Taking Root

> Forgot to water my plants irl and they died. Sad. > Found Taking Root, bought & installed for cozy vibes. > Placed three plants in perfect light. Watered. Water-gauge fills slowly. I water again. > Plants overwatered. > Forget about game for 2 days > Start again, cut leafs, water again, take offshoots of one plant. Happy that they grow! > Forget about game again (3 days..?) > Start again. Many dead leafs! No water! One plant dead. > Water my aloe vera. Managed to overwater again. Cut dead leafs. Info says "too many dead leafs". Cut more. With one leaf left it reads "too many dead leafs". I hesitate, then cut the last leaf off. "Too few leafs!" I hope and pray it regenerates and survives. > Start up next day again: Aloe dead. But at least the Monstera is fine. Perfect "brown thumb" simulator. 10/10 would kill virtual plants rather than irl plants again.

I'm really sad to put this.... but until further changes are hopefully made to the game. I just can't recommend it. If it was cheaper it would be a maybe, but at the price it's just not worth it. Here's the thing... if you are looking for a game like Viridi that you check maybe once or twice a day... sure you'll probably like this game. If you are looking for a game you can play while doing other things. This game is not it. Let's get the good out of the way first. - The visual design of the plants is very good! I also generally like the look of most furniture... not all of it by any means. But overall the game has a decent look. -The system for watering and pruning plants is pretty good! Prune plants to keep them healthy. Make sure they are getting the right level of sun based on placement. Water your plants but try to not overwater them or you will do damage. -Sound design is pretty good. -The UI looks nice and clean is is *generally* easy to read and understand. And that.... is all the good.... onto the bad -The game moves too damn slow. Like I said if you are looking for an idle game where you only check it once or twice a day tops. Something like Vir…

I tend to sit at my desk and literally read with videos in the background so having this on my second screen just chilling is nice.

super chill and relaxing, def recommend if you want something running that you dont have to pay too much mind to while studying or doing homework or just relaxing with music

just not my kind of game, and even if it were it's definitely overpriced. I played it for like a month, I really gave it a chance but it just got more and more disappointing... the gameplay is as follows: you get 1 small room to grow your plants in, then you check in like once a day (i did mornings and evenings, but there was barely anything to do) to see if any need watering/pruning/repotting. you can sell your plants to make money, and you spend that money on new plants, pots, and furniture (which add nothing to the gameplay). i have reached a point in the game where i have access to all the plants (this is a game ABOUT plants. THERE ARE ONLY TEN PLANTS. WTF.) and i am sick of saving up the miniscule amounts of money you get just so i can occasionally grab a new dresser. having to constantly reorganise the plants (as they need to be repotted fairly often and the bigger pot the plant's now in usually doesn't fit in the previous location anymore. so now you have to shuffle around all of your other plants to find a spot large enough AND at the right light level (reminder: all those plants you're reorganising need to be placed at the exact right light level too!! and the way light l…

lovely. Ive had it open all day and its super cool to see the plants grow in real time. I like the "cuttings" system too. everything is really well balanced so far!