Beecarbonize
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| Developer(s) | Charles Games |
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| Release | March 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Beecarbonize is a 2023 free-to-play real time card-based simulation video game.[1][2] It was developed by Prague-based[3] studio Charles Games in association with People In Need, and being part of the 1PLANET4ALL project.[1]
The game was released for iOS and Android in March 2023,[4] and for Windows and macOS in August 2023.[2]
The game was shortlisted for the 2023 awards of The Independent Game Developers' Association.[5]
Gameplay
[edit]In this game, the player is in charge of the sectors of industry, ecosystems, people, and science, and need to carefully manage emissions and avoid disasters in order to reach a sustainable future. The game is not turn-based: it runs on real time, but there are controls to pause or speed up. The objective of the game is to get a winning card, and this is done by upgrading the ones already "bought" using the tokens generated by the sectors.[6]
The player is free to decide how to build each sector, with each card most often speeding up the token production speed of its sector. Some cards increase emissions, others reduce it, and others are neutral, and most cards are means of getting other more advanced cards. The size of the sectors can be upgraded to allow more cards to be placed on it.[6]
Random disaster cards are generated and placed on the top row of the game board, and the player needs to mitigate the crisis before the card timer ends and the disaster happens. The disasters can have any effect, from increasing emissions, through loss of resources, up to losing the game entirely.[6][7]
Out of the total 120 cards,[1] there are 5 winning cards in the game:[8]
- "Industry 22nd Century"
- "A Global Oasis"
- "Eco Symbiosis"
- "Planet B Colonized"
- "No Technological Civilization"
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Beecarbonize mobile review – turn a new leaf and save the bees - Pocket Tactics". Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ a b Bolding, Jonathan (21 August 2023). "Sling cards to save the planet in this free ecological strategy game". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Beecarbonize". Charles Games. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Dellosa, Catherine (2 March 2023). "Beecarbonize lets you reduce carbon emissions in a roguelike card game, out now absolutely free". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Blake, Vikki (17 September 2023). "Here's the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023's shortlist". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Beecarbonize review - 148apps.com". Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Padilla, Christopher (4 September 2023). "7 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting Beecarbonize". The Gamer.
- ^ Game On: Review of Beecarbonize, a free to playcard-based game - Telangana Today