A first look that was supposed to be a short video but accidentally turned into an hour-long laughter and banter video where a friend and I stare at the same rock, a rock that does absolutely nothing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF4PrI32_3A

I don't know what to say because even after the video, I kept staring at that rock for another seven or so hours.
A part of me thought this was a joke, but I would be able to do something, roll around a little, hop through the map, or do something, anything! Especially after seeing a sprint button in the game settings menu. But no, the store page is precisely what it says. You're a rock, and that's it. However, you can move the camera around (for which was the print button, your camera can sprint..), and there is a photo mode in which we had some fun. I also find the loading screens, or more so the text on them, are often funny. And at some point, I might jump back in. Partly for fun and partly to pick up the remaining achievements. Yeah, I don't know why either. It's weird o_o

In my opinion, being in early access, there is still room for improvement. One of those things is the font when the rock has thoughts since I often have trouble reading what my stone is thinking, and that's a bit of a shame.
Occasionally, you come across a weird bug, like a bird standing casually in the sky, which is hilarious.
It also worries me a little bit how hard it makes my PC blow, even on low settings, especially since my PC isn't that potato, so I hope there could be some improvement on that as well. But none of those are a deal breaker for me to go downvote this one. It's all good enough to give an upvote, knowing this one may not be for everyone—and that's perfectly fine, but I had my share of fun, and that's worth a thumbs up to me.

I also respectfully request the dev not to listen to my friend and not give the rock a mimic personality that eats mice when you time the press of your button right, nor integrate any alligators or other stuff he said in the video since that's not very relaxing, mindful, or demure. It's somewhat terrifying.

I also would like to close my review with the good'ol Spongebob meme:
"It's not just a boulder... It's a rock!''


One of the phunny loading screens VS a birb standing in the sky, literally.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3437381139
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3437382058

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I would be super grateful if you could consider giving a follow over at the following places for more first looks, reviews, recommendations, etc:

• | My first looks| ~My YouTube channel.
  
• | Tchii made ya look| ~My curator
  
• | IndieGems| ~Wonderful Indie curator
  
• |Calm| ~Curator for the Dutch-speaking folks out here.
  
• |Calm's first looksl| ~Calm's YouTube channel.

Thank you!

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Looking at this stone made me realize how fleeting life is.

i just lost my 8th game in dota in a row, i was SO frustrated, I almost punched my monitor, and this game is all i needed. No stupid teammates saying smth about my mother, no dumb patches, no imbalanced ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, no wasted time on smth that makes me unhappy - just pure calmness, contemplation, safety and space for myself. Just rock. Surrounded with beauty and peace. And few Easter eggs that made me laugh so hard))