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Subterrarium

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Subterrarium

May 26, 2016

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2.00 average rating based on 1 rating

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Subterrarium is a puzzle game about digging, gardening, and vending machines.
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Platforms
Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Indie, Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Survival
Steam
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Release Dates
May 26, 2016 (Worldwide)
Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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How Long Is Subterrarium?
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chaiinchomp
chaiinchomp gave Mar 20, 2022
chaiinchomp gave Mar 20, 2022
Good ideas, but execution is lacking

-- Part of my Itch.io Bundle Project - Attempting to play and rate every game in the 2020 Bundle for Racial Justice --

  • Rating: 4.7 / 10
  • Year played: 2020
  • Playtime: 5-15 mins
  • Completion level: Played some, didn't finish
  • Verdict: Neutral, can't really recommend for or against

I think this game had some decent ideas, but I found the actual puzzles frustratingly difficult, and not always because the logic was tricky, but because I'd make one small wrong move and the whole thing would collapse and I'd be forced to start over. An "undo" button would do a lot for this game.

Anyway, it's a puzzle game about digging, except usually digging upwards instead of down, trying to precariously move dirt around and grow plants to get yourself up high enough to reach the ladder to end the level.

There's only a few hand-crafted levels, and the rest are randomly generated with no guarantee that they'll be solvable, so once you've finished the main levels there isn't a lot of replay value. I give it points for some interesting mechanics and ideas, but the game itself is probably one you're better off skipping unless this …

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-- Part of my Itch.io Bundle Project - Attempting to play and rate every game in the 2020 Bundle for Racial Justice --

  • Rating: 4.7 / 10
  • Year played: 2020
  • Playtime: 5-15 mins
  • Completion level: Played some, didn't finish
  • Verdict: Neutral, can't really recommend for or against

I think this game had some decent ideas, but I found the actual puzzles frustratingly difficult, and not always because the logic was tricky, but because I'd make one small wrong move and the whole thing would collapse and I'd be forced to start over. An "undo" button would do a lot for this game.

Anyway, it's a puzzle game about digging, except usually digging upwards instead of down, trying to precariously move dirt around and grow plants to get yourself up high enough to reach the ladder to end the level.

There's only a few hand-crafted levels, and the rest are randomly generated with no guarantee that they'll be solvable, so once you've finished the main levels there isn't a lot of replay value. I give it points for some interesting mechanics and ideas, but the game itself is probably one you're better off skipping unless this type of game is something you're really into.

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