the Bonsai Diary
On Quisicosas since 25 January 2023
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25 January 2023 (on Substack)
What it is about
It's 2025, and you plant a small tree seedling, imagining its future. Bonsai trees can live hundreds of years. Who will inherit this living being? What will they think of you in 2178? Will they think of you at all? Use simple brush or pen strokes to shape your bonsai. On each new page, trace your previous bonsai and add one more stroke. Watch your bonsai grow, page after page. Draw impulsively, or draw with intention. As you play, the game asks you: Who are you? What do you hope for the future? Also available at Indie Press Revolution and Knave of Cups . Retailers: Get assets to help you market this game . Bonsai Diary is full-bent focused on providing a contemplative, mindful experience, but in a creative, surprising way. It’s really quite excellent. It’s also quite interesting. -- Idle Cartulary The game prompts introspection ... it will leave you pondering long after you’ve put down your pen. In an age of fast-paced digital distractions, this tactile, thoughtful experience is a sanctuary . -- Emil's Game Room This is a beautifully contemplative game, in which you embody various generations that are all responsible for caring for a bonsai tree (and possibly more). -- Mint Rabbit More reviews: Tales From the Unknown (YouTube) JenPlaysSolo (Instagram) Shadeland (Instagram) Watch it played I play The Bonsai Diary with Jaime of Ranni Bonsai Xoe Allred of Knife Bunny Games plays through an early prototype of The Bonsai Diary
