Funky Bay vs Verdant Skies
Funky Bay
Funky Bay is a tropical-themed farm simulation game that follows the life of an unnamed yet just your average office working guy when he decided to quit his job, rent a mobile home and head off to start a new life as a farmer on a beautiful island paradise. However, as you might expect, he has absolutely no clue how to get about setting up a farm... and this is exactly where you step in. Help him grow a huge range of crops, raise various farm animals, and turn all your raw produce into more valuable goods. Sell your products to the paddlers who visit your island or complete delivery orders to earn some extra cash. While you're at it, you can even explore the island to clear more land. Sometimes, you may even discover treasure chests filled with amazing goodies!Funky Bay isn't just "another farm game". So, if you're interested, be sure to drop by and set up a virtual farm there.
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.