This is so charming! "Tiny Glade"

[Skybird]

Out of the blue, this Blip appeared on my radar, and one second later the thing already impacted on my HD. Now this is a cute, charming, idyllic, relaxing experience! No gameplay, no economy, no threats, no conflict, only environment manipulation and construction wihtout any limitations, a very asy, intiuive an dpowerful interfac, almost no learning curve. A bit like a sttler or city buld game in god mode where the need for econmic management and money-making is switched off. The visual results are utmost beautiful, chamring, in a dynamic day and nicht cycle. Some call it a diorama creator.

It reminds me a bit of "Flow Scape", but is easier to handle and to "learn". Also, "Dorfromantik" on my mind, though that indeed is a tabletop card game, but the mood of idyllic prose and romantic landscape scenes bulding is squred and triple din Tiny Glade.

No gameplay, understand this, this is just about dreaming, relaxing, getting lost in your imagination that is allowed to manifestate itself with utmost easiness. Beleive me, you neithe rneed nor ant any sort of '"gameplay" in this, it would only ruin the experience and enchantment. Its beautiful, I feel like under a spell and it is very romantic in mood and style. Its as if you are doing scenes as illustrations for an old fairy tale book. Friendly Medieval farms. Adventurous castle ruins. Villages. Helms Klamm. So much is possible!

And it costs only 15 coins (Steam). I feel almost ashamed to pay only this little for this .

A hidden gem! And beside its easy interface: quite powerful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAUSBxxgIbQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HxPwQ4tjFc

And a timelapse of creating a very complex scene, later it shows a walk-through through the streets - its stunning!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEiXxkCae0

[Eichhörnchen]

This looks very charming and absorbing. I see there are breezes blowing and a cycle between night & day, and I love the birdsong in the background. But are there weather cycles too, such as thunderstorms and snow? Perhaps though this is asking too much from something already so picturesque

[Skybird]

Its a very small project, only two people, I think. Thats a damper for expectations that dramatic changes will come in supershort time. They refuse to give a timetable and say that while the yplan to contnue with it, they let ot grow organcially, without pre-set plans, since under the hood it is extremely complex and things get easily broken. They have ni fixed oplan, and saild with the rwind and with the current a bitk so to speak. But they confirmed they will continue to work on and with it. Just no fixed plans and timetables.



Its very enchanting to play around with it.

[Eichhörnchen]

I took similar pleasure at the lush landscapes and nature offered in "Oblivion" - any missions or tasks aside, it was a pleasure just to ride through the beautiful world

[Skybird]

Oh yes, Oblivion has forever a special place in my heart and gaming biography. It was the first open world game of this kind for me, I did not know that such stuff existed, and I completely drowned in it. Also Skyrim. And then of course, both The Hunter games. I still play them occasionally.



As Bill Clinton put it: "Its the lush landscape, stupid!" :D