Shinehill

Honestly this game is kinda bare bones in terms of gameplay but it just comes across as so charming to me? It had a silly little story and I loved all the characters. It's a very relaxing, brain-off type of game, there's no pressure and nothing of difficulty and I found that worked really well for the vibe.

Short but really cute game. I 100% it and i completed it in almost 18 hours and since i always say 1 euro per hour played i would say that the game is absolutely worth the price tag it has. It does have the things you would expect from a farming sim. Farming, romance, pets, foraging, mining etc but i wouldn't call it a stardew valley dupe since it playes very differently. Some things i found a little bit difficult to locate, especially since there isn't a whole lot written about the game online but it was a joy to figure everything out. Farming: It works exactly how you would think. Some seeds you can buy and some you will need to forage for. There are no sprinklers in the game so you will need to water everyday but your watering can waters a 2x2 area and never runs out of water so that's neat. You do need to till the ground everytime you want to plant a new crop but I didn't find it annoying at all. Mining: There are two normal caves and three special caves that you unlock as you progress the story. You don't really need to mine everyday since you only really need the materials for the bulletin board or story/friendship quests. So no need to feel forced to go visit them everyday. Fishing: Like all other games in the genre there is a fishing mini game. It's basically you just need to use WASD to match the arrows shown on screen. It's super chill unlike the struggle you can have in t.d. Stardew Valley. I am unsure if you can turn the mini game off since i never looked. Friendship/Romance: All the characters have a backstory which is super nice! You do tho get much more lore on the romancable ones, once you've progressed past a certain point in romancing them since it unlocks a dialogue option called ''PAST''. You can talk to everyone once a day, give them a gift and eventually also hug them. If you're romancing someone then you will also be able to kiss them which also gives you points with them. You can freely romance everyone since the game doesn't have a jealousy system but you can only marry one person. The absolute best way to increase friendship with people is to give them their favourite foods but you can also do it by completing bulleting board quests. Decoration: You will gain access to a few items that you can place around your farm but not a lot. You can only place these items outside on your farm. You can also talk to the mayor where you will have a few options to purchase like colour of your house, roof colour and how you want the interior to look. This is not free. Pets: There are four different animals that you can keep as pets. Three you can catch and one you can buy. You can keep a maximum of three of each colour in your barn and they give you materials once daily when you go to pet them. A little tip on how to best make a lot of money and fast (it does break the game a little bit since you will be able to just buy most things). I will mark it as a spoiler since i not everyone might want to see it: [spoiler]To the left of the forest you will run into a huge snail. After you've completed his quest and he has moved you can cross over to the other side where you will find a bunch of bee's. You can either kill them or feed them flowers which will make them drop honeycomb and sometimes honey. I personally killed them since it's a great way to level up and i am stingy with my materials. The honeycomb alone is worth 70g each but when you combine (cooking) them into honey (it requires 3 honeycombs) it's worth 220g. If you spend a whole in game day killing them you can easily make 10k in one sitting. Way more when you get stronger and are able to kill them faster.[/spoiler] You can really tell that the developers have put love into making the game and i hope to see more from them in the future.

I beat the main story line in about 11 hours. This is exactly what I needed in a cozy game. The NPCs have personalities, connections, and enough daily dialogue to cycle through. There is stuff to do after the main game and I'm stoked to 100% this game. I'm not someone to get deep into reviews, so I'll just say this was worth the price for me and I'll be putting more hours in.

It's a silly and cute farming sim with a fun sci-fi storyline. The characters are charming and the combat is not difficult at all. Recommend if you just wanna chill and don't like farming sims with complex mechanics.

价格对的上游戏体量，主线流程12小时左右比起一般的种田游戏剧情算是有意思的。细节方面有不少需要优化的： 1.中文是机翻润色而且有不少字体显示BUG 2.堆在家园里的黑色垃圾袋直到我游戏封盘都没有消失，按游戏文本应该能后期把垃圾袋处理掉吧，结果一直在。 3.工具不用升级也许本来算是优点，但是导致铁匠等店铺成为摆设而且后期种地浇水很浪费时间。在有外星人和高科技的设定下工具不能升级有点失望。 4.索菲亚的任务卡关了，找东西但是除了文本2句话完全没有提示。任务记录只是说找东西，也没有LOG查看之前文本，只能忍痛不完成了。 5.经济系统崩溃的有点快，除了一开始开地买种子会缺过资金。后面只要做任务完全不缺钱，但是缺乏可以消耗的地方。完全可以增加服装外观之类开销金币的内容。

[b]i would recommend shinehill, but pick it up on sale if you're a farming sim veteran[/b] i've had this on my wishlist since it was recommended to me by a cozy game youtuber who has recommended games i've enjoyed in the past. i definitely enjoyed it! but i don't know if i would've paid full price my biggest thing to note about this game is that it's very [i]easy[/i]: none of the npcs move [i]basically ever[/i], none of the quests are time limited, and (spoilers for after you finish the main story) [spoiler]the one mechanic i thought had potential to add difficulty was the 'disguise' mechanic, which is completely removed after you beat the main story and was also pretty easy to cheese by just running around town talking to everyone once per day[/spoiler]. there's nothing wrong with the game being easy by ANY means but it is something i think you should consider especially if you're picking this up because it reminded you of stardew!! the npcs also aren't super fleshed out so if you're looking for complex characters to steal your heart i don't know if you'll exactly get that, but i did like the cutscenes for the romanceable ones!! a lot of work was put into those at least :D i really liked the minigames as well, where a lot of tasks (catching animals, driving your spaceship, etc) had you doing them through a techy interface with some sort of minigame mechanic, it's something i haven't seen super often there are a bunch of other small qol things i liked/didn't like but my preferences might be different to yours. i think it's worth a play but definitely with metered expectations -- i don't think it'll rock your world or anything, but i got 20 hours out of it and had a fun time :)

Игра прикольная и приятная. Играется несложно и легко затягивает. Интересная основная сюжетная линия и личные квесты персонажей. Хорошая расслабляющая музыка, хотя в битвах и напряженная, но не навязчивая. Персонажи красиво нарисованы и неплохо проработаны. Из минусов могу отметить мужской род в тексте в игре за девушку. Также кривоватые хитбоксы - по деревьям, камням трудно попасть, даже если курсор прямо на нем, нужно вставать ровно. Романтические свидания немного глуповаты - ответы ГГ всегда что-то типа "Ты такая красивая<3" или "Ты мне нравишься<3". Еще немного жаль, что у персонажей нет расписания и они всегда стоят на одном месте - ощущается не очень живо - скорее пусто и грустно. В остальном, игра понравилась. В сравнении со Stardew Valley не такая напряжная, затянутая и замудреная.

One of the few cozy games lately that's genuinely kept me hooked. Played 12 hours in one day because I couldn't stop chasing the story. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a cozy game with a bit more mystery and personality.

goth var

Just don't be suspicious....! Fun, cute little game <3 Easy to 100% as well.