I usually get overwhelmed with farming sims, but this Steam Next Fest demo hooked me in minutes
If you're looking for your next cozy farming sim after Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon, I've found one for you to try during this year's Steam Next Fest.
A New Leaf: Memories will have you moving to an island as you attempt to regain your lost memories and make a new life for yourself. What's interesting about this one is that it seems to combine a lot of features from everyone's favorite life sims, such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, and more - both in terms of visuals and gameplay.
As you can see from the trailer below, A New Leaf: Memories looks a lot like Story of Seasons with its 3D characters and very cute and round cows. It also has similar farming mechanics which remind me a lot of Stardew Valley - which isn't a surprise considering the OG farming sim (Harvest Moon) influenced both of the games I just mentioned.
Like all of the games I've mentioned so far, in A New Leaf: Memories you'll need to plant seeds, tend to crops, care for your animals, customize your home, cook meals, and more. I tried this one out during Steam Next Fest and was surprised at just how straightforward it was to get stuck into it.
The first thing you need to do in the A New Leaf: Memories demo is customise your character. Similar to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you're able to select your character's hair, eyes, skin color, and outfit and customize each of them using a color wheel, giving you infinite possibilities with how your character looks.
After this, I started working on my farm and planted some seeds, chopped some wood, found resources, and made my own furniture. I often get overwhelmed when I start playing these kinds of games but in A New Leaf, it was easy to follow the step-by-step
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