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Recommended
45.2 hrs last two weeks / 157.3 hrs on record (154.8 hrs at review time)
Posted: 27 Nov @ 11:03am
Updated: 20 Dec @ 7:09am

Early Access Review
This is a relaxing, play when and how you want game, based around trivial management such as growing stuff, decorating terrain, managing plants, animals, fish... you get the idea. This title is at the time of writing still in "early access", yet there are a decent variety of things to choose from and keep you motivated to return playing, numerous levels, new stuff to unlock, new particles of land to acquire. Basically it has a lot to offer and keep you busy for hundreds of hours, should you so desire. You can play the game alone or coop with friends, also you can randomly join other peoples farms for mutual benefits. The in game time runs even when youre not playing the game, so your stuff will be ready next time you visit your property after x hours. This practically means if a crash occurs there is no lost progress, you continue exactly where you stopped.

Its functional on steam deck but for me crashes frequently due to "Photon cloud error", on standard PC it never crashed once. Achievements are all obtainable and unlock accordingly, no glitched / unobtainable achievements to my knowledge. The game is slowly introducing seasonal events which become active at certain time every year so if you missed it, you can compensate next year.

Communication and interaction with developers is so far also on adequate level, they release updates frequently with corresponding update logs containing detailed info on what got changed, respond to questions and error reports, they released a roadmap on what and when to expect regarding future updates, didnt bombard us with DLC, microtransactions or any other cash grab method prior to the game even being released, as unfortunately is not rarely seen today in some other game examples.

CONCLUSION:
Im perfectly aware that this isnt going to be everyones cup of tea, but for me it provided relaxation when I needed to take my mind off other things, and it will remain my go-to place when I want to take a break from ever-growing toxicity and hacking in other multiplayer games. In its current state the game is decent and if the developers play things right, it has a bright future. So thumbs up and please keep up the good work.
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