Rewilding

Game about reintroducing animals, rewilding domestic countryside and the effects it has.

The UK has a vastly domesticated countryside. With our national parks being a desert of monoculture and zero biodiversity. In previous centuries, we have systematically removed plants and animals that we have deemed unappealing to human experience. And in doing so we have disrupted the balance of nature. 

There are countless solutions to this problem. In this game, you get to see two of the most talked about solutions. The reintroduction of Beavers and Wolves.

Beavers

Once native to the UK, and now recently being reintroduced, beavers are the magicians of nature. Solving countless issues and creating habitats for a number of wildlife. They control the flow of rivers and streams flooding upstream and creating a natural dam, preventing flooding down river at flood risk locations. The area they flood becomes not only their home but very attractive real estate for other smaller animals and rodents. As well as a plethora of insects and a diverse list of plant life.

Wolves

Also once native to the UK along with other species like the Lynx and Bears. These apex predators for the top of the food chain, keeping grazing animals like sheep and deer migrating. Allowing for grass and plants to regrow and thrive. When herbivores graze they go after the tasty plants first, it is these plants that make areas biodiverse. Otherwise, common graze is the only thing that can grow, creating this vase desert of empty field that you see all over the UK. In some areas like Dartmoor National Park, the ground is dead and is literally falling apart because of this. 

Restoring an apex predator back into the food chain, has many great knocks on effects. 

Skybox - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/shaders/free-skybox-extended-shader-10...

Nature, Peg, shop sounds + Music - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/cha-ching/

All other assets and animals sounds made by me :)