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Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Pine is an open-world action adventure simulation game. Players are dropped in an ever-evolving world in which AI organisms have lives, goals and quests of their own. Species trade and fight with each other, while the player learns about ways to influence the simulation and shape their story through the different biomes of Albamare.
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Raw, unpretentious, contemplative and richly built.
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SwitchRPGMike LubinskiMar 2020Is Pine an evergreen title, or do its many bugs and glitches have the potential to ruin your day?
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Gaming NexusEric HauterMar 20216.5/10Pine has a lot of interesting systems and mechanics, but those individual pieces do not add up to a completely satisfying whole. While there is fun to be had with Pine's interesting exploration, many of the mechanics feel disjointed, with too much reliance on the game's collection-based economy. While Pine was clearly made with a lot of love, every good feature in is balanced by a mechanic that doesn't feel so great.
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Pure Dead GamingMar 20213/5 starsPine offers a very unique simulation sandbox that can be fun to play around in. Unfortunately, a number of issues plague the experience, so budding adventurers should keep their expectations in check.
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Screen RantBryan LawverNov 20191/5 starsPine's interesting diplomacy system can't save it from its dull combat, repetitive quests, and severe technical problems.
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Nintendo LifeStuart GippDec 20194/10Pine could have been a lot better. There are genuinely impressive systems at play here – for example, the other creatures inhabiting this world are gathering resources in much the same way as the player, and will even snatch up crops and objects that you were making for. But its smarter touches are totally obfuscated by the shadow of absolute technical unsuitability to the Switch hardware.
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IGDB rating 6.1/10 from 16 ratings.
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