Farmville: Harvest Swap vs Verdant Skies
Farmville: Harvest Swap
Farmville: Harvest Swap is a farm-themed, match-3 puzzle game developed by the very people who brought you Farmville, Zynga. Match 3 or more crops together to harvest and place them into baskets or to collect specific items that will help solve the many issues at the farm. By matching more crops, you can get special crop bonuses and containers (to hold your crops in) too. Need an extra boost? Well, there is also a wide variety of power-ups in this game that are designed to help you. Best yet, the game contains many unique gameplay mechanics that will most certainly astound even the most experienced casual gamer.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.