🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Relaxing, creative ecosystem sandbox
Robust, enjoyable terrain editing
Fun and easy to learn
Suitable for passive play
Calming music, relaxing gameplay
Negatives:
Creature editor is frustrating/limited
Shallow ecosystem/evolution mechanics
Clunky and unintuitive controls
Desire for more content
Frequent and severe crashes
Gameplay:
Ecosystem creation and observation
Progression through ecosystem development
Unrealistic creature generation/evolution
Unnatural/illogical creature behavior
Lacks nuanced environmental interactions
Performance:
Significant performance and optimization issues
Relatively less lag
Conflicting reports on glitches
Long loading times
Dated graphics
Recommendations:
Promising, but needs improvement
Good for casual, idle play
Improve simulation, analysis tools
More aquarium builder than simulator
Wait for a sale
Miscellaneous:
Simulation-focused, not very 'gamey'
Promotes realistic, respectful ecology
Active developer, future content planned
Niche title, early development
Short playtime, no story/grind