Fae Farm Reviews

While the game itself is really good, I simply cannot recommend it due to the fact that it's filled to the brim with glitches and bugs. Some are minor, some are huge. Minor and medium issue examples: Enemies despawning, or glitching to a different location Enemies flying in the air. Rocks disappearing but still having a hit left. Items not being picked up despite being in range for a while. Almanac entries resetting in multiplayer every time you re-enter. Having to sit through cutscenes in the mine(s) every time you re-enter. Being stuck loading when going into the fae realm having to force shut the game down. Queued items in machines disappearing for some players. Queued items in machines turning into question marks. And finally a major issue: Wayshrines (teleport points) randomly locking and unlocking for random players working for random locations for players and so on. It's a huge mess and sadly ruins the game the further you progress as they become quite needed to play without having to spend eternity just running somewhere. And all of these are just examples of issues I've personally encountered TL:RD Way too many bugs and glitches ruins the game. Gets worse the longer you play

Fae Farm, developed by Phoenix Labs and released on Steam after debuting on other platforms, is a cozy life-sim RPG that blends traditional farming mechanics with light fantasy, RPG elements, and magical exploration. At first glance, it appears to follow closely in the footsteps of genre staples like Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, but it quickly distinguishes itself through its vibrant world, enchanting aesthetic, and seamless integration of fantasy systems that enhance the classic farming loop. Designed for players looking for a relaxed, whimsical experience with optional depth and co-op functionality, Fae Farm is a polished and inviting addition to the life simulation genre. Set on the magical island of Azoria, Fae Farm begins with the familiar setup: your character arrives in a new land, takes ownership of a rundown farm, and begins the process of restoring it. What sets this world apart, however, is its deep connection to the magical and the arcane. From the start, players are introduced to the existence of fae creatures, elemental forces, and mystical ruins that provide a fantasy-infused backdrop for the usual crop-growing and animal-raising mechanics. This fusion of the familiar and the fantastical gives Fae Farm a distinct personality, one that’s further reinforced by its lush, pastel art direction and charming character designs. Mechanically, Fae Farm offers a well-rounded suite of life sim systems. Farming, fishing, mining, and crafting are all robust, with intuitive controls and generous quality-of-life features like automatic tool switching, simplified inventory management, and snappy menu navigation. Crops can be planted, watered, and harvested with ease, while animals require feeding, care, and affection. Where Fae Farm innovates is in its magic system—players gradually unlock elemental spells that help in both everyday tasks and dungeon exploration. Spells can water multiple crops at once, clear debris more efficiently, or help in combat, adding a unique twist to otherwise routine activities. Beyond the farm, Azoria is a surprisingly expansive and well-realized world. Multiple regions, each with their own biome, aesthetic, and resources, are unlocked as the story progresses. These areas aren’t just decorative; they’re filled with foraging items, side quests, hidden collectibles, and environmental puzzles that often require specific magical abilities to solve. The dungeons, or "Spire" areas, serve as the game’s RPG-lite component, offering progressively difficult floors filled with hostile creatures, rare materials, and mini-boss encounters. Combat is simple but serviceable, relying on dodging, basic attacks, and elemental damage types. While not deep enough for hardcore action RPG fans, it provides a satisfying break from farming and supports the game’s magical tone. One of Fae Farm’s standout features is its cooperative multiplayer. The game supports up to four players in both local and online co-op, and the integration is impressively seamless. Players can share a farm, split tasks, explore together, and contribute to shared progress. The multiplayer doesn't feel tacked on—it's clearly built into the game’s core design. This makes Fae Farm ideal for couples, friends, or families who want to collaborate in a charming, low-pressure environment. The only real drawback is that multiplayer progression is tied to the host, meaning guest players don't retain their own save progression, which can limit its appeal for some. Aesthetically, Fae Farm excels. The visuals are colorful and inviting, with a soft painterly style that emphasizes whimsy and comfort. Character customization is broad and inclusive, allowing players to express themselves through appearance, clothing, and magical gear. The soundtrack complements the visuals with gentle, looping melodies that reinforce the tranquil tone without becoming intrusive. Environmental sounds are subtle and immersive, and the ambient audio shifts naturally as players move between biomes or time progresses from day to night. It’s clear that a great deal of care went into the game’s sensory atmosphere, which is essential in a genre so dependent on mood and tone. Despite its many strengths, Fae Farm is not without shortcomings. The narrative, while serviceable, is light and sometimes overly simplistic, lacking the emotional depth or character development seen in some of its genre peers. While the world is filled with NPCs, many of them feel underwritten or too generic, which limits the sense of connection players might feel toward the town and its residents. The quest design also tends to rely heavily on fetch tasks and resource gathering, which can become repetitive during longer play sessions. Additionally, while the game aims for accessibility, some players might find the pacing a bit too relaxed, particularly in the early hours when magic and exploration systems are still locked behind tutorial quests and story progression. Still, Fae Farm succeeds in its primary goals. It provides a comforting, magical sandbox for players to relax, build, explore, and grow. The systems are well-integrated, the visuals and sound design are top-notch, and the addition of co-op elevates the entire experience. It’s a game that invites slow, deliberate play and rewards consistency over intensity. Whether you’re tending crops under the sun, delving into elemental dungeons, or decorating your home with crafted furniture and enchanted relics, Fae Farm offers a consistent sense of gentle satisfaction. It doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, but it adds enough new magic to make the familiar feel fresh again. For fans of farming sims, cozy games, and light fantasy adventures, Fae Farm is a delightful experience that manages to carve out its own niche in a popular genre. It might not hit the narrative highs or mechanical depth of some of its contemporaries, but its charm, polish, and accessible co-op gameplay make it a worthy addition to any cozy gamer’s library. Rating: 8/10

