Stardew Valley: Aaaaaannndd there goes my life.

Stardew valley took my free time. It's simple relaxing and provides a very charming world to get lost in. While it may seem like a simple farming simulator it has a charming story and lovely characters for you to invest your time in. There is also a diverse set of story lines and areas of progress.

For those unaware of the premise of Stardew Valley the game starts with you working a desk job in a depressing urban environment where you open a letter from your grandfather who left you his farm and his wish for you to live a simpler life with the land and fresh air. So you quit your job and move to Stardew Valley to take over your Grandfather's small farm.

In Stardew valley there is a skill system that revolves around the leveling up of those skills. by leveling up you gain proficiency in that skill as well as new crafting recipes that pertain to that skill, for example, leveling up in fishing lets you craft bait and use better fishing poles. Levelling up in fishing also unlocked more items to buy from the fisherman because fishing "became more popular in the town.

As expected Stardew Valley centers around your grandfather's farm. Starting out the farm is overgrown with weeds, grass, trees, and its covered in stones and fallen logs. The farm also has a few secrets in it if you explore the massive area the farm contains.  The farm can also be upgraded and improved with crafted items to automatically grow crops. you can make money selling your crops or cook with them but there are many other ways too make money.

Stardew Valley has a very simple dungeon and combat system to go with it. The "dungeon" is a mine in the north east corner of the map. There is an adventurers guild that gives you quests to go deeper and slay certain monsters but that really just means mashing the attack button until the monster dies.

Now as of the day I'm writing this the developer has confirmed he will add multiplayer in the near future but I can not find a specific date. Unfortunately a practical multiplayer for this game seems difficult if not impossible. Some mechanics require the sleep and rest because you run out of energy to do things  there is also the relationship and quest mechanics to take care of not to mention the synching of the calendars in game