Relaxing, cozy, no-pressure play
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“It's super chill and wholesome. Great for the soul”
Steam review · 309.1 h played ↗
Palia
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Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Singularity 6 Corporation2024Life Sim · Farming Sim · Casual
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A free, cozy no-combat MMO life sim with lots to do, deep housing and a friendly community. Skip it if paywalled storage, pricey cosmetics, bugs and grind bother you.
Great for
Players who want a relaxed, no-combat Stardew-like life sim with house decorating and a friendly community
Main risk
Monetization creeping into gameplay (paid storage, mounts), plus buggy updates and grind
What changed in the last 30 days
137 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite newly added paid storage, which breaks the cosmetics-only promise, plus more bugs and expensive shop items. Fairly confident about this.
137 recent reviews
What players love
Huge variety of activities
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Hunting, fishing, mining, crafting, farming, bug catching, cooking, relationships.”
Steam review · 240.6 h played ↗
Charming characters, story and world
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The characters are absolutely charming and fleshed-out.”
Steam review · 301.2 h played ↗
Great house building and decorating
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“House building and decorating is unmatched”
Steam review · 250.1 h played ↗
Friendly, helpful community
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I have NEVER encountered a friendlier online game.”
Steam review · 113.8 h played ↗
Free to play with cosmetic-only shop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“For a free game, there is just so much content. The only thing that costs real money is cosmetic items that do not effect gameplay.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy updates and unfixed bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“EVERY SINGLE PATCH, something gets broken.”
Steam review · 875.9 h played ↗
Overpriced cosmetics and battle passes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“$20 real world dollars for a mount license is criminal.”
Steam review · 371.6 h played ↗
Core gameplay put behind a paywall
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“10/10 until they started putting stuff like more storage space behind a paywall.”
Steam review · 141.1 h played ↗
Devs prioritize shop over story and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“they stopped updating the story but still do regular updates for skins and cosmetics (paid)”
Steam review · 252.3 h played ↗
Grindy, repetitive and FOMO-driven
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The FOMO is real, and the to-do list of things you're going to miss never runs out.”
Steam review · 95 h played ↗
Blocked or unplayable in Russia
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“It doesn't load at all in Russia, even though my account is British; it doesn't connect with a VPN either.”
Steam review · translated · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable22 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-8350 CPU or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 660 / AMD Radeon R9 270 or equivalent
Storage22 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit or higher
ProcessorIntel i5-7300 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300U or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 / Intel Arc A580 or equivalent
Storage22 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-8350 CPU or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 660 / AMD Radeon R9 270 or equivalent
Storage22 GB available space
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