It’s the quaint, small-town charm of your typical farm life sim, laced through a pastel decor and a linguistic aesthetic where fishing is called “sea dangling”, coffee is “bean juice”, and chillis are “spicyspears””. Growing new critters through a farming sim was always a curious prospect, and it’s one that Glumberland have really hit the mark with, but it’s the whole vibe built around that idea that truly defines Ooblets. That little exchange is symbolic of Ooblets as a whole: a mashup of Pokemon and Harvest Moon, with the cottagecore and an eccentric breed of twee, whimsical humour dialled all the way up. All cheered up, they drop a seed as thanks-take it back to your farm, plant it, and in a few days you’ll have a new ooblet of your very own. But rather than snatching the spoils from a vanquished foe, or ensnaring them in a little ball, you give a slightly dejected-looking ooblet a pat on the head and tell them they did a good job.

When you win a dance battle in Ooblets-because dance-offs are how these particular collectible monsters compete-you get a chance to collect a seed from the leader of the other team.

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