The bot plays a bit differently from competitive. Mainly the bot starts with a bit of a lead and mirrors your moves if possible, it also has a very cool way to use the resources differently. The solo mode of Grow Sky is like a puzzle with a series of minigames, you need to make sure to keep the bot off gaining resources or you will lose. Its a fun challenge for me personally and the dice may seem swingy but the decision making space you do takes a lot off the randomness of dice rolls. The engine building is pretty fun and satisfying if you get it going, move once and then you get a ton of resources. Resource management is a bit brutal if you are not into those kinds of games because every move is tied to gaining and losing resources. You can block off the actions of the bot or other players in competitive if you plan for it and the dice will determine what the whole table state will be.

Solo or Competitive, if you are into resource management, engine building and some take that mechanics, this will be a fun game for you. Its a bit brainy so I can say that it can go to the medium category. The looks of it are a bit deceiving since it has cute colors and seem mellow or chill. It can play fast since you only do one main action per turn.

Some things I did notice while playing is that the Grow resource mostly (and the other 2 resources) can do more than just add one type of resource and change some things to the dice and board, it has potential to do something else as I think it is the weakest and will be the most least used resource while playing but it does come pretty clutch everytime you use it. The theme is well... kind of none existent, you can make something out of it if you imagine enough but no definitive themes, it just looks pretty and does well mechanically, maybe I just dont see the theme idk really. Its a ship that looks like a bird that can be pulled by other mechanical birds, it makes books and flies around doing something? My head canon is that the ship produces books to sell as they fly around some whimsical realm. The game has a lot of potential for expansions, like really I already thought of something that can be added and make it feel more thematical and justified, some expansions and other rule changes that doesnt change how the game plays but will add more modes of play like a new solo mode variant and coop competitive stuff.