The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. If you want something relaxing to play for thirty minutes before bed you could do much worse, but don’t expect lengthy sessions and gripping gameplay from this post apocalyptic plant growing simulator.This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Growing plants and watching life spring back into this dusty world is delightful, but the actual gameplay gets old fast. The new plants just don’t do enough to change things up, and in the end you’ll just be stacking the same items again and again until you can move onto the next stage.Ĭloud Gardens is a lovely zen experience that’ll make you hit that screenshot button more times than is healthy. With close to a hundred levels and very little changing in terms of the core objective, it doesn’t take long to realise you’ve seen everything you’re going to see. Watching colourful flowers bloom and vibrant mushrooms take hold in this desolate environment is nothing short of beautiful, and really makes the game worth experiencing.Īs wonderful as it looks though, there’s no denying that as you progress through the game it starts to feel a bit tedious. There’s something about the lo-fi aesthetic of Cloud Gardens that just looks gorgeous. It’s a really relaxing experience creating your own little green paradise, and if you’re anything like me doing so will fill up your storage with screenshots very quickly. Creative mode lets you place plants and items wherever you want, to create whatever glorious scene your heart desires. Perhaps the most enjoyable part of Cloud Gardens is the creative mode, especially when you’ve unlocked a vast array of objects and seeds (or if you choose to unlock everything in the menus). By the end of the game you’ll have a vast selection of flora to pick from, all with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Ivy is fantastic if it has some mesh to cling onto, whereas cacti are happy in the dirt. Each of these grows better in certain situations, and should be placed accordingly. To make the flowery takeover of the world a bit easier, you’ll slowly unlock more and more seeds as you progress through Cloud Gardens. There’s a percentage counter in the bottom corner of the screen, and once nature has sufficiently taken over you’ll be able to move on to the next stage. This might sound easy, but placing objects in the cramped stages of Cloud Gardens without accidentally destroying the plants you’re trying to grow can be a tough task. By collecting enough seeds you’ll be able to plant another bit of greenery and the cycle begins anew. Once a plant has grown enough, it’ll start producing seeds. These could be anything from road signs to garden gnomes, but it’s important to place them because your plants only grow when you place one of these “decorations” into the level. Once you pick a suitable spot to pop a seed, you’re given a pile of objects to place around the world. When you arrive at a floaty level, you’re given a number of seeds to plant. Even better, Cloud Gardens is also leaving Early Access with. It’s probably quite obvious that Cloud Gardens is a pretty Zen experience already, but I should describe how the game works. Cloud Gardens is a game that's all about this fascination with nature's persistence, letting you reclaim the planet one vine at a time. Whether you’re in an abandoned car park or a stretch of road, it’s nice to see life find a way in this desolate world. It's a calm gardening sim that celebrates how plants can reclaim abandoned urban ruins. There’s no sign of life in these little dioramas, only empty but familiar places. Cloud Gardens developed by Noio is very much team-plant in the post-apocalypse. They don’t come much more relaxing than Cloud Gardens, a game about taking the world back from ugly man made sculptures.Įach stage of Cloud Gardens is a floating island with remnants of humanity cluttering it, and your task is to plant seeds and let the green run wild. As much as I enjoy high octane gameplay and a test of my skill, sometimes I just want to unwind with a video game. Dive into a relaxing sandbox mode with no goals, or take on a multi-chapter campaign where the task is to strike a balance between the natural and the manufactured.
Create small plant-covered dioramas of brutalism and beauty by planting seeds, repurposing hundreds of discarded objects and creating unique structures for nature to reclaim. Some games are about fighting demons with massive swords, some games are about gunning down bad dudes, and some games are about growing plants. Harness the power of nature to overgrow lo-fi scenes of urban decay and manufactured landscapes.
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