Howler for an Hour Stream: Staxel
1http://store.steampowered.com/app/405710/Staxel/
This game is really relaxing. Even if I don't - personally - really like doing everything in it.
This is, essentially, Minecraft meets Harvest Moon. You're a character existing in a little country community, taking over a rundown farm, in the hopes of getting it fixed up and profitable. You grow crops, raise animals, catch bugs...all the usual Harvest Moon fare. You also break things, reshape terrain, build buildings, craft almost anything given you have the supplies...all the usual Minecraft fare. Catch my drift?
I am not too great at all the crafting, though. In Minecraft, I'm usually the guy who plays with friends who LOVE that stuff, which is great, as I can go out and kill monsters and forage for them, or go about building a house or such. But if you love crafting, you'll love it in Staxel, even if I don't. I need friends to do this for me in Staxel too, I think...haha.
Fortunately, friends are always an option with this game also supporting multiplayer. I hope to maybe get another key for my boyfriend sometime, as he loves crafting and farming in Minecraft, and I think he'd get a kick out of this.
It's a relaxing experience. If this looks like your jam, and you're a little tired of Stardew Valley, then I don't think it's a bad idea picking this up.
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