Staxel

Staxel is a charming voxel-based farming and village-life simulator with bright, blocky graphics and a relaxed creative mode. While the sandbox tools offer genuine fun, the game ultimately falls short in delivering a compelling, cohesive experience. The Game offers almost no narrative structure, quests, or character development. Once you’ve opened creative mode, there’s little reason to engage with the “main” game. Some of the most useful tasks—certain crops, tools, or expansions—feel locked behind additional purchases, giving it a “freemium” vibe more appropriate to mobile titles. With many features in “beta” or still under development, key systems (like NPC interactions or seasonal events) feel only half-implemented.

Note: I played the game when it came out, and around 2021, and lastly in 2023. This game may have very likely improved. I have come back to this game three different times, two of them with other people, I had assumed i had more hours than i did, but the game was just that bad sadly. Me and the other players played several years apart. There was no direction at all the first time i played and the last time i played it seemed like they attempted to do that, but it was very boring and felt like work, and i like grinding games. Honestly pretty sad to see a game like this under a god like publisher. I really really hope they just make it better, like just look at any other game that is trying to be stardew valley. Maybe i didn't give it enough of a chance. My game-play time was very limited despite it feeling at least double that. However, i have two family members who have also played it together and they QUICKLY lost interest, and this is their thing, this specific genre. Am i willing to...

It's a cute game but not finished unfortunately. You can still do a lot and the fact that you can basically build your own town with enough time and money is a super concept. I would advise to add a few mods to make it feel a little more "complete" or if you want to skip the grind.

MULTIPLAYER FETURES DONT WORK FOR MY FAMILY TO PLAY AT ALL I BOUGHT THREE COPYS OF THIS USELESS GAME

I usually never review a game this early into playing it, however I really enjoy this game. I'm not sure how it will age with playtime, but I am already addicted to this. I am very picky when it comes to Stardew Valley inspired farming sim games, as a lot of them just feel like cheap ripoffs. I have tried to get into many of them and just don't ever end up getting that attached. However, I was very curious with this game when I saw the Minecraft like art style and gameplay. However, I found it to be a really fun crossover between typical farming sim games and block building survival games. Staxel balances both aspects really well, and makes a very relaxing-yet-addiciting game out of it. I love that it has zero limitations. No bed time, no energy level, no enemies, no health, etc. You can just play for however long without being restricted to some sort of in game schedule, it's free exploration forever. The map is relatively small, but it features enough characters and quests th...

if you enjoy minecraft, stardew valley and animal crossing, its all 3 in 1. just be careful when playing with steam deck players if on pc

It's so fun! I love it so much and I play it more than I should with 100+ hours lol

Enjoyable casual experience, quests to follow but not with time restrictions. Fun for the whole family!