It’s the season for steam’s summer sale, so here’s some solarpunk-y games I’ve been eyeing, for anyone who’s looking for something new to try this summer! (I haven’t played most of these, they are just things that I’ve seen around that give me solarpunk vibes.)
- Terra Nil : an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem.
- Pan’orama : a relaxing puzzle simulation game that allows you to create breathtaking landscapes using different types of tiles.
- Summer in Mara : a summer adventure with farming, crafting, and exploring mechanics set in an alien tropical archipelago.
- No Place Like Home : a cute and relaxing farm sim where you restore the environment around you.
- Cloud Gardens : a chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas.
- Station to Station : a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections across a beautiful landscape.
Bonus, Games in Early Access:
- The Wandering Village : a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature.
- Coral Island : a vibrant and laid-back re-imagining of farm sim games, set on a beautiful island you must work to restore alongside the local community.
- World Turtles : a wholesome colony builder with the primary goal of sustainability, all set on the backs of giant space turtles.
- Diluvian Winds : a community management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse.
Got any other recommendations?
Not sure if it’s entirely solarpunk, but Timberborn has some nice vibes!
I did not know until this very moment how deeply I wanted to build a beaver society 😂
I actually just picked it up a couple days ago. It’s pretty chill and enjoyable. I love taking care of my little beavies.
I really enjoy RimWorld :D doesnt have to be all warcrimes and organ trade, and with the abundance of mods you can totally build up a solarpunk utopia in any flavor you like (also with the ideology dlc you can actually ingrain specific values to your colonists and theres a huge variety of meme mods for it)
unfortunately, it doesnt go on sale more than 10% like ever.
edit: its on sale for 20%, DLCs 10%!
It’s probably not very solarpunk (and definitely not cute or relaxing) but from what I’ve seen so far Forever skies seems pretty cool
Ooh cool - it feels like subnautica but in the sky, which is certainly promising
Oh man, idk how I’ve missed that one, but it just shot to the top of my list
And I didn’t realize that there is a sequel now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614270/Submerged_Hidden_Depths/
oh wow, that is gorgeous
The Wandering Village is great. Pretty chill but with enough depth to keep me interested enough to play through many times
I tried terra nil. It needs more development. I got kinda bored after 30 mins.
It had a lot of promise, but it feels kinda empty at its current state
Not really an additional recommendation, just an observation that Pan’orama appears to be a Dorfromantik clone (but the latter has significantly better reviews).
Its been around for a bit, but Signal State also passes the vibe check
