Cozy fish tank game Tiny Aquarium gets MAJOR FREE “Shrimplosion” Update today
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2025 2:03 pm
Cozy fish tank game Tiny Aquarium gets MAJOR FREE “Shrimplosion” Update today
Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping, the idle fish tank sim with over 1,408 reviews and “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam rating since it launched in June, today gets its first major FREE update!
The aptly named ‘Shrimplosion’ update adds 14 new decorations, 8 new items, new currency, 15 fish and crustaceans to collect, and a legendary shrimp band- shell yeah!
Created by Lunheim Studios and published by Future Friends Games (SUMMERHOUSE, Gourdlets, Cloverpit), Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping is a cozy fish tank game that lets you grow fish in real time and sits at the bottom of your screen while you work, study, and more, or join social lobbies to fish together.
About the Game:
Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping is a real-time online aquarium simulator where players can hatch and sell fish, decorate their aquariums, go fishing and visit friends' aquatic spaces. The game encourages daily engagement with bite-sized sessions that are designed to be relaxing and rewarding without the stress of timers.
About the major ‘Shrimplosion’ free update:
The Shrimplosion is in town! A legendary music band of four shrimp can now be obtained. Once they're placed in your aquarium, they will even start playing their hit song.
New shop tab and items (including mutators
)
A new ‘shell’ currency, and exclusive fish cosmetics to spend the shells on
15 new fish and shell species, including the sea bunny
14 new tank decorations
Introducing the Instaclean: a new tank tool that’ll clean your aquarium in one swipe
+1 aquarium tank
New quests and a bigger quest pool
The return of the fan-favourite time-limited Axolotl Event!
Key Features
Interactive Gameplay: Engage in social fishkeeping by visiting friends' aquariums and helping with tasks.
Customization: Personalize aquariums with various decorations, plants, and backgrounds.
Fish Breeding: Discover and breed unique fish with distinct characteristics and behaviors.
Minimize: You can minimize your aquarium to sit at a corner of your screen as you do other stuff at the same time.
Community Features: Connect and share experiences with other players online. Visit your friends, trade fish on the marketplace, join social lobbies to fish with other players, and complete community challenges.
About Lunheim Studios:
Lunheim Studios is a small developer team from Germany and Switzerland formed in early 2019. Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping continues their gameplay-first tradition by combining elements of casual gaming with social interaction.
About Future Friends Games
Future Friends was founded in 2017 with a simple mission: help indie games get the love they deserve. Though initially focused on PR, the company has now branched out into publishing, with their debut titles Omno, Exo One launching in 2021. In the last year their launches include Laysara: Summit Kingdom, Europa, Gourdlets, SUMMERHOUSE and The Cabin Factory with more exciting projects like CloverPit and other unannounced things on the way!
Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping, the idle fish tank sim with over 1,408 reviews and “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam rating since it launched in June, today gets its first major FREE update!
The aptly named ‘Shrimplosion’ update adds 14 new decorations, 8 new items, new currency, 15 fish and crustaceans to collect, and a legendary shrimp band- shell yeah!
Created by Lunheim Studios and published by Future Friends Games (SUMMERHOUSE, Gourdlets, Cloverpit), Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping is a cozy fish tank game that lets you grow fish in real time and sits at the bottom of your screen while you work, study, and more, or join social lobbies to fish together.
About the Game:
Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping is a real-time online aquarium simulator where players can hatch and sell fish, decorate their aquariums, go fishing and visit friends' aquatic spaces. The game encourages daily engagement with bite-sized sessions that are designed to be relaxing and rewarding without the stress of timers.
About the major ‘Shrimplosion’ free update:
The Shrimplosion is in town! A legendary music band of four shrimp can now be obtained. Once they're placed in your aquarium, they will even start playing their hit song.
New shop tab and items (including mutators
)A new ‘shell’ currency, and exclusive fish cosmetics to spend the shells on
15 new fish and shell species, including the sea bunny
14 new tank decorations
Introducing the Instaclean: a new tank tool that’ll clean your aquarium in one swipe
+1 aquarium tank
New quests and a bigger quest pool
The return of the fan-favourite time-limited Axolotl Event!
Key Features
Interactive Gameplay: Engage in social fishkeeping by visiting friends' aquariums and helping with tasks.
Customization: Personalize aquariums with various decorations, plants, and backgrounds.
Fish Breeding: Discover and breed unique fish with distinct characteristics and behaviors.
Minimize: You can minimize your aquarium to sit at a corner of your screen as you do other stuff at the same time.
Community Features: Connect and share experiences with other players online. Visit your friends, trade fish on the marketplace, join social lobbies to fish with other players, and complete community challenges.
About Lunheim Studios:
Lunheim Studios is a small developer team from Germany and Switzerland formed in early 2019. Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping continues their gameplay-first tradition by combining elements of casual gaming with social interaction.
About Future Friends Games
Future Friends was founded in 2017 with a simple mission: help indie games get the love they deserve. Though initially focused on PR, the company has now branched out into publishing, with their debut titles Omno, Exo One launching in 2021. In the last year their launches include Laysara: Summit Kingdom, Europa, Gourdlets, SUMMERHOUSE and The Cabin Factory with more exciting projects like CloverPit and other unannounced things on the way!