Doloc Town

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Doloc Town is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by RedSaw Games Studio and was released on May 7, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

This game is a pixel art simulation game & shooting game, it has cute picture, semi-open world story system, rich and deep game system. The story is witty, lighthearted and casual, you can build your own farm, tackle cute Npcs, catch small animals, learn food recipes or fight monster in jungle-land

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98%

Audience ScoreBased on 361 reviews

gameplay31 positive mentions

grinding166 negative mentions

Unique post-apocalyptic setting with refreshing mechanics like vertical farming and environmental hazards such as acid rain and scorching weather.
Well-designed gameplay loop combining farming, crafting, exploration, and combat with drones, offering satisfying progression and customization.
Beautiful pixel art, excellent soundtrack, and cozy atmosphere that creates an immersive and enjoyable experience even in early access.

Combat can be clunky and frustrating due to drone AI issues and aiming difficulties, particularly on controller.
Some platforming sections feel stiff or awkward, making navigation and movement challenging for some players.
User interface and game systems lack some quality-of-life features and clarity, such as limited map details, no calendar, and confusing time system.

grinding
168 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in this game is generally seen as balanced and engaging, with a fair amount of core farming, fishing, mining, and crafting tasks that provide a satisfying progression loop without feeling overly repetitive or tedious. While some players note grinding can become monotonous after extended hours, the variety of activities, automation options like drones, and unique mechanics such as vertical farming and weather challenges help keep the experience fresh and enjoyable. Overall, the grinding is viewed as a rewarding part of the gameplay that complements its innovative post-apocalyptic farming sim setting.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The town is multi-tiered and while you are able to access and create new ways to make shortcuts to various areas, even the base level navigation when you first start out is not tedious nor does it feel like a slog to get from one point to the other, something I'm grateful for as I found navigating under a day cycle time crunch rather annoying in a few other farm sims like this.”
- “Speaking of grinding, like most games, you will have to grind for things.”
- “There's plenty of different things you can grind from farming, to fishing, to mining, to cooking, to scavenging.”
- “A fair amount of grinding is required to get stuff and things does get monotonous about 30 hrs in, but it'll be accompanied by the satisfying sound of your drone's firearm firing away at the enemies as you're doing your chores.”
gameplay
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Doloc Town is praised for its smooth, polished, and intuitive mechanics that blend traditional farming sim elements with unique features like vertical farming, environmental hazards, and drone combat. Players enjoy the satisfying and well-balanced gameplay loop, which combines farming, exploration, crafting, and platforming, enhanced by a cozy yet challenging atmosphere supported by a fitting art style and soundtrack. While some minor issues exist, overall the gameplay is considered fresh, engaging, and deeply rewarding, providing a distinctive and immersive experience within the genre.
- “Doloc town has a beautifully tuned gameplay loop: wake up, tend your crops, explore a little, talk to people who slowly become your people, improve the town, repeat—with that dangerous, delicious “just one more day” pull.”
- “The progression is satisfying, with each milestone offering tangible rewards that make the gameplay loop feel increasingly efficient and rewarding without losing its cozy rhythm.”
- “This game adds some really interesting mechanics and fun new concepts to the farming sim genre that I really enjoy (like vertical planting & drones!) There's so much love and care here already and the game's only in early access!”
- “The gameplay itself isn't incredibly unique; if you've played a farming sim, you know the drill.”
- “Since this is a game with a lot of mechanics and locations that you need to take note of early on, it's hard to keep track of everything.”
- “This single mechanic made me put the game down... it's kind of infuriating that they have crafting from storage in the game but have it so poorly optimized and seemingly done with intent.”
story
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in Doloc Town is praised for its engaging, hopeful post-apocalyptic setting with a strong environmental theme and well-developed characters, offering a compelling and immersive narrative that feels refreshing compared to typical farming sims. While currently limited to early access content with some abrupt endings, players appreciate the thoughtful pacing, blend of exploration and quests, and the developers' commitment to expanding the story further. Minor issues like occasional bugs and lengthy text are noted, but overall the story is a key strength that keeps players invested and eager for future updates.
- “The story of Doloc Town manages to make you feel like a part of the local community and the wider world, and even though the importance of environmental restoration is sort of the main plot of the game, Doloc Town's storyline is not patronizing in the slightest.”
- “+ story (it's actually a fairly compelling story; I realized I stopped skipping dialogue and was reading it all about 2 hours in. Think dark moe, but not too dark; it's very hopeful and I like that about it)”
- “Main story and characters are interesting so far, looking forward to seeing the continuation of the plot and the implementation of more character relationships and sub-stories.”
- “It ends abruptly, and not at a natural break in the storyline.”
- “The game is a lot like Stardew Valley where the story and gameplay are very passive.”
- “There's also almost no 'NPC' interaction needed, as there's no extensive dialogue or narrative outside of the 'main quest' story plot.”
graphics
69 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a charming and cozy pixel art style that uniquely suits its post-apocalyptic setting, combining nostalgic and modern aesthetics to create an immersive and visually pleasing experience. While some users find the graphics busy or desaturated, most praise the clean, bright visuals and how well they complement the relaxing atmosphere and gameplay. Overall, the distinctive, lovingly crafted art style is a strong highlight that enhances the game's mood and world-building.
