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.

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.

This is a very cute, cosy little game to play if you like plants and decorating rooms. No plant survives with you irl? Try keeping one alive in this game. It should be a lot easier to keep a plant alive in Taking Root, as every plant will tell you how much water, sunlight and pruning it needs in one comprehensive popup. You can either play in a quickly progressing active mode, which lets your plants grow while you look at them and stops them growing when you turn off the game, or you can play in passive mode which lets your plants grow almost in real time, even when the game is not running. Both modes can be alternated any time. My personal playstyle is to keep the game in passive mode and check a few times a day, turning on active mode mostly to stop plants from dying when I know I will not be able to check the game for a few days. It's a joy to see the plants growing slowly and doing a little maintenance on them here and there whenever I open the game. Money to buy more plant...

I tend to sit at my desk and literally read with videos in the background so having this on my second screen just chilling is nice.

super chill and relaxing, def recommend if you want something running that you dont have to pay too much mind to while studying or doing homework or just relaxing with music

I love this game having played the demo quite a lot. What could be more satisfying and relaxing than taking care of plants so they grow healthy and then offer you the opportunity to take cuttings and increase you plant stock. I particularly like the option to play the game in passive mode which lets the plants keep developing when the game is not running. I am always excited to go back into the game hours later, or the next day, to see how the plant/s has developed. I find the hints help me to give the plants the best growing conditions. Very relaxing game. I am enjoying seeing a range of new plants to choose from in the full game.

This is my ideal idle game. There are two modes, passive and active, so I can watch my plants grow at a real life or gaming pace. Re-potting them as they grow, and pruning and propagating them is extremely satisfying. And all of the items available, which change daily, keeps this game fresh. The furniture and room are all extremely customizable, which was a nice surprise! I look forward to opening the game every day, and I can't wait to see how great my little plant room will look months from now!

I'm really sad to put this.... but until further changes are hopefully made to the game. I just can't recommend it. If it was cheaper it would be a maybe, but at the price it's just not worth it. Here's the thing... if you are looking for a game like Viridi that you check maybe once or twice a day... sure you'll probably like this game. If you are looking for a game you can play while doing other things. This game is not it. Let's get the good out of the way first. - The visual design of the plants is very good! I also generally like the look of most furniture... not all of it by any means. But overall the game has a decent look. -The system for watering and pruning plants is pretty good! Prune plants to keep them healthy. Make sure they are getting the right level of sun based on placement. Water your plants but try to not overwater them or you will do damage. -Sound design is pretty good. -The UI looks nice and clean is is *generally* easy to read and understand....

lovely. Ive had it open all day and its super cool to see the plants grow in real time. I like the "cuttings" system too. everything is really well balanced so far!