Adios
Target Audience: Subtle Story Lovers who want something down to Earth.
Summary:
Adios is one of those games where you wish that there was a bit more of a budget for the game to work with, because you know that there’s a solid foundation at the surface here, but it can only get so far with what it has to work with. The game’s biggest selling point is its story, which isn’t bombastic or over the top like you may think with the game’s store page and the crime aspects related to it, but is a character study of how one man deals with life pushing at him from every angle, and how he responds to trauma. It’s emotional in the right ways, and some stellar voice acting from our two main leads helps propel the game forward and make you look into every conversation and its subtext. Subtlety isn’t exactly a common skill in writing like this but the game pulls it off wonderfully, and it’s a game that you’ll sit and think about for hours after you play about what you’d do in the situation, and the themes surronding it.
– Real player with 16.8 hrs in game
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Adios
A really interesting concept that almost delivers, but ultimately is let down by the lack of vocabulary choices, a clunky interface, and a questionable turn of events.
Story 📕
You’re a pig farmer in Kansas. For the last fifteen years you have helped feed chopped up body parts to your pigs for the Mob.
Today, you have decided to quit. You are no longer comfortable with letting the mob use your pigs as a way of disposing of victims.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
Terroir
DO NOT BUY! This game can be fun but…only for the first hour when your small i thought it was a tycoon game and it doesn’t feel the way. It feels like Rimworld except the challenge is the weather and the “supply and demand system” so i will explain
Weather: Its too unpredictable it feels like some years your in Arizona where it hardly rains and the next year you’re set down in Washington and it rains all the time and sometimes not enough for crops to get ripe, even with no foliage. I enjoy challenging games but tycoon games don’t come to mind unless there is AI and ill get to that later. There is absolutely no research for predicting the weather if they get too ripe you can usually bring them down but if rains so much they don’t grow it is almost a guaranteed FAIL. In the start of the game its easy to deal with but in later stages two bad years you will spend almost a half a million in maintenance and if you can’t produce anything with the rain never stopping and rot eating into you’re yield you are doomed. There needs to be a way less RNG, I want a challenge, not a game based on luck, it just feels very lazy, even for such a cheap game.
– Real player with 14.4 hrs in game
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Fair warning, I know nothing about wine but I am a big fan of tycoon games so I thought I would give this a try. I’ll deal with the positive first, the game’s graphics are attractive if minimalistic, and serve their purpose nicely. I appreciate the option to pretty up your vinyard with assorted items to create a nice looking creation. The full voice acting is also nice, if somewhat unneccesary. The problem though is with the core meat of the game, the winemaking and tycoon-ing. Making wines is initially a huge challenge, and you will barely scrape through the start of the game with no real knowledge of how to create each wine or the facilities to do so. Slowly, you learn the ‘recipe’ for each strain and can begin to make a 5-star wine every time, quickly accumulating vast amounts of money. Initially, I was stumped by how to increase my renown enough to upgrade my estate or unlock helpful worker tools, but then I realised that the Tavern, a relatively cheap building which also makes tons of cash, earns you an absurd 6 renown per month (for context, a month is about 30 seconds uninterrupted). Once I knew that, the difficulty curve completely reversed and there was no challenge whatsoever. I upgraded to the maximum and researched all tools and techniques within a couple of years, and hadn’t really needed to use any of them to get to a point where I was a millionaire with maximum reputation and totally bored stiff.
– Real player with 12.1 hrs in game
Red Tractor Tycoon
Its a fun Farming simulation which you can relax and watch your crops grow
While your crops growing you can check out your animals and various industry building you make butter and with that butter and corn you can make popcorn.
Complex game with cool mechanics to enjoy
I just wish there is a way to automate animal production to buildings and animal food to storage as well
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
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Great game very peaceful and relaxing
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
Bountiful Life
About Bountiful Life
Bountiful Life is the next step in Farming & Life Simulator gaming. You’ve been tasked with the responsibility of taking over an abandoned rinky-dink farm. Maintain a source of income, create wholesome relationships with your friends and family, and discover yourself within Jubilee Village. Your time in Jubilee revolves around the three core aspects of life; your work, your friends and family, and your connection with the world.
Work - As the newest farmer, and member of Jubilee, you have a personal obligation to rejuvenate the farmland back to its former glory. Utilize a wide range of forms of labor such as the husbandry of farming crops and raising livestock, foraging, fishing, mining, and other mechanics.
Friends/Family - Jubilee is home to over 30 unique villagers who all have their own personalities, hopes, and dreams. Getting to know the villagers better can grow into close friendships enjoyed over bonding activities and common interests. Investing time into these relationships can lead to a fruitful outcome, such as marriage. You then have the option to raise or adopt children.
