Big Farm: Mobile Harvest vs Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Big Farm: Mobile Harvest
Big Farm: Mobile Harvest is a brand-new, mobile-based farm simulation game developed by Goodgame Studios, the very people behind the successful farm sim, Big Farm. In this game, your Uncle George has willed you his old and pretty rundown farm and it is now up to you to bring the place back to its former glory and maybe turn it into a more successful business! There are plenty of crops for you to plant and harvest, and a variety of farm animals to rear. There is even a crafting aspect in place for you to turn all of those raw produce you get into more profitable goods.Being a simulation game, you'll get to decorate your farm as well. Big Farm: Mobile Harvest also follows in the footsteps of Farmville games by being pretty social. You can team up with your fellow virtual farmers in cooperatives where you can better support each other. To keep things interesting for players all year round, the game even provides exciting events for you to participate in!
Big Farm has always been the best farm simulation game from Goodgame and they have definitely upped their game in developing Big Farm: Mobile Harvest. The game is so much more entertaining to play and it is well-optimized for a wide range of mobile devices too. So, if you're looking for a farm game for your phone or tablet, this is the game to get!
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.