Roboplant
- October 29, 2023
- Rebelpug
- 6h median play time
Get on Steam"Roboplant is a single-player Business Strategy game with approximately 6 hours of playtime. In a distant galaxy, construct and manage a futuristic hydroponic factory with your team of robots, growing a variety of plants to sustain human life. Carefully plan expansions and maintain machinery for efficient production and survival."
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Reviews
- The game has a charming concept of growing plants with robots, which is engaging and fun.
- The graphics and animations are beautifully executed, adding to the overall appeal of the game.
- The developers are active and responsive, showing potential for future improvements and updates.
- The game feels unfinished and is plagued by numerous bugs, including issues with robots getting stuck and a broken purchasing system.
- Gameplay quickly becomes repetitive and lacks depth, with limited content and a shallow tech tree.
- The user interface is confusing and poorly designed, making it difficult to manage resources and navigate the game effectively.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay involves managing a team of robots to grow plants on a distant planet, but it quickly becomes repetitive and lacks depth, with unclear icons and limited tooltip guidance. While the tutorial is comprehensive and the mechanics are easy to grasp, the overall experience feels underdeveloped, with a gameplay loop that misses key elements for variety and engagement. Despite some promising features reminiscent of management games, the execution leaves players wanting more.
“Gameplay is easy to pick up and the tutorial is comprehensive.”
“But after watching some videos, I understood that the game is not a 'little game'; it actually has a lot of nice gameplay elements, some are comparable to RimWorld (working hours, priorities, commerce), and to pure management games, like Good Company (workers' skills, wages, contracts).”
“The demo time was limited, so I couldn't notice that there were many other parts of the gameplay that were not accessible in the demo (or maybe because I was too slow to reach that in the demo).”
“You're tasked with growing plants on a distant planet using a team of robots, but the gameplay quickly becomes repetitive.”
“The icons representing key concepts are unclear, and while some have tooltips, they only appear in certain situations, leaving players guessing at important mechanics.”
“The game promises 'mysterious challenges,' but these turn out to be little more than random contracts, offering no real depth or variety to the gameplay.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is a mixed bag; while it offers deeper mechanics for players to discover and a good learning curve, there are notable performance issues, particularly during storms, and the user interface and controls require further refinement for a smoother experience. Players often find themselves either optimizing their factories or waiting for events, indicating a need for better pacing and efficiency in gameplay.
“This is not only a 'nice little game' as it seems to be, it also has deeper optimizations you discover over time.”
“My only options were to spend/waste time making my factory more optimized or more literally waste time just waiting for more events to spawn.”
“Other than that, there are performance issues (especially with the storms), the menus you will spend a lot of time navigating can use some work, and the controls still need a lot more finesse – stuff like key binds and adjustable camera scrolling speed.”
“The game has a good learning curve (not very hard to start playing, but many optimizations you can try and learn over time).”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the game's approach to grinding, noting that it strikes a good balance by avoiding tedious micro-management. The automated tasks performed by robots allow for a more enjoyable experience, enhancing immersion without overwhelming players with repetitive actions.
“Comfort is a thing and all, but if you're going to provide certain contexts like 'the earth is in dire straits, let's create robots that will eventually build fish tanks to help them continue farming for us,' it breaks the immersion.”
“The game is really cute, and I love the idea of this robot farming industry to make money!”
“Good balance, not falling into the grindy micro-management; the robots do their tasks automatically, you just have to set them well.”
- story2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story mode offers casual fun with enjoyable missions, though some players feel it becomes repetitive and drags on after establishing a base. Despite this, the challenge of optimizing the base keeps the experience engaging for many.
“The story mode is engaging and offers a lot of fun missions that keep you entertained.”
“I really enjoyed the missions in the story mode, and I hope they'll be adding more in the future.”
“The narrative is captivating, making the gameplay experience enjoyable despite some pacing issues.”
“The story mode seems to drag on quite a bit after you get your base really going, making it feel repetitive.”
“The narrative lacks depth and fails to engage the player, leaving many plot points unresolved.”
“Character development is weak, and the dialogue often feels forced and uninspired.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their refreshing quality, featuring appealing visuals that elevate the management game experience beyond typical spreadsheet aesthetics. Players appreciate the cute robots, satisfying animations, and the ability to zoom in on dynamic activities like plant growth and packaging. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's enjoyment.
“The graphics are really nice; refreshing almost.”
“The game has good graphics for a management game (it doesn't look like an Excel sheet), no micro-management (the robots respect exactly their priorities), cute robots and nice animations (very satisfying, you can zoom in to watch your plants growing, the robots packaging plants, etc.).”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report that the game exhibits significant stability issues, with many experiencing frequent bugs that detract from the overall experience.
“Not sure if it's just me, but the game feels very buggy.”
“The frequent crashes make it nearly impossible to enjoy the game.”
“I experienced multiple glitches that completely broke my gameplay.”
