Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Players manage garden plots located throughout the game world, with permission from local villagers. This allows for a diverse and integrated farming experience, as players must build relationships with NPCs to gain access to additional farming land. Farming activities include planting, watering, and harvesting crops, as well as unique mini-games for sowing seeds and foraging. Players can further customize their farming experience by expanding and decorating their farmhouse and surrounding property.
The game lets players run various businesses, such as a blacksmith, apothecary, or general store. Players must manage the day-to-day operations of these shops, including hiring and training staff, setting prices, and building the business's reputation. The business management mechanics are fairly deep, with interconnected systems to master, such as crafting specialized goods, bartering with customers, and optimizing staffing and scheduling.
The real-time combat system blends turn-based and action elements, requiring players to strategically time their attacks and dodges to overcome enemies. Crafting specialized weapons and cooking restorative meals can provide advantages. Exploration is also a major part of the gameplay, as the game world is filled with hidden secrets, proverbs, and lore to uncover through traversal.
The game focuses on life simulation and legacy, following a protagonist who is adopted by a mysterious uncle and must eventually choose an heir to continue the family line. As time passes, the player character will age and eventually die, at which point their child (either biological or adopted) takes over. This creates a sense of generational progression and encourages players to carefully consider the long-term impact of their decisions.