Sun Haven

Nice and good game destroyed by countless bugs and a translation from hell... Pro: ✔️ The game has beautiful graphics and an engaging story. ✔️ There are many things to explore, and regular updates bring new content. Con: ❌ The nice graphics are more or less the only thing that works properly. ❌ Numerous game-breaking bugs make it nearly impossible to complete multiple quests in a row without encountering issues that require a reload. ❌ The translation quality is abysmal, resembling an outdated automated translation from the early 2000s. ❌ Almost every text contains completely incorrect translations, making dialogues confusing or nonsensical. ❌ Even the GUI suffers from poor translations, with some elements being outright misleading—this issue has persisted for years without proper fixes. ❌ Multiplayer issues: Frequent desynchronization and crashes make playing with friends frustrating. ❌ Performance problems: Lag spikes, stuttering, and crashes occur even on high-end systems. ❌ Developers ignore community feedback: Instead of addressing critical issues, they focus on adding new content while fundamental problems remain unresolved. ❌ Mod support removed: Fans created patches to fix the translation, but due to the developers' questionable decisions, these mods are no longer supported or maintained. Conclusion: This game is a perfect example of wasted potential—a fantastic concept and solid foundation ruined by developers who refuse to listen to their community and fail to set the right priorities. At this point, I cannot recommend buying this game.

The director of Pixel Sprout is not a good guy. The game is decent - the work which has been done is good - but Bruce is a selfish greedy man who doesn't support the people who made the game what it is.

Wow! This game has over $100 of extra items masquerading as DLC that should be in the main game. How about some proper DLC that offer quests, gameplay improvements, new areas, etc?

Stardew but better combat and worse story.

It's sad to see such a great game mired in controversy. I heard about this game through a few channels before finally deciding to buy it. Just before I did, I discovered the controversies surrounding it and opted out for a long while. Recently, it was on sale, and being as I was bored with the games I had been playing decided to overlook the issues and purchase it anyway. Only 20 hours in, and I gotta say, it's really phenomenal game within it's genre. As others have said, it's a lot like Stardew Valley. That said, it's got quite a bit more content than stardew, with a much more straight forward storyline. There's a greater focus on combat, and a wider variety of content in general. Stardew definitely has the edge when it comes to modding, but aside from that, I'd say this game beats it just about every category, except for polish. This game definitely has bugs. In 20 hours, I've seen a fair few, though they've been almost exclusively related to graphics, and none have been game breaking. At most, I've had to exit to the main menu a couple times and reload, and since this game lets you save whenever, unlike Stardew, that's hardly a major issue. There are a ton of DLC's, which is only really an issue in light of the fact that they haven't polished the game, since it indicates they're more interested in farming players for cash than delivering a quality product. That said, the DLC's are all cosmetics. Frankly, this is the way DLC's should be. Nothing that effects gameplay. No pay-to-win nonsense. Just a bunch of outfits, mounts, furniture, etc, all of which have vanilla alternatives that work just fine, and look good in their own right. All that out of the way, Stardew Valley was made by one guy, and among the controversies surrounding this game is the fact that this game was not only not developed by a single guy, but also not a "small team" as the head of the studio would have people believe. Rather, they've had countless people work on the game and it's assets, and simply don't credit them for their work. All in all, it's up to you whether you should play it or not. I wouldn't say the controversies are so bad as to warrant a strict "never support this studio" stance, but it's bad enough that some people may not want to. It's worth noting, at least some of the artists who've been screwed by the studio have publicly stated that it's fine to enjoy the game despite their issues with the studio. For some, that may be all it takes to overlook the matters. It is genuinely a great game, and it's a shame the dev isn't more responsible.

