - your creativity is your only limit!
FishPond
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Second-strongest match for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
Build a living pond where every fish has a unique genetic code. Breed for rare traits, balance oxygen and hunger, unlock new species, and watch your ecosystem compose its own soundtrack in real time. Part sim, part idle game, part science experiment gone beautifully wrong.
Idle Aquarium
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Third-strongest match for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
A game that let enjoy fish keeping and decorating your aquarium while doing your work
Orion Blue
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Ranked #4 for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.
Desktank
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Ranked #5 for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
A cozy idle aquarium that lives on top of your screen. Watch fish swim, grow, and interact while you work or relax. Desktank turns your desktop into a peaceful underwater world — float it in the corner or let it take over the whole screen. Just sit back and enjoy the calm.
Fish Simulator: Aquarium Manager
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Ranked #6 for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
Discover a myriad of exotic species in this relaxing aquarium manager. Balance your resources and care for your fish to build the ultimate habitat.
Moon Fishies
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Ranked #7 for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
Moonfishies is relaxing desktop fish simulator. Customize your dream aquarium, catch new fish and breed unique hybrids!
Idlequarium
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Ranked #8 for ARC Aquarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
Idlequarium is a casual simulation game where you raise adorable little fish to earn coins, purchase decorations, and build a fully customized aquarium.The game sits anywhere on your desktop, letting you interact with your live aquarium during work or study breaks.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARC Aquarium.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with ARC Aquarium.
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NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with ARC Aquarium.
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Frequently asked about ARC Aquarium
- How much does ARC Aquarium cost?
- ARC Aquarium is listed on Steam at 0.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ARC Aquarium?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ARC Aquarium are Aquarium Designer, FishPond, Idle Aquarium.
- Who developed ARC Aquarium?
- ARC Aquarium was developed by ACA Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on ARC Aquarium.
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