Absolutely love this game! So much effort put into every little detail. Mechanics are smooth and fun, gameplay loop enjoyable, and as a plant nerd I absolutely love all the details and fun facts about the plants! And you get to solve cute little puzzles when customers are trying to figure out what plant works best for them to purchase. The look, feel, and fun of this game is incredible. Highly recommend to cozy game lovers, plant lovers, and those who love both especially.
Improvements/Updates I Would LOVE To See In The Future (I want to play MORE!)
- Another shop expansion or two. I am trying very hard to fit everything into this shop, and I do love the cozy vibes don't get me wrong, but I just can't seem to actually fit every plant into my shop especially when you get to the biggest pots/plants. I think a bit more space is needed to be able to do fulfilling things like actually have more than one stock of each plant, make yourself an "orders" or growing space to prepare immature plants or special requests, and actually use the beautiful decorations. I found myself wanting more wall space for the art, but feeling the need to use every bit of it for plant shelves with none to spare. I still think for sure the end result should feel like a hometown plant shop, but a little more space wouldn't hurt that vibe still!
- More plant variations of course for the plant nerds, although there already are a TON so trust me it's already very satisfying collecting them all. But hey, any more you want to add, the more I will happily stock!
- Ability to hire someone to help keep up with watering and/or checking out customers. It gets to be a lot toward the end with frequent needing to pause to keep up. (There is a lesser watering mode I learned I am going to try which will help with this, but still suggesting since a shop helper would also be cute and fun to work towards!)
- Ability to search within the plant database since some of the customer puzzles are actually easier for me to literally google their scientific names in my browser and then guess rather than trying to read each individual entry in the book. While on this topic, at first I thought I understood all of the customer riddles, but toward the end some felt vague and like the plants I chose for them met the requirements but they still didn't like it. Might need little tweaks or a way we can search their specifications to help with that!
- Easier way of seeing what you have in stock so you know what's not on the floor (this is especially hard to keep track of since I feel like I don't have enough space for more than one, maybe two of many of the medium and large plants. So as soon as someone picks it up, and I'm already watering or doing something else, I don't always even remember what was purchased to restock.)
- More gameplay features (even if small) like maybe more in depth propagation or other small mechanics to make the gameplay loop remain interesting once you've unlocked everything. I love a good cozy game loop, but some sort of challenge to help drive past once you've unlocked everything would really help it stay fun for longer. Maybe other kinds of puzzles, little interactive games with plant care (spritzing, pest control?), something like that.
Overall I LOVE this game!! Hoping to see future updates on anything the devs do want to add, but already loved the experience and effort put in so far. Adding suggestions in the hope of being helpful, but they did a fantastic job! <3
