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WEIRD & WONDERFUL / A BOTANICAL PET SIM

Sunflower Sun-Tracker.

Raise a little ray of sunshine. With a very strong opinion.

100 seconds
ONE STUBBORN SUNFLOWER

Your sunflower is waiting.100 seconds · Three little days to grow up

YOUR NEW ROOMMATE1:40
SOL, YOUR SUNFLOWER

“I have big plans. Mostly photosynthesis.”

← EAST / sunrisesunset / WEST →
REAL PLANT. FICTIONAL ATTITUDE.

Young sunflowers track from east to west and turn back east at night, guided by growth and their internal clock. Mature flower heads stop tracking and typically face east. Your controls stand in for these growth movements. Sol’s speech, care meters, score and 100-second life cycle are playful abstractions.

Botanical field note · Atamian et al., Science (2016) ↗

For the curious at heart. A pocket-sized collection of science-inspired games.
Made for a quick break, a little discovery, and one more round.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO A VERY SMALL FRIEND

Follow the sun.
Respect the sulk.

  1. Press Meet your sunflower. A session lasts 100 active seconds: three 30-second days, then ten seconds with adult Sol.
  2. During each 22-second daytime, slide Face direction to match the glowing marker. East is left, west is right. You can also tap/drag across the garden or hold the left/right arrow keys. East and West buttons turn in small steps.
  3. At night, the target returns east over eight seconds. Help Sol get ready for dawn. Night does not add to the sun-care score.
  4. Water adds 30 moisture points, with a six-second refill. Soil above 80% needs no more water. Below 15%, daytime score gains drop. Petting adds affection, with a four-second rest. Affection is just for companionship.
  5. At 90 seconds, Sol matures and fixes its head east. Turning controls lock. Ask “Why east?” for a very unhelpful answer. At 100 seconds, see your care report and play again.

The sun-care score averages daytime alignment and moisture care, from 0–100%. There is no death or minimum score to bloom. Real plants grow over much longer periods. Sol has a yellow sunflower head from the start as a playful visual shortcut; real young tracking shoots develop their flowers later.

W = water · P = pet · Space = pause when outside controls. Escape closes this guide. Help and hidden tabs pause play. Music starts with your first game action; the music button mutes it. On short screens, scroll normally to reach all controls.