Harvest Gamer - Harvest is Plentiful, Labourers Few

Windrose is a new pirate themed survival game that features land and sea adventure with survival and building mechanics. Windrose is the newest Pocketpair published game developed by Kraken Express. And it is off to a great start with over 1 million sales plus over 200k peak player counts . Pocketpair may have another great game under its management.  There are a lot of satisfying play elements in Windrose such as the adventure in uncovering the main story. Players can sandbox away while unlocking recipes for building, equipment, and ships. The game can be played solo or coop. The building feels excellent with no limit to bonfires or camps, with a complement of a dynamic weather system. Not to mention the cunning land and ship battles in a pirate themed game. Although there is one thing that saddened me especially due to my eagerness with ship battles. Disappointing, really. Players can board enemy ships but cannot capture ships (yet). Instead, boarding points toward collecting lo...

Image by Nivalis / ION Lands I have been playing some first person life sims lately such as Trading Card Game Simulator, Sengoku Dynasty, and Cowboy Life Simulator. I may have found my other niche genre: first person business sims. Ironic how I seek to satisfy my craving to escape RL work just to get bogged down by virtual work. But Nivalis looks really interesting .  Nivalis is a cyberpunk themed life-sim where you can run businesses in the city of its namesake, Nivalis. You will meet and befriend characters, create loyal customers, and even find love. Then you'll also be able to customize your own home.  Nivalis is a unique spin in the cozy genre to live and run a business in a cyberpunk themed city. It's appealing to own a house and multiple businesses in a cyberpunk city. At the same time, it doesn't feel limiting as players want to experiment on not only one business but multiple ones in a cyberpunk setting.  I'm curious if it will revolve around a story like its d...