A brief summary of the game; It's very much like Stardew Valley, with a lot more fantasy elements, exploration, skills, spells, recipes, decorations, and Snorlax-I mean, Snacoons - to the point where some could be overwhelmed, but take it slow and it's amazing! So I started off with a Demon Spellcaster, with the Peaceful Keepsake, and I'm currently in my second week in my first summer, with Nel'vari just being unlocked for about a week in-game. I won't touch much on relationships, multiplayer, or npc's, as I tend to be a hermit when I play and I don't talk much to others - but I have been completing requests! Things I liked: - Being able to right-click with the hoe to get seeds back and un-till the soil - Being able to see sell prices for items without a mod (it's the price for the whole stack of items, but right-click and you'll grab just one item, and it'll show you the sell amount for it) - The skill trees, and how there were a lot of good options to choose from - The pets in the game are adorable, and I like that they can follow you around (and that there's a skill that makes it beneficial) - I enjoy that the museum is split into bundles similar to the Community Centre in Stardew, but with the items (and fish) on display - don't forget to talk to the guy at the desk for more rewards! - How you can pick from an array of additional bonus items when completing a quest or request (and that doing requests are very much worth doing) - I actually like how the DLC is only cosmetic, so that there's no chance at a pay-to-win/boost kind of scenario if you're ever playing with others Neutral: - I started off really not liking the fishing mini game - as I'm prone to do in most cozy games - but I started fishing for the museum and ended up really enjoying it. It became a decent way to gain mana orbs when I got to the elven area as well. - It can start to get really complicated rather fast, with so many materials, recipes, and things to focus on for each farm, so I took it slowly and didn't progress to the elven farm until I had a steady grasp on my Sun haven farm - I think going slowly is key - I love the fantasy elements going on, and a lot of the lore this game has - however, it is a little odd that there's not much dialog around me being a demon running around their town when they're afraid of the demons and monsters lol - While I really love how there's a lot of races and customization options, I do feel like there could be more added, especially when there's NPC's with options players can't have (such as Rabbit Amari). Some minor things I would've like to have seen would've been the demon tail option where the tip's on fire to change flame color with the color options (instead of just green), and more vibrant skin colors (e.g, the fire elemental skin to change color to match hair colors, such as an all blue-flame person). Things that could be better: - There were a couple pixelated blobs where some grasses should've been by summertime - I understand that ranged combat (crossbow) deals less damage because they can kill enemies before they reach you - which, fair, and the range is good - but not being able to craft your own decent crossbows like you can with swords is a little frustrating. I'm starting to get Mithril Ore in the mines (a mithril sword deals 26-34 damage) while I'm still stuck with the basic beginner crossbow (base damage is 5-7). There are a couple merchants that sell good crossbows, but they're very expensive when you can use that currency for other things earlier on. I only became aware of this after I already spent a good dozen points in the crossbow row. - While there are some tips that pop up, I feel like there could've been a few more - such as right clicking to select one of any item, or that you can click a button and any item you have in your inventory gets automatically sorted into chests with the same item in it (I do love that button, but it took me so long to discover it lol). Either way, I know some people find Stardew Valley to be a little confusing at first, and this game would be similarly confusing for them - perhaps even more so with how much there is to focus on - I have heard a little on how the developers haven't credited the artists, but I haven't fully looked into it - I do support crediting artists though, so it's a bummer that they didn't get the recognition they deserve

Censorship, art stealing, and all sorts of messy drama and genuinely bad behavior on the part of the developers. All this over a sub-par game, you'd be better off spending your money on anything else. They should be spending a LOT of time paying their artists and fixing their game before I'll ever recommend anything from this studio again.

While I love this game and have put countless hours into this, I cannot recommend it. There are countless bugs, including getting stuck outside of the map, game crashes, festival quests that are unable to be completed. Not to mention the minor annoying ones in which romanceable characters' scenes won't trigger, and also won't accept the love letter because the scenes wouldn't trigger in the first place. It's also annoying how all your progress seems to reset by the year. All those Snaccoons you fed and collected items for to get out of the way? Why, the next season they're all back but in different places, and by the next year, they're all back completely. There's absolutely zero point to even bother with them. The crafting tables are a complete mess with just a long, long list of craftable items (and they keep adding more!) with no way to categorize them. Also, for a decorating, at least have a way to preview craftable wallpapers/furniture before committing. It makes the idea of decorating just tedious, having to craft every single wallpaper/furniture item just to see if it'll be what you were looking for, or to fit into that one bare spot. It makes it not worth it. Additionally, this game is absolutely bloated with DLC cosmetics. It's a clear and obvious cash-grab. Not to mention the shady business practices and controversy of not crediting their artists or devs. This game is grindy, a time sink, and whose content is bloated by cosmetic DLCs. There are bugs, some game-breaking, some annoying. And a shady company who doesn't credit their artists/devs. As is, I cannot recommend this game. But, if you're looking for a fantasy spin on chill farming games and are willing to look past all the negatives, then I say go for it. Just go for it while it's on sale.

