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Birthdays the Beginning

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First release
Jan 19, 2017
Developer
Toybox Inc.
Genres
Simulator, Strategy · Sandbox, Open world
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

"From the legendary creator, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players can shape the geography and alter the temperature of each world to create the conditions for life and witness the birth of an entire ecosystem!"

Also known as Happy Birthdays, game.exe

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Release dates
PlayStation 4
Jan 19, 2017
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 09, 2017
PlayStation 4
May 09, 2017
All 6 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Mar 29, 2018
Nintendo Switch
Jun 05, 2018
Nintendo Switch
Jun 08, 2018
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
dinosaurs, evolution, god game, animals, prehistoric
… All 8, abstract, gods, saving the world

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