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Distant Bloom

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.

What works
  • Cozy and relaxing atmosphere
  • Engaging planting and restoration mechanics
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Interesting sci-fi story
  • Meaningful environmental theme
Things to keep in mind
  • Tedious backtracking and navigation
  • Lack of useful map and quest markers
  • Repetitive gameplay with limited depth
  • Numerous bugs and glitches
  • Minimal impact of npc interactions

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Spirit of the North

  • ABZU

  • Beasts of Maravilla Island

  • Flower

  • Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey

  • A Park Full of Cats

  • Fatum Betula

  • Mushroom Cats 2

  • Zenge
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Beasts of Maravilla Island

  • Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey

  • Fatum Betula
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Distant Bloom: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Thrill, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Value.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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    "Gameplay involves simple planting and harvesting with some progression, but lacks deep skill or complex challenges."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Idle

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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Last update: 13/07/2026