Game is fun but studio is very shady - no game credits or mention of a team anywhere - fans getting silenced / comments deleted when they have any studio concerns - abuse of underpaid contractors and super restrictive NDA's I can't bring myself to support studios that abuse the people that MADE the game they're now profiting off of

this game is cute. it's fun. the world is interesting, and i would have enjoyed playing it more but i Cannot. there is a certain pervasive feeling omnipresent throughout the writing and designs in this game. i will describe it as "horny". i recognize that the characters in farming sims are also now obligatorily romance candidates, but unlike, say, stardew valley or moonstone where they feel like they like they are characters first and foremost, and bachelor/ettes second, this game feels like the characters are props to gratify the player first and people who are part of this world second. the issues begin with the visual designs. the mayor looks straight out of a fire mage sorority. the merchant looka like a russian bond seductress. the angel character who looks super haughty is actually super timid. none of these are fatal flaws on their own, but together they paint a picture of the art directions' priorities: fuckability first, personality second. the writing does not help. i truly blush, in this day and age, to call something "cringe", but... i... look. when this random guy who i've known for two seconds comes up to me and says that he likes my scent even though i'm (told by the game that i'm) not wearing perfume, i am literally Cringing. this is not cute, this is creepy. the therapist was like "you look like you have a lot on your mind" and invited me to his house to talk about it. i'm like, okay, i think it's not a choice i would make to prescribe the player's emotional development, but i'm interested to hear what kind of story the game has in store-- oh, this is a Date event. sir! you are a therapist! that is an HR violation !!! this is not only not what i thought i was consenting to, but this is very weird!! the blacksmith girl says she's wearing her grandmother's pauldron. i don't... that's not... it's... it's a pauldron, i, what are the words that you are saying??? there is a catgirl. i enjoy a good catgirl now and then. her personality? cat. her name? kitty. this is the apparent depth of character writing in this game. there is a fun game in here, but i Cannot get to it through all the transparently horny noise, let alone take it seriously.

I love to grind out mats and craft things. I like the cheats screen too since I'm not that great at combat. Super fun and relaxing.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALWAYS PHYSICALLY BACKING UP (Copy and Pasting) YOUR SAVE FILE TO ANOTHER AREA OF YOUR COMPUTER AFTER EVERY SINGLE PLAY SESSION. This game has an incredibly debilitating bug of loosing all of your progress upon launch. Other then that it is SUCH a fun game I enjoy the absolute heck out of it!! So fun to be able to play with someone else too!! If you like cozy games you should 10000000% check it out!

I really, REALLY wanted to love this game. It's extremely buggy, which would be fixed if the company actually, you know, paid its employees properly and worked on fixing the issues instead of chugging out garbage DLC.

i LOVE this game but i cannot recommend it in good faith as more and more information comes to light about the person behind Pixel Sprout. it's important to credit your workers, pay them fair wages, and give them fair working contracts and conditions! it's such a shame because Sun Haven is a real gem of a game. it has its flaws, but overall it's one of the best cozy games i've ever played. similarly, some of the environments in this game (Nel'Vari!!) are some of the most enchanting i've ever seen. it's a shame that it seems like the person (or people) who worked on it will never receive credit for it. please prove me wrong! i would love to eat these words. in the meantime, if you are interested in Sun Haven, i think it's best to pursue it through other avenues.

