Peaceful Days

Game just went out of early access not that long ago, and the game is a lot better. The developer is actively responding in the Discord to suggestions & bug reports, and is actively fixing, troubleshooting & updating. Always love when an indie game got active support

This is like if stardew valley was lobotomized. Characters only have around two lines of dialogue, progression is opaque, and your stamina runs out like two hours into every day. Also character portraits are symmetrically mirrored in an odd way. Get it if it is on sale for 5 dollars or less-you are better off getting a large number of games with a the same premise and better execution

I've played this for most of the first season and gotten used to the flow, so figure it's a good point to review. Ignore the played time, i leave the game alt tabbed in the background while working. I do recommend it, but how to say... this is a good entry in the farming sin genre made by someone familiar with the genre, and somewhat optimized for people familiar with the genre. For example one of the first quests you get is to get a series of crops, with each crop needing to be a higher level/quality than the last. It doesn't care which crop - just that it needs a higher level. But the game never actually bothers to tell you how to get higher crops than level 1. The intro to farming gives you some fertilizer which gets you from 0 to 1, and after that? Rails off, figure it out. The answer is in the windmill building... but the game never really walks you to it, and the quest is introduced very early well before you'll ever be able to afford or even acquire materials for the windmill. The game does a lot of that. Fishing is there, with lots of different fish and a fishing mini-game that's entirely meh, but can also be disabled/skipped in the options. But the game will never even give you a rod - you have to just decide to stroll up to the fishing shop and buy one on your own to get going. It doesn't tell you to grow a specific crop, it doesn't tell you to grow a specific animal... there are no bundles nudging you towards encountering and using every mechanic. But the mechanics ARE there. Crafting mechanics, logging, fishing, mining, hoe-ing for treasure, etcetera - all things fans of the genre are familiar with and expect. Even some actually interesting and well done part-time mini-games that have improving rewards the more you do them! For people familiar with the genre this results in a very fresh game experience; all the little pain points and annoying tutorial nags are ripped away and instead you're dropped in with all the things accessible and told to make your way through them if/when you see fit, with only a gentle overarching goal of "Get better stuff". If you're not already a fan of the genre though, this results in a game that provides you very little guidance or immediate encouragement for engaging with its systems. People familiar with the genre will know animals need feed and buildings but will ultimately end up reliable and important producers, so they will invest. People unfamiliar will see the cost of the barn and maybe skip it entirely. People familiar with the genre will see the game ask for higher quality crops and start looking for better fertilizers or crafting recipes. People unfamiliar will hit a wall on that quest and not understand that just because you were given it almost immediately, doesn't mean you have to complete it immediately or even have the means to do so. This is why you'll see some polarizing reviews where people are absolutely in love with this game - those are the people who play the genre and find a game well-tailored to their experience. And then you'll see a couple negative ones who just did not find the diamond and are confused why we like it. Personally, I like it a lot and am very happy with it, but I can admit that it's not really a good entry point to the genre.

This is a super cozy "peaceful" farming sim, totally addicting, fun minigames, fishing is fun and if you don't like fishing minigames you can turn off the fishing minigame (with no penalty) love it! I did not find this game grindy, mines are full of resources and foraging (who doesn't like foraging), the economy is generous, many ways to make money. The request boards are always my favorite in farming sims. Simple requests and "Part Time jobs" This game is a lot of fun, hope you enjoy it as much as I am.

This game really is a very undiscovered gem for those who like farming and life sims. You can tell the developer has gotten inspiration from popular games like Stardew. I really love the game because there is a lot of quests, friendships to build, characters to romance, resources to grind for, things to craft, and much more. I feel in my approximately 14 hours of gameplay, that I still have much, much more to discover. The developer is very active and updates the game very often. That is much appreciated and keep up the fantastic work!!

I started playing Peaceful Days a few days ago and man.... If you are looking for a cozy, chill, farming game - this is for you. As someone 8 months pregnant, this was just what the doctor ordered. It's cute and relaxing and I love that you have toggles to change things like day length and the ability to turn off the fishing minigame and consequences for passing out (if you want to, of course). My only little annoyance as of right now is that I keep having to go into settings each time I play to change to windowed mode - not sure why that keeps changing back to fullscreen lol.

I wish there was a way to vote this game both up and down. I haven't run into any real bugs. As in all these games, money is a struggle in the beginning. Doing small quests and selling fish; the usual grind. The farming is fun and makes sense. Vote up for that, Everything went great until level 20 of the mine. There's a puzzle there that seemingly cannot be solved. Pull one switch, pull all the switches, change the order you pull the switches. The gate never opens and the puzzle never resets itself. The town will be in the dark forever because I cannot progress to mine silver. Vote down for that. Since I cannot finish the game and it just stresses me out now, I'm downvoting it for that. It is not a cozy farming game as long as it contains unsolvable puzzles.

I purchased it because it had Japanese support, but I'm disappointed that the Japanese version was removed in the re-release. 日本語サポートがあるから購入しましたが、再リリースで日本語がなくなり残念です。

This game was an unexpected treat that has totally swept me away thus far. I've had this game in my wishlist for a few years but I wasn't all that impressed so I forgot about it. A couple days ago I noticed a game on my list was on sale, so I checked it out and read the reviews. Now, one review stayed with me for a few days and I couldn't stop thinking about it, so then I bought it. (So the dev can thank "lynkity675tugboat" for opening my eyes to this sweet gem!) I've had a similar experience as the person writing that review and I will most certainly not be able to word it as eloquently, so I won't even bother trying. I'll just say this in the only way I can, plainly and boringly most likely (lol). From my many years of playing farming sims, I found several things in this game that I haven't in others and it feels unique in a way. The part-time jobs and their mini-games (different games for different jobs) are such a fantastic addition. The ability to close and open curtains may be a small feature but damnit, I close and open my curtains every day just because I can. It has worked flawlessly on steamdeck so far and I am having a great time. This game is the definition of cozy, feelgood and just.. good vibes? I think it's definitely worth the price and I can't wait to see what this dev makes in the future.

Edit: Dev. I HAVE to know. Was Tae on purpose? Are you an ARMY? Please. This is killing me to know. So I went into this game expecting another stardew clone. What I got was a Cozy mash up of Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon, Stardew, and Luma Island (a little). This game is the same but new. It has quality of life upgrades that I didn't know I needed. It's challenging but fair. I am roughly 8 hours in and I can see that theres still so much to do and upgrade. Playing it, I found myself going "oh wow" multiple times when a quality of life thing happened. Simple things such as showing how much you need to repair things. Or the elevator going to each mine level. The story is not anything to write home about but neither is most of the Harvest Moon games. The puzzles are fun. The mini games with the jobs are quick and adds a different bit of gameplay. The foraging is fun and diverse. The characters, while again, nothing super special, are unique and I actually find myself remembering their names and where they work. I am so mad that I have never seen this rec'ed anywhere because this is the definition of an underrated gem. I absolutely love it and can easily see myself sinking many hours into it. I highly recommend anyone who enjoys the Cozy game genre to give it a try.