Your Place in the World- An integral part of Bountiful Life’s story is determining how connected you are to the world around you. Explore the history of the Jubilee Village, its people, their myths, and their legends. Learn about the fate of the old spirits that once inhabited the lands of Jubilee, where they went, and how you’re connected to them; or advance the research and technologies to bring Jubilee Village to a new modern age.
Full Release Features:
Co-Op! - Play with up to a group of four players, with full cross-platform cross-compatibility support.
Farming, Fishing, and Foraging, Oh My! - Manage your own farm and create a steady source of income. Grow crops, raise cattle, catch fish, and forage forests at your own pace.
Upgrades, People, Upgrades! - Advance your tools and skills to make your work more efficient and have longer-lasting stamina throughout the day.
Find Yourself! - Find yourself in Jubilee Village by exploring the world around you and decide where you fit in this new land.
Mine All Day! - Discover new gems and ore to use for tool upgrades and jewelry, or make strides in scientific advancements by donating your finds to the Village’s Observatory. Just don’t mine at night or dig straight down.
Relationships! - Each villager has their own unique lifestyle and personality. Get to know them better by talking with them each day, learning about their interest. Soon, you may find yourself in a blossoming relationship with your favorite villager.
Let the Games Begin! - Jubilee Village hosts multiple festivals each month. Participate in engaging mini-games that test and hone your skills, and learn about the lore behind each festival.
Explore! - Get lost in Jubilee Village’s forests, stumble down through the mines, frolic through the fields, or feel the sand on your feet at the beach. There’s no limit to what you’ll find when you explore Jubilee.
Music! - Hours of original, professionally made music tailored to every setting and environment you’ll come across.
Controller Support! - Full support for generic, xbox, and playstation controllers.
What Makes Bountiful Life Unique?
Co-Op - Alcinous Studios is avoiding the pitfall of making their game single-player from the beginning. Bountiful Life is being developed with the end-goal of bringing you a cross-platform, co-op experience tailored to all mediums.
Artstyle - We have implemented a new standard in the creative direction of Farming and Life Simulators. The vibrant, stylized environment with stunning characters and precise attention to detail creates a more immersive atmosphere in the Village bringing our characters and the world around them to life.
Best Friend Mechanic - Romance is not the only reason to pursue relationships with others. In Bountiful Life, players can also unlock special events and dialogue that lead them to maintain a unique best friend relationship with one villager. Your best friend might even have an influence over your child! So choose carefully!
Mini-Games - Players will use engaging mini-games to complete part-time jobs, win festivals, fish, and cook.
Fujii
This is a very special game. Fujii is absolutely full of charm, character, and magic. While I haven’t even finished it in 2.5hrs, I’m already in love. It’s the type of experience that you want to play through slowly and savor, enjoying the beautiful sounds and sights. The aesthetic and the experience as a whole is incredibly relaxing - exploring, gathering light to push further, and collecting seeds to grow a garden.
And beyond is the Index controller support. It’s absolutely wonderful being able to grab, pull, and interact with the world using fully tracked fingers. The implementation is extremely well done and adds so much to the experience. This was the first game I tried after receiving the new controllers, and I think it was a perfect choice. I’ll likely use it as a first experience to show others the Index controllers as well.
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
Did you ever play Okami and think to yourself “Man, I wish this were a puzzle game/gardening sim”? If so, the answer to that wish would be Fuji.
The Good:
1. Art Direction – Fuji has style in spades. The cute cartoon graphics are simple, but lively and loaded with character. Everything moves, wiggles, bounces, and dances in this world. The radiant color palette pops vibrantly, and the environment is full of music and surreal chirps and warbles from the flora and fauna around you. Some areas are genuinely moving in their beauty – be sure to visit the standing stones atop the mountain in the desert. Don’t forget to look up once you’ve activated everything there!
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
Harvest Island
You play as Will, a kid that lives on a remote island with his father and sister. You give your harvest offerings to the gods by milking cows, petting goats, shearing sheep, and planting crops. The island is big and you’ll be able to traverse to new and unknown areas, discover wild animals that’ll hide in the thickets of trees, and explore the deep, dark, depths of the island’s caves. But you can’t wander off too far from your home. It’s safer to stay in the comfort of your farm.
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Collect coconuts, seaweed, horseshoe crabs, and other peculiar stuff. Offer your gatherings to the gods.
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There are tons of different types of fish that you can catch all over the island. Each fish has their own behavior and habitat. Depending on the conditions, fishing during the day, night, or far off into the corner of the island, will catch you different types of fish.
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Craft various tools from your workbench to help you further explore the island. Create useful items like a ladder, axe, and a fishing pole.