The game is great in alot of ways so why did i give it a no? well besides minor issues that aren't graphically glitches or just laziness like for example a hair style missing literally pixels so u can see a small unintended hole. No my issue is the optional DLC and no not the fact it just exists, no no no not even the fact that it is hidden in the game itself now to avoid a bloated dlc list that could scare off potential new players thats minor... and cowardly, No my biggest issue which is ridiculous to some people at first glance is the fact that hairstyles are locked behind a paywall as "wigs" that you can't even dye a different colour or wear normally without removing your horns or something. Now i get that the devs need to make money to keep supporting the game but the game has such poor options for hairstyles in general with some looking like complete garbage in quality & skill of the artist that its annoying that they keep releasing DLC cosmetic packs with really cool high quality items including what could hairstyles added into the base game for players to use on their characters BUT instead they are undyeable wigs that take a hair slot. Look im not stupid i know game dev is hard, takes alot of time, i appreciate a lot of the time and work that goes into the game for FREE updates and even the dlc packs BUT can the Sun Have Devs PLEASE make these hairs available as hairstyles after you purchase them instead of a wig. Atm i'm trying to add these wigs into the base game as hairstyles in different colour variations because as i mentions more than half of the hairstyles in the game atm are not up to the quality they should be and i don't want to have to make a mod because technically it would be partially stealing if i made the mod public as these wigs are required to be brought just to be obtained but they are in the games files regardless of if you own them or not.

The game itself is fun and has potential to be even better than it currently is. However the developers are more concerned about selling you cosmetic dlc bundles than actually add new content to the game and fix bugs.

I bought this game two years ago during a sale while unaware of the studio's shady tendencies. I had some hopes the allegations will be addressed and cleared eventually. They were not. Every time they were brought up to the staff, it was censored, deleted and users were blocked. And this game just kept getting worse with every next update. And every next update was primary cosmetics while core gameplay and mechanics felt severly lacking. They overwork and underpay their staff, they refuse to put credits in the game and they pump cosmetic DLCs while ignoring fixing major bugs which keep piling after every update. I don't talk about small graphical issues but bugs that wipe your save, prevent quests from triggering right and blocking you from advancing the story. Search on youtube about the studio to get the full picture. It's a shame because this game could have been amazing and I wanted to support it with all my heart but it's being destroyed in the greedy hands of the studio owner.

Should probably credit your artists and pay them proper wages instead of taking free volunteers to translate the game into other languages which apparently might be illegal? There's deffo a controversy going on so I'd look it up if you want more info since Im just sharing a few of the basics.

Addictive fun! I keep losing track of time playing this in 4+ hour runs. This game is a mix of Secrets of Grindea (highly recommend if you like combat and amazing story) and Stardew Valley (which I'm not a fan of because I hate farming and being fatigued for cutting down trees). What does this game offer? 1. An Elaborate starting town which can be upgraded, and other locations to call home. 2. Massive area to build your home, farmland, and workshops 3. Plenty of NPCs to interact, trade, gift, flirt with. 4. Lots of collectibles and achievements 5. Fun engaging combat, arcade style 6. Get Exp for nearly every action you do 7. Gain wealth through various methods and yes it adds up nicely 8. Adjustable day length up to 40 real world minutes, with options to pause time when in dialogue or menus, you're supposed to get to sleep by midnight. 9. Beautiful pixel art and animations. 10. Multiple Races with racial perks and a ton of character customization options. 11. Huge map! Overall a very fun game and you can't beat it for $12!

