Stardew Valley

This is the perfect game for relaxing, despite the fact that it's totally addicting and life consuming. I've sunk at least 80 hours into this game and still feel that there is a lot to explore and complete. I love the nods to Harvest Moon 64 (one of my favorite games of all time), and I love the original aspects of it as well. Altogether, fantastic game. Unless these types of games aren't your cup of tea, I don't see how you could give this less than five stars.

Truly the Bob Ross of games

I'll just echo what everyone has been saying: if you've ever enjoyed Harvest Moon, you'll love Stardew Valley even more! It takes all the best elements and refines them. It also adds in other gameplay touches that really improve over the Harvest Moon formula. I loved Harvest Moon back in the day, but felt that the newer versions of Harvest Moon were very unforgiving with the time you're given to get things done. Stardew Valley is all about forgiveness: practically anything you can pick up has value when sold (though not always very much), shipping sales don't have to be in before a certain time of day, the length of the days actually allows you to get things done. The game doesn't even force you to farm if you don't want. You can spend all your time wooing the village girls, exploring the caves and fighting monsters, or just hanging out fishing. Give Stardew Valley a shot, you won't regret it!

So you've inherited a farm. Wake up, oooo - better pull out those weeds. This would be easier with a better hoe. How do I upgrade the hoe? Go mining. Go to bed. Wake up. Plant crops. Need more money. What's a good source cash. Go fishing. Go to bed. Wake up... water crops... this would be easier with sprinklers..... Ooooo!! I can get the heartless soulless AI to like me!! Gift gift gift.... 100 hours later. Mmmm - now I know what I'm doing I'll start again and 'progression' will be faster.... 100 hours later. And time never went so quick. It will eat eat your life... I mean you real life.

Love it. I've played 100's of hours, even restarted a couple of times, and it's still my go to game to relax and take my mind of work, etc. Buy it, you won't regret it.