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Version 2024.1 (7784)
This version contains a preview of the upcoming Japanese translation. The dynamic water displacement has been integrated into the main version and two fish species will be renamed to match the internationally accepted t…
Store3 changesFixCompatibility - Biotope
New year's sale + dynamic submersion depth
New Year Discount Since we unfortunately missed the 'Winter Sale', we bring a New Year's Discount. BiOTOPE will be available at a discount for two weeks starting with the 30th of December. Development update Work on the…
Patch notes2 changesGameplayBalance - Biotope
Dynamic Water Displacement
A sneak preview of the next iteration on the topic of variable water levels: displacement! (A longer video is here on Twitter) Going forward, the calculation of the water levels will also take into account how much spac…
Announcement - Biotope
Version 2022.1 (7688)
This version is a major update that we proudly managed to put together against all odds recently, celebrating our regained independence! New feature: Variable water volume From now on, the amount of water in the aquariu…
Store15 changesFixGameplay - Biotope
Transfer of Ownership
This is a notice about a changed legal situation around BiOTOPE. The developers of the aquarium simulator "BiOTOPE" - MBL Development - and the previous publisher - 2Tainment GmbH - have mutually agreed to terminate the…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - Biotope
Version 2020.1.2 (7369)
This is a patch to address the DPI scaling issue under Windows, that happens on 4K displays and maybe others. Going fullscreen on a monitor with active DPI scaling should no longer result in the game window being oversi…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Biotope
Version 2020.1.1 (7351)
This is a small maintenance update. Serious bugs Fixed an engine issue that could lead to invisible items after loading a game, or to the game crashing after switching saves. Fixed a physics glitch were objects were abl…
Store11 changesFix - Biotope
Version 2020.1 (7317)
This is a small maintenance update. Savegame management New options have been added to delete, import or export save states. Save and exit: After saving, the player now has the option to return to the game. The Newgame…
Patch notes6 changesFixGameplay - Biotope
Version 2019.4 (7216)
This is a small maintenance update. Community Feedback The current version and build number is shown in the settings under the tab "general". A 500 W heater was added. Other changes The pH value in the tutorial was erro…
Patch notes3 changesFixGameplay





