If you've played any Rune Factory, you'll know more or less how the game itself shakes out.

It's a genuine pleasure to look at.Ĭaptured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) The designs of the food, the decor, and the monsters are all so adorable and clever that it seems almost timeless and illustrative, like a Beatrix Potter book. Colours bloom from every inch of its meticulously hand-painted landscapes, and although the character art leans on the side of simplicity, it works well, especially when the game is played in handheld mode.

You may think the trailers look a bit like My Sims or one of those mobile game adverts where the grandma murders everyone, and we agree, but in motion, Fae Farm is beautiful. To start off with the praise – of which there is a lot – Fae Farm is utterly gorgeous. Now, you're wanting to know if Fae Farm, one of the most promising-looking farming-type games of the past few years, matches up to the hype. In fact, you've probably played most of them already, from Stardew to Harvestella, and you've most likely been burned a few times by games that didn't quite scratch the itch. You're here because you've most likely got a hankering for another farming-type game in your life.

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