Aeruta

“The story is simple but charming, and focuses more on the characters and their relationships than a grand plot.”

“The characters are charming, the world is beautiful, the progression isn't too grindy, and the story is serviceable and fun.”

“The story is also simple, but does well in fleshing out the characters and making them endearing to you.”

“The visuals are very pleasant to the eyes, both the sprites (which are very cute and well animated) as well as the portraits, which are gorgeous to look at.”

“First off I do want to say that the game is very charming, the graphics are beautiful, the animations are very expressive, the characters are cute and have lot of personality, I did enjoy reading their relationship stories, and seeing them in town interact with each other was very nice as well.”

“Just blown away by the satisfying game loop, from the smooth platforming, to the combat mechanics, to the shop selling experience, to the upgradable “health potions(aka bread)” and omg the artwork; the unique cute emotes they all have!!”

“The soundtrack is a hidden gem, genuinely has some really great songs that got me revisiting areas just to listen to them again.”

“Music is great as well, from ambient coziness in Bakersfield, the hectic bake-off sessions, and the legitimately badass boss music of a fiery goddess.”

“The music in this game is absolutely fantastic, setting the perfect mood, while the cute, pastel-themed art style gives it such a wholesome vibe.”

“The characters are charming, the world is beautiful, the progression isn't too grindy, and the story is serviceable and fun.”

“One that bugged me is how grindy the mid-game can be; upgrade prices for Chaya's abilities, Effie's bakery, or Bakersfield town buildings tend to be very high at a point where you can still be struggling to get ingredients.”

“Not too grindy except at the end where upgrades get considerably more expensive, but you don't need them to finish the game.”

“The characters are fun and their friendship stories are all very wholesome and worth going through.”

“She's so good... Chiva might have ended up being my favorite, but I love all of the cast, and most of the best-friends conversations made me cry just by how sweet they are.”

“A heartfelt thank you to the dev team Thank you for giving me more than twenty hours of happiness (and I’ll keep running my bakery! My bread and my story haven’t reached max level yet, haha).”

“It's very cute and funny, with an interesting storyline and equally engaging gameplay.”

“They actually made me laugh at times.”

“A really refreshing and funny game, nothing too complicated, you fight, you farm, you make bread and you buy things, the sales are entertaining and dynamic and the fights are way better than expected of this kind of game.”

“I really love the world and atmosphere, the art direction, and the pacing of the story.”

“Beautiful pixel art, cozy atmosphere, decent combat and variety of weapons and skills to mix and match.”

“In general it has a very relaxing atmosphere, though with some tense moments during boss fights or when you get flooded by customers (there's an easy mode, though).”

“I really liked the different characters: their personalities, their stories, and their character designs.”

“Character design is cute, and the story is intriguing.”

“Aeruta is easily one of the top indie games I have ever played; it combines many lovely aspects from character design to management and other finer details.”

“You go on adventures selecting your path in a myriad of beautifully crafted scenarios, each one is unique, so it has a lot of replayability.”

“There is definitely replayability to it, I'd say.”