- Simulator, Strategy, Sandbox, Open world
"From the legendary creator, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players can shape the geography and alter the temperature of each world to create the conditions for life and witness the birth of an entire ecosystem!"
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Plot-driven, epic, cool and contemplative.
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyMay 20175/5 starsProperly articulating what Birthdays means to me is difficult. It is the embodiment of the pure joy of gaming, where I can sit down and simply immerse myself within this space without feeling pressure or tension. There's nothing to "win," but everything to enjoy while, at the same time, the game is pointing out, in its very innocent and heartfelt way, a very simple but so important environmental message.
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TwinfiniteChaz MillerMay 20174.5/5Despite the sometimes clumsy controls, though, Birthdays is still an incredibly easy-to-play game that serves as a great go-to for a quick bit of gaming. My entire family was intensely interested, and it became something that we got to explore together.
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Hardcore GamerJames CunninghamMay 20174/5Birthdays: The Beginning is a cute and clever world-builder where simple actions can have deep, complicated results.
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Game InformerJeff CorkMay 20175/10Birthdays the Beginning is about as exciting as watching paint dry – even if you get to pick the colors
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GameSpotHeidi KempsMay 20175/10The ambitious-but-flawed Birthdays the Beginning is packed with charm, but suffers from a clunky interface and confusing systems.
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Snippets via OpenCritic, where 35% of critics recommend it.
About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Toybox Inc., Arc System Works
- Publisher
- Arc System Works, NIS America
- Released
- January 19, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 6.0/10 from 9 ratings.
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