APICO Review: A Beeautiful And Intricate Adventure
APICO is an adorable indie beekeeping simulation game developed by TNgineers and published by Whitethorn Games for PC on Steam. With pixelated graphics similar to Stardew Valley and intricate gameplay that will appeal to fans of Minecraft, APICO encourages players to learn about the benefits of bees, build a bee-product empire, and fill the biomes of the game with diverse bee species. APICO is an excellent example of well-developed gameplay and interesting, educational mechanics.
Like the premise of pixelated simulation games like Littlewood or Stardew Valley, APICO's protagonist leaves the big city life behind to return to Port APICO. The tiny town is inhabited by just a handful of NPCs, including the protagonist's grandmother, with other NPCs found hidden around the diverse islands surrounding the main area players begin at. As the player learns more about bees and begins restoring different species, the townsfolk open up and begin to trust them, offering engaging dialogue that helps build relationships.
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To get started in APICO, players will need to raid the various storage boxes found in the town for a base set of tools and items, as well as take advantage of the pre-built crafting tables found in the homes of NPCs. After amassing enough wood and a crafting table, players can then move away from the town and carve out a portion of the forest to build a house. Similar to Minecraft's building mechanics, players will be able to lay down flooring and walls to create a unique forest home of any size. Additionally, the outside area of the player's home will need to be cleared for the numerous crafting tables and beekeeping equipment pieces that will be built
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