Of Life and Land

Last updated: 2025-05-17
  • Deep, immersive, and engaging gameplay experience.
  • Relaxing atmosphere with appealing, distinctive visuals.
  • Strategic planning and resource management are essential.
  • Helpful UI/UX and convenient time control features.
  • Repetitive gameplay and unclear mechanics reported.
  • Wildlife resource depletion can be problematic.
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Reviews
(sample size)
113
Helpful reviews
96%
Unhelpful reviews
4%
Protest reviews
0%
Positive points
275
Negative points
152
Gameplay points
100
Perf. points
14
Rec. points
80
Misc points
7
PointDescriptionImportance
Deep, immersive, and engaging gameplayThe game provides a deeply simulated and immersive city-building experience with engaging mechanics. Players find the gameplay captivating, intuitive, and enjoy discovering the game's depth through experimentation. The game world feels alive, offering emergent gameplay and challenges.95%
Relaxing atmosphere and appealing visualsThe game features a relaxing and visually appealing atmosphere, enhanced by its charming low-poly art style, beautiful graphics, and calming music. The overall aesthetic contributes to a cozy and enjoyable experience for players.74%
Strategic planning and resource managementThe game requires careful planning and resource management, with changing seasons and complex production chains impacting villager survival. Players must balance farmland, housing, and terrain suitability to ensure a stable food supply and thriving settlement.53%
Multi-map gameplay and tradeThe game allows players to expand their settlements across multiple connected maps, enabling travel, trade, and resource management between regions. This adds a unique layer of depth and strategy to the gameplay.42%
Convenient time control featuresThe game offers time control features, allowing players to speed up the gameplay significantly. This is a valuable advantage for managing and observing the development of their settlements.41%
Helpful and intuitive UI/UXThe game features a well-designed user interface (UI) and user experience (UX), with helpful information panels and customizable settings. The menus are easy to use and provide detailed information about various aspects of the game.41%
Easy to learn mechanicsThe game is easy to learn, with a gentle learning curve that allows players to gradually understand the mechanics. This makes it accessible to newcomers while still offering depth for experienced players.38%
Workforce management optionsThe game allows players to manually manage their workforce, including setting working hours and hiring/firing workers. This provides control over the labor force and allows for optimization of production.38%
Harmony between nature and settlementThe game emphasizes a harmonious relationship between humans and nature, simulating a dynamic ecosystem where player actions impact the environment. Players are encouraged to develop sustainable strategies and consider the needs of animals and wildlife.29%
Quests and achievementsThe game offers quest-lines and achievements to pursue, providing players with goals and challenges to overcome. This adds an extra layer of engagement and motivation to the gameplay.3%
Visually pleasing building and cropsBuildings have unique designs, and the crops grow in a somewhat chaotic but visually pleasing manner.3%
Cozy for long/short sessionsCozy game suitable for both long and short play sessions, accompanied by cozy background music.3%