Everdream Valley
Release Date: May 30, 2023
Adventure, TPP, fantasy, sandbox, farm, Polish, life sim, indie games, animals, cozy game, singleplayer
OpenCritic
A TPP adventure game with farming and life sim elements. Everdream Valley has us playing as a child helping their grandparents run a farm, living through various, often fantastical adventures.
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[1:12] Everdream Valley trailer #1
Digitally Downloaded: 2 / 5
I’m starting to wonder if I’m too picky about farm sims. I justify that by saying that all I want is a functioning game. I don’t expect some crazy story to bring you to the farm. I don’t expect perfection. But I do expect things like auto-saves to save often enough, the game not to crash, and farming itself to be pretty chill. I experienced none of that in Everdream Valley. I wanted so badly to like it, too. But instead, it feels rushed or incomplete. I don’t doubt the devs had all the best intentions, but it’s too big for its britches. It has potential, it just doesn’t feel like a fully polished game.
Pure Nintendo: 6 / 10 by Kaelyn Daugherty
Everdream Valley has the potential to become a good farming game, and there were times when I really enjoyed myself just working on the farm and training my animals. But the short story, underwhelming ending, and gameplay issues were a turnoff.
Nindie Spotlight: 7.3 / 10 by Justin Nation
While certainly a pretty relaxed and family-friendly affair, the lack of direction and structure can also make it feel a bit aimless
Everdream Valley Description
Everdream Valley is an adventure game with farming and life sim elements. It was developed by an independent Polish studio Mooneaters, its publishers being Untold Tales and VARSAV Game Studios.
Plot
Everdream Valley is set in the titular beautiful valley, where life is peaceful, happy and comfortable. We play as a young boy or girl spending their holidays on their grandparents' farm. The protagonist can help them run the farm, have various kinds of fun and even... become an animal.
Mechanics
Everdream Valley makes use of the third-person perspective (TPP). The game is set in an open world, featuring many different activities, the most important one being helping our grandparents run their farm. We must cultivate the land and nurture the plants, harvesting the fruit (and vegetables) of our labor. We also need to acquire resources used to maintain and expand the farm. Other than that, we'll raise farm animals and get to know the valley's inhabitants and their peaceful lives. The player' accompanied by a canine friend - one of ten available dog breeds, who helps us herd and guard animals or search for treasure. Ambitious players can also try befriending a cat, which, if it takes a liking to us (and feels like it) can help us as well.
Our holidays don't involve only farming work. We can roam the world and learn its secrets, sleep in a tent, build treehouses, collect insects, fish and hunt for treasures. The real magic only happens at night, when our character is haunted by dreams, during which we play as various animals. This lets us wander around and participate in mini-games, earning special rewards.
Technical aspects
Everdream Valley features high-quality, colorful, cartoonish, appealing visuals.
Everdream Valley Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows May 30, 2023
PlayStation 5 May 30, 2023
Xbox Series X/S December 15, 2023
Switch June 23, 2023
PlayStation 4 May 30, 2023
Xbox One December 15, 2023
Developer: Mooneaters
Publisher: Untold Tales
Age restrictions: none
Everdream Valley System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3 / AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 / 3 GB Radeon 7950 or better, 10 GB HDD, Windows 10
Recommended: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 580 or better, 10 GB HDD, Windows 10
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