Terrarium log // playable browser sim

Flutterjar

Care for tiny bugs, keep a terrarium healthy, and watch a quiet ecosystem carry on without pressure, combat, or failure.

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Flutterjar terrarium with plants, bugs, and care controls
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Gentle care, not another checklist

Flutterjar is a pocket ecosystem meant to be checked on rather than optimized. Bugs wander, forage, rest, and react to their home while the player tends moisture, food, and small comforts.

The systems reward consistent care without demanding constant attention. Progress saves in the browser, and a Bugpedia places real-world facts beside the tiny-world fiction.

Inside the jar

  • Bug behaviors and changing moods
  • Feeding, misting, foraging, and upgrades
  • Day and night lighting
  • No combat, fail states, or dark patterns

What I made

I handled the game design, systems, interface, art direction, and development, shaping a pet simulation around observation and care rather than constant optimization.

From inside the jar

Meet the tiny residents

This short look at Flutterjar shows the terrarium in motion: a small habitat where the creatures carry on with their own lives while the player checks in, cares for them, and lets the world breathe.

The simulation chooses behaviors from time of day, hunger, thirst, and chance. Bugs can wander, groom, hide, forage, and sleep without waiting for a command.

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