Greenhearth Necromancer

This is a laid-back, slow-paced game. It idles well for about 30 minutes to an hour--more if you're okay bringing all your plants back to unlife when you get back. So far the story is interesting; nothing super high stakes, but relatable with good writing.

Very cute game both playing and idle mode. The story line is fun as well.

No sabía muy bien qué esperar de Greenhearth Necromancer, pero terminé quedándome más tiempo del que imaginaba, simplemente viendo mi pequeño jardín seguir su propio ritmo. Es un juego muy tranquilo, casi meditativo. No te exige nada, no te apura, solo te deja cuidar, experimentar y acompañar el crecimiento de este espacio tan particular donde la necromancia no se siente oscura, sino más bien cotidiana y hasta tierna. Me gustó mucho esa forma de reinterpretar el concepto. La jugabilidad es sencilla, a veces incluso demasiado, pero en este caso siento que es parte de la experiencia. No es un juego para buscar desafíos complejos, sino para desconectar un rato y dejar que las cosas fluyan. También me llamó la atención el tono general: hay algo ligeramente melancólico, pero bonito a la vez, como si todo estuviera pensado para que te quedes un rato en calma. No es un juego perfecto ni revolucionario, pero tiene su encanto. Y creo que eso es lo que lo hace especial: no intenta ser más de lo que es, solo existir como un espacio tranquilo al que puedes volver. Mi video: https://youtu.be/UIv-XPhp2OY

It's a fun game: the plant designs are cool, and I like the story cards well enough. The management of the different needs of the plants (and the different ways of addressing the needs, whether through charms, items, or spells) keeps things interesting. I like that there isn't any pressure to react in a certain way to the different cards: as the mood strikes me, I take a narrative path, with a pretty good sense of what the reactions are going to be, but there's a reward no matter what you do. I like having this on in the background, but it isn't necessarily great for a long settle-in session of other work. I keep wanting to check back in 30 minutes or so to see what else has changed, and usually it's a lot. I can see myself definitely putting in a lot of time here. My one nitpick: please for the love of all things, stop yanking me out of whatever it is I'm doing to dump me in a different window to tell me that something changed with another plant. OK, somebody else has a new pest or is in bloom, I get it, but I was in the middle of dealing with the plant I was looking at. When I have a full set of plants in the garden, it gets beyond annoying for me to be checking the status menu on one plant, only to be completely pulled out of it to stare at a full garden somewhere else, with the vague sense of "oh, one of these probably has a status update." Whatever, it's usually not urgent, and it completely throws off my train of thought. It's enough to have the alert letting me know that something's up. And it's worse when it happens more than once in roughly ten seconds. We're looking at the middle garden, nope, the right-hand side, nope, back to the middle. Settle down! I can manage it if you'd just give me some space. For a game that's so laid back and allows for re-dos/reviving dead plants, there does seem to be something a little weird about the forced sense of "thou shalt pay attention to this NOW" - without even telling me which of the 5 plants on the screen is the thing that's currently "mission critical" by the game's analysis. If you're going to pull me out of what it is I'm doing, a living plant or one in bloom had better be at critical health/on the cusp of dying. Again, this is a minor point, but irritating enough for me to want to write it down. Still recommend the game, still enjoying it.

A wonderful companion to have running in the background while you go about your daily tasks, made better by a touching narrative heart for when you want to engage deeply. Relaxing and cozy with adorable plant and character designs, chill music, and a touch of magic. The co-op and its cast of characters give you the same feeling as living in a Stars Hollow-esque community, but with an urban twist.

A relaxing little game about raising undead plants and getting to know your neighbours. I enjoyed watching the various stories with the other community members play out, both major and minor characters. More plant mechanics get revealed over the course of the game. It felt like there was tension between wanting this to be an idle game (getting more cards and healing faster when left alone but your plants get dried out and sick) and being played actively.

Chill and charming. A nice way to pass some time without being too stressed. As someone who has accidentally killed many defenseless houseplants, I feel like this was made for me.

I LOVE this game. It's cozy, cute and engaging. 10/10 would recommend. It's a little bit idle play, but engaging because you may or may not want your plants to die... which I mean... matters little considering necromancy but I digress. The developers are also amazing, helpful and super responsive if you run into any issues.

Nice relaxing game with smooth music.

Very sweet semi-idle game, I love the concept and the execution of life vs death and the coexistance of both. I put my game in focus mode and accidentally fell asleep... all my plants died, but thats okay because I can revive them! No stress, very nice.