It's the season for steam's summer sale, so here's some solarpunk-y games I've been eyeing, for anyone who's looking for something new to try this summer! (I haven't played most of these, they are just things that I've seen around that give me solarpunk vibes.)

• Terra Nil : an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem.
• Pan'orama : a relaxing puzzle simulation game that allows you to create breathtaking landscapes using different types of tiles.
• Summer in Mara : a summer adventure with farming, crafting, and exploring mechanics set in an alien tropical archipelago.
• No Place Like Home : a cute and relaxing farm sim where you restore the environment around you.
• Cloud Gardens : a chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas.
• Station to Station : a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections across a beautiful landscape.

Bonus, Games in Early Access:

• The Wandering Village : a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature.
• Coral Island : a vibrant and laid-back re-imagining of farm sim games, set on a beautiful island you must work to restore alongside the local community.
• World Turtles : a wholesome colony builder with the primary goal of sustainability, all set on the backs of giant space turtles.
• Diluvian Winds : a community management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse.

Got any other recommendations?

Really interesting study from the Journal of Coastal Research - I think work like this is a massively useful transition strategy. There's a lot of benefits to blending economic practicality (construction methods that remain feasible for local governments and small community or private groups), and ecologically minded design (features that improve a project's impact on local ecology)

This is also the site of the deepest wind turbine foundation in the world. It will be interesting to see the data on this one from ongoing studies into the impact of offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems!

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Tidalpunk is a sub-genre of Solarpunk, one which applies the themes of sustainable technology, conservation, accessibility, and community action to our global oceans and other waters.

Oceans are a crucial part of our planet's health, and so their preservation is crucial for our planet's future wellbeing. This is a space to celebrate efforts to protect and support marine systems, discuss emerging sustainable aquatic tech, share new oceanic discoveries, and post ideas about what a tidalpunk future may look like.