Plasticity
Review

Plasticity (2019) is a running and jumping puzzle game about a world overrun with plastic waste. You collect and recycle the plastic to transform your environment back to health. It's a short game designed to raise awareness of the long-lasting damage that single-use plastics are causing

Set in 2140, you play Noa and interact with the world's remaining inhabitants to either help or harm the environment. As you make choices you discover the unintended consequences. Along the way you take on some light puzzles -- moving boxes, collecting items and other familiar tasks.

As you progress you discover locations and items that trigger memories of your mother. Some may find this sentimental, but for young players, they add some connection and motivation to the task at hand. Where the game excels is in the scarred and barren landscapes you explore that offer a poignant message about the environment.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Plasticity 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 21 months ago.