Funky Bay vs Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
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.
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.