Harvest Gamer - Harvest is Plentiful, Labourers Few

This game - where have you been 10 years ago? My Time at Portia is a quaint simulation RPG game where you rebuild your father's workshop and create a new life in the land of Portia. You start off as repairing the dilapidated workshop to gaining fame by completing commissions from the citizens of Portia. As a workshop builder, players will need to help Portia prosper and fulfill commissions as requested by the numerous NPC citizens throughout the land. However, there's also a few rivals that will try to compete for business. You are after all the newcomer in Portia. My Time at Portia is a cute and happy game, although it takes place on a dark setting of a post-apocalyptic world. It's developed by Pathea Games and published by Team 17 (publisher of Worms 3D, Survivalist, and Overcooked). The graphics remind me of a cute MMO - and honestly, it plays like an MMO too. It would've been great if this game was released ten years ago, because there's a lot of playtime in thi...

Forager - wow, I'm addicted. Forager is an absurdly addicting game where you start with building a small base on a tiny island, gather resources, and buy neighboring lands to expand your manufacturing empire.  I have the game on Steam and I couldn't turn away after several hours of playthrough as there are apparently other things that adults must do. Ugh. Responsibilities! PROS: It's easy to pick up, but difficult to put down! Premise looks promising Build and battle Mighty portable More free content coming up CONS: One pet per play No multiplayer Hold one key for most of the time FPS bug on PC? It's easy to pick up, but difficult to put down! (top) Forager is easy to grasp: the player goes around mining rocks, chopping trees, harvesting resources in order to build structures to c...

A Subsistence first impression game review. Subsistence is an indie survival first-person shooter where the players need to keep themselves fed and build a base for shelter against the elements. Players will hunt for food, keep hydrated, and protect  themselves from wild animals (and hostile hunters later on). In short, failure to keep the most basic need for survival means starting over. It's a frustratingly difficult game in the beginning that requires a lot of trial and error, but consider it an achievement once a working base is up and running.  Here is my computer system: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700k CPU @ 4.20GHz RAM: 16 GB DDR4 GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070x2 8GB GDDR5 Display: 27" MSI Optix AG32C 165Hz PROS True to the title - you must survive each day Rewarding when supplies have stabilized Interesting AI mechanic where hostile hunters build bases Predators level up when they get you CONS Challenging hunt for materials Lack of direction in the b...

Raft: You'll find no shortage of sharks here! A Raft first impression game review. I've had Raft on my wish-list for a couple of years, so I decided to pick it up (this Steam Winter Sale after the 33% discount - frugal much?). Raft is a survival game with building and crafting mechanics where the player is left drifting on a small 2x2 raft on the vast ocean. You'll need to stay awake on the first in-game day to gather resources; I felt super lonely in the dark while drifting on the ocean. I understood immediately that I would need to gather my materials first in order to survive, before expanding my Raft and then pursue the story. I've been able to get the hang of it and stabilize my hunger and thirst needs after my first two hours on the standard difficulty. Here is my computer specs: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700k CPU @ 4.20GHz RAM: 16 GB DDR4 GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070x2 8GB GDDR5 Display: 27" MSI Optix AG32C 165Hz Raft is fun ...