One of the best (farming) life sims out there.

The characters are all well written and multidimensional. No one feels like a stereotype or one note, and I've been enjoying getting to know all of them. This is made better with everything being fully voice acted, I can hear the tone and understand the emotions being conveyed, instead of having to interpret from text alone (this is not a knock against games without voice acting, just stating this more for those who struggle understanding tone from text without indicators). So far I've had very little repeated dialogue, nearly every interaction I'm learning something new about my neighbors.

The cooking and crafting are fun, and I love the collectathon feel to getting all the recipes. I ADORE that there's vegan/vegetarian options too, it's a nice touch for those of us who want that representation and nearly never have it, being able to swap out meat ingredients for veggies or other proteins is such a nice detail. Although, some recipes that are naturally vegetarian aren't always listed as such for some reason.

I'm very much enjoying the story, and it's enthralling enough that even my daughter likes to watch to see what happens next. Without spoiling, it's been really helpful to explain more serious topics in a more light-hearted manner.

It is truly unfortunate that Violet is straight and I can't romance her :( I can't escape being attracted to straight girls even in video games, fml

Jokes aside, this game kicks ass and I love the representation. Looking forward to the next big update.

runs well on steam deck~

One of the best (farming) life sims out there. The characters are all well written and multidimensional. No one feels like a stereotype or one note, and I've been enjoying getting to know all of them. This is made better with everything being fully voice acted, I can hear the tone and understand the emotions being conveyed, instead of having to interpret from text alone (this is not a knock against games without voice acting, just stating this more for those who struggle understanding tone from text without indicators). So far I've had very little repeated dialogue, nearly every interaction I'm learning something new about my neighbors. The cooking and crafting are fun, and I love the collectathon feel to getting all the recipes. I ADORE that there's vegan/vegetarian options too, it's a nice touch for those of us who want that representation and nearly never have it, being able to swap out meat ingredients for veggies or other proteins is such a nice detail. Although, some recipes that are naturally vegetarian aren't always listed as such for some reason. I'm very much enjoying the story, and it's enthralling enough that even my daughter likes to watch to see what happens next. Without spoiling, it's been really helpful to explain more serious topics in a more light-hearted manner. It is truly unfortunate that Violet is straight and I can't romance her :( I can't escape being attracted to straight girls even in video games, fml Jokes aside, this game kicks ass and I love the representation. Looking forward to the next big update. runs well on steam deck~