A cozy explovival game where you play a wounded raccoon and his helper drone, cleaning a polluted 4×4 km island, recycling trash, gathering plants and surviving weather, seasons and hunger while slowly rebooting nature.

<h2 class="bb_tag" >Explovival – not just another survival</h2>Paws &amp; Circuits is a cozy eco-survival game about a wounded raccoon, his drone buddy, and a trash-covered 4×4 km island. Clean up human leftovers, recycle resources, and gather seasonal plants to survive changing weather and four distinct seasons – without loot grind or stress survival.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4032810/extras/cb4779b2c2c432147f3fc0a98cac04aa.avif?t=1764495299" width=1560 height=878 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Live with the seasons, not against them.</h2>Food doesn’t just respawn – it follows the year:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Strawberries start as blossoms in spring and only turn into juicy fruit in summer.</li><li>Carrots grow through summer and can be pulled from the ground in autumn and early winter.</li><li>Other plants, mushrooms, herbs and berries have their own short seasons – miss the window, miss the meal.</li></ul><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4032810/extras/4b8a25ccb9aaae842f219deb5d8a0251.avif?t=1764495299" width=1560 height=878 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Play by senses, not by bars</h2>You don’t stare at HUD bars – you play by what you see and hear:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Your stomach growls when you’re hungry.</li><li>Your movement gets heavy when you’re injured.</li><li>You slow down and start looking for water when you’re thirsty.</li></ul>When you need exact numbers, you call your drone. It brings up a HUD on demand – when you’re done, the UI fades and the world fills the screen again.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4032810/extras/fc6596adb5f30d2ad4f4f08001f70415.avif?t=1764495299" width=1560 height=878 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Core Features</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li>New sub-genre “Explovival” – focused, cozy survival without loot and dopamine spam.</li></ul><ul class="bb_ul"><li>Buddy drone with a smart task system: scan, mark, clean up, and carry trash.</li><li>Cleaning trash = visible island progress – the more you recycle, the more the island changes.</li><li>Weather, time of day, and four seasons with seasonal plants and food.</li><li>Hand-crafted 4×4 km island: beach, forest, volcano, dynamic weather.</li><li>Minimalist UI – HUD only appears when you call your drone.</li><li>Optional hardcore mode (1 in-game day ≈ 24 minutes, permadeath, gravestone save, later leaderboard).</li><li>Singleplayer first; co-op planned depending on community feedback.</li><li>Early-supporter bonus: playable red panda variant.</li></ul>

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