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Plants with 5 elements is a "pixel art" action puzzle game in which you manipulate a fairy to reach the goal — grow plants from the soil, use them as footholds or wither them to open up a path.
FactsheetOverview
| Title | Plants with 5 elements |
|---|---|
| Developer & publisher | Feelcerca Inc. (Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan) — founded July 7, 2020 |
| Co-developer | Michitaka Tsuruta (Tochigi, Japan) |
| Release date | February 17, 2023 |
| Platforms | App Store · Google Play |
| Genre | Action puzzle |
| Latest version | 1.4.8 |
| Price | Free to play (with in-app purchases) |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
| Input | Touch, gamepad and keyboard |
| Website | plants5elm.com |
| Press contact | Contact form · support@feelcerca.com |
| Social | Discord |
FeaturesAt a glance
- Cute visuals in pixel art.
- A challenging action puzzle.
- Grow plants from the soil and use them as footholds to move freely vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.
- Stack a fairy on top of a fairy (fairy ladder).
- Compete with other players for ranking with points and time attack.
- Gamepad and keyboard support.
About the gameStory & highlights
The main character, the fairy, can grow plants from the soil. Use a plant as a foothold or wither it to open up a path and aim for the goal.
Story. A small fairy sealed in a crystal deep inside a cave. A mysterious light awakens the fairy, then gives it a magic rod and guides it into the outside world. The light gave the fairy a mission to find and guide friends scattered around the world. A mysterious mechanical creature stands in the way. It's the beginning of a little fairy adventure.
1. Showa-retro cute visuals. A nostalgic pixel-art game with cute visuals.
2. An authentic action puzzle game. Although it looks cute, the stage difficulty is high. The controls are simple, but clearing every stage is not easy.
3. Endless ways to clear. Control the fairy to grow and wither plants and move freely vertically, horizontally, and diagonally. How you clear a stage is up to you — knock enemies down with blocks, bypass the area where enemies are and head for the goal, or trap enemies in plants to advance.
Plants with 5 elements is aimed at adults and children alike who enjoy action games and puzzle games.
HistoryHow it was made
On January 20, 2019, Michitaka Tsuruta created a folder to start making an action puzzle game by himself — putting together the game specification, drawing pixel art, and shooting the photos that would become the basis of the backgrounds.
Joint development with Feelcerca began on January 23, 2021.
Playable exhibit for four days at Tokyo Game Show 2022 (September 15–18, 2022).
Plants with 5 elements launched on the App Store and Google Play on February 17, 2023 — Feelcerca's second game.
Version 1.1.0 (August 24, 2023) added expansive scrollable stages (previously stages were single-screen only) and a relief item called the "Light Stone" that makes the harder stages easier to clear.
The Nintendo Switch version was shown as a playable demo for four days at Tokyo Game Show 2024 (September 26–29, 2024).
Development continues, with more features on the way.
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About Michitaka TsurutaCo-developer
A game designer who has been developing games since the retro-game era — Famicom titles such as Solomon's Key, Tsuppari Ozumo and Captain Tsubasa. He isn't trying to make unusual games, but they often turn out that way. "Ideas are things that fall — things that come to mind." His hobby is cycling; he is also a novelist.
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About FeelcercaStudio
Feelcerca Inc. was established on July 7, 2020 so that creators can freely devote themselves to making the works they believe in. The studio develops games and a range of other entertainment projects.
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