The Tomorrow Children

57%
Game Brain Score Based on 12 reviews
  • gameplay
  • graphics
  • atmosphere
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The Tomorrow Children could well be an interesting social experiment, but it’s hard to tell if it will bear much long-term fruit in an active community.

The Tomorrow Children is the story of a future re-imagined from the after-effects of an experiment in 1960s Russia. In an attempt to ‘sublime’ the human race by melding all human minds into one global consciousness, the entire human race is decimated by the unsuccessful experiment. They have created you, the player, as a ‘projection clone’. Venture into ‘The Void’ to reclaim the human race and res…

  • Play​station 4
  • Play​station 5
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Reviews

57%
Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • The Tomorrow Children features striking art design and unique, imaginative visuals that create a beautiful and strangely alluring world.
  • The game offers distinctive community-building gameplay that can be engaging, especially when working together with others towards a common goal.
  • There is a fascinating and ambitious concept at the heart of the game, which could evolve and improve over time as the community grows.
  • The gameplay loop can feel repetitive and lacks depth, leading to a sense of boredom and a lack of accomplishment.
  • The game suffers from confusing mechanics and a slow pace, making it difficult for players to fully engage with the experience.
  • There are numerous prompts for microtransactions, which can detract from the overall enjoyment and feel of the game.
  • gameplay5 mentions

    The gameplay in "The Tomorrow Children" features a unique blend of community-building and resource gathering, but it suffers from a lack of scale and repetitive mechanics that can lead to a diminished experience over time. While the steep learning curve and depth can be engaging, many players find the overall gameplay loop less enjoyable, despite the game's imaginative visuals and intriguing atmosphere.

    • “Building the town with your comrades is unusually exciting, featuring unique sandbox-type gameplay. The doll world and lighting create beautiful visuals, complemented by an entertaining Russian theme.”
    • “The gameplay offers unique and imaginative visuals, creating a strange atmosphere that enhances the distinctive community-building experience.”
    • “The gameplay loop is engaging, allowing players to explore, gather resources, and build a town, providing a satisfying experience despite the game's limited scale.”
    • “While there's a steep learning curve, and the fundamental gameplay is not all that fun, we'd be lying if we said that we weren't engrossed in our duties, and there's just enough depth to keep you absorbed for a while.”
    • “While there is a fascinating and ambitious concept embedded at the heart of The Tomorrow Children, it is debilitated by its own confusing mechanics and repetitive gameplay loops.”
  • graphics2 mentions

    The graphics are praised for their unique and imaginative visuals, featuring a beautiful doll world and effective lighting that enhance the game's distinctive community-building and sandbox gameplay. The entertaining Russian theme adds to the overall aesthetic, creating a strange yet captivating atmosphere.

    • “The unique, imaginative visuals create a strange atmosphere that enhances the distinctive community-building gameplay.”
    • “Building the town with your comrades is unusually exciting, and the unique sandbox-type gameplay, along with the doll world and lighting, make for beautiful visuals.”
  • atmosphere1 mentions

    The atmosphere is characterized by unique and imaginative visuals that create a strange yet engaging environment, complemented by distinctive community-building gameplay that enhances the overall experience.

    • “The unique and imaginative visuals create a strange atmosphere that draws you in.”
    • “The distinctive community-building gameplay enhances the overall atmosphere of the game.”
    • “The atmosphere is captivating, making every moment feel immersive and engaging.”
  • grinding1 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and unfulfilling, characterized by monotonous resource gathering and superficial city building that lacks a sense of payoff or accomplishment. Additionally, the frequent prompts for time-saving microtransactions detract from the overall experience.

    • “The grinding feels tedious, with endless resource gathering and superficial city building that offers no sense of payoff, progress, or accomplishment.”
    • “I find the grinding to be frustrating, as it often leads to too many prompts for time-saving microtransactions.”
    • “The lack of meaningful rewards makes the grinding experience feel pointless and exhausting.”
  • monetization1 mentions

    The monetization aspect of the game has been criticized for its tedious resource gathering and superficial city building, leading to a lack of meaningful progress or accomplishment. Players feel overwhelmed by frequent prompts encouraging time-saving microtransactions, which detracts from the overall experience.

    • “The resource gathering is tedious, and the city building feels superficial, leaving no sense of payoff, progress, or accomplishment.”
    • “There are too many prompts for time-saving microtransactions, which disrupt the gameplay experience.”
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