Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

This game is an extremely cosy, relaxing and fairly simple game to play. The world is quite pretty, it gives off something similar to Wii games of years passed. The graphics are comforting in much the same way. It took me around 20 hours to complete the main story line, which is the perfect length for this type of game, in my opinion. There are many, many little secret spots dotted around the map. I don't yet believe I've found them all. Most of the quests are engaging and fairly simple to follow through with, though some may be inherently mundane just based off the type of quest they are. This game would be excellent for all ages. It is not scary, not violent, and there is no spoken-word dialogue between characters. Replayability is good, though there isn't really much variation to how the game ends if you choose to play through again. Prideful Sloth did spectacular on this game.

Yonder is an absolutely beautiful game, and I’ve been playing it since I was 7 years old. I introduced it to my cousin, and we used to play together when we were kids. Later, I switched to Xbox and couldn’t play it for years until I found out it was available on Steam. I bought it right away and have been playing it a lot since. The only issue I have with this game is that the missions aren’t very friendly for people with learning disorders or autism. For me personally, the missions often don’t make much sense and require extra, complicated steps to complete. That’s one of the reasons I’ve slowly started to stop playing. Still, it’s such a beautiful and nostalgic game for me. It’s one I’ll remember for the rest of my life because it genuinely helped shape my childhood. I love all of its mechanics. you can fish, feed animals, decorate areas, clear murk, and explore freely. It even reminds me a little of Genshin Impact. It’s a great game for kids and also perfect for relaxing after a long day. I love the sunsets and the scenery, which are absolutely stunning, and there are so many places to explore. You can customize your character, collect items and plants, mine stone, cut trees, and grow things. It’s amazing, and I highly recommend it. I just wish it had a multiplayer option.

A fun cozy open-world adventure game with farming sim elements. If your looking to pass the time and you like cozy farming sim games, check this out.

Cozy game with some major flaws, so this is more of a neutral review. The cuteness of the world and the relaxing vibe were real nice but the game made me groan with frustration still, because of the following reasons:
- You cannot sleep or rest, you are forced to play during night. As your vision is heavily restricted during this time, it's pretty wasted to run around as you have to check all the areas again during daylight to see if you missed something. That's an absolute NO-GO for a game that wants you to collect and 100 % all the areas. So I'm sitting at 99 % finished areas because I'm missing one tiny thing I couldn't see during the night. 50 % of your playtime is nighttime and then there is also rain and thunderstorms with reduced vision during daytime. This point made me dread my playtime the longer I played.
- What made me scream at my pc multiple times however, was the extremely peculiar character movement. You will fall off cliffs and "die" in water countless times. On top of that, you can only ever walk the map, there are no other transportation methods. You will get very lackluster and restricted fast travel as you progress. The also not so fun part? The map is extremely devided, so you can barely go from one point to another in a straight line. Sometimes you have to walk around cliffs for ages to finally get to the point you are supposed to be. I'm fine with relaxed and cozy, but I'm not fine with wasting my time like this.
- Achievements, quests and other objectives are often linked to certain seasons and times of the day. I'm usually an achievement hunter, but I won't 100 % this game because I just missed summer and I'm not letting my pc run for countless hours just to be able to finish my collection. Again, you can't fast forward the time in this game with resting.
- Almost forgot to add: The audio of certain animals can get extremely annoying, for example the Woffles and some sea birds. It's an endless screaming loop you can't stop other than leaving the area. It made me real uncomfortable many times.
Sooo if you can live with these points and just want a violence free exploration and farming experience, you can give the game a try. If you want some fast gameplay and bunch of qol, you better check out other games.

This game is very calming and i am working thru 100% it. Plot is simple and enjoyable, nothing crazy.