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Desktop Fishes

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Desktop Fishes

A cozy idle aquarium overlay that brings your desktop to life with pixel-art fish. You can hatch, breed, and collect fishes in thousands of genetic combinations. Dress them up with accessories, watch them grow from eggs to adults, and unlock playful upgrades through a skill tree.

Casual Indie Simulation
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🐠✨An aquarium right on your screen✨🐠

🐟 Fish live on your desktop!

Your desktop turns into a cozy aquarium where fish swim over your games, your work, or whatever you’re doing, bringing a gentle and playful vibe to your day.

Designed for idle play, Desktop Fishes lets you enjoy a relaxing aquarium experience at your own pace. Your fishes will thrive even when you're busy doing other things

✨✨Features✨✨

🥚Growth Cycle

Every fish starts as a tiny egg. You’ll see them wiggle, hatch, and slowly grow into adults — each stage is its own little moment to enjoy.

🕶️Dress them up

Give your fish some style with hats, glasses, and fun accessories, making each one feel unique and full of character.

💞  Breed and discover new fish

Let your fish reproduce and pass down traits to their babies. Some inherit colors and patterns from their parents, while others show up with rare mutations. There are over 10,000 possible genetic combinations!

🌱Cut the seaweed!

Your aquarium grows seaweed fast, and it’s up to you to cut it back! Luckily, your fish munch on the extra plants, helping you keep the tank clear and lively.

🐙 The octopus market

A strange but merchant with plenty of goods. Buy food, toys, and odd accessories that add charm (and weirdness) to your aquarium.



🌳 Skill tree! (because everything’s better with a skill tree)

Expand your aquarium through a set of upgrades. Unlock perks, change the behaviour of your fish, and customize your experience however you want!

🖼️ Wallpaper mode

Choose how your aquarium lives on your desktop. Let the fish swim over your windows like an overlay, or place them behind everything as a living wallpaper.

Dive into the fun, explore endless fishy combinations, and bring your desktop to life with your own vibrant, swimming friends!

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System requirements Windows

Windows

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Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 @ 3.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics card with DX11
  • Storage: 250 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Not needed
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Daniel Santalla, Gamersky Games
Brazilian rating
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Steam Germany rating
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Achievements
39
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Touch Only Option, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Desktop Fishes worth buying right now?
Wait — $5.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Desktop Fishes go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Desktop Fishes free to play?
Desktop Fishes costs $5.99 on Steam.
What genre is Desktop Fishes?
Desktop Fishes is a Casual, Indie, Simulation game.
Who developed Desktop Fishes?
Desktop Fishes was developed by Daniel Santalla and published by Daniel Santalla.
What platforms does Desktop Fishes support?
Available on Steam for Windows.