Any missions you want to take on can be done by buzzing through different colored lights scattered throughout the worlds.
Since this is an actual thing bees do, it reinforces fun facts while legitimately being fun.Īs I was zooming through Bee Simulator (both figuratively and literally, as the story mode can be beaten in about two hours), I couldn’t help but notice how disjointed the game was despite calling itself a simulator. She’ll tell you where it is by dancing, though, and you’ll mimic her moves to learn the location. Case in point, one of the possible mini-games is a dancing sequence a la Simon Says - you’ll meet up with another bee who’s practically drooling over a super special flower but, for whatever reason, can’t collect the pollen herself. With that being said, the mini-games are spot on and really drive home the edutainment value when it comes to learning all about bees. This is where it started to feel more child-friendly, with overly sweet voice acting and mini-games akin to those from the N64 catalog. It’s here where the major mechanics of Bee Simulator open up, which are segmented into different missions or “mini-games” of sorts that drive home what a day in the life of a bee might be like. My meeting with the queen over, I buzzed off and out of the hive and into the vibrant, colorful world. Seems pretty obvious, but of course, there are other jobs, such as nanny bees, that I could have taken.
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After that, the opening cutscene ends, and I, a baby bee, am born into the world.Īfter naming myself Bea (get it) and learning how to be a bee, I met with the queen, who told me my life was to be one filled with pollen-gathering - I’d spend all my days visiting flowers and collecting their yields. Setting an ominous tone with such a cheerful-sounding narrator was definitely a bit jarring but all the more intriguing (think Viva Pinata, honestly).
The game starts with a super-saccharine narration detailing the importance of bees and the urgency of their dwindling numbers. With gorgeous graphics and a glorious soundtrack tapping talent from the Witcher 3 OST team, Bee Simulator is as sweet as honey both visually and audibly. None of those are bad things, mind you, but since I went into this game blind, I was surprised to say the least.īee Simulator, developed by VARSAV Game Studios and published by Bigben, is currently available on Switch, XBox One, PS4, and the Epic Games Launcher (with a Steam release date set for the end of year 2020).
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