Addictive gather-craft-upgrade loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The loop of gather, craft, level up, unlock, repeat is dangerously satisfying.”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%HopFrog2019Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Farming Sim
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A cute, highly addictive pixel-art gather-and-craft incremental game that's great for dozens of hours, but it's abandoned, buggy, and ends in a punishing grind. Skip it if you want multiplayer or a finished game.
Great for
Players who enjoy relaxed, addictive gather-craft-upgrade loops and achievement hunting
Main risk
Late-game grind, long craft timers and an abandoned, buggy game with no multiplayer
What players love
Cozy, relaxing atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“it is a fun, relaxing and cosy game to hop back into when feeling stressed.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Satisfying progression and variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A little bit of fighting, a little bit of puzzles, a little bit of farming, crafting, automation, light bullet hell boss battles, fishing, mining, and tiny bit of exploration”
Steam review · 86.8 h played ↗
Fun for achievement hunters
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Fun game if you are an achievement hunter, because it was a blast to 100%.”
Steam review · 48.8 h played ↗
Charming pixel art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The art is cute, the music is cozy, the pacing is spot on”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
Runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“it can run literally on toaster, because on my very weak laptop, it plays really smoothly”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Abandoned by developer, no multiplayer
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“love being loaded into a main menu that proudly displays a roadmap that hasn't been touched in 6 years.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Grindy late game and endless waiting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The game just does not respect your time: every single simple craft takes time.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Bugs, softlocks and clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Not being able to reorganize your hotbar beyond enabling/disabling tools”
Steam review · 45 h played ↗
Poor optimization and FPS cap
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“at about the 1.5 hour mark, the game will drop to 40fps and stay there until you restart.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Tedious grind achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“a quarter of all the achievements are just here to pump up the total playtime without any reason.”
Steam review · 32.7 h played ↗
Poor gamepad and Steam Deck controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“controller layout is horrible on steam deck and keeps defaulting.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP and above
Processor1.2Ghz
Memory1024 MB RAM
Graphics512MB
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows XP and above
Processor1.2Ghz
Memory1024 MB RAM
Graphics512MB
Storage200 MB available space
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