Sun Haven is one of those really rare games that combines the pixel graphics with the farming genre. Unlike Stardew Valley where you just have two or so farms, this game has more, and you're expected to manage it all given enough time and patience. The amount of complexity in this game is something you should be ready for, and you definitely work up to making money if you're familiar with stardew. Except, there's a crafting system that requires you to know more before you're ready, but it's okay because it introduces you to things slowly and makes it possible for you to just enjoy your time with it without rushing. Of course, you can totally rush and get everything pretty quickly given you know what you're doing or have prior foreknowledge using the wiki, but you need to be careful about how much you unlock unless you don't care about the overwhelming gap of information you'll have access too. This is definitely one of those games where I'm going to be spending hours just relaxing and enjoying and taking my time to uncover the secrets of this magical world. This game has features like speeding up time in the settings that make it more enjoyable, and it also has options to shut off certain mechanics if you dislike them, tho it does stop you from experiencing certain types of content, but so far that hasn't bugged me, and it's always able to be turned back on no issue. The combat feels sort of familiar because I played Stardew Valley and it works in a similar way, though not totally the same. The combat is skill based, and it's a very general sort of skill where everything is as one, and as you attack, you gain experience once you've killed the monsters you're fighting. The same is true for other forms of experience like chopping trees, mining, and farming. Various kinds of actions are associated primarily with these three different skills and have progress perks you can gain overtime as you use them. Mining is for..well mining, but it isn't just limited to that specifically and the perks allow you to cross into crafting certain kinds of materials and resources. The same is true for the others too. Farming isn't just tending crops, it's also animal husbandry. Every time you pet your cow, you can gain experience in farming for example. All in all, this game has so much to offer, and I have only experienced a small sliver of it thus far, and that much is with hours into the game and just allowing myself to slowly unlock and explore all there is available to me. In which case, I would recommend this game if you like what you're reading here. As there is much more to it, including a relationship system, and many many many forms of crafting. So what are you waiting for? Buy your ticket to Sun Haven now!

Heard about what was going on behind the scenes a couple of months ago, haven't touched it since.

Grinding seems to be the answer to the most design questions. There are a bunch of systems, locations, items, but they don't click together. The game is wide but shallow.

After watching MRIZ's video called "The Controversies of Sun Haven & Pixel Sprout Studios… It’s Bad." I wish I never bought this a while back on a steam steam sale and just now got around to playing the game. Then I found that video...

I can't play this game in good faith anymore, the developer could care less about the artists who helped bring it to life. Don't support shady practices like this.

Could be a good game if they addressed literally any of the player concerns. Each update seems to break it more and more.

I really enjoyed this game, don't get me wrong. I love the world and the characters and had a lot of fun playing. However, like many other people have mentioned, it's gotten incredibly buggy recently. The worst of all was that my 20-hour save file was COMPLETELY ERASED. I just started my game up one day and there were no characters for me to load into. Sadly, I've seen that other people have had this problem as well, but my character wasn't even in the backup saves like some suggested. While I'm not opposed to starting fresh (and probably will do so), having my first save where I had already made a ton of progress deleted for no reason was really discouraging.

Listen man, it's not i don't like the game, it just has a lot going on. you would think that's a good thing but so often in this game both me and people I've tried to get into it get easily overwhelmed. on older computers the game can just shit itself, absolutely ruin your computer. they are currently adding MORE things to the game which, with the already overwhelming experience, is just making it feel bloated. if you're looking for a classic relaxing farming sim i would look elsewhere. also i also i think 12 to 16 usd for cosmetic dlc i feel is crazy. i appreciate the devs not wanting to make a full player experience cost the players more money, but of all the places that SHOULD be expanded upon in game, cosmetics is one of them. more hair, more clothes, more home customization. the elementals still have hair options in the single digits. have things like events or dates with the love interests, things that could add to the game but don't inherently detract from the game experience as dlc would be amazing.

Sadly this game is nearly unplayable for me. The loading times are insanely long for some reason (I'm talking 10 minutes after sleeping, sometimes even more than that to load in a new place) and the game seems really buggy. I just started, made a new character, put a lot of effort into making them look the way I wanted them to, put down my house and bought tools from Anna... At least, I thought I did. She didn't give me anything, no seeds either. I can't do shit now, and I don't feel like creating a new character if something *this basic* can go wrong. Maybe I'll try again later. Still, I won't recommend buying it unless you're a masochist or the game gets fixed sometime soon. Shame.

I'm so so torn on this game. I want so much to be able to love it and enjoy it, but there are so many concerns and decisions made by the developer that are so frustrating. The game itself is pretty good, it's got a lot of good things going for it, but the devs really don't listen to feedback very well. There are bugs and issues that have been around way too long while they focus on more content and more DLC packs to make more money instead of polishing and perfecting the game as it is. Not to mention the terrible handling of and support for the Switch port... There are too many periods of just dead silence from the devs that are upsetting to the community and they do not address the major concerns or feedback from them. Most of these statements come from watching the discord server and the posts there for over a year now. I just wish the devs would be more open to the community and transparent about what they're working on and if things being brought up are ever going to be addressed. Just a lot of shady behavior and neglect of the community that's really put me off of what has the potential to be a great game.

