Palia

Not for introverts but extroverts will enjoy. I've played this game almost 100 hours now and while I did enjoy playing it I probably won't play for much longer. Once I got to Exquisite Level Tools it got unplayable for me personally. I am extremely introverted and I like solo playing games. I don't like talking in game chat and will do everything I can to avoid it so once you reach the stage where you need an insane amount of Flow Wood Planks then I can't really enjoy playing anymore. I don't want to have to constantly call out for help to grind flow trees that are uncuttable without a group to make cute furniture. Clothes cost ~$30 or more a set, pets are something like $15 and you can't get them any other way but through the premium shop. Crops take at least 3 hours of real time to grow with watering in between and if they aren't watered their growth pauses so no planting and logging back in later to collect. Takes an hour to process a single crop to increase it's value and you're limited to 9 plots of soil (9 plots w/ 9 spaces so 81 crops total) so you can't really grind crops for money quickly. There is also no way to trade other players or give things away to another person. You can make a request for an item you've already obtained but not one you haven't gotten yourself before and you can't ask a specific person to fill the request. Overall it's cute and a fun game to kill some time but I don't want to be forced to interact with people just to continue playing.

I’ve spent some time in Palia, and I have to say it’s a beautiful, heartwarming game that really nails the cozy MMO vibe. The world feels alive, the art style is gorgeous, and the activities like farming, fishing, and crafting are all super relaxing. The community aspect is also great. You can tell the developers put a lot of love into creating a space where players can connect and have fun together.
However, one feature I feel is missing which is something that would make me return in a heartbeat. It's the ability to share a plot with a friend or partner. Imagine how amazing it would be to build and decorate a home together, farm side by side, and truly create something special as a duo. So many people, especially couples, are looking for a game like this, and adding shared plots would make Palia even more unique and nostalgic feelings from Star Stable. It’s a feature that would take me back to the days of collaborative gameplay in classic games, and I believe it would only add to the game’s charm and popularity.
I really hope the developers consider this addition. Palia has so much potential to grow, and I’ll be keeping an eye on updates. Until then, I’ll wait for the day I can return and build a shared home with a friend. It’s a small change that could make a huge impact!

---{ 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
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ 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 }---
☐ 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!
☐ 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
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(Excuse the “time logged”, as I usually play on my switch and not steam, but wanted to give a review!
---{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
☑️ All
---{PC Requirements}---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑️ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{Difficulity}---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{Grind}---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isnt necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You‘ll need a second life for grinding
---{Story}---
☐ 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!
☐ 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
☐ Cyberpunk 2077
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Palia is a very relaxing and cute game. I really enjoy it! It has an odd time machine installed because many hours mysteriously go by. . .

---{ 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
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☑ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ 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 }---
☐ 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!
☐ 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

Have you ever wanted to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but for free, and with romanceable humanoid NPCs? I did. If you're like me, then this is the game for you.
The characters are extremely lovable (even the ones that aren't really supposed to be) and their quest/friendship dialogue is surprisingly quite compelling. Everyone's motivations and unique perspectives, personalities and backstories keep me from spam-skipping dialogue - even the repetitive filler lines, because those are really charming, funny and/or sweet, too. You can even romance a very fun robot, so there's a love interest character out there for every kind of person (if you want it - it's certainly not required).
If you make mistakes, it doesn't really hurt anything; I have yet to run into a subtraction of friendship progress with a character for picking a "bad" dialogue option, and if you try to give a gift the character doesn't care for, they simply tell you (usually very politely) and you can just try again until you give them something they'll like.

Palia even made me not hate fishing as much - which is rare for me in games like this. I am a certified pretend-fishing hater but Singularity 6 somehow makes it work.
This game has a social aspect, but it's not very prominent and not required for most things. If you prefer to do things alone, you can! However, there is an emphasis on being considerate of others in-game, and working together to accomplish things. Some things (like chopping a special kind of wood from rare trees) require multiple people to chop together unless you have a very special axe, for example - and even then, it's encouraged to alert others and wait for them, so they can join you; it will be considered rude to hog these resource nodes.
Mini games, like those in the Maji Market, are also team efforts! Teamwork is handsomely rewarded with bonuses for doing some things with other players, so you all benefit from the group effort more than you would if you were alone. You can also request items and fulfill requests; there is no cost for requesting, and the reward for fulfilling is pretty much negligible. This isn't a bad thing - It encourages a strong sense of goodwill in the community.
Coming to Palia is a delightful reprieve from crappy experiences with other highly competitive MMOs that have more of a "you snooze, you lose" vibe. I look forward to seeing this game grow, and growing with it.