The combat is only very mildly violent and involves fighting other hornets for territory and other similar scenarios.īee Simulator has only two difficulty settings, easy and hard, this can be changed at any point, even during combat. Some amount fo combat is necessary but it is not a focal point within the game. The combat in single-player mode presents itself in the main quests but also as avoidable marked challenges within the world. Additionally, players can engage in a certain amount of open-world activity, such as exploration and popping kids’ balloons! Pollen collection challenge as a part of the main questline. These include racing, combat, collection and dancing mini-games. Whilst completing different tasks, the player is able to learn something about various new species of animals or plants that they encounter through a scrapbook style glossary as well as in-game informational tidbitsĪs well as completing main quests, there are a number of challenges dotted throughout the environment and indicated with a colour-coded marker. The overarching story centres around the hive as an entirety and the main quests largely involve preparing for winter in order to save the bee’s new family. Pollen sources are ranked from common to legendary with associated colour coding that can be seen by activating bee vision which is helpful because the higher-ranked flowers are more lucrative but also because certain tasks require only a certain type to be collected. This begins in a new hive and after a short tutorial covering basic mechanics, the player proceeds to the queen to be assigned the job of pollen collection which is an ongoing task. 3D view of the Western Honey Bee unlocked in the glossary.īee Simulator starts with a short, informative introduction about bees, their importance and the threats they face and continues to be educational throughout, especially in the single-player story mode. The game is very family-friendly ( PEGI 7) and includes a single-player story mode, local multiplayer options as well as open-world, sandbox elements each with their own range of activities. The upcoming game Bee Simulator is exactly what it sounds like, a casual simulation and adventure game in which the player begins by taking on the role of a Western honey bee (Apis Mellifera). Available on: Epic, Microsoft, Playstation, Nintendo, physical copies available for all platforms

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