Growbot

Such a fun little game! Most of the puzzles are based on music/sound elements. Those types of puzzles are the hardest for me for some reason :] But if you have a good ear, it will be a breeze!

Growbot is a small British indie game. Barely 5k people worldwide have even heard of this game, it is so indie it doesn't even have a Wikipedia page to check out for more info... It is a short (3h max) and easy (baby difficulty) point & click game with a wholesome story, beautiful hand-drawn children's storybook art and a selection of various puzzles. Based on all that, it ain't such a bad product, except one tiny nit-picky peeve: It keeps claiming to be a Biopunk game. It is literally plastered all over their website, Steam page and description. Biopunk here, Biopunk there, Biopunk everywhere! But I don't see any of it... "Biopunk generally examines the dark side of genetic engineering and depicts the potential perils of biotechnology." Growbot has nothing of that, in fact it fails the whole concept. If I would call it something, then I'd instead name it Whimsy-punk because how childish it is. "iNcReDiblY iMaGinAtiVe biopunk setting" yeah right my arse. I just discovered another point & click game released just this year called "Exit: A Biodelic Adventure (2024)" and it is as BIOPUNK as it gets. This is a children's game about humane robots. But unlike the endearing robots from "Machinarium (2019)", the growbots are fake robots just in name only. Why are they expressing feelings and behaving like such humans? It is unnatural and takes away from the setting. At first Growbot resembled that game "The Dig (1995)" as it too had multiple towers to explore and a lengthy playtime In Growbot we get lore on all 6 stations but explore a single one and barely visit another at the rushed finale when it abruptly ends with all the bad guys arrested and serving time.. No wonder the game can be completed in 3 hours, it could have been much bigger but alas the "stonks artest" and "stonks musishun" duo are no real game developers.. Not a bad game, but I hate the illogical and whimsical story. I disliked the musical puzzles but that is subjective. The art and genuine attempt is what forces my hand to leave a positive review.. (Steam please add more average/mediocre options ffs)

It takes about 3 hours to 100%, so it is a short game. I feel like that needs mentioning but honestly its a very fun and beautiful game. The music element was really well done and I loved the art style. Honestly I hope the ending was a sign there may be more from this universe because I would love that!

点击解谜，难度中等偏低，全成就比较容易，快的话大概三小时完事。 女性机器人主角，配角含女量高，限于游戏时长并没有太深入的性格刻画，但女性友好度很高。 画面和音乐大加分，清新可爱手绘风加治愈系配乐，整体玩下来是非常舒畅的游戏体验。

A fun point-and-click adventure game with some surreal sensibilities in world design. The puzzles are likely far too easy for genre veterans, but it's still an enjoyable experience. if the visuals and premise appeal to you, I'd say give it a go (on sale)--you'll have a nice, chill single-session experience.

Growbot não é um jogo pra quem busca ação ou escolhas morais difíceis. É pra quem quer desacelerar, resolver puzzles no seu tempo e se perder por algumas horas em um lugar onde a ciência e a natureza coexistem em forma de poesia. A arte lembra livros de histórias ou sonhos lúcidos um biopunk delicado, onde a tecnologia cresce como uma planta e a música faz parte da linguagem do mundo. Leve, bonito, e tocante como um sussurro no vácuo do espaço. NOTA: 10/10

An impressive-looking point and click puzzler, with a nice story to go with it, taking place in a biopunk space station. You control a young Growbot, which must save the station from a threat through interacting with various characters/environments and solving puzzles. [h3]PROS[/h3] +++ Absolutely stunning graphics + Nice story that draws you in, even if the characters aren't really developed +++ Amazing character design, with each one having its own unique "voice" +++ Lots of items and characters to interact with - Even if they aren't all useful per se, they always help to convey the game's lore ++ Nice array of achievements, with two or three missables that you can get either by getting lucky, or by using a guide +++ You can save manually at any time - There are multiple save slots AND the game autosaves every time you solve a puzzle or unlock a new area ++ Decent puzzle variety, with the puzzle difficulty increasing as you progress in the game - Overall I would say that the puzzles range from fairly easy to medium difficulty, with one or two kind of hard ones [spoiler](I had the most trouble with the water cave maze and the numbers puzzle)[/spoiler] [h3]CONS[/h3] -- Pretty short (it took me about 6 hours to finish the game, but the actual time needed -without stalling like me- should be between 4-5 hours) -- Some of the puzzles are harder than they should, not in and of themselves, but because of lack of clarity about what the puzzle wants from you --- Super linear - There’s basically one way to move forward and once you leave an area you usually can’t go back to it - Not much of exploring - Most areas are small and are just there to contain the puzzles -- The game is unplayable for tone-deaf people, since many (not all) of the puzzles are based on musical notes --- The asking price of $18 is way too high for the amount of content [h3]CONCLUSION[/h3] Obviously there was a lot of love and effort put in the game and it shows. I enjoyed the amazing visuals, the story, the character design and most of the puzzles. Some people say the puzzles are too difficult and others that they’re too easy, I found them to be just hard enough to not spoil the fun or hinder the immersion and flow of the game. All that said, the game IS pretty short and I feel that it’s not worth the absurdly high asking price. I definitely recommend the game for adventure and puzzle lovers, but get it on a decent sale. I’d say that 50% of the asking price is about right.

This game is very beautiful, and nearly impossible to play. The mechanics are hard to identify, non intuitive and difficult to follow, even with all the guides open on my phone.

セールで入手しました。 絵本のような世界、不思議で可愛いキャラクター、花の音色で彩られる音パズルが特徴的な、ポイント＆クリックアドベンチャーです。 ・プレイ時間 クリアまでは3.2時間。 このジャンルに親しんでいて、音のパズルが得意なら、さらにスムーズにクリアできると思います。 ・翻訳 ゲーム内すべて日本語化されています。翻訳抜けは会話中2か所確認しましたが、進行には問題ありませんでした。 ・システム インタラクト可能なオブジェクトの場合、カーソルの見た目が変わる工夫があり親切でした。 ・謎解き、音パズル アイテムの並べ替えや迷路等直感的に解けるパズルの他、デモと同じ音色を作る音パズルがあります。 私は音感に乏しく、音パズルにはかなり苦労したのですが、ヒント機能を使うと必要な音色を視覚で確認できます。 （ヒントと言いつつ正答と同義のため、詰まった時にお勧めします。） ・ストーリーと世界観 見習いロボットのナラが、自身と周囲を突如襲った危機的状況に立ち向かう、というストーリー。 序盤から独自の用語が頻出しますが、それらはゲーム内ガイドブックで補足解説がされています。 これは逆に、パズルを解いて会話を追うだけでは「〇〇って何だっけ？」「この人は誰？」と戸惑ってしまう可能性も。ガイドブックを読むほか、序盤のナビ役『ブレイナピラ』を使ってNPCのキャラクター評などを探して回ると、この世界をより楽しめるかと思います。 ・残念だった点 キャラクターの造形や植物でいっぱいの画面が好みなのでおすすめは付けましたが、定価に対する総ボリュームは若干不足しているように思えます。シナリオ面で肩透かしだった箇所もあり……。 また、クリア後であってもチャプター選択機能はない？ため、実績のためにセーブを小まめに取っておけばよかったな、とも。

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