Biomisland
- October 14, 2022
- Remi Song
Get on SteamBiomisland is a relaxing minimalist nature builder game. Visit randomly generated islands and restore nature as your own pace using diverse plants at your disposal.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is extremely relaxing and provides a meditative experience, making it a great way to unwind.
- It features a cute aesthetic and soothing soundtrack, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the gameplay.
- As a free game, it offers a simple yet engaging experience with randomized islands and easy management.
- The game lacks depth and variety, with only a few biomes available, leading to repetitive gameplay.
- It is highly unoptimized for some graphics cards, causing performance issues like crashing and high resource usage.
- Many players find the gameplay too simplistic and lacking in challenge, making it less engaging over time.
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for being soothing and relaxing, providing a pleasant background ambiance. However, some users express a desire for a wider variety of tracks and for the music to dynamically react to game progress. Overall, the soundtrack is considered nice but could benefit from more diversity.
“The music is soothing.”
“Great and relaxing background music.”
“It would be cool to have a wider variety of background music and have it react to game progress in some way.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by a pleasant aesthetic and a simple yet attractive art style, featuring random landscapes and environments that are visually appealing. However, some users report issues with optimization for certain graphics cards.
“The aesthetic is pleasant.”
“Random landscapes and environments combined with a simple but pretty art style create a beautiful experience to look at.”
“Highly unoptimized for my graphics card.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and low-stakes nature, focusing on tiling an island without complex interactions between biomes or additional mechanics, making it a relaxed experience where losing doesn't feel discouraging.
“It's just about tiling an island, but there are no interactions between the different biomes (or different tiles of the same biome) and no other mechanics.”
“Simple, low-risk gameplay that doesn't make you feel bad for losing.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users note that the game offers a simpler experience reminiscent of Minecraft biomes, but it lacks significant replayability, making it less engaging for multiple playthroughs.
“It's much simpler, reminiscent of Minecraft biomes, but lacks replayability.”
“After completing the game once, there's little incentive to go back for a second playthrough.”
“The lack of diverse outcomes makes it feel repetitive after the first run.”
