Aven Colony vs Verdant Skies
Aven Colony
Aven Colony drops you into the alien planet of Aven Prime, where you are a colony in desperate need of saving. You take control and try to build a city than can survive, thrive and develop into a bright future for humanity. It is up to you to manage the air, food and other resources you need to make the colony work and help the new colonists survive.There are 2 main game modes, the campaign which has its own objectives and story, and a free Sandbox mode where you can just build to your heart's content and set any limits you wish. There are many factors for you to plan for and a lot of decisions that will make a real difference. Can you help the colony grow?
Verdant Skies
Verdant Skies is an indie farm simulation/RPG combined with a pretty unique art style and visual novel-like dialogue choices. In this game, you play as the latest pioneer who was sent from Earth to a habitable alien planet whose main job is to set up and manage the farms at the colony, but of course, you are often asked to help out other characters with their tasks. You can also interact with the characters to increase your relationship level and eventually unlock new options such as being able to date them and start a family.Verdant Skies also features a straightforward gathering and crafting where every almost every action you take in this game will cost you time and/or energy. There's no need to restore the time you lost, but energy can be easily restored by consuming food. As a game that's very similar to Harvest Moon in essence, the game's farming aspect can be impressively in-depth, allowing you to splice the genes of your crops and your livestock to produce much more superior versions.
Verdant Skies is definitely the sort of game you'd want to check out if you've loved playing games like Harvest Moon, Staxel and even My Time at Portia. The game isn't too expensive either, considering the hours you can get out of it.