- Publisher: Noio
- Release Date: Sep 1, 2021
- Also On: Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Cloud Gardens
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User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings
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Summary:
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas.
- Developer: Noio
- Genre(s): Miscellaneous, Puzzle, General
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Sep 3, 2021A verdant puzzle sandbox that evolves beyond your usual feel-good, meditative experience, and leaves plenty of questions to reflect on. While puzzling can be a little obscure, and at times overly-elaborate, Cloud Gardens is more about tinkering and experimentation. An art rather than a hard science. It’ll be a while before I stop thinking about these beautiful little dioramas which value hybridisation over rewilding.
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Sep 7, 2021Cloud Gardens is a hypnotizingly meditative experience and perhaps one of the best chill games I’ve played all year. Its soothing soundtrack and peaceful dioramas are made more pleasant and calming with each careful move made by a contemplative player. Cloud Gardens reminds us that the apocalypse isn’t bad news for the Earth — just humanity. Life will continue to flourish and thrive long after we’re gone; Cloud Gardens showcases that bittersweet beauty of a world without us.
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Sep 9, 2020Cloud Gardens is an utterly charming and well thought out simulation game that does exactly what it says on the tin. If you need a chilled out and truly captivating game that encourages its players to be mindful and to de-stress while also being creative, I honestly couldn’t recommend Cloud Gardens enough. [Early Access Score = 90]
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Sep 9, 2021It’s a shame Cloud Gardens felt the need to stretch its playtime with reused ideas, because when Cloud Gardens is at its best, it’s a delight. It's a competent, unique puzzle game and a contemplative, relaxing dreamscape, all rolled into one small package. If you ever have anxiety about the future state of the Earth, check out Cloud Gardens. Watching nature overrun a factory is more cathartic than you might think.
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Sep 9, 2020Finishing what was available, I found myself immersed in a sort of aesthetic meditation, with each finished platform evoking a deeply tangible sense of satisfaction. Depending on your speed, Cloud Gardens is a great contemplative puzzle with little pressure to stay stuck if you don’t want to be. I’d like to think that much of its charm is a reflection of the way we’re conditioned to respond to processes of growth, decay, and rehabilitation. Perhaps the secret ingredient to its appeal is buried in the psychogeography between environmental guilt and our relationship to abandoned spaces. Perhaps it’s our lizard-brain drive to help things grow and flourish in unlikely surroundings. Or perhaps, Cloud Gardens is simply a very good deconstructed variation of Katamari, albeit one that refuses to hold your hand. [Early Access Score = 90]
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