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The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition

Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.

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July 31, 2025
1 year and 2 days ago
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About the Game

This is a horror adventure game in which a girl who misses her best friend searches for her in an aquarium that has turned into a terrifying world.

Progress through the game by exploring the aquarium map.

 

Explore the aquarium map to progress through the game.

There are a number of mysteries in the aquarium that must be solved in order to proceed.

You're at risk of being attacked and killed by strange creatures called Creepies.

And enjoy inspiring stories with the characters you meet at the aquarium.

 

Are you willing to overcome your biggest fear in order to save your best friend? Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries.

 

Originally released in February 2024 as a free-to-play game, this revamped version of The Aquarium does not dance includes the following updates:

- All five heroines are now fully voiced!
- A brand-new scenario titled "The Aquarium will always hunger"
- An updated and brand-new UI design plus event CG
- Full English localization!

 

 

Having been gifted a premium pass to Bianca Aquarium, Suze and her best friend, Lulu, receive a guided tour of the place led by the aquarium director’s charming wife, Chrissy. However, when Lulu suddenly goes missing, Suze goes looking for her and inexplicably finds herself in a strange and terrifying world that looks nothing like the aquarium she was at just moments ago.

While searching the aquarium, now overrun with gruesome sea creatures, a mysterious armed woman dressed like a soldier appears before her. The woman, who introduces herself as Retro, is also looking for her companion, a girl named Kitty. Can Suze find her best friend and escape from the nightmarish aquarium before it’s too late? Beware, for a traitor lurks in their midst...

 

Suze: Tomoyo Kurosawa
Retro: Yumiri Hanamori
Lulu: Satomi Sato
Kitty: Rie Kugimiya
Chrissy: Tomoe Tamiyasu

 

Move…Directional buttons

Menu…Y

Enter…A

Back…B

Dash…X

 


- Japanese
- English
- Korean
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Chinese (Simplified)
*Note: Character voicing is only available in Japanese.