Megaquarium: Deep Freeze - Deluxe Expansion

With the introduction of 'chilled' and 'superchilled' tanks and the associated animals you get more interplay in the aquarium's layout which is a lot more fun than earlier separation between fresh- and saltwater tanks. In combination all the various tank types you now have (wtih all the DLC) makes for a really vibrant and varied aquarium. Love that. There's also a lot of interesting animals to play around with, the abyssal ones, which while overall less fun to put into an aquarium; there's a lot of them and they have as much interplay as vanilla animals and so it feels like its own thing you can play around with. You also get some more commonly known animals like seals, penguins, various flighted birds, and polar bears; and those are fun to have in their own right. I especially like that birds that fly can be put in enclosures with dangerous animals, as the flight status gives them immunity towards ground- or waterbased predators. These enclosures are a fun ecosystem to manage on their own. There's also breeding attached to these animals, as seen in Freshwater Frenzy; which this time around is a little easier to manage (read; prevent) than with the freshwater fish. As such I appreciate as an option rather than a damned inevitaiblity. The only downright negative thing I have to say about this DLC is that the abyssal tanks have an effect of "leaking" science, like bubbles. And I am so conditioned to respond to red popups in this game that I get noticeably stressed looking at these tanks. You can disable all (but not just the abyssal tank's!) popups to get around this. But I am of the opinion that if the biggest thing you have an issue with is a nitpick; then you're having a good time. Fun DLC, if you like Megaquarium it's a fun addition, and I would recommend this to anyone who hasn't played Megaquarium yet.

This expansion is pretty great! We get a few new mechanics that are pretty interesting and some amazing new animals, I really love the new polar ones!

A very generous expansion. Five maps campaign that will offer quite some hours of gameplay, with some intersting mechanics, like carrying on some of the animal from previous maps. There's a couple of objectives that requires you to rehouse animals during a level than can be a bit tedious, and you often have to micromanage your crew more than usual to cater for some of the divas. But otherwise the campaign was fun and challenging without being too difficult or turning into a puzzle. New content includes new types of tanks and requirements, allowing for aquariums more varied than ever. The new "fish" are for a big part, animals. We might steer a bit away from the aquarium theme, but I loved it, lots of crowd pleaser like otters and polar bears, and various kinds of penguins. There's new gift shops, accessories, decorations and paints. Crazy amoun of good bang for your bucks. I just wish the game will include some way to alleviate the employees workload and make managing them a bit more streamlined, maybe some upgraded auto feeders, or better way to train the crew. Overall it's an amazing expansion, highly recommended !