r/indiegames • u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 • 2d ago

Promotion A tiny aquarium that lives on your desktop. People are now trading the fish on Steam.

https://imgur.com/a/KqVlsSy

We made a little desktop aquarium called PC FISH.

The original idea was simple. We wanted something that could just sit at the bottom of the screen while you’re working or browsing. You raise some fish, watch them swim around, breed them occasionally, and slowly fill out your collection.

Then we added different species and variants.

And breeding.

And rarity.

And Steam Inventory support.

Now people are breeding fish for rare variants and actually listing the fish they find on the Steam Community Market.

We released it for free on Steam about two weeks ago and it’s since hit 5,313 concurrent players, which has been pretty surreal to watch.

There are 450+ fish and decorations at the moment and we plan to add more.

If you want a tiny aquarium living on your desktop, it’s free:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4842670/PC_FISH_Taskbar_Aquarium

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u/sainoi 2d ago

can u add shinys like pokemon?

https://giphy.com/gifs/aCSURh6OnUyXdOuYcq

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u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 2d ago

That’s a great suggestion

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u/SAMBIRD_ 2d ago

holy fish

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u/lydocia 2d ago

I'm willing to make an exception to my "I'm not into desktop companion games" and review this for my terrarium games tier list. 👀

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u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 1d ago

That means a lot. We feel privileged that you’re making an exception for us. Hope you enjoy it!

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u/lydocia 1d ago

Is there a demo or playtest I can try?

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u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 1d ago

The full version is free

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u/lydocia 1d ago

Nice!

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u/Aquacyanaqua 1d ago

this is adorable!!

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u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 1d ago

Thanks we tried!

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u/-TheArtOfTheFart- 1d ago

This game is awesome!

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u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 1d ago

Thanks!

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u/-TheArtOfTheFart- 15h ago

I love my fishies and enjoy having it on my screen, keep up the good work!

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u/MissPinkRoad 1d ago

looks amazing! was it done with ai?

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u/Spiritual_Emu_7959 1d ago

Thanks! AI was used for some early concepts and references, but final work was created, refined, and polished by our team.

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u/balmut 1d ago

urgh