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[I collect VHS tapes]

Graveyard Keeper is on sale and got me thinking—what are your favorite Stardew Valley-style games? Whatever fits your definition of that genre, I'm curious what stands out to you.

I think mine would have to be Core Keeper.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Tough one, I think I'd have to say….










Stardew Valley

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

I think I'd have to say….










Stardew Valley

Hah sorry if OP wasn't clear but I meant games other than Stardew valley. I'm looking for some recommendations as I really like this style of game when done right

 

[geary]

Hah sorry if OP wasn't clear but I meant games other than Stardew valley. I'm looking for some recommendations as I really like this style of game when done right

Have a look at Core Keeper...

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Have a look at Core Keeper...

 

[lastmessiah]

Welcome to Elderfield demo is cool

 

[geary]

Didnt saw you mentioned it
Another one would be Terraria, but is not exactly like Stardew Valley.

Like Stardew Valley, there are My Time at Portia/Sandrock, Coral Island, Harvestella, Animal Crossing

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Welcome to Elderfield demo is cool

Just googled this, looks right up my alley. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on this. I love horror, so I'm surprised I've never heard of this one.

 

[John Bilbo]

Stardew Valley is much better than Graveyard Keeper.

Palia is great. I'd recommend it.

 

[Kacho]

Story of Seasons are all I fucks with personally.

But as far as 2D indies go, I like Cattle Country. Arthur Morgan doing the narration was a nice touch.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Stardew Valley is much better than Graveyard Keeper.

Palia is great. I'd recommend it.

The f2p mmo?? I played it briefly years ago. I don't think I gave it enough time to accurately judge it. I don't think I've ever seen people really recommend or mention it.

 

[John Bilbo]

The f2p mmo?? I played it briefly years ago. I don't think I gave it enough time to accurately judge it. I don't think I've ever seen people really recommend or mention it.

Yeah I played it for a while maybe about a year ago. You get your own personal plot of land which is separate from the multiplayer side. I played it mainly as a single player experience.

They're still updating it so the version I played could be different from yours.

 

[Holammer]

Critter Cove is pretty good, it leans a lot into Animal Crossing. Imagine AC made by a small team of furries? It's not for the faint of heart, but I put 67h innit. The 94% Steam user score is deserved. IMO, they should have given each each "villager" a distinct personality, put a writer on it instead of copying AC wholesale, with Snotty villagers becoming passive aggressive tsundere (bleh).



Luma Island is more similar to Stardew Valley, but with a Captain Toad style camera where you find hidden secrets by rotating the view.
89% Steam user score feels about right, I spent 64 hours on it. Unlike Critter Cove there's lots of dialogue here, too much and it's so politically correct hipster smug I wanted to the punch something. Everything the player does is soooo amazing! I usually read everything dutifully, but I actually skipped text here.

I only dipped my toes in it, but My Time at Portia was pretty good. Tried the Sandrock sequel's demo which improved a lot on the formula.

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

Hokko life was OK, story of seasons series is pretty good, harvest moon I haven't played much but I hear good things. Terraria I'd say it's more like a 2D minecraft in a finite world but with more stuff to make, including a good switching system for traps and such.

 

[OverHeat]

Coral Island

 

[EerieArcade]

Definitely this.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Critter Cove is pretty good, it leans a lot into Animal Crossing. Imagine AC made by a small team of furries? It's not for the faint of heart, but I put 67h innit. The 94% Steam user score is deserved. IMO, they should have given each each "villager" a distinct personality, put a writer on it instead of copying AC wholesale, with Snotty villagers becoming passive aggressive tsundere (bleh).



Luma Island is more similar to Stardew Valley, but with a Captain Toad style camera where you find hidden secrets by rotating the view.
89% Steam user score feels about right, I spent 64 hours on it. Unlike Critter Cove there's lots of dialogue here, too much and it's so politically correct hipster smug I wanted to the punch something. Everything the player does is soooo amazing! I usually read everything dutifully, but I actually skipped text here.

I only dipped my toes in it, but My Time at Portia was pretty good. Tried the Sandrock sequel's demo which improved a lot on the formula.

This what PS1 games looked like in my imagination as a millenial tween. Theme Park World in particular.

Everyone wanted Toy Story graphics back then.

I hope the dev team get the accolades that they deserve because it looks like a lot of heart went into their game.

 

[ssringo]

Definitely this.

This one intrigues me the most out of all the Farming Sim games thanks to the 80s/90s anime aesthetic. I'm just waiting for it to leave EA so I don't get burned out on an incomplete game.