Wanderstop

I expected a simple management game, instead I got an emotional rollercoaster with amazing storytelling. The only thing I would add is a free play mode where I can run the shop and choose my favorite color pallet after beating the game bringing back all the customers 10/10

I hated farming games. I did, they are never as relaxing as people lead you to believe, and certainly the opposite once you get into the rhythm of it. But then I played Wanderstop, and it brought some revelations. I still hate farming games, they are still stressful, and I feel I can't ever relax playing them, but the story of this game gave me the insight into *why*. It's audacious to make a "cozy farming" game with the target audience being those that hate said genre. I still don't like farming games, nothing feels cozy, but by the end, I felt that maybe it ain't so bad to play at a slower pace. I still don't like farming games, I'm bad at them, but Wanderstop isn't so bad, and maybe I'm not so bad either.

One of the most emotionally mature and greatest story-based games I've e͟v͟e͟r played. Never sobbed/cried so hard at an ending like this before, my only complaint is that I cannot experience this for the first time again.