Flora Domina

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Flora Domina is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Dave Van Verdegem and was released on May 1, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

In this unique take on turn-based 4X strategy, play as a nature goddess that defends her island by playing cards to use nature as your ally.

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55%

Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

monetization1 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and a charming aesthetic, making it visually appealing.
The concept of nature vs. humanity is interesting and offers a unique twist on traditional 4X gameplay.
It's free to play, which makes it accessible for anyone interested in trying it out.

The gameplay is overly simplistic and lacks depth, leading to a lack of challenge and replay value.
There are numerous technical issues, including bugs that can render the game unplayable and confusing controls.
The voice acting and sound design are poor, with repetitive lines and a lack of audio options, detracting from the overall experience.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
The gameplay is characterized by simple mechanics that involve playing nature-themed cards to expand across a hex map, but many players find it imbalanced and lacking depth. While the concept of nature versus humans is intriguing, the execution leads to repetitive and straightforward gameplay, with players often feeling that the mechanics encourage a dominant strategy that overshadows potential for more varied interactions. Overall, there is a solid foundation, but significant improvements are needed to enhance the core gameplay experience.
- “The gameplay itself is simple and involves a very good topology.”
- “Gameplay consists of playing nature-themed cards to take over various hexes on the map and try to out-expand the invading humans.”
- “While none of the mechanics are communicated, they're fairly simple and so long as you don't stall out your very initial growth trying to hydrate deserts or something, it's not too hard to grow explosively across the board and basically have the upper hand at every point.”
- “There isn't much gameplay.”
- “However, when it comes to gameplay, this game really falls short.”
- “I can definitely see the passion put into the project, but I think they could have done more exciting things gameplay-wise.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
28%
29%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their beautiful aesthetics and artistic design, particularly in the nature guardian character and the overall man vs nature theme. However, some users express disappointment with the generic UI and lack of customization options for resolution and graphics settings, which limits the ability to enhance the visual experience. Overall, while the visuals and audio are well-received, there are areas for improvement in the user interface.
- “A game with very nice graphics and an interesting concept.”
- “I like the aesthetic of man vs nature where you play as the nature.”
- “Beautiful, the aesthetic, the art, the music, the VFX.”
- “There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low-quality graphics.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's music has received mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its beauty and aesthetic integration, others find it repetitive and annoying, with a lack of proper audio controls. Additionally, there are complaints about the persistent background music in certain areas, which detracts from the overall experience for some users.
- “The music is beautiful, enhancing the aesthetic and art of the game.”
- “The music is nice and it's fun to see the green expand all over.”
- “The combination of music and visuals creates an immersive experience.”
- “Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying background music; you'll need to alt+tab out and stop the music using the Windows sound mixer.”
- “The music is okay but gets repetitive since there seems to be just one track.”
- “There was still loud 'machinery' music playing in the area where the humans started, even though there were none to be seen.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
67%
Overall, the game has limited replayability, with players noting that it can be completed quickly and lacks variety in gameplay options. Suggestions for improvement include introducing more special cards and deck-building mechanics to enhance strategic choices and encourage multiple playthroughs.
- “The special cards are a good start, but there needs to be more options. Maybe even going so far as to make this more of a deck builder, which would add variety and replayability. It would make choices much more meaningful since you wouldn't always have the same cards to work with, and you couldn't just spam a card endlessly.”
- “Each playthrough feels unique due to the different strategies you can employ, making me want to dive back in and try new approaches.”
- “The random events and character choices ensure that no two games are ever the same, keeping the experience fresh and exciting.”
- “It took me very little time to complete and has no replay value.”
- “The special cards are a good start, but there needs to be more options. Maybe even going so far as to make this more of a deck builder, which would add variety and replayability. It would make choices with them much more meaningful since you wouldn't always have the same cards to work with, and you couldn't just spam a card endlessly.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization of the game is viewed positively, especially in comparison to many low-quality titles on Steam, as it avoids the pitfalls of asset flips and cash grabs, suggesting a more thoughtful approach to revenue generation.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, users report that the game is well-optimized, with smooth performance and minimal technical issues.
- “The game is very optimized from what I noticed.”