Enjoyable fishy management sim Megaquarium comes to consoles next month Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Enjoyable fishy management sim Megaquarium comes to consoles next month Trout on Switch, PS4, and Xbox One in October. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 26 Sep 2019 9 comments Developer Twice Circled's enormously enjoyable fishy management tycoon game Megaquarium is heading to Xbox One, PS4, and Switch on 18th October. If you've ever played a theme park sim, then Megaquarium, which originally released last year on PC, should be immediately familiar. As you'd expect, players begin with a plot of land which must be turned into a thriving tourist attraction, through careful layout design, diligent staff management, steady research, and a keen eye on funds. The key difference, obviously, is that you won't be deploying white knuckle thrill rides to bring in the punters; rather, Megaquarium offers more sedate delights, challenging players to build an irresistible nautical wonderland, full of tanks full of water full of fish. That leads to its most novel strategic wrinkle, in which players, alongside all the usual facility management, must consider how and where they deploy their aquatic specimens. Each creature - of which there are just shy of 100, including sharks, crustaceans, turtles, and jellyfish, - functions more or less as it would in its natural habitat. As such, you'll need to think carefully about the composition of your tanks - light, water type, temperature, filters, co-habitants, and so on - unless you want half your expensive attractions dead through neglect or gobbled up by predators. It alls adds up to a tycoon game with a pleasing amount of depth, with players able to explore both a ten level campaign, which essentially functions as an extended tutorial, and a more free-form sandbox mode where all that learning can be put into practice. It's all exceedingly charming too, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Megaquarium on PC. Megaquarium will be available digitally via the Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox digital storefronts, when it arrives on 18th October. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store