Teddy's Haven

The coziest game. Relaxed, and lets you determine your own goals for the shop and the island.

A game I can't stop coming back to. Teddy's Haven has proven to be addictive despite being an EA game. There is literally so much to do, and first exploring the map was so much fun and before I basically automated farming everything, I spent so long manually mining/tending/foraging EVERYTHING (even when you seriously dont HAVE to) just because levelling up felt rewarding and grabbing everything meant I can craft and sell even more things. I love that customer's don't get mad when you're missing items on the shelf, they literally just walk in and go around buying what they want without complaining if you don't have everything on the list. This is great because I've played games before in which you unlock new items and the customers instantly complain if they're not on the shelves because somehow they magically know you've got access to it. So, I don't stock all the cheaper stuff and focus on stocking more expensive things (i still have a good collection of stuff on the shelves). Teddy's Haven embodies cozy! Starting a new day means the possibility of a random (LARGE) creature spawning on the map you can talk to for some helpful buffs. They kinda scare me just because of their sheer size but at the same it's cool as hell, the devs really take advantage of the magical world and its possibilities. There are also magical creatures to hire and pay that help restock/man registers AND the customers aren't just limited to humans as well! Time doesn't pass until you decide to open the store and then you can spend however long you want when the store closes to do more things of your choosing as well. A lot of things require skill that when levelled up grants speed and increasing multipliers for like.. everything, it's great and everything just becomes faster the higher it is. Decorating and rearranging the store is easy and after seeing what the community can do with the decor already included, you can make some really aesthetically pleasing shop floors. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that you can place shelves outdoors and customers go out in the sunshine/storm/rain to grab the produce I stock on the porch. I've spent hours on this game and haven't unlocked everything yet which I think it's crazy since again, it's EA! It's not boring and it's super cool unlocking and growing new products so I can colour code my shelves. I was obsessively creating what seemed like endless amounts of different flavoured jams and buzzes every single day and even now I'm stocking new aether-infused produce (potatoes, carrots, gourds + other magical looking vegetables). THERE'S FISHING! I'm pretty sure it's fairly new and more features will be added for it so I'm looking forward to it being more engaging (the fishing itself - the FISH are gorgeous on display in the aquariums, and super lucrative). A big plus in my opinion is that devs don't slack when it comes to improving QOL. Sure you can add more features for a cool start but everything becomes SO fun and accessible with some good shortcut keys so that things don't drag along and managing your store feels so much easier with the most recent crate update. Highly recommend this game, I'm excited for where it's heading and all its possibilities. WORTH the money.

Delightful. Cozy. Wonderfully designed. Easy gameplay. Simply wonderful to play. 10/10

The map is huge and the winter season is very pretty, but a good portion of the world is barren. If you drift long enough into the nothingness you get rewarded, sometimes. I got this game almost entirely for the decorating aspect; Still grinding my way to being able to do that. I cannot say that I'm hating the process though!

This is easily one of my neww favouites. Still in evelopment, it is already easily one of the coziest games I've ever played in my life, and it is clear how much love has gone into this. Likewise, I can already see that the finished version, and future updated versions will be phenominal. The things I love most is exploration, and knowing nothing can hurt me. Not falling, not the enormous visitors who arer all gentle and give me a bonus, not the weather, nothing. Seeing the increasingly different shop visitors as you level up and expand your shop, and the incredibly unique visitors like goats and geese and giraffes are an absolute delight to behold, and make me laugh every time I see something or someone strange and new in the shop. And the different seasons having a real effect on what you can forage is really lovely. I get excited near the season changes because I can restock on seasonal berries and fish. Being able to craft all kinds of neat things, from jam to cheese, to magical gemstones is absolutely wondeful. I hope to see this area expanded with more crafting items in the future, such as hybrid ores or new ways to use my fruits and veggies! All in all, this is an incredibly cozy game, an experience of pure gentle relaxation. No combat, no fear, just kind softness.

There's no timer! There's nothing to kill! Nothing can kill you! I took my cats and my fairies, and went searching for Outofboundium past the emerald moon! The music is just the right level of chill, and the game does not care if I go afk without pausing. It's obvious that the dev has a LOT more planned, given the massive expanse of empty space beyond the harvestable areas. Well worth the purchase price for what is well and truly a relaxing (no timers!!!) game. I will absolutely be buying more DLC for this, if that's what it takes to get the rest of this world filled in. THERE ARE NO TIMERS!!! NOTHING TO KILL! NOTHING KILLS YOU!

I suffer from a lot of anxiety and panic attacks and this game helps me calm my nervous system so much. I can't wait until more is added!