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Games like FishPond

If FishPond is your kind of game, the closest matches are Loopquarium, Kraken Cleaning 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.

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About FishPond: 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.

2026IndieSimulationCasual3.39 USDWindows · Linuxby Evan Guthrie
FishPond — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into FishPond 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.

  1. Loopquarium

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with FishPond.

    Loopquarium is an aquarium roguelite where you assemble a school of fish with unique abilities to repel invading apex predators. Start with a group of guppies, grow your population, and balance predator and prey to discover insane combos every run.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Kraken Cleaning

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with FishPond.

    A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Idle Aquarium

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    A game that let enjoy fish keeping and decorating your aquarium while doing your work

    2025IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. ARC Aquarium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    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.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Idlequarium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    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.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual1.79 USDSteam ↗
  6. Harpooner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    Harpooner is an action-driven incremental fishing game where you hunt bizarre alien fish from a meteor crash. Grab your gear, grow stronger with every dive, and take down massive bosses to save Earth's ecosystem!

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. HydroTick: Water Reminder & Aquarium Manager

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with FishPond.

    Stay hydrated, relax, and build your dream aquarium! HydroTick reminds you to drink water at your chosen intervals, rewards you with coins, and lets you collect unique fish, rare decorations, and create a soothing aquatic world.

    2025SimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Desktank

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    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.

    2025IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below FishPond at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FishPond.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FishPond.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Casual with FishPond.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with FishPond.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Casual with FishPond.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with FishPond.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with FishPond.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with FishPond.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FishPond.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about FishPond

How much does FishPond cost?
FishPond is listed on Steam at 3.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to FishPond?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FishPond are Loopquarium, Kraken Cleaning, Idle Aquarium.
Who developed FishPond?
FishPond was developed by Evan Guthrie.

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 FishPond.

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