Upcoming Game: Stardew Valley

If you loved Harvest Moon, then Stardew Valley will be right up your alley. Stardew Valley is an upcoming "country life" RPG that bears many similarities to Harvest Moon, and it is being developed for PC. We'll talk a little about what a country life RPG is for anyone who missed Harvest Moon, and why you should be excited for Stardew Valley.

It's the simple life for me.

The premise of Stardew Valley is straightforward: you have come into ownership of a small farm in a rural town, dilapidated but ready for renovation and sowing. You have many choices in games like this, and the game is intended to be quite open-ended with the player deciding on which plot points to pursue, but some things available to do in Stardew Valley will include the following:

•  Turn your run down farm into a vast, productive ranch! This game is about farming, and farm you shall!
• Explore a vast, mysterious cave network - this is a combat and mining side of things.
• Become a part of the town community, and if you decide to, court and marry a fellow town member. Social aspects of this game are important, too.
• Help determine whether Stardew Valley remains a small-town paradise or a member of the powerful Juju Corporation. Politics are part of the game.
• Other things, like Archeology, Fishing, Cooking, and designing the appearance of your house and farm.

 I played Harvest  Moon, why should I be interested in Stardew Valley?

While Stardew Valley looks like it has a similar basic concept as Harvest Moon, the developer of Stardew Valley has expanded on it and added a ton of new things. Some of the main decisions you make in Stardew Valley, like the politics and caves, look like great new additions. Also, Stardew Valley is multiplayer! You can tend to your farm and explore the cave with your friends. Multiplayer is an awesome addition to the farming RPG genre.

If you want to follow the news on Stardew Valley, you can do so at their website. Links to their twitter can be found there too. I am excited about Stardew Valley and can't wait for it to come out, hopefully sometime this year.