Alba: a Wildlife Adventure

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 46
  3. Negative: 3 out of 46

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  1. msp99
    Dec 23, 2020
    8
    Fantastic Game for Kids. It has a nice story about animals and environmental awareness packed in a wonderful graphic style.
  2. Welkinz
    Mar 21, 2021
    8
    It is an interesting and beautiful short game, very fit for kids to play. The team really paid lots of attention designing the actions of animals in the game.
  3. yiyega5042
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    A great sense of time and place, well-tuned minimalist mechanics, impeccable visual and sound direction and design . . . this might just be the game of the year. Alba makes a strong impression and doesn't overstay its welcome, which is far more than can be said of far more expensive games.
  4. Tomle1202
    Mar 19, 2022
    7
    Alba: A Wildlife Adventure's biggest strength is that it knows to never outstay its welcome.
  5. danield80
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    A nice, relaxing two hour game with beautiful artstyle and design. In my opinion better than Toem (both games are about taking photographs).

    This game could've been a 9/10 and could've joined other great indie games such as Journey, A Short Hike, Hue or Papers, Please. But sadly it's being heavily damaged by its ridiculously Mary Sue protagonist and greenie propaganda.
  6. Tegurd
    Mar 1, 2023
    9
    A lovely game about appreciating nature in cute cell-shaded graphics. You play as Alva, a young girl who's visiting her grandparents on an idyllic island. But it soon becomes clear that a greedy capitalist wants to tear down the beautiful nature reserve to build an ugly hotel. Your mission is to identify all the wildlife living on the island as well as do side missions to earn favor amongA lovely game about appreciating nature in cute cell-shaded graphics. You play as Alva, a young girl who's visiting her grandparents on an idyllic island. But it soon becomes clear that a greedy capitalist wants to tear down the beautiful nature reserve to build an ugly hotel. Your mission is to identify all the wildlife living on the island as well as do side missions to earn favor among the inhabitants so they sign a petition to stop the construction. The characters aren't very complex, but that is sort of the point of this kind of story. It's more or less a children's game when it comes to the story and I have no problem with that even though I'm 35. It was lovely to engage in this naive world and save it from being ruined.
    The cell-shaded graphics are very nice and gives the game a timeless cartoon appearance. The music is fitting but the game knows when to be silent and just lets the sounds of nature carry the atmosphere. Fitting when the game revolves around nature. After a while, I also understood that the background wasn't just soundscapes but that all the sounds from the birds and animals had an actual source! So when you were looking for the last birds you could reference your bird manual to hear the sound and then follow the sound in the game world. I thought that was really neat and actually gave the locations even more beauty since you knew all the sounds you heard came from "real" birds.
    It's not a long game, I finished it in one evening, but I think that's alright. I can definitely see myself getting the urge to spend an evening playing it every other year or so. I would love to see more entries where Alba travels to different parts of the world.    … Expand
  7. Dyldom
    Apr 16, 2023
    9
    Colourful, charismatic and wholesome. This game fully delivers on its premise AND plants a tree for every download on Steam. The only feature I’d have liked to see added is the ability to choose which photos go in the guide, encouraging you to make the extra effort to take well framed photos.
  8. Murolow
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    a short and beautiful game to have a nice time with your brother, I think the graphics are enough
  9. qwaak
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    the game is good 10/10 nervously smoking on the sidelines kratos is a game like animal crossing, but only cheaper, I would give the developers 5000 rubles if I could
  10. yazazuyo
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    I love this game. It has a short but cute story. It's cool to walk around, make pictures of the birds, learn how they are called alongside the story line.

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#86 Best PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Game Informer
    Jan 8, 2021
    80
    Alba: A Wildlife Adventure reminds players that happiness can be found in supporting worthy causes bigger than yourself. It feels nice to play a game about actively improving the world, and it does so with skill and charm instead of cringe. It’s the video game equivalent of sneaking vegetables into a tasty smoothie. This is one good deed that shouldn’t go unrewarded.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Dec 31, 2020
    70
    As simple as Alba may be, it's nonetheless a relaxing summer getaway for children and the young at heart. [Issue#354, p.118]
  3. Gamersky
    Dec 30, 2020
    70
    At the moment, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is a unique work that is entertaining and enjoyable. Because of the relaxed and lively BGM and the fresh and lovely graphics, players of all ages can feel the charm of the game. However, the story is really naive and won't stand up in reality.
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