- “On top of that, the game is aesthetically pleasing, with beautiful pixel art and a world that feels cozy despite its post-apocalyptic setting.”
- “I’ve really enjoyed my time with Doloc Town <3 the game blends charming pixel graphics with relaxing farming and fun adventure elements in a way that kept me hooked.”
- “All this combined with the gorgeous, distinct art style makes Doloc Town an easy recommend for me, and I'm really looking forward to how it shapes up as early access continues.”
- “I also found the graphics to be busy and hard to make out details.”
- “The graphics on videos didn't quite catch on to me, but whilst playing it all seems to come together.”
- “Of course you can find some things to criticize like lack of languages (currently there's only English and 2 Chinese), little translation errors, complicated movement mechanics, annoying combat or even the art style for some people, but to me this just isn't enough to disregard a game I had so much fun playing.”
music
54 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is widely praised for its relaxing, cozy, and nostalgic qualities, perfectly complementing the game's pixel art and atmosphere. While some users note occasional repetitiveness and high initial volume, the soundtrack consistently enhances immersion and emotional engagement, making it a standout and integral part of the overall experience.
- “The game’s soundtrack complements the mood perfectly, shifting from serene melodies during farming tasks to more ominous tones during exploration or hostile encounters, reinforcing the contrast between the warmth of your homestead and the cold uncertainty of the wider world.”
- “The sprites are lovely, the soundtrack is impeccable (I have played over 100 hours and still find myself humming the tunes), gameplay is rewarding, and it is so satisfying to just get lost in the world and watch my crops grow.”
- “The music just ties it all together, obviously present but never in your face about it, it creates the perfect background to get pulled even further into the game.”
- “The music can get a bit repetitive.”
- “The music will be the only part that could be improved, in my opinion; everything else is magic and there's much more to explore in the game.”
- “I also love the soundtrack, but what I really hate is that I can't turn down the sound of the thunder during thunderstorms. It hurts my ears.”
atmosphere
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its charming, cozy, and relaxing vibe that encourages players to lose track of time. Its well-designed art style, lighting, and evolving environment create a positive and immersive mood that balances comfort with a purposeful survival experience. Many users find the atmosphere uniquely compelling and emotionally engaging for an indie title.
- “Come for the farming, stay for the atmosphere, lose track of time on purpose.”
- “The atmosphere is positive and manages to pose environmental undertones without being preachy, while providing a well-paced sense of purpose in surviving the elements and improving the town.”
- “I love the lighting and atmosphere of some of the locations juxtaposed against the thick pixel art.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers a heartwarming and wholesome emotional experience, combining a refreshing farming sim with quirky characters, a friendly yet slightly eerie town, and creative robot companions, all enhanced by charming art and music.
- “Such a refreshing take on farming sim, absolutely fun with wholesome art style, music and gameplay.”
- “The characters are quirky yet enjoyable to interact with and get to know, the town is creepy but wholesome and friendly, and the robots are cool and creative yet familiar.”
- “Heartwarming.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is subtle and arises naturally from its quirky mechanics and situations, such as battling rogue drones or dealing with environmental challenges. Players find the story both funny and hopeful, with amusing moments like a drone unintentionally blocking cutscenes adding charm to the experience.
- “More than aesthetics, this little game has a great story that's both funny and hopeful, and a lot of neat mechanics to offer.”
- “The drone follows you everywhere though, so sometimes your very hefty drone will be in cutscenes blocking most of your body; a small gripe, but sometimes accidentally funny when your drone/torso fusion emotes a little in agreement.”
- “If you forget how short the day time period goes, the acid rain and the blazing scorching sunny in random days (but you can check the forecast), or how hard is farming, gathering materials, caring your animals (without helpers when you start, or drone automation - I think the last one is in progress -) or fighting rogue drones to build/update your farming/crafting equipment... it is a nice and funny 'solar punk - waste punk' cozy game I ever played and besides without solving all those things that sound uncomfortable, nasty or being too picky it's still the best cozy game.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's performance is generally smooth, but its optimization is inconsistent, particularly with the poorly optimized crafting-from-storage mechanic, which some users find frustrating and potentially intentional.
- “The performance is silky smooth.”
- “This single mechanic made me put the game down. It's kind of infuriating that they have crafting from storage in the game but have it so poorly optimized, and it seems to be done with intent.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game runs smoothly overall, especially on the deck, but some minor glitches are present, such as occasional unregistered inputs during platforming.
- “Some of the platforms have little glitches; I pressed the jump button twice and it only jumped once.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game shows great potential for replayability but currently lacks full character customization and feels incomplete, which may deter players seeking a polished experience. Replay value is expected to improve as the game progresses toward full release.
- “Great early-access game with massive potential, but it might be a turn-off for players looking for full control over their character's customization. It will take some time for it to be fully released and have replay value.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development is praised for its consistency and charm, effectively maintaining a cohesive and authentic world and character design throughout the game.