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The gods are always asking you for offerings. Be sure to give them what they want.
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As time progresses, the forest, caves, and seashores changes. You can see the sunset and sunrise while the landscape changes. Or watch the fireflies come out.
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Enjoy sunny or rainy weather. Experience animals hiding from the rain. Sometimes you’ll get a sprinkle, and other times it’ll pour down hard.
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There are many wild animals on the island. You can befriend them, pet them, or even feed them. Sometimes they will give you items they find in the wild or show an undiscovered passage for you to explore.
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Tides fluctuate as time progresses, changing the island’s landscape. New paths open and allow you to explore the island further than before.
Kokopa’s Atlas
Embark on a grand journey to a fantastical, unknown planet in this procedurally generated farm & crafting adventure! In Kokopa’s Atlas, you’ll be hopping into the boots of the brave (but clumsy) Kokopa - a wannabe galactic hero - just as his ship crash lands on a strange, undocumented world.
Gameplay
Join Kokopa on his journey to explore and make a new life for himself on this new, uncharted planet. As you plot, design, build and farm on this fertile world, you’ll also have to watch out for the dangers that come with being an intergalactic traveler! Can you keep your new home safe from cosmic pirates, the local wildlife, and the dangerous mysteries the wilderness holds?
Dynamic NPCs
When you happen upon a new settlement, NPCs will be tending to their day-to-day duties — or maybe slacking off! Creatures in the wilderness will also interact with their environment and towards each other — watch out for the aggressive ones!
Create Your Own Adventure
What do you want to do today? While there is much adventuring to be done, it’s ok to spend time relaxing at your homestead. And once you’ve regrouped, there is plenty of other work to be done! Perhaps you can craft some new tools, tend to your garden, help a villager, or test your mettle in the wilds!
Meet Pollimero!
A faithful biodroid assistant, Pollimero (model PLM-079SY) is skilled in all things exploration. (“More than an advanced vacuum cleaner!”, reads the maintenance hatch.) Pollimero’s most versatile tool is the Scan-o-tron, a highly advanced module existing at the forefront of modern science. When activated by Kokopa, it emits a powerful shortwave radar throughout the surrounding environment, highlighting resources, terrain oddities, enemies, and more.
Tiptop Tents
Find a nice area you’d like to settle down in? Toss your ‘PortaPop Homes’ series capsule on the ground and, voila!, you’ve got a comfy Tiptop Tent ready to go! PortaPop, brought to you by the fine folks at Halcos Interstellar Holdings!
Gear Up!
Gloves, helmets, pants, suits, and boots — you name it! Outfit Kokopa with some of the most fashionable gear on the planet, and increase your damage resistance to boot! Maybe you can find something for your little fashion-plate friend Pollimero as well.
Farming
There are a variety of berries, plants, & fruit trees you can cultivate and harvest for food to bring along on your adventures, defend yourself from enemies, assist with terraforming, and even decorate your domicile as you see fit! Chop a tree down? It’s gone now and forever — plan accordingly! Plant a seed for an aromatic flower? It’ll be there when you return . . . and maybe some creatures that enjoy the flower’s scent! Grow an expansive garden, harvest and collect a multitude of resources, build and upgrade your tools, and more!
Kokopa’s Atlas: A World of Your Own to Shape & Explore!
ZenFarm
fun little time killer needs a tweak on how many red jems you get as i have to decide what i am going to buy in the store and there is no way to make more than the insufficient amount the game gives. overall worth the money spent
– Real player with 196.5 hrs in game
farm lover… super easy and relax, but boring
– Real player with 14.5 hrs in game
Chicken Ranch
Chicken ranch is a top down ranch simulation game where you raise all kinds of birds in a world where every single bird is a different type of chicken. Take your farmer’s Nordic fate into your own hands and raise every kind of chicken, oh and don’t forget to fight off the floofs!
In chicken ranch you will:
*Raise and breed chickens
*Place nests in interesting places to hatch new chickens
*Collect eggs and either hatch them or sell them
*Use your earnings to upgrade and expand your ranch
What We Pretend To Be
Cheap, relaxing and really nice soundtrack.
This is the kind of game you buy if you have some money to spare, and you’re in need of a casual relaxation game. There is no point to the game, and it’s really really short, but honestly, I think it was worth the small fee. I love the graphic style, and the lighting is god-tier, but the texturing is kinda off-putting in some areas, with glitching clouds and the ground clipping with the grass. There’s not much to the story, but that’s not really the appeal of the game, so I wouldn’t leave much criticism there.
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
Very short game play, not much story. Mindless wheat farming, once the builder dies you can’t make any more improvements to your town.
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game