I remember playing the initial 'Prototype' for this back in 2020 during lockdown, I was absolutely addicted so learning that it was going to be a full game had me hyped.

Starting with the positives:
- It's visually a beautiful game, very simple yet great to look at.
- The concept of the game itself - revitalising a barren world and making it livable again for wildlife
- The execution of the premise - it's challenging, but not too challenging. While it may be far too simple and easy for some, I prefer the more accessable approach of never really having you struggle to complete anything.

The negatives really only boil down to one thing: It's short. like, far too short. I'm sure it was a small team (if not just one person) developing this but there's 4 different areas with an additional variation to each (which is the 'harder' level of it). This, really, unfortunately, isn't much in terms of gameplay. Sure, each area is randomly generated each time you attempt it, but, once you've done it for the first time - unless you're going to 100% it, there's no reason to go back to it. I just wish there were at least 4 more areas, or, more variations on each.

It would've been nice for there to be potentially larger maps, too or more animals per map, as I really enjoyed trying to create a map that was specific enough to allow for certain animals to 'move in' via their requirements.

I'm hoping this gets some future updates or improvements because damn, is the 'base' of this very very good.

Reviewed on Apr 14, 2023


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