Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop

It’s a charming, relatively short game that leaves a lovely impression. I especially enjoyed how the time mechanic was designed—using your shop to move time forward made the experience feel calm and natural instead of rushed. The story is simple, but still enjoyable, and I had a great time playing throughout. Definitely a cozy experience.

For starters, I wish Steam had an in-between rating option. If you're looking for a time sink or an easy achievement game, this works. However, it comes with issues. My #1 advice: wait for a sale. $17 isn't worth it. I accidentally left the game open for 25-28 hours, so ignore my Steam playtime a bit. The wording makes the game feel way more expansive than it actually is. "Unlock this new animal island" really just means another tiny section separated by black loading screens. You only have a few areas: your farm, another small farm section, your house, your shop, and the animal/spirit area. Everything has tiny loading screens between them, but the game itself is extremely small. The gameplay loop is repetitive. Water crops until you unlock sprinklers, then abuse the fact that one sprinkler can go off multiple times if you keep moving it around. It's tedious, but still easier than watering manually. Then you pet animals, collect seeds, run your shop, and repeat. You can also collect shells daily from beach to beach, though one shell spot was bugged and couldn't be collected. Selling in bulk is basically the best way to progress, so most of the game becomes hoarding r…

I played the demo of this game before purchasing it and I quite enjoyed it. However, I thought I was missing out on more content due to only having access to the demo, which cuts you off at day 8. I do not regret this purchase, only because I bought it on sale and it is "ok" for what it is. But I will say, it's lacking. There's no life to the game. You can't really do much with the other available characters....it feels like there's not really anything to do and I've only played the game for about 5hrs and I'm pretty sure I've almost completed it.

IMPORTANT: I'd ONLY recommend if it is on sale. Full price seems a bit much for what you get. It's fine? I got it in a charity bundle, otherwise I would not have purchased. I have heard bad things so I wasn't sure but I decided to give it a try, It's not bad, It's just pretty simple. I do find the gameplay loop enjoyable, I didn't come in with high expectations. Good if you're just trying to kill some time or wind down. I'll probably work on 100% just because it's there, and it isn't difficult, it satisfies my brain's desire to achieve a goal. And the animals are cute. If I were to recommend a change that would increase the games value without reworking the mechanics or adding areas, I would suggest leaning more into decoration, so while you're farming, you can make your farm cuter and change your house/barn areas. There is SOME but it isn't alot. An update to add more decor would be nice... though I doubt it will happen.

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Love it! Super easy but still entertaining. It's a really cute cozy game.