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Terra Nil

Free Lives, Clockwork Acorn · Devolver Digital

Released Mar 28, 2023 · Windows, macOS, Linux · Casual, Indie, Strategy · Metacritic 79

Art style Painterly illustration

Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.

7 elements · 2 screen types covered · Steam page

Terra Nil - HUD: deer needs, climate bars and the leaf-priced building palette Terra Nil - Photo mode: viewfinder checklist of ten ecology goals, zebras framed Terra Nil - Photo mode: developed photo with Stars achieved panel Terra Nil - Handbook: the BUILDINGS chapter, painted machines, no labels Terra Nil - Handbook page 2.18: Toxin Scrubber, blueprint over the flooded city Terra Nil - Handbook journal: region photo pages with scores 2838 and 2705 Terra Nil - Handbook page 2.28: Airship blueprint beside the built airship
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HUD: deer needs, climate bars and the leaf-priced building palette · HUD & Gameplay UI

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are detail panel (3), overlay panel (3), tabbed panel (2), blueprint diagram (2).

HUD & Gameplay UI

Terra Nil - HUD: deer needs, climate bars and the leaf-priced building palette Terra Nil - Photo mode: viewfinder checklist of ten ecology goals, zebras framed Terra Nil - Photo mode: developed photo with Stars achieved panel

Encyclopedia / Codex

Terra Nil - Handbook: the BUILDINGS chapter, painted machines, no labels Terra Nil - Handbook page 2.18: Toxin Scrubber, blueprint over the flooded city Terra Nil - Handbook journal: region photo pages with scores 2838 and 2705 Terra Nil - Handbook page 2.28: Airship blueprint beside the built airship

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