I had high hopes for this, because a) I love management sims, and b) I'm a marine conservationist and therefore a bit biased towards marine animals - I have a large tank at home where I breed endangered fish, and I spend a lot of time around the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, England. So I was immediately drawn to Megaquarium when I saw it on GOG. It doesn't disappoint. I started playing yesterday. I've already logged over 10 hours in the game. It's absurdly addictive. Visually it's quite simple, but the actual management sim gameplay is very involved, a clear refinement on the style of gameplay from games like Theme Park and Theme Hospital (though don't expect the latter's humour here). I'm also very impressed by the way it reflects actual aquarium management, with a huge number of species who have very specific, specialist requirements. That's surprisingly realistic. There's enough challenge to prevent things getting dull, but it doesn't overwhelm either. This is the perfect game to relax with. I can't recommend it enough.
