Undying Harvest

Good game to play while listening to a video. Nice, relaxing, and simple.

game of the decade

Undying Harvest is a small farming survival game that takes the usual idea of growing crops and throws a zombie apocalypse into the middle of it. I am trying to keep a farm running while undead creatures are constantly coming after me and my crops. I have to plant things, let them grow, collect what I can and then deal with the zombies, bats and other creatures that are attracted to the farm. I like the basic idea because the two sides of the game actually have a reason to exist together. Farming gives me something worth protecting, while the undead stop the farming from becoming completely peaceful. The farming side is simple, but I think that works for the size of the game. I am not managing a huge agricultural empire with loads of complicated menus. Instead, I am mainly trying to keep crops growing while making sure I am ready for the next wave. The interesting part is having to balance my time. If I spend too much attention on fighting, I can fall behind with the farm, but if I concentrate too much on growing crops, I can leave myself open to the undead. That gives the basic farming loop a bit more pressure than it would normally have. The combat is fairly straightforward, wi…

I like it.