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harvest the valley :)

By chloew

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1683.9037
Fun2413.6737
Innovation3153.4537
Theme7802.7737
Mood1204.0837

Comments

2009yasha2009 2025-04-08 01:12

It's quite a cozy game :) For some reason, I always get a red screen... but it's okay! The music is pleasant, and the wholesome farm mechanics + dialogues and messaging are really nice. Pretty cool, thank you!

gaverion 2025-04-08 01:32

An interesting game, not something I expected! The CRT effect was really interesting! Watering plants was a bit difficult at times so that could be something to improve!

frogtownmatt 2025-04-08 01:43

I got two of the endings but I couldn't find the third. I imagine it's related to the DIG ME UP eyeball but I couldn't find it :\

I'm a sucker for a farming game, cute!

akkadion 2025-04-08 01:46

This one was great. Go grandpa.

owinmowe 2025-04-08 02:26

This was nice. I wasn't expecting a farming game with this theme, so it was a nice surprise.

broco 2025-04-08 03:31

I thought I was getting into some Harvest Moon/Stardew valley kind of game, but it got dark really fast! Great execution, couldn't get the third ending tho...

***** SPOILER ALERT *****

I thought the endings are: - Reaching final day with more than 1K gold - Reaching final day with less than 1K gold - Digging up grandpa. But this one got me the other two endings, depending on which condition was met. - Maybe I should have kept the eye, instead of throwing it into the lake 🤔

Not sure tho! But I really enjoyed it anyways!

chloew 2025-04-08 04:52

@Broco There's something else you can do with the eyeball :D One of the dialogues has a hint.

nef1k 2025-04-08 12:16

Well that's unexpected. At first I thought huh, stardewvalley but CRT? But then I got the eye and was so invested. I got only one happy ending though, didn't think the game will end so quickly and didn't make it to 1k.

lucasito 2025-04-08 12:20

Wooow this game is very chill and I love it !! Took a bit of time to understand every mechanic but I think this made it even better. I love the art in general and this was very pleasing and soothing to play. Thanks a lot !!

ranzor 2025-04-08 16:05

Very impressive, But the CRT effect was a bit much, started to strain my eyes :)

0x-void-x0 2025-04-08 17:17

For a moment I forgot the horror vibes and started playing casual Stardew Valley. I like the vibes of this game, playing on the familiar and making it hella creepy. What can I say, grandpa wanted to be dug so I did what I had to lol.

My only criticism would be the screen effect which was quite intense I couldn't play on fullscreen for too long. Other than that this was innovative and fun.

xpoho 2025-04-08 18:05

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Hmm, i think, i found third ending!

Such a creepy atmosphere, good work!

threegoldeneggs 2025-04-08 23:54

Nice twist on a classic farming game, creates a spooky atmosphere. The visual effects were cool too!

zerocomms 2025-04-09 03:26

The constant red was getting to me. Pretty fun little game

hinamarina 2025-04-09 08:41

Is a very interesting game! I really loved the atmosphere, great contrast! I think is quite a thing to try out a farming game in such a short period of time. As someone who really love them and had tried some things with them, they're quite challange to handle! I really liked your take :) Loved the music and the crt shader really contributes a lot for the vibe.

Maybe the controls to me felt a little bit slipery, probably cause the girl walk quite fast and everything is so tiny! But is overall a very solid entry :) Quite cute and creepy.

mremmele 2025-04-09 08:48

What a quiet and lovely game! It's really impressive that you managed to create this during a jam. I did find the mouse click a bit inaccurate at times—occasionally, when I clicked to plant a seed, it would appear in a different spot. Also, I’d suggest adding an option to disable the CRT filter, as it can be a bit hard on the eyes, especially during darker parts of the game.

pechedodue 2025-04-09 15:24

It was so creepy and mysterious, I've play it several time to get all the different endings! I love everything about the game : the concept, the art style, the mood and the scenario! !!

papaye-dodue 2025-04-09 15:27

Got the three endings ! The atmosphere is soooo weird (in a good way). When I saw the "dig me up" for the first time it gave me chills. Really nice, one of my favorite game so far !

tyhal 2025-04-09 18:40

Loved the multiple endings, the fish eye and screen graphics are cool, feels like a peaceful happy game but with an unnerving atmosphere just under the surface, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up, dig me up.

breadstick 2025-04-10 06:58

grandpa rises again :')

milkwine 2025-04-10 07:14

I was told to harvest and so I did. I was told that everything was perfect, but something seems to tell me that it was not. Fun game.

poboy 2025-04-10 07:46

Really enjoyed this! I got the grandpa eye ending and also the "normal" one. Freaking loved the "dig me up" moment and also the "get that away from me" from the weatherman, lots of memorable stuff.

andrewkennedy 2025-04-13 01:09

"Everything is perfect" what a lovely ending haha!

I really liked how each day the text got just a little bit more uncanny. After the second day, I had a suspicion that there was going to be some kind of twist. As soon as I got the "dig me up" message, the realization hit me, and I was blown away at how brilliant of a twist that was.

You also just _really_ nailed the Stardew Valley look, well done!

I played through it twice but think I got the same ending both times, would love it if you could upload a "spoiler" text file for how to get all the endings!

johneyd 2025-04-14 16:23

Great game! It starts out like standard Stardew Valley, but gets weirder and weirder as it goes along. The atmosphere of horror gets thicker and thicker. You can see that the developer has done a great job!

dudum-lare 2025-04-23 18:40

Wow! This is a sold entry. I like the twist :-)