Beecarbonize

4.5
759 reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this game

Do you have what it takes to save the planet? Beecarbonize is an environmental card strategy game with climate change as your opponent. Research cutting-edge technologies, enact policies, protect ecosystems, and modernize industry to cut down carbon emissions. Manage your resources well and you might survive.

ACCESSIBLE, BUT COMPLEX SIMULATION
Will you favor industrial reforms, nature conservation or people initiatives? There are many ways to solve climate change and reduce pollution. But saving the planet is not an easy task. The more carbon emissions you produce the more extreme events you will have to deal with.

STEER SOCIETY & INDUSTRY
You have to balance the power-generating industry, social reforms, ecological policies and scientific endeavors. Will you transition from fossil fuels as fast as possible? Or will you focus on carbon capture technologies first? Experiment with new strategies and don’t be afraid to start again.

235 UNIQUE CARDS
Game cards represent inventions, laws, social advancements, or industries - each designed on the basis of real-world climate science. In addition, partially randomized world events occur, forcing you to adapt your strategy. Gradually unlock new cards in the game encyclopedia and chart your path towards a new future.

IMPACTFUL EVENTS, HIGH REPLAYABILITY
The world of Beecarbonize reacts to your actions. More emissions mean more floods or heatwaves, investing in nuclear power raises the risk of a nuclear incident, and so on. Learn more with each run and you might overcome environmental catastrophes, social unrest, and even avert the end of life on earth.

Beecarbonize is a strategic challenge that lets you experience phenomena shaping our everyday lives hands-on. Just how many seasons can you last?

NEW HARDCORE MODE

We are introducing Hardcore mode, the ultimate challenge in Beecarbonize for experienced players. In Hardcore mode you will face the harsh reality of climate change. Can you defy the odds and save the planet even in this extreme scenario?

ABOUT
The game was developed in cooperation with leading climate experts from NGO People in Need as a part of the 1Planet4All project financed by the European Union.
Updated on
Aug 30, 2023

Data safety

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Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

4.5
731 reviews
I think I found a bug
May 3, 2024
I think I found a bug on the PC version, but I'm having issues posting on Itch and Steam. In hardcore mode, the peak emissions aren't saved properly when you return to the menu and resume. They keep going down, and don't actually record the highest emissions level you hit in that playthrough. The best you can tell is whether you hit any tipping points, since the lightning card icon disappears if you pass them.
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Daniel
March 9, 2023
It's a good game, the UI is simple and intuitive and the game play while seemingly simple, has a surprising amount of depth. Plus it was fun finding different "endings". My one request would be for the encyclopaedia, it would be useful to know what card things come from, for example on the "Solar 2.0" page it tells you "upgrades from: Solar". I know it would be tedious but it would be nice since it's hard to remember the path to get to what you want in a run. TL;DR: Game is fun
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Charles Games
June 27, 2023
Thank you. :) Even though we did just update the game, we unfortunately didn't have enough resources to focus on the encyclopedia too much - thank you for the feedback though, maybe in the next update!
Martin Zagyi
April 15, 2023
Extremely underrated game. I love that it introduces and actively mentions real world problems, but in a simple and fun way (if I can say that), so that perhaps even younger audiences can understand it's meaning. Tutorial is very helpful and gives you every info you need. It's also really cool that it doesn't just end one way like most card games would do. It's a pleasurable game overall! I'd recommend it to anyone. :]
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Charles Games
June 27, 2023
Thank you very much! And yes, one of the initial motivations was to reach younger audiences through the medium of a video game, so that they could learn about the topic, so thank you for the kind words :)

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