Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-2
Age
14+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description
A competitive farming game where players accumulate Star Points over three years by growing crops caring for animals mining crafting and fishing while strategically managing Skill cards.
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Getting Games Discussion at 9:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- 250 cards provide variety; asymmetric, skill upgrade economy
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- farming, town management, skill upgrades
- village life; coastal town
- economic/strategy progression
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- hand of 10 skill cards with time costs — players play a skill card by paying cost in other cards; seasons advance and skills upgrade with increasing time cost
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Quotes (from this video)
- I'm incredibly biased and I'm not going to sit here and tell you to back the Kickstarter campaign for this one
- I wrote the rulebooks for all these four games
- distilled two-hour 18nxx experience
- I judge games by their cover; Katamino Tower looks cool
- Clover really surprised me with how much I've enjoyed it
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The Dungeon Dive Review at 0:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Easy to learn and teach
- Cozy, pleasant atmosphere
- Strong solo mode
- Clever time and upgrade system creates snowball progression
- Engaging combination of engine-building, set collection, and action selection
- Optional neoprene mats add table presence
Cons
- Not typically the reviewer’s preferred genre (subjective)
- Turns can be longer at the beginning
Thematic elements
- cozy, pastoral, resource and time management
- Three-year farming life with seasons; farm management and village life
- semi-competitive with a distinct solo mode; light thematic emphasis
Comparison games
- Stardew Valley
- Cult of the Lamb
- Harvest Moon
- Quest for the Lost Pixel
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action_time_resolution — Actions consume time; the duration of each action shapes turn planning and pacing.
- crafting_and_cooking — Materials are used to craft items and prepare meals from a deck of recipes.
- Hand Management — Players manage a hand of skill cards with upgrades and time costs.
- hand_management — Players manage a hand of skill cards with upgrades and time costs.
- Resource Management — Crops, animals, and crafted items produce resources for revenue and scoring.
- resource_generation — Crops, animals, and crafted items produce resources for revenue and scoring.
- seasonal_progression — Gameplay unfolds over three years, each split into seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter).
- Set Collection — Players collect crops, insects, ores, fish, and other items to score points.
- set_collection — Players collect crops, insects, ores, fish, and other items to score points.
- solo_mode — A solo variant uses a villagers deck to introduce constraints and scoring targets.
- Time Track — Turns are governed by time measured in cards; upgrading skills can increase time costs.
- time_management — Turns are governed by time measured in cards; upgrading skills can increase time costs.
- upgradable_skills — Skills can be upgraded to higher levels, altering abilities and time costs.
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Quotes (from this video)
- "Cozy Oaks is a farming simulation game and it is at its core a competitive game but it also has a unique solo mode"
- "it's not brain burner but it is quick it's snappy it's cozy it's pleasant and most of all it is a fun solo game"
- "every single one of these skills except for sleeping can be upgraded"
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