Spirittea

This is such a fun and relaxing game. I wouldn't try to play this in short sessions either. This is a game you can truly lose HOURS of time in without feeling like it has passed. I have never played Stardew, but I am sure it is similar...without the ghosts and such.

Really difficult to play on PC without a controller. You're supposed to chase things all over while holding down shift, not toggle shift on/off, hold it down. ESC doesn't close menus, you have to use S to close it. It was tedious. Too bad, the general idea seems good.

This game is downright adorable, reminding me quite a lot of Stardew Valley with the world building while also being different and inventive with it's mechanics. You're a person that arrives in a town your relative used to live in to write a book, but you find out that you're actually kind of important to a side of the town that nobody really knows about and has forgotten about. As you play you find more and more forgotten bits and bobs, it's quite a fun experience uncovering it all. I'm surprised more haven't jumped at this game it's a really nice decompressing play. Despite being about finding ghosts, it's not scary at all (although I love a good pixel horror). There's a focus on gathering items and completing puzzles to progress the game, you can complete the game pretty fast actually if you wanted to, but I myself have not beat it yet because I would like to get all of the spirits. It plays smooth for the most part, I haven't really gotten stuck because there's many outlets to focus on. It's like a knot that gets untied when you pull the end you didn't think could be the solution, which is very satisfying. When you're grinding it can get a bit annoying that the 'run' and 'use item' button are the same, but if the item doesn't have a use case then it's fine. In all, definitely would recommend if you or someone you're thinking about getting a gift for needs to chill out and be kind of like a little detective.

Love this game a lot!! Really good if your wanting a cozy game that isn't just farming!

[h1]Review: Spirittea[/h1] Escrevo essa review como primeiras impressões. Pretendo atualizá-la conforme avanço no jogo, porém, com os problemas já nas primeiras horas, não está claro até onde isso vai. [b]UPDATE 06/05/2025[/b]: Atualizei meus pontos sobre a música e sobre os bugs. E com isso, paro de jogar no verão do primeiro ano, na expectativa de voltar a jogar futuramente quando houver um polimento maior, e resolução dos vários bugs. [h2]PONTOS POSITIVOS:[/h2] + A ambientação e o tema do jogo são bem interessante. Há uma constante curiosidade em saber como vai ser o encontro com os próximos espíritos. + A trilha sonora funciona muito bem a medida que você continua jogando. + A casa de banho é um dos pilares principais do jogo. É uma espécie de mini-game semi-complexo que acompanha um jogo "tipo Stardew Valley" ao redor dele. [h2]PONTOS NEUTROS:[/h2] = A pixel arte é um tanto... "peculiar". Não chega a ser feia, mas também não se destaca como algo visualmente bonito. = É um jogo propositalmente lento, especialmente no começo, no qual você tem poucas opções do que fazer. [h2]PONTOS NEGATIVOS:[/h2] - Você PRECISA jogar com um guia externo ao lado, que são os guias da comunidade, a wiki, e perguntas respondidas no Reddit. - Falta um polimento extra, mesmo com o jogo já lançado, e com um update 2.0. - Geralmente, NPCs nesse tipo de jogo são memoraveis, interessantes, com profundidade. O que não é muito o caso desse jogo. - Mal balanceado em alguns pontos, como amizades maximizadas em questão de segundos, e uma economia que não faz sentido (um peixe rarissimo vender por 20 moedas, e uma receita extremamente fácil de fazer vender por 1000 moedas, por exemplo.) - Um dos maiores agravantes é interface, que é mais bonita do que prática. Por exemplo, dois menus arbitrariamente separados um do outro, um caderno de quests que você troca de paginas individualmente, só por ser bonito, e itens que devem ser entregues em locais específicos, que são muito difíceis de acompanhar essa entrega sem um guia. - Falta clareza no que pode ou deve ser feito, como uma espécie de mistério que deve ser desvendado, e a única dica fornecida é "se vira". Você pode pescar... e agora? Você recebeu um livro... e dái? - Bugs são frequentes e aparecem até em interações básicas e menus. Encontrei 6 bugs nas 14 horas de jogo que tive. - Suporte limitado apenas ao layout de botões do Xbox. - O mini-game de karaokê é HORRENDO. Confira as outras reviews, todas falam o quão ruim é de joga-lo. [h2]CONCLUSÃO:[/h2] Spirittea tem uma proposta ambiciosa e um conceito interessante, mas ainda carece de refinamento básico. Se os desenvolvedores focarem em polimento e clareza, em vez de apenas adicionar mais conteúdo, o jogo tem potencial para se tornar um bom “cozy game”. No estado atual, porém, é uma experiência que exige mais paciência do que deveria, com um esforço nem sempre recompensado.

I was hoping for a Spirited Away meets Stardew Valley but sadly it doesnt work. The bathhouse is too slow. Maybe it gets better after day 4?

I honestly can't state how much I love this game. I've played many hours on switch, and I'm writing this as I get ready to start a, hopefully full, run on pc because it seemed like it may be easier to take personal notes this way, which I feel isn't required but is very helpful! I really enjoyed my first (incomplete) switch run that I did without looking up anything really, but now that I'm on a mission to really solve all the problems, I know even just notes of where I am in the process of a problem is going to be helpful. I love that there's the mystery aspect, the problem-solving, and the task management of running the bath house.... this game really just scratches all my itches. Not to mention the Asian culture and mythos and just care that went into the game!! It's very clear the devs loved making this game, and I feel honored to get to say I love playing it!!! I really don't know how I haven't heard this game all over every cozy game board!! I see a lot of the like, gaming news reviews the devs included say its a mix of stardew valley and spirited away, and they aren't entirely wrong, but the combination of management with riddle-solving really makes it stand out in the stardew/cozy game genre. The aesthetics, reminiscent of Spirited Away, are also just so fun and gorgeous and ugh I really cannot say enough how well this game comes together. Play it!! You will not regret it!!!

I've seen many people complaining about the art style in this game. I don't really agree. I think it's cute and charming. It definitely does lack a certain cohesiveness, but it doesn't take away from the gameplay at all. The aesthetics are made through the subject matter more than actually how it looks. I will say though, that while exploring and clicking on random stuff is definitely fun, the art style makes it very difficult to tell interactable items between just decoration, which can get frustrating. So far, the gameplay and story has been very fun, and somewhat challenging. The game doesn't walk you through everything, or when it does, it can be easy to forget. Some googling required. But I think that's better than super easy. Dialogue is cute, stories haven't gotten repetitive yet but I could see them possibly turning into that.

Davvero molto cozy! Carinissimo.

Beautiful pixel art, addictive gameplay, fantastic writing, and very cozy Ghibli aesthetics. Much love to this little gem!