Fae Farm

Fae Farm is a new cosy farming simulator title by Phoenix Labs set in the enchanted lands of Azoria — a world full of magical issues that begs for your help!

- Violet Plata

The game starts off by letting you create your character, and there are tons of options to choose from, especially colour-wise, as the developers let you select from a nice gradient. Additionally, I was quite pleased to see that they went the extra mile to add inclusivity through "body types" instead of genders and allowing us to choose pronouns! Before we move on, I do want to note that you'll need to choose a username if you want to play with friends online — up to four people can join efforts in a game! — so be wary of what you choose because that will be in your character's name, unfortunately.

Once you're done making the adorable avatar, you're greeted with a quick background story that is a bit vague, as you just find a floating message in a bottle, and while trying to find the place it mentions, you end up shipwrecked in Astoria. This is where the actual playing begins, as Fae Farm doesn't miss a beat before it throws you into action by immediately introducing you to the mayor, who sends you off on a string of quests to acclimate you a bit to the game.

Fans of farming sims will have this bit down easily, as you just need to clear some of the stuff around your plot and plant some seeds. Merritt (the mayor) will give you a few pointers on how to do things, such as where your warehouse is and how to craft things, and then you'll be on your merry way to meet the cast of characters that will show you the ropes on fishing, bug-catching, and overall game mechanics. At this point, the game’s biggest weakness is quite glaringly obvious for anyone who has played a fair share of life/farm sims, and I’ll touch on that first before I move on to the good parts of the game.