I grew up watching Winx Club, and have pretty much been obsessed with fairies since. I pre-ordered the deluxe version of this game - I was that excited about it, and confident that I would enjoy it. I played it for about 37 hours, and I ultimately came out of the experience pretty sad about the quality of the game. I didn't have any big glitches, as far as I remember, but I played almost all of these hours within 15 days of the game coming out, so it has been quite a while. I'll start with my pros, because there are some, but not a ton: - The game is cute! It really is. The people, the creatures, the houses, and the food. - The music is quite nice. - I enjoyed the mines a lot. The levels were unique and interesting to explore. [From this point on, there are vague spoilers!] But, this game ultimately lacked a lot of heart. The NPCs were bland, and it also really bothered me that once you picked one person to romance, all the other dateables were just marked as 'lost loves/sweethearts/flirts', because that just feels really reductive and makes the relationships feel even more transactional than they already do. The enemies in each mine are mostly just harder versions of previous ones, and the amount of potions you need for just mine access is too much. I personally found the farming to be really, really confusing and unintuitive with how it works seasonally, though that may just be a me issue (it works by planting the same base seeds on different seasonal soils in order to receive different crops. It took me like 20 hours to figure it out, and I found it to be a really inane way to make farming unique). And oh, the fairies. Half of the namesake of the game, and anything to do with being a fairy, or interacting with a fairy, takes 7-10+ hours to get to even touch. Then, just about everything fae is segregated behind a portal to a different realm, where you have a separate yard, separate animals, and a separate town. The original town is cozy enough, but the magic that I expected to be woven into everything just... isn't there. And, managing multiple homesteads is overwhelming; if I do all the caring for all crops and animals, it uses up a lot of the day. Also, the first pair of wings you get is ugly, and that just made me upset. This game clearly has enough to do that I still played it for almost 40 hours even though it wasn't what I was expecting, but the things that were supposed to be a triumph about it? Weren't. I wanted to love this game so bad, and I just couldn't. I haven't played the DLCs, but I don't think they will change my opinion on the flaws of this game.

I can say, that this game is one of the best Stardew Valley-like, cosy and farm game out for now there. I won't say its as good as Stradew Valley, but the game got some of the really good parts. You're not obligated to finish the day in your house/passing out if you don't do so. You simply return and go for the next day ! Its appreciated, even if I still like Stradew Valley with that feature. The game is more "lighthearted" than SD. It also have a Flower breeding feature as Animal Crossing. Customization is really appreciated. You can do really cute gardens, plus you have multiple farms for each biomes and that add a lot !You can move freely in the areas, jumping, swimming... Everywere ! Its pleasant. You can change your fairy wings, have cute clothes, glasses... The artstyle is really nice and well made. A big plus, is that I've played again with my boyfriend who got the game free, because I've won a Twitter raffle (official from the Fae Farm account) with two keys of the game with DLC. (I already had the game, but without additional content) And we we're able to both enjoy the DLCs !! Even if I don't have them. (we used his save) The game also have Crossplay ! And thats really appreciated. I was able to play with my mom (she got the Switch version). Its not 100% perfect, I had few bugs, especially with the NPCs, the "dating" system in the game is kinda meh. You can have cute cutscenes, but thats all. Even sometimes, it got some poor translations. (in french) A lot of bugs have been patched, I've played it since day one and it was a bit more weird sometimes. If you're looking for a cosy game as cute as Animal Crossing, and with the same farming system as Stardew Valley, its the right game ! ― TL;DR : Really chill and fun, got some bugs. Crossplay !! If you play with a friend, you're not forced to have the DLC like them and you'll be able to play at the additional content in his save.

This is a simplified magic-themed version of Stardew Valley that understands the reasons decisions were made. That's it. That's the whole review. If you liked Stardew Valley but thought "I really wish this game had more magic spells in it" or "I really wish I didn't have to fiddle with my tools in my inventory every time I wanted to do something", then play this game.

It's similar to stardew valley but this game makes more sense and I enjoy every second.

To start off, this game is a mix between animal crossing and stardew. Very cozy game similar to stardew. Lots of quests, dungeon levels, etc. I bought the DLC too as it was on offer. I love this game a lot and find it so addictive. I like how they have the free demo. I played this first and really liked it. There are some annoying bugs sometimes and some things that you basically have to figure out to do. But most is very straight forward. My pc runs it so fast I don't have time to eat in loading screens. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☑ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Pay to win ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐♥♥♥♥♥♥ original story to suck money ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! But its a money sucker ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

This is close to up thumb, but still down. The game has quite some nice features like a new take onto the farming challenge, cute and colorful visual, enough decor, verticality of the map (really cool and refreshing) and so on but there is one thing it lack critically: DEPTH. If you're totally new to the genre, or on the low low hand of the age of players who can play this kind of game this is probably a great good start. Dungeon are way more refreshing than the "My Time at ###" series, the map isn't a bad maze with people running around that far that it feels like hell to just catch them and the quests are simple enough that you can get most of them straight away. For new players, great. Past that, see how fast I completed the story + enough of farming to call it good enough for myself. Actually the worst part: Animal care. That peice with your animal houses spread over the map and the need to move animal 1-1 to breed them, is just soo bad.

A very cute game with gorgeous scenery. The daily loop is really satisfying and will keep you busy. The only downside about this game is how shallow the NPCs were designed.

Word of Warning: This game was immensely hyped up, but can't even live up to basic standards. It looks pretty. It has the basic farming sim elements. But it totally lacks in passion and narrative of any kind. Characters fall flat, quests are boring. It's a shame, truly.