Taking Root

> Forgot to water my plants irl and they died. Sad.
> Found Taking Root, bought & installed for cozy vibes.
> Placed three plants in perfect light. Watered. Water-gauge fills slowly. I water again.
> Plants overwatered.
> Forget about game for 2 days
> Start again, cut leafs, water again, take offshoots of one plant. Happy that they grow!
> Forget about game again (3 days..?)
> Start again. Many dead leafs! No water! One plant dead.
> Water my aloe vera. Managed to overwater again. Cut dead leafs. Info says "too many dead leafs". Cut more. With one leaf left it reads "too many dead leafs". I hesitate, then cut the last leaf off. "Too few leafs!" I hope and pray it regenerates and survives.
> Start up next day again: Aloe dead. But at least the Monstera is fine.

Perfect "brown thumb" simulator. 10/10 would kill virtual plants rather than irl plants again.

What you see is what you get. You should be able to see right away if this game is for you.

Taking Root is a relatively simple, cozy, plant care game. You get a small room you can decorate with various types of furniture, a bunch of plants that are common in houseplant circles, and you can propagate and care for them in a much simpler way than in real life.

You basically can pick between active, which is fast but doesn't run between play sessions, or passive, which does. This means you can tailor the system to work the way you want, on your schedule, which is nice (i.e., you can go on vacation and not worry about them dying, unlike real plants).

Overall, it's a nice little game to open up every once in a while and spend time with.