Cozy, relaxing, low-pressure play
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“i absolutely love that there’s no pressure to rush through anything.”
Steam review · 92.5 h played ↗
Disney Dreamlight Valley
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Gameloft2023Life Sim · Adventure · Simulation
The verdict
A huge, cozy Animal Crossing-style Disney life sim with endless quests and decorating. Skip it if you hate fetch-quest grinding, premium-currency shops, or pricey DLC.
Great for
Disney fans and cozy-game players who love decorating, questing and playing at their own pace
Main risk
Predatory monetization, expensive DLC and unfixed quest-breaking bugs sour the experience
What players love
Beloved Disney characters and nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“They all have their own character archs and building via their personal friendship quests and they are done so beautifully.”
Steam review · 460.9 h played ↗
Huge amount of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I love this game, it's neverending. There is a lot to do in the base game alone but add in the DLCs and you have even more.”
Steam review · 1051 h played ↗
Decorating and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I'm not a great builder or decorator, but this allows me that freedom to express like none other.”
Steam review · 1363.8 h played ↗
Regular free updates and new characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I love the constant updates! i always feel like there is something to look forward to when playing this game.”
Steam review · 563.9 h played ↗
Moving story with emotional depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The storyline (yes it does have one!) is far more in-depth than I expected, and even tweaked my emotions at times.”
Steam review · 288.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Predatory monetization and FOMO
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The biggest issue with this game is its aggressive microtransaction.”
Steam review · 223.5 h played ↗
Expensive DLC with characters paywalled
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“added paid DLC that is only $10 less than the base game.”
Steam review · 227.7 h played ↗
Broken promise of going free-to-play
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game was marketed as eventually becoming free-to-play.”
Steam review · 257.4 h played ↗
Game-breaking quest bugs left unfixed
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Just about every quest I've played has had at least one game breaking bug that stops progress completely.”
Steam review · 302.6 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and connection errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it gave me a connection error #6 and I can no longer access the spooky star path that I paid for.”
Steam review · 289.1 h played ↗
Repetitive fetch quests and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Hope you like fetch quests. You'll get fetch quests to set up your fetch quests here.”
Steam review · 190.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support26 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-540 or AMD Phenom II X4 940
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT, 512 MB or AMD Radeon HD 6570, 1 GB
Storage26 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB
Storage26 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-540 or AMD Phenom II X4 940
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT, 512 MB or AMD Radeon HD 6570, 1 GB
Storage26 GB available space
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