Powerful childhood nostalgia
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It holds up. Feeding fish, buying upgrades, panicking when an alien shows up, it's all still a [i]reel[/i] good time.”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Insaniquarium Deluxe
Worth buying? What 255 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 255 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%PopCap Games, Inc.2006Incremental · Casual · Simulation
$4.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A frantic, addictive fish-feeding clicker that still delivers early-2000s nostalgia for about $5. Skip it if you want modern resolution, reliable launch on new Windows, or a hand-friendly pace.
Great for
Nostalgic PopCap fans and casual players who like frantic clicking and cheap, short arcade-management games
Main risk
Won't launch, crashes or has no proper fullscreen on modern Windows; later levels get repetitive
What players love
Addictive, satisfying gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“A stupidly fun and addicting little game, the pure dopamine this game injects into your bloodstream needs to be studied.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Charming art, music and quirky variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The soundtrack ROCKS.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Cheap for what you get
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The game is regularly $5, which is more than a fair price for what you get”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Runs on any old PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 75 positive reviews
“even the most basic laptops or computers you can buy will run this game”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch or crashes on modern Windows
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I am using Windows 11, and I'm facing a fatal error as soon as I press the Windows key.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Repetitive spam-clicking, slow long levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Once you acquire the best combination of pets it's just the same thing repeated, but each round takes longer than the last.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Fixed low resolution, broken fullscreen
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It's stuck at a 640x480 resolution, there's 0 added content, not even cards or achievements.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Doesn't hold up beyond nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it's not good. The balance and progression is surprisingly bad for PopCap, and it gets boring real fast.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Hand strain and frustrating difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“your hands will cramp up and/or your mouse will suffer.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Lost saves, no Steam Cloud
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Also no Steam Cloud, so I can't continue my save data when changing into other device.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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