Somerholm

Somerholm

Rising Sun Interactive · 2023 · Adventure, Casual, Procedural Generation, Photo Editing, Exploration

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About Somerholm

Somerholm is a photography based island generator with a focus on customizing the islands you explore and having control over numerous camera options. Discover various points of interest while exploring islands you create and take photographs along the way to fill your photo gallery.

FEATURES
  • Numerous Generation Options
    Whether you want to change the overall island height or just how many trees are generated the choice is up to you. Of course you can always leave everything completely randomized for a fresh experience.
  • At Least A Few Camera Options
    Change the brightness, contrast, field of view, saturation, color depth, resolution, and more in real time while taking photos to get the perfect shot.
  • Intrigue Awaits
    Discover various Points Of Interest while exploring the various islands of Somerholm; ranging from fire pits, to buildings, to watchtowers, and more.
  • A Unique Art Style
    Explore islands in a charming simplistic view, reminiscent of limited color depth stock photos of the wild.
  • Discovery A Left Behind Story
    While exploring islands, come across and purchase locations to notes that are left behind by others. Piece together a story that happened before your appearance on the islands.
  • Photo Gallery
    View taken photos while exploring the island or view all photos taken of your previous journeys in your journal.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Mar 7, 2023
I waited for someone to make a game like this for a long time, essentially it's a map generator with a scattered narrative - so it's a sandbox with various visual modifiers, but also it has hidden narrative progression with optional exploration features. I love the idea of games that focus on exploration, but not like the game exploration, more like a simulation of going into unexplored territory, the idea is there, it just needs more features that are fun to discover. The concept is great, and I actually think the basic features of the game are made well, I like how you sandwiched the game with some chill aesthetics, such as dropping from the jet and having a very nice quest book to track the progress. However, it kinda lacks the actual essence, it's not very rewarding to find things, mainly because the so-called "points of interest" do not have much going for them, you just walk 20 minutes in one direction just to find a generic object or an empty room. On top of that, even early in the game you will run into the same things over and over, despite having all of those randomly generated seeds, the actual amount of unique content feels very small. With that said, you have to make …
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