Farmville vs Verdant Skies
Farmville
Farmville is THE farm simulation game that has gotten millions addicted planting, watering and harvesting their virtual crops a few years back and is still hugely popular today. Developed by Zynga, the game features a plethora of crops, ranging from the realistic to the fictional, for both land and water. There are equally as many farm animals that you can raise for the respective animal produce they provide. Of course, all of these can then be processed into more valuable goods and subsequently sold on the global market to turn a profit.Farmville has revolutionized what it means to be a virtual farmer by providing a farm simulation game that has a very lasting appeal to various types of gamers of various walks of life. If you haven't already, you should definitely experience the virtual farming craze with Farmville.
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.