Terrarium Zen

co-authored: @voidazol
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.26
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.25
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Game created for calm evening, thinking what combinations can work best together. You need to chose components for your "forest in a jar" terrarium. Keep it live enough and you will have opportunity to sell it, unlocking new things. Find way, to keep it thriving!

Some screenshots:


Controls:

one left side of screen are two important enviroment buttons. First, lets you move jar to shade, reducing amount of sun and temperature. Second, sprinkles water into jar, balancing moisture. Use them wisely.
On bottom right, you can find controls, for passing day and selling terrarium when it's possible.

Created by:

Szymon "Antarres" Adamus - Art, Code

Wojciech "Voidazol" Plaza - Sound design

Have fun!

screenshot

Comments19

Arvuti20 Apr 2020, 18:05
Really unique take on the theme! Loved the simplistic yet beautiful visuals. Gameplay wise was kind of confusing though, after awhile the notifications kinda get lost on you and your not sure what's going on.
bobost221 Apr 2020, 23:19
I like the visuals a lot in this game :D
isaque-picao-sanches22 Apr 2020, 11:20
amazing 3d work
gameplay is a bit weird / wonky conceptually, but cool nonetheless
Makse
Makse22 Apr 2020, 11:34
Soothing game, just a bit confusing at the beginning. Wonderful Audio!
kostasvs
kostasvs22 Apr 2020, 11:34
great graphics, well done! I would recommend more animations in the game or the UI to make it feel less static!
Cloud92522 Apr 2020, 11:44
i like the visuals of the game a lot but the gameplay gets a little bit monotonous over time
Snowirbis
Snowirbis22 Apr 2020, 12:22
Great visuals, good music, that was a good experience !

Now I can point out some flaws, when we move the camera around, there is a lot of screen tearing (google it if you don't what it is). This can be removed by enabling the vertical sync.

The option menu doesn't work when you pause the game.

There is no feedback on the player action, I clicked 10 times on water only to see the day after that I put to much water. An audio feedback of water, plus some visual would have been welcome.

Anyway, that's a good job and it lives up to its name !
davidvfilipe
davidvfilipe22 Apr 2020, 15:00
Those visuals transmit a really relaxing mood
Mickxe
Mickxe3 May 2020, 06:42
The most relaxing game I've played this LD.
The UI helps you determine what to do but some visual feedback on the actual plants would be cool.
jk5000
jk50003 May 2020, 18:10
I love playing slow and relaxing games, and if nothing else so do this game feel slow. The game idea is interesting, but when you start playing the game then is there really not much to do. Okay, I can change how much sun light the plant gets, then I can water the plant, and when it is grown I can sell it.

The games visual style and the music is pretty good, but when the game first starts every thing looks a bit static, and I do not believe I ever so any changes on the plant.

Overall is this an okay little jam game, and with a bit more work this could be an really interesting little game.
ryjcio
ryjcio5 May 2020, 16:26
Very nice and peaceful game. Fantastic music and graphic.
Psychedelia
Psychedelia8 May 2020, 17:39
Hello, I really like the atmosphere, very cozy, the music fits the mood so well, I was relaxed! Sad to see I had to sell the terrarium and I didnt get to see the plants grow more, but such is the botanical business! We have to make MONEY
hlo-world9 May 2020, 07:28
A very, very soothing experience. It really stood out from other entries, the lot of which are action shooters and other snappy games. This one just makes me want to brew up some coffee and stay a while. Well done!
ZenriS
ZenriS9 May 2020, 07:53
Graphics looks good, a peaceful experiences.

Some sound effect when you water would be nice, at first I didn't think it did anything, didn't notice the humidity percentage at first.
Extrone
Extrone9 May 2020, 07:55
Really calm and cool game, also glad to see another UE4 Game :smile:
GOD COLO
GOD COLO9 May 2020, 08:15
Awesome music! Nice and cozy atmosphere! Greato Jobu! :smile:
Kevin H
Kevin H9 May 2020, 09:02
It's a nice and calming game.
Maybe managing multiple plants at the same time could be interesting.
Some tooltip about the needs of the plant when playing could be usefull.
LaZZyDev72
LaZZyDev729 May 2020, 09:40
Graphics are very nice. Good music too. Unreal is a poweful engine However I find this

but overall well done Keep It up. :v:
Antarresauthor9 May 2020, 14:50
@lazzydev72 Thanks, that's a very complicated bug :smile: I made models as always, but perfect glass in UE creates that weird effect :v:
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