Compost

Compost combines an ecological simulator with fast-paced arcade play. You are an immortal wind god, guiding a garden through waves of threats by blowing things around and clicking plants, bugs and robots to toggle their behaviors. Your goal is to endure as many waves as possible without losing all your plants, which serve as your lives.

The garden

Plants, bugs and robots have their own behaviors and lives. They can romance, lay eggs, eat, joust and move, among other actions, and each does something different. Plants also compete with one another, while random threats arrive with each new wave. You can use what you learn about the creatures’ behaviors to shape your strategy, or interact less and let the garden’s inhabitants act on their own.

Fire and smog are among the environmental hazards. You can also blow objects and shrapnel at locusts, cause explosions and set things alight.

Additional modes

The alternative wave mode is air hockey, with a puck and paddles. You play against an AI opponent described as both difficult and fair. The game also includes a fighter-game parody mini-game.