Bit of a tough review because my feelings on this game are pretty mixed. On one hand, this game is a lot of fun, and I do enjoy playing it. I love the variety of characters and places, as well as the fantasy vibe. On the other hand, this game is riddled with glitches and poor choices that make it hard to enjoy sometimes. For example. I find the writing/story in general somewhat lackluster. A lot of people compare this game to Stardew (one of my all time favorites) and while it's an obvious comparison, at the same time, this game feels much more hollow. Sure, there's tons of places to explore and characters to meet, but they often read as empty. It's a case of quantity over quality in my opinion. However, most of my critiques can be separated from Stardew as it should be judged as it's own game even if there is clear inspiration. I personally find the game's artstyle kind of ugly but that's my opinion, plenty of people love it. I will say though that some of the female sprites read as very oversexualized imo (Not that I got any problems with a more 'immodest' character design btw. But I feel like there's ways to do it right, and then there's Kitty. God I hate Kitty.) I think the writing sometimes reads as very 'quirky cutesy' in a way I find annoying. Some people like it, I do not. I also feel like my choices in this game often mean very little, leading to the cutscenes being boring and me wishing I could figure out how to skip them. One of my biggest gripes is that lot of the tasks in the game boil down to fetch quests that are more annoying than anything. Either that, or collecting a bunch of currency for various different towns. It's not very rewarding or interesting and I find myself seeing the tasks as chores to continue unlocking new areas more than anything. Additionally, this game's glitches can sometimes render it nigh unplayable. I've frequently gotten glitches where my watering can stops working, I randomly become invincible without checking that off in the menu, the same events repeat over and over for no reason.. And worst of all, the first time I played this game, my save just.. disappeared. Gone. No reason why or anything, it was simply no longer there. I am ranking this game as not recommended mostly because the frustration of completely losing my save makes it hard to recommend this to anyone in it's current state. I think it's a fun game and I do enjoy it. If there was a 'in the middle' option I'd take it. But this game needs fixes before I can wholeheartedly reccommend it to anyone.

I bought this game ages (it might have even been when it initially came out) ago, and just recently started playing it. I have thoroughly enjoyed the game so far, the pacing, the multiple layers, and farms are super nice. I will say I got a little overwhelmed at the start with so much to do, but it has kept my interest. I love the magical aspect to this game, the different locations, the story line, and the variety of romanceables (how do you even choose which one?! lol). This game has checked off a lot on my list, and it has easily made itself among one of my favorites. I will say I enjoy sinking in hours into the game in a sitting, I thoroughly enjoy the grinding because if it is easy to accomplish, then I'll lose interest too fast; I like a challenge and I like working to finish a quest. I know several others have mentioned bugs; however, I have yet to encounter one. Maybe I'm just too early into the game, or maybe I haven't gotten to a particular point people are seeing it, I still haven't personally experienced it... yet. For me, this game is worth the money with how much there is to do in its entirety, and I do hope more locations get added in the future, if there is anything planned, or even a sequel would be incredible for the distant future. The only con I have is the fishing minigame that is an absolute pain when the thing is flying across the bar so fast, but I am still enjoying this game, and still finding so much charm and magic to it, and hopefully will for many more months to come.

As someone who fell in love with Stardew Valley, I really love this game too. Iove the whole magical aspect the game is, the love interests, the gameplay and graphics. It's important to keep in mind though that there are a few bugs in this game, personally I haven't encountered anything major but they're still present. For example, characters randomly walking over structures, crafted items sometimes disappearing, etc. I know there's a lot of controversy with the devs too and I totally understand if you wouldn't play this game cause of it. (You can watch a few video essays on youtube if you're curious.) The game itself is pretty fun.

better than stardew valley in terms of mobility, combat, leveling, questing, sprite work/pixel art, weapon variety, material variety. and random events and i havent had 1 bug except in multiplayer while starting a boss fight at the same time

not a horrible game, but poorly made and not very fun imo. looked fun until I got further in the game and just didn’t get a sense of care put in the game. it just felt like they wanted to make a hot new farming sim. not to mention the abuse the artists & other unpaid workers went through to get this game made. pixel sprout is a horrible studio.

