Pocket Planet

I really like this game and probably finished the demo like three times? the demo save data would occasionally reset and i'd be like rad time to finish it again lol. in this game you fill in a lil hex map with tiles of various shapes where each tile has a terrain type. the goal is to complete a few tasks (have 5 mountain pieces connected, create a 2 water tile lake, etc) you only need to finish one of the goals to progress but you get 3 stars and a crown for completing all the goals and filling in every tile on the map. the meh: - sometimes i can't 100% a map on first try because i don't know which tile shapes the level is going to give me. its not totally random in that not every map can give you every type of shape. so you might leave a space that can only be filled by a certain piece only to find that this level doesn't give that shape. but the levels are all pretty short so it's not a big deal to just do the level a second time now that you know what shapes it can give you - you get 1 undo, which is generally fine. however when a move completes a goal that move cannot be undone. so sometimes when i missclick i need to restart the level. to place the pieces you drag and drop with the mouse and use the q and e keys to rotate the piece. the accessibility features i think this game needs: - it would be nice if there was a mouse only option that let you rotate pieces with either right click or the scroll wheel. - it would also be nice if there was a click to pick up the piece and click to place the piece option. - a restart the level hotkey would also be nice. now the good! - the difficulty curve is well implemented and every level feels difficult enough that you have to focus and think a little but not so difficult that you get frustrated or stuck. plus if you ever do get frustrated or stuck you can just focus on finishing one of the three goals and move on from that level. - its very pretty. theres a lot of effort put into the little details of how the tiles look and how they visually change when placed next to other tiles.there's good variation in how the tiles of a single terrain type. when you complete a goal of a terrain type it gets a visual upgrade, getting covered in trees or flowers or whatnot. - i really like the sound design. the tile plopping sound, the finished a level sound, the finished a goal sound, the gentle soundtrack. i think it's all very good and combines into a very satisfying experience. - this game is very relaxing. because of the sweet-spot of the level of focus this game needs plus the soothing but unobtrusive soundtrack i find this game to be very relaxing. i really really really like this game and it hits something inside of my brain that just loves to place tiles idk what to say other than that really

A good relaxing puzzle game! Pocket Planet is a very colorful and challenging game, full of interesting puzzles and dioramas to complete. The learning curve is pretty smooth and you have time to understand the game and achieve all the stars and the crown on each level.

Cool take on the tile placing puzzle genre. Think its cute, graphics not high end though.