Explovival â not just another survival
Paws & Circuits is a cozy eco-survival game about a wounded raccoon, his drone buddy, and a trash-covered 4Ă4 km island. Clean up human leftovers, recycle resources, and gather seasonal plants to survive changing weather and four distinct seasons â without loot grind or stress survival.
Live with the seasons, not against them.
Food doesnât just respawn â it follows the year:
Strawberries start as blossoms in spring and only turn into juicy fruit in summer.
Carrots grow through summer and can be pulled from the ground in autumn and early winter.
Other plants, mushrooms, herbs and berries have their own short seasons â miss the window, miss the meal.
Play by senses, not by bars
You donât stare at HUD bars â you play by what you see and hear:
Your stomach growls when youâre hungry.
Your movement gets heavy when youâre injured.
You slow down and start looking for water when youâre thirsty.
When you need exact numbers, you call your drone. It brings up a HUD on demand â when youâre done, the UI fades and the world fills the screen again.
Core Features
New sub-genre âExplovivalâ â focused, cozy survival without loot and dopamine spam.
Buddy drone with a smart task system: scan, mark, clean up, and carry trash.
Cleaning trash = visible island progress â the more you recycle, the more the island changes.
Weather, time of day, and four seasons with seasonal plants and food.
Hand-crafted 4Ă4 km island: beach, forest, volcano, dynamic weather.
Minimalist UI â HUD only appears when you call your drone.
Optional hardcore mode (1 in-game day â 24 minutes, permadeath, gravestone save, later leaderboard).
Singleplayer first; co-op planned depending on community feedback.
Early-supporter bonus: playable red panda variant.
