Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits. But Gemea is not as perfect as it seems. The mysterious Murk has taken hold of the land! As the hero of Gemea, you can seek out the hidden and whimsical creatures known as Sprites. Use their power to clear the Murk and restore nature’s beauty. As you explore Gemea, you can barter with friendly locals, discover unique materials to craft with, befriend the adorable wildlife and even create your own working farm. Yonder offers a world to lose yourself in; a world filled with the wonder of discovery and the spirit of adventure. Features: A vibrant open world full of things to discover and places to explore. Set your own pace; trail-blaze across the world or settle down for a spot of quiet fishing and farming.
Game Discussion
Steam User 5
I just finished the game, the main story line is very short. The true joy from the game comes from the exploring and multiple things you can (and sometimes need) to do. It's a beautiful open world, tons of places and spots to discover.
I think you can 100% the game around 20-30 hours in.
Steam User 5
I love this game so much. Roaming around completing quests, meeting the cute little animals - its so beautiful. Definitely fits the cosy, chill gaming vibes I love for relaxing in the evenings.
Steam User 3
You know, I had been wanting this game since it was released years ago purely based on the cover and the fact there was an achievement for collecting cats, without actually really knowing what the game was.
As it turns out, it's a cozy and chill open world game, where you arrive in a mysterious land and have to uncover its secrets...or just go around doing your own thing. You arrive after your ship crashes, and you're pretty much given freedom to do whatever you want after that point (which I personally enjoy). You can go exploring, discovering new towns and regions, do quests for folks in towns across the land, gather the sprites (which only you can see) and use them to help dispel the Murk, or build some farms and start caring from crops and animals. There are no barriers to your exploration really, and you can just do whatever you want without having to complete annoying quests to get to wherever you were trying to get to.
There is a main story, but it's a very basic one and if you focused only on that, you'd be done with the game very quickly. But there's so much more to explore and discover that really, the story is not really that important to the overall gameplay.
Everything in the game is very basic - but that really just adds to the charm and the chill nature of the game. There are seasons, which impact some things like which animals appear in the wild, but overall there's no stress or time pressure to anything, you just do what you feel like at your own pace. You get all of the tools pretty quickly to do anything you want to do.
There are different crafting skills that you can focus on, although there's no real money system for you to profit off your skills - instead, items have "value" which you can use to trade for other items. Meaning you don't really have to gather things to craft certain items, or stress about where to find things, you can just craft whatever you want with whatever you've already gathered, and use it to trade with townsfolk to get the item you're after.
All in all - the most chill game I've ever played with no stress whatsoever. It's probably not for everyone, but if you're looking for a chill experience with no pressure at all, then I'd 100% recommend this game.
One tip though for anyone who hasn't played yet and is reading this review - play with the sound on. The cats are impossible to find without the sound on, but with the sound on you can hear the meowing and you'll know you're close. I ended up having most of them still left to collect after exploring every region fully, because I played on Steam Deck and didn't want to interrupt my roommate, so played on silent (I play almost every game this way). I regretted this choice and wish I'd kept the sound on so I didn't need to search so much for the cats at the end.
Steam User 3
Love this game. It's a peaceful adventure game that has something new around every corner. The artwork is gorgeous, the music is calming, and it's filled with many interesting quests and tasks. There is no combat in this game, which is a plus for me.
Steam User 4
Very cute.
Very cozy.
Think Stardew valley / zelda
Steam User 2
This was the first game i bought on steam 3 years ago roughly. it is a fun exploring type game that has many side quests to do and many npc's to meet. id give it a 8 out of 10 overall.
Steam User 1
Great little fun game. Short, which for me is good, I only have so much motivation to game in my older years.
Lot of questing, fun farming mechanic to aid in trade, some collectable hunting, light platforming, all very casual. No combat to worry about (for those that are very casual!) Also nice little fishing mini-game, some crafting. And from what I could tell, IF for example fishing or some other task was not to your liking, there seems to be the option to trade for the required items (although you might have to look for the correct trader)