Bought the $70 deluxe edition of a farming sim and played it for 45 minutes

Jason Bennett · 2026-10-15T10:50:04.71239+00:00

So last month I grabbed this super hyped cozy farming game, the one with the painted art style everyone was posting screenshots of, and I went all in on the deluxe bundle for $70. Big mistake. The controls felt stiff, the town NPCs repeated the same two lines over and over, and by the 45 minute mark I was just walking in circles waiting for something to click. I paid that much because of the fomo from this sub and Twitter, which is on me, no question. But here is where I want you all to weigh in: is it fair to blame the hype machine when a game like this flops for you, or should we just accept that cozy games are a mood thing and not every beloved title lands? Some folks say push past the first few hours because it opens up, others say if a relaxing game is not relaxing you in hour one, it never will. I am torn because I did not refund it in time and now it just sits in my library staring at me. Did anyone here get burned by a pricey deluxe edition they could not get into, and did you ever go back and end up loving it?

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