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Roots of Harmony

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69%Game Brain Score
graphics, humor
music, replayability
100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

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Roots of Harmony is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Guillaume Beaumel and was released on October 25, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Demo is now available! Text-based 4X with a focus on turf war and resource management. Roots of Harmony is a strategy game where you have to lead your colony to different stages of development, while facing various threats and managing your doctrines and disciples. 100% gameplay, no graphics! Doctrines & Disciples Roots of Harmony is the philosophical tale of the rise (and the fall?) of a fresh…

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100%
Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews
graphics1 positive mentions
music3 negative mentions
  • Roots of Harmony offers a complex and engaging strategy experience that combines elements of colony-building and resource management, providing high replayability due to its randomization aspects.
  • The developer is responsive to feedback and has made significant improvements to the game, enhancing user experience and gameplay mechanics since its updates.
  • The game features charming audio and presentation, with a humorous tone that adds to its appeal, making it enjoyable for players who appreciate text-based gameplay.
  • The user interface can be clunky and requires excessive clicking, which may detract from the overall experience, especially during late-game management.
  • Combat mechanics are criticized for being overly punishing, with high costs for recruiting and replacing disciples, leading to frustration during battles.
  • Some players have reported random crashes and bugs, which can disrupt gameplay, although autosave features mitigate the impact of these issues.
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users have reported that the music in the game is enjoyable, but some experience crashes during track changes, indicating a potential technical issue that affects the overall experience.

    • “It seems like my game crashes during music track changes.”
    • “The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it feel monotonous.”
    • “The sound mixing is off, with music often drowning out important game sounds.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers significant replayability, with users noting that its randomization features and varied victory milestones can extend gameplay by at least 20 hours, making it compelling to revisit.

    • “I highly recommend this game and find it compelling for at least another 20 or so hours, though the randomization aspects add high replayability to the game.”
    • “There is quite a bit of replay value due to this and the randomized victory milestones.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game, which involves resource production like building and farming, to be somewhat tedious due to the lack of hotkeys for quick access to menu categories. This design choice leads to unnecessary backtracking, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “I would have preferred there to be hotkeys for the primary menu categories, because as it is now, you have to back out of everything to get to your main selection menu, which, although not difficult, absolutely feels tedious.”
  • gameplay
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by its ASCII-based design and a higher level of challenge, appealing primarily to a niche audience that appreciates randomness and complexity in mechanics. While it may not be enjoyable for all players, those who thrive on these elements may find it worthwhile.

    • “If you think you fall into the niche audience that can truly appreciate this ASCII-based gameplay with a higher degree of challenge and greater reliance on RNG than is typical of gaming in the modern era, it's probably a game you should look into.”
    • “I am actually not that type of player, much as I'd like to be, and so for me, this wasn't a particularly fun game. However, if you think you fall into the niche audience that can truly appreciate this ASCII-based gameplay with a higher degree of challenge and greater reliance on RNG than is typical of gaming in the modern era, it's probably a game you should look into.”
    • “There is quite a bit of complexity to the mechanics.”
  • graphics
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics, primarily represented through impressive ASCII art, are well-received, contributing to the game's overall excellent presentation and charm.

    • “The audio and presentation are excellent; I can't say enough about the graphics, but the ASCII art is really good too.”
  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features charming tongue-in-cheek humor that enhances its overall appeal, complemented by excellent audio and presentation, including impressive ASCII art.

    • “The audio and presentation are excellent (I can't say the same for the graphics, but the ASCII art is really good too), and the tongue-in-cheek humor sprinkled throughout the game is very charming.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players have noted a lack of clarity regarding the game's optimization features, with some expressing uncertainty about their effectiveness due to limited experience with the system.

    • “It is possible this system does exist in the game, but I haven't had a lot of optimization time yet.”
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Roots of Harmony is a role playing game.

Roots of Harmony is available on PC and Windows.

Roots of Harmony was released on October 25, 2024.

Roots of Harmony was developed by Guillaume Beaumel.

Roots of Harmony has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Roots of Harmony is a single player game.

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