Harvest Life
- November 10, 2017
- bumblebee
- 3h median play time
Get on SteamIn Harvest Life, build and manage your own sustainable organic farm, tending to fields, crops, and animals to sell products in your farm store. Expand the run-down farm, hire staff, and romance a sweetheart through mastered dates in this immersive farm simulation experience.
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Reviews
- The game has a cute aesthetic and is visually appealing.
- It offers a relaxing experience for casual gamers and is suitable for younger audiences.
- The developers are responsive and actively working on updates and improvements.
- The game feels unfinished and lacks substantial content, making it repetitive and boring.
- Controls are clunky and confusing, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- There are numerous bugs and visual glitches that detract from the overall experience.
- grinding51 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that the grinding aspect of the game is a significant drawback, with many players finding the repetitive tasks tedious and lacking in meaningful rewards. While some appreciate its simplicity and casual nature, others criticize it for being overly simplistic compared to more robust farming simulators like Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, leading to a lack of engagement and enjoyment. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a major factor that detracts from the game's potential appeal.
“This game needs more areas to explore or more crops to grow instead of just grinding achievements.”
“Buying any upgrades feels like it involves endless grinding to come up with the cash, with barely any rewards.”
“It is not really linear, just that there is so much grinding and the scope is quite narrow, with not much challenge and not many goals you would want to achieve besides collecting achievements for doing specific things for specific number of times.”
- story16 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, primarily revolving around inheriting a farm from a grandfather with little narrative progression beyond that. Players find the quests repetitive and uninspiring, with limited interaction with NPCs and a focus on mundane farming tasks rather than engaging storylines. While some appreciate the nostalgic elements of returning to a hometown, the overall consensus is that the game needs a more compelling narrative to enhance the experience.
“The story begins like most of them do, with a grandfather and a farm you inherit.”
“Everything is connected by some nice story elements about you coming back to your hometown and earning your spot in the community.”
“There is not yet enough storyline or activities to be all-consuming like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon, yet I find myself playing for an hour each night after work just to unwind.”
“The quests are too simple and boring; there are barely any NPC characters to interact with.”
“No storyline, repetitive tasks that seem to bring you nowhere.”
“I'd say that this game could be better; as of right now, it has only a minute of storyline that only tells you how you got the farm. The rest of the time you just farm, and farm, and farm...”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally considered simplistic and lacks depth, with a generic fishing mechanic and limited variety, making it more suitable for casual players or those who enjoy basic farming games. While some users appreciate the potential for fun once familiar with the mechanics, many criticize the lack of tutorials, bugs, and overall complexity, leading to a quick sense of boredom for more experienced gamers. Despite these issues, the developers are actively working on improvements and bug fixes.
“For those who like simple farming games, this is an enjoyable game with decent gameplay.”
“It's very simple in gameplay and layout, and the developers have been adding on to it and are very good at fixing reported bugs.”
“As soon as you get into the mechanics, you'll have a lot of fun taking care of your farm.”
“The fishing mechanic is generic and a very primitive version of Stardew Valley, not to mention there is only one type of fish.”
“Gameplay is buggy even on my high-end computer.”
“However, for grownups or those who are used to more complex gameplay, it gets really boring very quickly, especially when farming is a continual struggle against glitches or AI flaws.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as decent and visually pleasing, with a cute aesthetic reminiscent of classic titles like Harvest Moon. However, opinions vary, with some reviewers noting that the simplicity of the graphics may not appeal to all players, particularly those seeking more content or complexity. Overall, while the graphics are a highlight for some, they are seen as the game's primary strength amidst criticisms of its overall depth.
“In its current state, it is a simple, graphically pleasing, relaxing farming game.”
“The graphics are pretty good for the type of game it is, but that seems to be the only notable redeeming quality of the game.”
“The cute graphics gave me the feeling I had back in the days with Harvest Moon on the Game Boy.”
“Graphics are alright, music is cute, but this needs a lot of work.”
“The graphics are... okay.”
“In its current state, it is a simple, graphically-pleasing, relaxing farming game.”
- stability9 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches that significantly hinder gameplay, even on high-end systems. Many players find the experience frustrating due to issues like unresponsive mini-games and limitations in building on the farm, leading to a perception of the game as a "buggy, generic mess." While some appreciate the ability to exit without saving to avoid mistakes, the overall consensus is that the game's stability detracts from enjoyment and complexity.
“There are barely any farm buildings to build; the farm is large, but you are unable to build anything on half of the area as it is a buggy, broken mess.”
“Gameplay is buggy even on my high-end computer.”
“The mini-games are not only boring, but still quite buggy (logs failing to get cut, bobber for fishing disappearing, etc.).”
- music5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as generic and repetitive, contributing to a lackluster combat experience, though some find it cute and relaxing. While it evokes nostalgia for handheld consoles, it ultimately leaves players wanting more variety and depth. Overall, opinions are mixed, with some considering the music the best aspect of the game.
“+ Perhaps the best thing about the game is the music.”
“Sound and music sound very relaxing; to the point that if you overplay, you might get sleepy.”
“The music is generic and repetitive, and the combat system is incredibly boring; not to mention there are just two enemy types.”
“Even just the soundtrack puts me in a handheld console mood and makes me crave the 20th of March (Animal Crossing: New Horizons release date, y’all) even more.”
“Sound and music sound very relaxing, to the point that if you overplay, you might get sleepy.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely perceived as lacking, with repetitive and uninteresting dialogue from villagers and combat mechanics that fail to elicit any comedic value. While there are occasional moments of irony, such as the game's cross-platform limitations despite using Unity, overall, players find the humor to be underwhelming and uninspired.
