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Brickrium
A quiet observation game about one brick on a window shelf. Water it with a watering can and watch moss, small yellow flowers, ferns and mushrooms slowly grow while the weather and the hour change outside the glass. No score, no timer, nothing to lose. Time keeps passing while the game is closed.

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Not supported
Japanese ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The core of the game, including watering the brick, watching moss and small plants grow, the time and weather outside the window, and the camera, is already playable. We chose Early Access so we can finish and tune the rest with feedback from the people who play.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We plan to stay in Early Access for about 6 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version will add more plants and expand the field guide. Planned additions:
- New plant species: more kinds of moss, wildflowers, ferns and mushrooms to find on the brick. Each new species gets its own entry in the in-game field guide.
- Field guide photos: you will be able to use your own photo-mode shots as the pictures for field guide entries.
Throughout Early Access we will also tune growth speed, points and prices based on player feedback. We plan to call the game complete once these plants and the photo field guide are in. Plans may change based on feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“It is playable as an observation game: you water a single brick and watch moss, small yellow flowers, ferns, and mushrooms grow. It includes time speed-up (x1, x4, x16), the changing time and weather outside the window, a lamp, a camera (orbit and photo mode), thinning out plants, and exchanging points for pebbles.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We currently have no plans to change the price after Early Access ends.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We will read the feedback and bug reports posted in the Steam community discussions and use them to adjust the game in updates.”
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About This Game

A quiet observation game about a single brick on a window shelf. It rests on a white ceramic dish; all you do is water it with a watering can and watch what grows. There is no score, no timer and no way to lose.

Watering

Hold the brick and a watering can appears, showering water from its rose. Droplets fly, bead up on the brick, merge and run down into the dish, which fills and overflows onto the shelf. Water is always welcome: there is no penalty for giving too much.

What grows

Moss, small yellow flowers and ferns, with mushrooms and lichen showing up here and there. Without water, growth simply stops and the colors fade; water it again and it comes back. Nothing dies. Plants sprout from the top and all four sides of the brick, and established plants spread around their parents.

Time at the window

Six real minutes make one in-game day, with x4 and x16 speeds. Time keeps passing while the game is closed. Outside the glass, the sky and weather follow the in-game hour; raindrops run down the pane on rainy days, and at night you can light a lamp against the moonlight.

Tending and photos

  • Thin out: pull unwanted plants with the scissors.
  • Pebbles: spend points earned by playing on pebbles to place on the brick.
  • Turn the dish: a lever rotates the brick and dish together so you can see every side.
  • Photo mode: a standard 50mm and a macro 100mm lens, apertures from F1.2 to F8, and free focus for close-ups.

Sound

Rain, dripping, wind, thunder and the rattle of the window follow the weather outside.

The in-game interface is in Japanese.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The weather sound effects (rain, dripping, wind, thunder and the rattling window) were made with an AI audio generator (Stable Audio 3). The logo and icon used on the store page, in the library and as the app icon were made with an AI image generator (OpenAI). The game does not generate any content with AI while it is running.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
    • Graphics: GPU with WebGPU support (DirectX 12 capable)
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Requires a graphics driver that supports WebGPU.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system