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AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationFarming SimPixel GraphicsCozyPlatformerPost-apocalyptic

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Game description

Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.

Basic info

DeveloperRedSaw Games Studio
PublisherLogoi Games, Pathea Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 5, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i3 6100
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 451 reviews from the past 1 year

84.5/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Metacritic: 78 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A side-scrolling farming sim set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Doloc Town scores 84.5, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

151 reviews find the farming fun and relaxing, and some say it hooked them for long sessions. 80 praise the pixel art, with adorable characters and detailed backgrounds, and a few also like the soundtrack. Visuals & Sound ranks 303rd of 1249. 58 enjoy the world and its cozy wasteland atmosphere, and some like the gentle townsfolk and the lore revealed through friendships. Content Volume ranks 408th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 543rd of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

51 reviews find it hard to learn, and some say many mechanics go unexplained, sending players to the wiki or a notebook for recipes. 48 feel progression stalls, and some point to tech tree bottlenecks, rising costs and tedious fishing. 41 dislike the controls and interface, and some find combat clunky and tool switching awkward. Gameplay ranks 894th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 334th of 1399. Others say the later main quests feel like errands.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun and engaging gameplay” · 151 reviews
“adorable art, unique character design, environmental art” · 80 reviews
“rich lore, atmospheric world-building, and narrative depth create immersive experience” · 58 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.37 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open-ended building and automation with freedom to design farms” · 14 reviews
Negative “late-game building layout is a disaster, garbage-like appearance, no motivation to play” · 10 reviews

Progression 39% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 24% · Strategy 16% · Controls & feel 21%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.40 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “rich lore, atmospheric world-building, and narrative depth create immersive experience” · 58 reviews
Negative “镇民对话库匮乏，NPC塑造低于同类游戏，小镇死气沉沉” · 1 review

Story 23% · Characters 22%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.30 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “90 hours in with many things still to accomplish” · 23 reviews
Negative “only one boss, maps fairly limited, still in early access” · 17 reviews

Variety 19% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.58 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “adorable art, unique character design, environmental art” · 80 reviews
Negative “背景太过单调，严重影响游玩体验” · 1 review

Audio 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Community +1.58 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 2% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.13 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “cooked dishes priced lower than raw ingredients breaks economy balance” · 12 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.09 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “excellent localization with proper character voices” · 4 reviews
Negative “developer gave copy-paste responses to Korean localization complaints before direct contact” · 10 reviews

Stability 4% · Performance 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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