Although, lot of comments mentioned above is true, this game has huge potentials and delicate UI and designed Art. More contents should be added in this game and make different areas connected more tight. As FOR the characters in this game , more detailed description need to be put in the daily talks and the life . And for the baby care, I think the developer could add more ideas about it . And for the angle and ocean map, I dont know what i can do when i walk through it. Above all,the main quest line and the cloths ,furniture, backpack can be more! Please put more attention on translation. You could be better after solving the problems !

I cannot in good conscience recommend a game that does not credit its artists. The art and creativity behind it are wonderful, but it is very clear that it was a revolving door of creatives that were underpaid, if they were paid, and the credits are still to be seen. And that is the tip of the iceberg. I won't be supporting this studio in the future.

Do not support this company. They exploit their workers and are terrible at communicating with their community. They underpaid their workers so much. If you are confused, just Google their company and you'll know.

Sun haven is a really great game with numerous bugs that make the game unplayable. I would expect this issue with early access games but for a fully released game it's disappointing. Every new update introduces a different bug that's fixed after a long wait. I just want to play with my girlfriend please, right now we can't play co-op because of a bug that stuck the time for one of us resulting to no save and therefore wasted effort.

It's difficult not to compare Sun Haven to Stardew Valley, though unfortunately Sun Haven has wronged a few rights from SD. The dialogue and character development- and designs come across a little lacklustre, progression flow feels messy and the key system in the mines is annoying (and the slow mining cart animation for every single floor…) and unlike in Stardew I don't enjoy mining in this game whatsoever. I also find there are too many items at any given time. But, I like how you can craft from any chest in the same room, and how you can "sort all" of the same item from your (much too small) backpack into chests. Over to the positives, it's an atmospheric and cozy game I've enjoyed very much. It's soothing and beautiful, the world design and decoration options are where this game really comes into its own. I like how the fishing game is different, I love the soundtrack and the different farms, pets and decorations and have got some good hours of enjoyable playtime out of Sun Haven.

Game has a lot of bugs, ESPECIALLY in multiplayer. Not only that but the translations are purely community based which is not bad per se, but the quality will be uneven between languages. This wouldn't be the worst thing, but they REMOVED the modding ability, so the translations the fans lovingly have made aren't even usable right now. I wouldn't buy this game at all, especially with how mistreated staff is and how unwilling they are to reinvest into improving the game (many youtube videos about it and actual staff talking about it). If that's not enough to convince you, look at how they treat community suggestions (they ignore them fully) and instead focus on pumping out cosmetic DLC to squeeze more money out of the game.

Why is this game so buggy??? Tried playing the game only to be immediately met with game breaking bugs like NOT GETTING YOUR STARTER EQUIPMENT FROM THAT ANNA CHARACTER???? Or not being able to WALK????????? BRUH It looks cute but I can't recommend it in this state wtf x( Also multiplayer works kinda badly ://

I had a great time with Sun Haven at first, unfortunatelly it doesn't take long to notice everything, especially past the first town, is a deep as a puddle. Despite this, the devs went with more is better approach and pump out DLC over fixing things or addressing issues. In general doesn't take much to dig up various shady accusations towards the devs. tl;dr - Buy on sale if you really want to, just don't expect a finished product.

1. Each update introduces numerous new bugs. Fix one issue, and ten more break. 2. No professional translators were hired. Instead, the devs simply provided players with a messy Google Sheet containing all in-game dialogues and asked them to translate it. Despite players investing significant time to translate, these translations were barely implemented. The devs claim the translations are applied, but in reality, less than half are reflected in the game. Most text remains filled with poor machine translations—often worse than Google Translate. 3. Multiplayer is practically unplayable due to pervasive bugs. Basic functions are missing: - No shared quest progression - Bosses must be defeated individually by each player - Festivals occur separately - Mana and health bugs are common - Most notably, if multiple players marry different NPCs, spouses get mixed up — your wife ends up as my wife, your husband as my husband. Overall, the game is effectively an unfinished product falsely presented as a full release.

