perringwrites:

hey guys i wanna buy a game for myself this Christmas, preferably something cheap on desktop

i want a casual game, something ‘self care’, maybe farming or base building?

Okay so I looked through my library and there’s one game called Slime Rancher that I find so cute and would definitely recommend.

I don’t think there’s an energy system so you can stay up overnight and stuff, and you collect little slimes and then you breed different kinds, different kinds need different corrals and different food, there are dangerous ones but in the end you collect their poops for money (its called a plort and it looks like a crystal but come on, we all know its their poop). With enough poop money you can p much automate feeding and farming so you have more time to explore.

There are areas to unlock, secrets to find, messages to read from previous slime ranchers AND there’s a lovely story in the background about Beatrix (thats you!) that plays out in letters you receive from a gender-neutral significant other (well the name is unisex and they never declare their gender, something that was intentional according to the devs) that explains why your character became a Slime Rancher.

The music is so lovely too, especially the song that plays during the credits, some areas are seriously beautiful and even though there’s an end goal (which is not easy to achieve so its already a long game) it can go on for however long you want. It is first person however so maybe not the best for people prone to motion sickness unfortunately 😦

I definitely find it more self care-y than stardew valley for reasons I already explained.