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๐ŸŽ Let's celebrate Chinese New Year - Aquarist UPDATE! ๐Ÿ‰

Hello, dear Aquarists!๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ  To celebrate February sale and DLC announcement, we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changes ๐Ÿ”น Celebrate Chinese New Year with us!

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5 fixes8 additions13 changes0 removals
  • Events
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Fixes
addedTo celebrate February sale and DLC announcement , we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”น Celebrate Chinese New Year with us! There are 14 new limited-time themed decorations for your aquarium related to this event to collect in the game. During this time, some locations will be decorated to make your time more enjoyable!
addedTo celebrate February sale and DLC announcement , we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”น A new feature has been added to the store: when buying fish, you can filter them by various parameters, such as temperature, pH, aquarium capacity, predators, carnivores, blackwater, or algae eaters. From now on, choosing the right fish for your aquarium will be faster and easier!
addedTo celebrate February sale and DLC announcement , we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”น When inspecting the aquarium, the ability to sell all fish in the aquarium with one button has been added.
addedTo celebrate February sale and DLC announcement , we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”น The number of decorations and plants that can be placed in the largest aquarium in the oceanarium has been significantly increased so that the fish remain happy.
addedTo celebrate February sale and DLC announcement , we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”น The Japanese Garden level has been graphically improved. (Texture blending between objects and terrain has been added, which improves the visual appearance of the location).
fixedTo celebrate February sale and DLC announcement , we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”น Fixed a bug that caused time to remain frozen in one of the locations when using the clock, so that after moving to the Arctic location, time remained frozen and the fish did not grow. Now it works correctly in all locations.

Aquarist changes

added๐Ÿ”น Celebrate Chinese New Year with us! There are 14 new limited-time themed decorations for your aquarium related to this event to collect in the game. During this time, some locations will be decorated to make your time more enjoyable!
added๐Ÿ”น A new feature has been added to the store: when buying fish, you can filter them by various parameters, such as temperature, pH, aquarium capacity, predators, carnivores, blackwater, or algae eaters. From now on, choosing the right fish for your aquarium will be faster and easier!
added๐Ÿ”น When inspecting the aquarium, the ability to sell all fish in the aquarium with one button has been added.
added๐Ÿ”น The number of decorations and plants that can be placed in the largest aquarium in the oceanarium has been significantly increased so that the fish remain happy.
added๐Ÿ”น The Japanese Garden level has been graphically improved. (Texture blending between objects and terrain has been added, which improves the visual appearance of the location).

Hello, dear Aquarists!๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ 

To celebrate February sale and DLC announcement, we have gift for you - Aquarist update ๐ŸŸ

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changes

๐Ÿ”น Celebrate Chinese New Year with us! There are 14 new limited-time themed decorations for your aquarium related to this event to collect in the game. During this time, some locations will be decorated to make your time more enjoyable!

๐Ÿ”น A new feature has been added to the store: when buying fish, you can filter them by various parameters, such as temperature, pH, aquarium capacity, predators, carnivores, blackwater, or algae eaters. From now on, choosing the right fish for your aquarium will be faster and easier!

๐Ÿ”น When inspecting the aquarium, the ability to sell all fish in the aquarium with one button has been added.

๐Ÿ”น The number of decorations and plants that can be placed in the largest aquarium in the oceanarium has been significantly increased so that the fish remain happy.

๐Ÿ”น The Japanese Garden level has been graphically improved. (Texture blending between objects and terrain has been added, which improves the visual appearance of the location).

๐Ÿ”น Fixed a bug that caused time to remain frozen in one of the locations when using the clock, so that after moving to the Arctic location, time remained frozen and the fish did not grow. Now it works correctly in all locations.

๐Ÿ”น Fixed a floor collision in the museum location where, in very rare cases, large bones could fall through the floor.

๐Ÿ”น Improved UI tooltips in the store, which sometimes did not fit on the screen at certain resolutions. Now, the tooltips display correctly at all resolutions

๐Ÿ”น Minor optimizations for larger numbers of fish in aquariums

๐Ÿ”น Fixed a bug that could cause you to get stuck on the couch in the living room in the first level

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where the cabinets in the oceanarium cafรฉ were lit up even when the cafรฉ was not purchased. Now it works correctly and only lights up after purchase.

๐Ÿ”น Fixed minor lighting bugs in the aquarium exhibition location.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Supermarket shop DLC ๐Ÿช

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changes:

๐Ÿ”ถ A new upgrade has been added to the DLC. Taps for fish packing machines. Once purchased, water can be poured with a single click, and the fish giver will also be able to use the tap while performing their duties!

๐Ÿ”ถ Visual improvements to the end-of-day panel so that you can see more clearly how the player did on a given day.

๐Ÿ”ถ More bug fixes for the restocker, eliminating errors that sometimes caused it to jam.

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Today we celebrate New Lunar Year!

What we have prepared for that occassion?

  1. Free Demo of Factory Life (asian factory simulation from the employee's perspective) https://store.steampowered.com/app/4065630/Factory_Life_Demo/

  2. Three new exclusive bundles: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/67414/Chinese_Frontiers_x_House_Builder/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/67416/Chinese_Frontiers_x_Medieval_Machines_Builder/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/67415/Chinese_Frontiers_x_Egypt_Frontiers/

  3. Release date announcement of Cyber Farmer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3461890/Cyber_Farmer

  4. Release of Mr Toilet Demo https://store.steampowered.com/app/4334880/Mr_Toilet_Demo/

  5. Aquarist - Asian DLC release date https://store.steampowered.com/app/4329150/Aquarist__Asian_Fish_DLC/

  6. Updates for Aquarist and Aquatic Store Simulator

Let's celebrate together!

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Steam News / 17 February 2026

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