Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Sightings of exotic plants and creatures near the town of Shimmerbrook have attracted a wave of new settlers. The Violet Archive was set up to record the development in the region, and is looking for researchers to aid its cause!
A game about research and discoveryDiscover and record 90+ plants, creatures, and fish at various locations around Shimmerbrook, and contribute your findings to the Archive.
Forage for seeds, grow crops with different growth conditionsObserve wild plants and grow them as crops based on their requirements!
Tame and raise 30 unique creatures! 
Tame creatures as part of research! Observe wild creatures, learn their diet, and tame them with their favourite food!
Raise creatures, meet their needs, and unlock their perks! Each creature has a unique ability: Chickens find you seeds, Sproutkittens grow seeds into sprouts instantly!
Collect Shimmers! These rare coloured variants give double the Produce!
Fishing - some common fish, but also unique fish requiring research!Find Fish Parts and use different bait to hook various fish!
Dive deep into the Mines! Mine ores and gems in the Mines.
Certain plants and creatures can be found only in the Mines!
Explore the puzzle caves to uncover the mystery behind ShimmerbrookComplete puzzles to obtain Artifacts! Each puzzle you solve brings you one step closer to learning the truth behind the proliferation of flora and fauna in Shimmerbrook.
Cook, craft, build, and more!Cook meals to gain buffs!
Craft and automate with sprinklers, auto-feeders, and more!
Meet the townsfolk!Befriend townsfolk! From a druid whose family has lived for generations in the mountains, to a featherfolk whose first job is in this new town - many characters await in Shimmerbrook!
Schedule Hangout Events with them to learn more about their stories!
Romance any of the 10 romanceables and marry your favourite!
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Languages: English, Simplified Chinese
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Super cute and the research element adds a new element to the farm sim formula
This is a thoroughly enjoyable game. It's super cute and fun! The concept is pretty original and I really liked the process of working through the research tasks. Overall, a great cozy game :)
W I W L G U Y epitomized
This is geniuenly the best game on this planet, anyone who isn't playing this is wasting their life
打发时间可以的
I don’t know how this game doesn’t have more reviews. It’s a very innovative take on the cozy genre, especially the farming sim ones. I love the research aspect - it makes getting new crops feel more exciting. The characters are charming and the animals adorable.
What a lovely addition to the farming sim genre, with the unique twist to be a scientist! It's super exciting to research different plants and animals and use your farm as your personal research center. It's also very realistic that you need to observe these creatures in the wild first and collect data before you are able to capture/cultivate them. Plants need special growing conditions and animals need special food to bond with you and produce items for you. The NPCs are a mix of different fantasy races with unique characters, which I really like! You can schedule special hang out events with them. The art is super cute and the variety of plants and animals is great! Fishing is easy and there are mines and puzzles as well. The mines are a bit lackluster though as you can't upgrade your hammer to have a bigger area of impact for breaking rocks. That would make mining way more smooth instead of hammering one rock after another forever! Taking care of your farm animals and feeding them is really time consuming too. Nevertheless a great game, maybe it will be even better after some qol additions and more events/story/quests!
cool game very cute
Kinda repetitive, but fun
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