So much needs to be fixed in this game its not even funny 😒 😪 😑 this game can be so much better but its not 1.5 out of 10.

This is one of the better Stardew inspired games. Definitely enough content to fill out way more hours than you get out of a lot of other farm sim games with different worlds you can start a farm in. Very much enjoyed and true to the expectation you get from the screenshots and description.

I think this is one of the best pixel simulator games I've ever played. It does seem like it's gotten slightly more buggy but overall I really enjoy this game. If you love Stardew Valley or SOS/Harvest Moon then this game is surely the one for you. I would definitely love to see some more patches soon though, please!

This game is so much fun and has so much to do and see. The amount of things to do is amazing. 8/10

I was recommended this game awhile back from a friend, and decided to play it a few days ago. It is super fun! The art designs from the land and characters are amazing! I would totally recommend this game to anyone who wants a fantasy/dark version of Stardew Valley!

If you like games like Stardew Valley, this is so the vibe. It's as if Stardew had a huge quality of life update and visual upgrades? But, if we're not comparing games: This game is like if a farming/cozy game met with Dragon Age and was put into an adorable pixel game. Not only are the visuals and gameplay so fun, but there are tons of customization options (if you aren't an Elemental that is. Come on, why do I have 5 hair options?) including an in depth story! I think my biggest complaint is simply the Romance and Befriending is more like,,,you agreeing with every single thing the NPC has to say and if you don't then they hate you. There's no room to respond in a way that is You, and more so they want someone who is their emotional clone and Yes Man. Bonus is that no one is gender locked and you don't even pick your gender, just your visuals! If you like multiplayer, this game is also so incredibly fun with friends. Everyone can enter or not enter a holiday or do it at their own pace without having to worry about 'player 1' leaving and ending the holiday scene. Or you don't have to wait for things to get built- want a barn? Cool, build it yourself same day. House upgrade? Chill, just make it and pop it on your home. Also, your home? You can customize it in depth on the outside too, not just colors. The customization options aren't just visuals either. You tired of dying or just want to play the game in an explorer way. Invincibility mode just in your options that you can turn on. Don't like that a day is only 20 minutes and you feel rushed? That's cool, you can change how long a day is in your settings from 20-30-40 min! Can't tell when your crops are done? Settings, babey, they got an option to make your crops glow when they're ready! Tired of seasonal critters eating your plants? That's right, just go into settings and turn em off! Not sure when you planted a crop? That's fine, just use your scythe to try and harvest it and it will tell you 'Will be ready in 2 days!', no more guesswork. Working in multiplayer and want a skill that gives money everytime you craft an item? Hey man, it's a global multiplayer skill so only one of you has to have it so you ALL get the benefit of it and your other friend can pick a different skill! My complaints? The NPC romance and befriending is you playing Yes Man and being a mirror for them. There IS bugs, like the sprites flashing/flickering during cutscenes with a character. And sometimes your other players in your game cannot pick up items floating on the ground if you're in multiplayer. Also maybe a gameplay mechanic I got a gripe with is that earning money is truly so gd slow and a lot of things are very expensive, to the point it doesn't feel rewarding when you finally can afford something and more like 'jesus was that even worth it at this point????' This game is worth absolutely every cent for hours and hours of fun times with yourself or friends! That being all said too: I have looked at reviews detailing the issues with what looks to be the company or something about the artists not getting paid. I won't pretend I don't know this information- but I also don't know the in depth answers of it. With that in mind, I intend on seeking out A. The answers on all of that and B. If found true, I want to go and support the artists behind this game separately because this game is truly a visual for the ages as well as well written!

Super cute and cozy and without mods the npc designs when you talk to them are so cuteeeee! The little background music is so silly. It's just genuinely good vibes <33