I was skeptical when I first got this game. I thought it would be childish/overly simplistic but wow…was I wrong. The graphics in the game are just breathtaking-you really feel like you are there. It is so cool to be able to explore the island and to save it. There are a couple minor issues with the game: first, a lot of the “tasks” in the game involve tapping the screen once instead of actually manually completing the task. For example: in the part of the game where you fix up the castle, all you have to do to build stairs or bridges is just tap the hammer icon on top of the broken area. Same thing with treating the animals with the first aid kit-all you do is tap the “first aid” icon. I feel that this game could’ve been a lot richer and more challenging if you could actually do the stuff instead of just tapping an icon. The other issue is that there are only 2 speeds at which you can make Alba walk: really slow or sprinting. An adjustable walking speed feature would be much better. These issues wouldn’t cause me to take off a star, they’re just suggestions that would make the game a bit better. Other than that, this is a really awesome and relaxing game with relevant messages about protecting the environment and appreciating nature. :) Edit: WHERE IS THE NEW UPDATE?! I finished the whole game, all the tasks and I still don’t see it. :/ it says in the app description that there’s a new chapter.

This beautifully captures the joys of managed civic wildlife affinity through a child’s eyes, with well-observed details at virtually every turn. The controls are needlessly gimmicky on default settings and pose a real impediment to the experience, especially lack of landscape on iPad and the choice to make gyroscopic controls ignore the starting orientation of the device. In spite of all that, the beauty of the experience shines through and I found myself getting a little choked-up toward the end.I don’t understand why there’s no photo mode. Hopefully they add that. All there is, is a handful of lookout points where the UI disappears except even then a pesky “X” in the upper-right _always_ stays visible (couldn’t you hide it behind a tap?).This game is the stuff Apple Arcade subscriptions are made of. Please, Apple, don’t change your emphasis away from gems like this in favor of more “monetization” and “engagement”. This game is exactly what someone would pay a premium subscription for to get exclusive content of this caliber, even if replayability may be limited (in fact, it’s such a lovely place to be that simply booting it up and spending time in it could actually be the type of “engagement” that gets players coming back, _without_ distorting the creative of the project!).

Great little game. I’ll get the only negative out of the way right off the bat: it’s short, like only a few hours to complete the main quest. Thus I would love to see another island added to explore further. As someone who lives on a lake I’ve seen and heard many of these birds before, even their behaviors in game are accurate to the real world - bravo. Good graphics, fantastic sounds and smooth game play controls. It’s truly a pleasure to play with no stress in a relaxing open world. The game is low key - explore at your own speed, nothing is forced or rushed. It’s really about walking around and experiencing your surroundings. Observing nature and noticing small things (like finding the gecko). It’s a VR version of Seek where you capture photos of various wildlife, mostly birds. Unlike most games in which the difficulty ramps up this game gets easier as you complete tasks restoring the environment by cleaning up trash, saving animals and fixing things in an eco-friendly way. Excellent game to teach kids about the joys of the natural world. Colorful town full of friendly people and simple message bubble exchanges. The use of an in-game smart phone for photo tasks and messages is a clever way of moving the plot forward.Just super cute and very enjoyable. Well done by the developers! Hopefully they make a second island to explore.

This is the best Apple Arcade game I have ever played. The graphics are great, and all the animals are beautiful as well. Although I do feel like there are a few bugs maybe. I do not know the last 3 achievements nor do I know if they are out yet. But I feel like 1 of them is identifying all animals. I beat the game and identified all the animals before the game ended and your on the last day, Clara who is supposed to give you that badge thing for your hat ( I beat the game twice because I wanted the achievements) doesn’t talk about you scanning all the animals when you identified them all before the last day. Therefor I can’t get the badge for your hat. Another few badges that I have in mind but I don’t know are repairing everything on the islands and also cleaning up everything on the islands. Again I do not know if these are the last 3 badges I am missing but if they are then you have to complete them after the festival. But I have absolutely no complaints and those are just small bugs for achievements that might not even be achievements. So thank you for making this awesome game and please continue to update it :)