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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

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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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, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Value.

Last update: 27/08/2026