Dessert Chain vs Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Dessert Chain
Dessert Chain is a very addictive and challenging time management game featuring popular desserts, including a particular dish that's very popular in the South-East Asian region. Developed by Indonesia-based games company, TouchTen, Dessert Chain features the somewhat frantic gameplay that you love in most time management game while adding in its unique charm by weaving its local culture into the game's gameplay. When it comes to upgrades, the game uses a system that resembles Cooking Fever, where players will need to use "premium currency" (also gems) to unlock higher level upgrades. And yet, interestingly, players can also collect these gems for free from each of the restaurants they have unlocked in the game.With so many levels to complete and 3 stars each to earn (to fulfill the completionist in you), Dessert Chain is one in many of Touchten's Chain game franchise. Fans of time management games will love playing this game, and from our own positive experience of Dessert Chain, we can confidently say that we recommend this game too!
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.