Friday sees a plane crash and rushes to find the survivor – Mr. R….The goal in Robinson from Pixonic LLC is to survive on the jungle island by completing tasks, such as planting a garden bed and harvesting it. The player gains rewards for completing tasks and building up their island village. Just tap on the object highlighted by the yellow arrows to complete them. After completing each task, the player can share their accomplishment on Facebook. Overall, there is some educational value in this game since the player will be exposed to commerce, basic necessities for surviving on an island, and farm life.
Players can collect items to craft tools and build various things. There is a store, which has several necessities and accessories including garden beds, livestock, building materials, and food. It also has huts, tree houses, and other types of shelter. Buy items using piastres, which are coins.
The game is free, but there are numerous in-app purchases starting at $1.99 USD. You can purchase totems (used for more ornate items and survivors), piastres (used to buy items of lesser value) in the store to help progress faster.
As with many of these types of games, there is some waiting around. I was waiting for my hens to produce some eggs-they did not, why? I had to feed them first. Oh well, live and learn. You can spend hours chopping brush, growing gardens, feeding livestock, building huts, and renovating spaces. It takes almost an hour to grow grapes, so be prepared to wait. The good thing is that if you turn the game off and play it later, the events in the game continue. If no arrows show up, just start tapping on the brush to clear it away.
In addition to sharing completed tasks on social media sites, you can also invite friends to play in the game from Facebook. This builds up your Tribe, which helps you complete certain tasks efficiently. Your Tribe can also increase by buying survivors with Totems and finding survivors with smoke signs. To create smoke signs, you’ll need smoky leaves and matches. It’s really hard to find smoky leaves, so just continue hacking away.
The character in the game can be customized with different types of clothing and accessories.
Overall Robinson is not a bad game, just another city building type game with a social element to it.
Download it for: Android, iOS, Windows Phone
