Barn Yarn vs Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Barn Yarn
Barn Yarn is a fun hidden object/building game set in a dilapidated farm. In this game, you'll need to help Farmer Joe earn money by searching his newly-acquired, but rather run-down barn for old and unwanted things and sell them at a garage sale! With some money under his belt, he can renovate his barn so that it is habitable enough for his visiting grandson, Tom, next week. As you progress, you’ll not only be renovating, but also adding beautiful décor and even setting up coops and enclosures for a range of adorable farm animals! Enjoy watching Tom and Joe talk about a variety of things in a rather humorous way as well!If this is the sort of hybrid game that you think you'd enjoy, be sure to check out our other similar games. You'll love playing them!
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands is a farm simulation/adventure game where you’ll not only need to maintain a farm and make sure that your surviving crew’s needs are being met; you’ll also need to set off on mini-expeditions to explore the many mysterious islands within the archipelago and to discover the secrets they hide. Maybe, if you’re lucky, you might end up finding a way off the island after all!The game is really easy to get into, mainly because the game is driven by its story-based quests so by completing these quests, you be able to unlock new areas and even new tools that will allow you access to different parts of the archipelago. However, you’re given complete freedom to explore any of the islands as you wish, though there are certain parts of the island that would be “roped off” until you’ve progressed far enough into the story and have unlocked the necessary tools.
Everything you do in this game requires energy - and yes, this includes walking – and it’s the main “currency” you’ll need to keep an eye on whenever you head out for a bout of exploring or just a resource-gathering run. Due to this energy system, the gameplay here can be quite strategic, forcing you to decide when you’d want to focus on exploring and when you’d want to spend some of the energy you have to gather some resources like fishing and chopping some trees.
Being a farm simulation game, Stranded Sails also has an allocated area within your base camp for you to grow some crops and feed your crew. You can even try your luck by fishing at the ocean, and then use those raw ingredients to whip up some delicious food to fuel your adventures.
So, overall, Stranded Sails is an oddly strategic farm sim/adventure game mainly because of its energy system, and as a result, the game isn’t as casual as some players would have liked. That said, the game has an interesting storyline going for it, and the gameplay, aside from the energy aspect, isn’t too shabby either. It’s definitely a game that fans of Harvest Moon or other similar games would love to play.