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Restore polluted landscapes with eco-technology, shaping soil, water, climate and biomes before wildlife returns and you dismantle your works.
Released 28 Mar 2023
Clean Toxic Soil
Shape The Climate
Create New Biomes
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Developed by Free Lives, Clockwork Acorn · Published by Devolver Digital
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
You take on the restoration of barren, polluted landscapes. Clean toxic ground and water, make land fertile, and use environmental technology to bring different regions back to life.
Each map is a planning puzzle: place structures to manage resources and change terrain or climate, then establish biomes such as wetlands, forests and grasslands. Wildlife returns as suitable habitats take shape, with animal and photography objectives included in later stages.
Maps progress through restoration phases, and terrain, tools and goals vary between regions. Once a landscape is restored, recycle the structures you built and leave the wilderness behind.
In the supplied reviews, players often appreciate the distinctive goal of restoring damaged landscapes, the satisfaction of seeing nature return, and the attractive visuals and calming sound. Some also enjoy the measured, methodical planning puzzles. A recurring criticism is that required animal-photo objectives interrupt the restoration flow; reviewers also describe unclear habitat requirements and irreversible choices that can leave a map difficult or impossible to finish without restarting.

| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 37 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 79/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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