Some video games merely ‘wow’ you from the second you’re permitted to enter their worlds, and in that regard, Mission Bloomwalker is a blessing certainly. Revealed for the primary time within the Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast, Mission Bloomwalker is a phenomenal survival crafting affair set in a beautiful, anime-infused land that has been corrupted – its flowers shrivelled, and its floor turned an ashy white. As a ‘Bloom Walker’, you might have the flexibility to remedy the world of this blight, utilizing your travelling caravan, a deceptively spacious home escorted by big robotic legs, housing an equally big speaking cat. It’s quirky, inviting, and steadily magical.
Throughout a hands-on demo at gamescom, we have been invited to discover Bloomwalker’s world, and the way you’ll search to purify it. This actually is the crux of the sport. You’re not crafting to dominate the pure world – you’re there to heal it, and it feels really completely different in consequence.
The demo begins together with your character fastidiously escorting their home by means of some tainted areas, utilizing its energy to slowly restore the world round it. It’s instantly inviting; the bottom round it’s restored as it really works – the terrain explodes into vibrant inexperienced, foliage and large mushrooms remodel from nasty, sludgy mounds to vibrant, rainbow hues – the whole lot right here feels deliberately positioned and ripe for exploration, which is precisely what you’ll must do.
Whereas the vast majority of the world we noticed within the demo was comparatively secure (sans one assault from an enormous pelican), the contaminated areas require some thought to discover, including layers of puzzle to the combination. You’ll must be ready to come across enemies just like the aforementioned pelican, and enterprise into harmful, blighted components (taking injury as you do) till you’ll be able to clear it. Fortunately, there are assets just like the Breathblossom that will let you quickly breathe in these spots, however you’ll must work quick. For all of its magnificence, Mission Bloomwalker’s world could be treacherous, and it appears you’ll must brace your self for it to be able to survive and maintain your home transferring.
The home’s purification energy (or ‘purrification’, in response to our cat, Kuroru), gained’t final ceaselessly; after a brief amble to the designated spot, we’re invited to settle the home down and begin crafting extra purification crystals. That is the useful resource that permits you to maintain purifying, and it may be comprised of various gadgets scattered across the map – berries, apples, honey, and some different particular supplies like luminite.
That is the place Kettlekid is available in, a creature I can solely describe because the sentient, very hungry contents of a cauldron. Throwing your gathered assets into Kettlekid will create purification crystals, used to fill purification gauge so the home can carry on transferring. These crystals are ferried over to your home by absolutely the spotlight of the demo – Oddlings. These tiny, squeaky balls of pure pleasure are right here that can assist you, however they’ll want a little bit of care to perform successfully.
Happily, you might have a picket crafting desk (additionally geared up with legs, naturally) at your disposal, which lets you craft little leafy beds and tents on your Oddlings to relaxation in. In a pinch, you too can method Oddlings which are exhausted and provides them a hug, which is not going to solely restore 50% of their vitality, but in addition remedy a tiny a part of your personal soul, too. It’s really lovely.
Rogue Oddlings may also be came upon within the wild, both stressing out within the open or hid by a small puzzle. When you discovered them, they are often adopted and recruited into your personal Oddling military. Whereas they’re a pleasure to have round anyway, constructing a bigger group additionally expedites some automated crafting actions (like getting crystals from Kettlekid over to the home). There’s a touch of manufacturing facility sim beneath all of the loveliness.
Your personal ambling home is actually spectacular; the quaint little cottage, whereas small on the surface, homes a pocket dimension of kinds – a whimsical, celestial-themed bed room filled with glowing trinkets and cute decorations. It’s really superb the primary time you notice that it’s greater on the within than the surface, with no loading display or transition. The eye to design is absolutely felt right here – I spent a very good couple of minutes peering into spherical terrariums and zooming into the partitions to soak up each magical element. It’s additionally the place you’ll come to speak to Kuroru about what’s occurring, orienting you in your subsequent aim.
Even with simply a short while in Mission Bloomwalker, I’m completely entranced by its whimsical panorama and characters, and its poignant premise.
