Terra Nil Prototype
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
This is the original prototype of Terra Nil which is being developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. You can find the full version of the game here on itch.
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Terra Nil is a reverse city builder about ecosystem reconstruction.
Turn a barren wasteland into an ecological paradise complete with different flora and fauna, then clean up after yourself to leave the environment pristine. This strategy game/city builder/puzzler subverts the conventional goal of the city builder genre. Terra Nil is about the restoration of a ravaged environment, where the lightest touch is best.
The whole game can be played with the mouse:
- left/right click select/deselect
- middle button to pan
- scroll wheel to rotate / zoom
There are also keyboard controls:
- arrows or wasd to pan
- z/x to zoom
- r to rotate
Team:
- vfqd https://vfqd.itch.io/
- elyaradine https://elyaradine.itch.io/
- thejunt https://thejunt.itch.io/
MacOS Catalina Users:
If you are struggling to run the game, you might need to change permissions. Try running the following command from the terminal in the folder containing the app:
sudo chmod a+x "Terra Nil.app"/Contents/MacOS/*
If this doesn't work, please download the OSX DMG and use that instead. You will have to CMD+Click and Open the app to allow it to run
Other credits:
The following audio was used under the CC-BY-3.0 licence.
- “Coins *Small* Sound” by BeezleFM
- “Large, Low Boom 2.wav” by duckduckpony
- “Plants001.wav” by TaraMG
The following audio was modified and used under the CC-BY-3.0 licence. They were shortened and edited to loop seamlessly.
- “Ambience, Machine Factory, A.wav” by InspectorJ
- “Stream, Running, C.wav” by InspectorJ
- “Water, Pouring, A.wav” by InspectorJ
- “wind turbine.wav” by nhaudio
- “Frog Croaking.wav” by Benboncan. Sampled individual frog ribbits
- "String swells.wav" by thatjeffcarter
The following audio was used under the CC-BY-4.0 licence:
- “Away” by Meydän.
- “Elk” by Meydän.
- “Havor” by Meydän.
- “Interplanetary Forest” by Meydän.
- “Underwater” by Meydän.
Download
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Development log
- Terra Nil Launches 28 MarchFeb 21, 2023
- Terra Nil Announcement TrailerJun 08, 2021
- Terra Nil Commercial Update + TwitchMar 19, 2021
- The Future of Terra NilOct 19, 2020
- 0.41 Big bugfix patch + Ultrawide supportSep 03, 2020
- 0.4 A whole continent to restoreAug 02, 2020
- 0.31 Balance and BugfixesJul 08, 2020
- Rockets, weather, and moreJul 02, 2020
Comments
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I play the full version on my Steamdeck all the time and it is an absolute delight. Cool to see this early version being made available.
REALLY LIKE THE GAME KEEP IT UP STAY SAFE!!!
Is it too heavy for Android?
Nice, quiet game. If you like planing ahead, I highly recommend.
THIS LOOKS SO COOL!!!!!
Cannot wait to try it!!!!
hi! great game! is there any way to run this game in resizeable windowed mode?
画风很治愈 玩法很休闲 我喜欢这个游戏<3
Really awesome concept. I was really stressed the other day. And i relaxed in some way. Thank you game devs!!
I would like to say I love this game on Nintendo Switch :) great job.
<3
Talk about challenging. I don't know how many times I played to beat the last level. I lost count... I love this game.
fun little game when youre bored
i played this game during the pandemic and i loved it. Now i can play it on Netflix and i am happier than ever before. I really wish you all the best.
This is a really really cool game, it’s sad that the third level is impossible
It's not impossible lol. The final level is the real challenge.
damn that thing must be h a r d
Will this be available on android?
I love the prototype, it would be sad not to try the finished game also: when might it become available on Itch, too?
I was reminded of Terra Nil after the feature in the Guardian, well done :)
I'm very glad to have found this game.
I work in healthcare, very long hours, and often in hectic circumstances. It's easy to get tired and stressed with challenging people - anger, yelling, random abuse. It's easy to become misanthropic and annoyed at people.
This game is amazingly calming. There's no people in it, no loud noises, no violence - only a cutely-rendered slice of environmental peace. There's a wonderful sense of solitude and quiet dignity in this game. It's challenging enough to keep you focused but not so much that you get frustrated with it.
Terra Nil is a terrific antidote to those stressful moments that we all get, from time to time. The concept is very creative; there should be more games about terraforming and environmental modification without a concern for growth, profit or power. It demonstrates the divergent scope of creativity that can be found in gaming.
Give it a try. Better yet, play it all the way through and send the developers a donation - creativity like this should be rewarded.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and I hope you smile when you see the rain finally come down.
Wow thanks for the amazing comment @camduck - it's so incredible and motivating for us to hear <3
Hopefully you'll enjoy the remake as much <3
Amazing!
This is beautiful, I really like the pixel art aesthetic, too! Just saying, I see the Steam version departed from it towards a more contemporary style, still, I like this :)
Edit: Played it through. Pleasantly challenging, and so rewarding to see everything coming to life!
This game is the best ever! With making the planet more beautiful as its concept, I think it's one of the greatest environment games here. Keep it up!
10/10 btw
Thank you :) - you should check out our new version of the game on Steam
Alr, I will!
guy i'm soo happy to see your game on steam i will buy it without doubt when he will be out, i play it on 2020 and i don't know how to say that in english but in my mother tongue i would have say "un coup de coeur" i make something like all my friend i saw in the week try this game
^^ when the new version will be out?
Love this! Absolutely awesome, the art the music the gameplay and concept are all topnotch! Usually I suck at games, but the Zen mode and easy setting really helps.
(10/10)
Very nice and chill game :)
its a realy good game i like the idea i think i have a older version its called terra nil 6.0 . you realy need to downlaod it
Just played the Steam demo on my Youtube channel! I'm looking forward to this one, though I do have a few concerns I discuss in my video. Feel free to go have a look!
I really, really like the idea of the game and turning the city-building genre on its head. I'm looking forward to the full release :D
Such a great game! Very fun and strategic, but not stressful and very calming. :) Got 508 in the first area
I've enjoyed this. Will the full version be released on Itch?
I wish there was a beta version so I could play it on browser like Minedustry
hola, soy yo otra vez, estaría bueno que luego de la isla yermo, alla isla con ciudades, unas abandonadas y otras para reformar eco-amigable, seria muy increible, deberia haber un menú donde poder hacer economía cooperativa, a lo largo de la campaña, y una última isla en el océano con los plasticos y demas, aunque me deje llevar, jaja
These are some good ideas, I hope the devs can work on some of them in the full game. Wishlisted on Steam!
which version should I download? 32 bit windows.zip or 32 bit windows.zip?
Idk what the game is like yet i havent started it, but there no settings. You can only change music and sfx volumes but thats it. No getting out of fullscreen or changing quality or anything. Can you guys please add that?
The full game is a sure sell to me :). Awesome chill gameplay. **edit Preordered it with a down payment ;-)
Awesome game, reminds me of simAnimals. Also I made a video of the new demo. I am looking forward to it.
Reminds me of ANNO 2070. Minus bang-bang-boom-boom, which isn't so much fun in a game like this anyway.
This game is a certified banger. Can't wait for the full release on steam!