Superb eldritch atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I love the atmosphere and the way this game clearly wears its inspirations on its sleeve”
Steam review · 76.8 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Chris Cote2026Horror · Farming Sim · RPG
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A Lovecraftian farm sim with punishing turn-based RPG combat, superb art and music, and a great start. Skip it if you hate grind, RNG, or want a cozy Stardew.
Great for
Fans of Fear & Hunger, Look Outside and Junji Ito who want a hard, atmospheric RPG with light farming
Main risk
Midgame grind, brutal RNG and unbalanced combat make it feel like a chore, not cozy
What players love
Beautiful hand-drawn art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The pixel art is gorgeous and full of detail.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Lots of content, mysteries and exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There’s also a surprising amount to do. Farming, fishing, cooking, mining, foraging, decorating, building relationships, investigating mysteries, and fighting monsters all fit together really well.”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
Fun, strategic turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The turn-based combat is much more fun and strategic than most games with this same type of combat.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Great quality-of-life and optional sleep
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Not being forced to sleep (see what happens if you stay awake), no stamina for regular tool use, the ability to teleport home without using a ton of resources”
Steam review · 39.7 h played ↗
Adjustable difficulty and fresh take on the genre
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“But if it is too much, you can make it easier (or harder) at any time.”
Steam review · 39.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Midgame grind becomes a slog
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“later on in the game is becomes such a massive grind it feels like a chore.”
Steam review · 98.9 h played ↗
Unbalanced combat with too few action points
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“your max ap is 2. meaning you will never get more then 2 actions per turns. some enemy's have five.”
Steam review · 73 h played ↗
Punishing RNG and dice rolls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game just has it out for you every single thing you do.”
Steam review · 84.8 h played ↗
Shallow NPCs and underdeveloped romance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Even the romanceable NPCs suffer from extremely repetitive dialogue, which makes getting to know them feel less rewarding.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Combat interrupts gathering; slow unskippable animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“getting into a fight every two logs you cut or rocks you mine gets suuuuuuper old fast.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Stuttering and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Performance is really bad, game is incredibly un-optimized and incredibly choppy.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
Processor11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
Processor11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon RX 570 (4GB) or the Radeon RX 5500 / RX 5300
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
Processor11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570
Storage2 GB available space
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