Exactly what it says on the tin - cute, cozy farm sim with fairy theming. Unfortunately, the various bugs kept taking me out of the experience. I'd get settled into the gameplay loop of planting, harvesting, crafting, and selling, only for a glitch of a phantom crop to stop me from fully reseeding my plot. I'd work on the main quest story, and NPCs would know me before I introduced myself because their standard dialogue plays before the first meeting dialogue. My chickens would break free from the level geometry and walk around the tops of the trees because I suppose they wanted to be magic too. It's kind of a shame that there's all these little rough patches, because it's a relaxing game once it hits its stride. I love the freedom of movement on the map, especially once the player gets their wings, and the automatic rollover to the next day (while occasionally annoying when I was in a crafting menu) beats the mad dash home in other farming sims to avoid a debuff for the next day. Fae Farm feels like it just needed a little more time to iron out its wrinkles, but if you're willing to meet it where it is, it's a charming game.

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2024


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