Underplayed Gems

Void Terrarium (2020)

Void Terrarium cover
Developer
Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher
Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
3.8 of 5, 2 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A tense yet tender balance of nurturing a fragile human in a deadly fungal wasteland, where each expedition feels precarious but the terrarium offers a small, hopeful sanctuary.

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About

"Even in the darkest times, hope is homegrown. Void Terrarium chronicles the story of a robot and a young girl in a world devastated by enigmatic events. Explore hauntingly beautiful ruins in search of food and supplies, outfit and maintain the "terrarium" in which you live, and do whatever it takes to protect and nurture the last surviving human in this care simulator-meets-roguelike title." void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium is a roguelike RPG set in a ruined world contaminated by fungi, starring the last human girl Toriko and a helper robot. Since Toriko is unable to survive in the polluted world, the player takes on the role of the helper robot, who must replenish the environment of the “Terrarium” where she spends each day.

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