Underplayed Gems

Proto Garden (2024)

Proto Garden cover
Developer
arreyne
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Strategy
Rating
5.0 of 5, 14 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A gentle, stress-free puzzle of directing bees to rebuild a world, where you can endlessly tweak and optimize without pressure.

relaxingoptimizationautomationstrategicopen-endedtinkeringpeacefulcreative

What players say

Players describe a cozy bee-themed factory game focused on optimizing bee cloning and redirection. The natural progression is praised, but many note that late-game upgrades fail to motivate and performance can lag heavily on some systems.

Screenshots

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