Plantolution

by testlab
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.24
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%
Grow beautiful plants. Every plant looks different. Plants mutate and get new color, new blooms, leaves. They change in size and node count.

I think plant reproduction could have been better communicated. Just in case:
Plants only reproduce after growing up and after putting them down into a free spot.

Made with C++, OpenGL & SDL2
Tools used where Inkscape, Blender <3, Gedit and Codeblocks.
Genres: simulation

Comments19

ahmedmohi15 Dec 2016, 07:13
really cool game , and i truly admire the effort to make something like this , and it actually makes pretty good game (Y)
Testlab
Testlabauthor15 Dec 2016, 17:39
Thanks for taking the time to comment. It really means a lot!
Meta-link
Meta-link15 Dec 2016, 17:45
Really peacefull game, I loved growing up my own plants :)
MessinaBrothers15 Dec 2016, 18:45
Loved the music and slow pace. Graphics fit well. Couldn't get a flower with no stems to grow though, even after multiple restarts and many minutes right-clicking.
Testlab
Testlabauthor15 Dec 2016, 18:55
@Meta-link:
Thanks!

@MessinaBrothers:
Have you picked up and "replanted" a flower? I think i maybe should've better communicated that part. Thanks for taking the time to give feedback!
nilead
nilead15 Dec 2016, 19:21
Really calm and relaxing, even kind of zen. I really liked it :)
V0odo0
V0odo015 Dec 2016, 19:30
I've looking for this kind of game with random generation since Plants vs Zombies garden part. That was interesting one for me. Room to grow!
Zarkonnen
Zarkonnen15 Dec 2016, 19:33
Getting the following error on Linux: "./Plantolution: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by ./Plantolution)"
Zettelkasten15 Dec 2016, 19:33
Nice graphics! Beautiful game, I love the flowers. Also, the tutorial is very well done and written. I think some goals would be nice gameplay wise - but apart from that it is a great flower breeding simulator :)
Zettelkasten15 Dec 2016, 19:34
Nice graphics! Beautiful game, I love the flowers. Also, the tutorial is very well done and written. I think some goals would be nice gameplay wise - but apart from that it is a great flower breeding simulator :)
Yvanor
Yvanor15 Dec 2016, 19:41
Original and relaxing game. Adding some objectives (even if there's only a few of them) was a nice polish, it allows to understand how the flower's generation works. I found the plant reproduction well made and interesting. As for the graphics, they are minimalist but it's enough and allow to focus on the plants themselves. The music is relaxing and fit well the kind of game. Good and innovative entry ! :)
oyoh15 Dec 2016, 22:46
It was really nice, the music fit well with the game, nice job !
Testlab
Testlabauthor16 Dec 2016, 16:56
Thanks guys!

@Zarkonnen:
Thanks, i have now included that lib in the download.
Indiestry20 Dec 2016, 10:52
One of my favourites so far! It's lovely to look at and really calming! At first I was slightly confused about what to do when nothing happened after I put a flower into one of the rounded pots, but after reading the tutorial again (carefully this time) I figured it out! It feels very polished and complete!
Thijs Tak20 Dec 2016, 11:27
The game crashes instantly on my machine when trying to run the game
indrkl20 Dec 2016, 12:16
Amazing job, the amount of different features that can vary is quite impressive and they were all very well executed, god some nice results in the end. Though at start it was a bit confusing how the reproduction works and that the 3 pots are for saving some progress.
eruiz0026 Dec 2016, 12:42
Nice graphics and not a common theme. Well done!
Flaterectomy
Flaterectomy29 Dec 2016, 12:42
Cute little game! I enjoyed growing the flowers and selecting the best one to continue with. It wasn't immediately clear how the game worked, but I figured it out before reading your instruction in the comments.

I kinda wish there was some additional intervention the player could use to affect the results.

Graphics are decent, though I'm not fond of the isometric perspective - I think a true perspective probably would've looked better. The music suits the calmness. Sound effects are basic but effective.
JK5000
JK500029 Dec 2016, 14:22
A very relaxed, but also a bit weird game. Overall well done.

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