Have you ever played those popular fish games back when smartphones weren’t yet a thing? I remember those PC games where you would have a virtual aquarium that you could raise fish in, and then leave them every few hours to see them grow and mate, or feed them and clean the tank. One of the memorable games of my childhood was Freddi Fish and the Missing Kelp, though that was a lot earlier than the virtual aquarium.
With the coming of FB and smart phones with their high-tech games that can play RPGs, battle simulations, and whatnot, one of the things I’ve missed are simple leisure games that don’t get you too stressed out trying to win something. Majority of games nowadays feel like comptitions; and while games like that are fun, sometimes it’s fun to find games that aren’t. Which is why a few years ago, I was thrilled when I found the Zen Koi app. Actually, I deleted it a few weeks/months into playing and only recently got back into it with Zen Koi 2 when it came out again on the app store.
So, the app is by LandShark Games (as you can see above). It’s a little like having an aquarium and raising/breeding a lot of fish, except that in this game – you ARE the FISH. You start out with a common-design koi, and you make your way up to “enlightenment” by eating algae, worms, and fish. The variety of things you are able to eat increase as you mature your fish and expand your pond.