Rating Summary
Based on 34 critic reviews
OpenCritic Rating
66
Top Critic Average
33%
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General Information
Available on:PlayStation 4May 9, 2017
PCJan 19, 2016
PlayStation 5Nov 12, 2020
Developers: Arc System Works, TOYBOX Inc.
Publisher: NIS America
Genre: Simulation
Description:
From the legendary creator, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players can shape the geography and alter the temperature of each world to create the conditions for life and witness the birth of an entire ecosystem!
Birthdays the Beginning Critic Reviews
View All (34 total)The designer behind Harvest Moon returns with a game that frustrates as much as it fascinates.
Despite the many obvious flaws there's a mesmerising quality to the game's artificial worlds, as the gameplay itself creates a surprisingly palatable form of edutainment.
Birthdays the Beginning is about as exciting as watching paint dry – even if you get to pick the colors
Birthdays the Beginning is cute and nostalgic but there's not much depth
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