Stardew Valley, one of the most popular casual farming life sims available on PC is getting another major upgrade and some features have been teased out by the creator.
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The next Stardew Valley update will be bringing splitscreen co-op to the farming game. The creator confirmed the addition, and some other details, on Twitter recently.
Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone, the mastermind behind Stardew Valley, dropped a bombshell regarding the upcoming content by tweeting that splitcreen co-op will arrive as part of update 1.5. "In Stardew Valley 1.5, there will be splitscreen co-op," his tweet declares, with an in-game screenshot of what the multiplayer experience will look like.
Like any typical local co-operative mode, the screen will be split into parts, depending on how many are playing. In the example given, it's two, with full UI either side. The amount of space allowed between players seems like it might be quite large, if there's any barriers at all, as the two sides are clearly in very different terrain. In a follow-up tweet in replies, Barone confirms the feature is coming to all platforms, however PC is the only place that's guaranteed to support up to four players, whereas others "might be limited" to only two.
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Nintendo finally gave Animal Crossing fans what they wanted at last year's E3: a release date and title for the next entry in the fantastic village simulation series. And now here we are, basking in the aftermath of one of Nintendo's most successful launches. A Nintendo Switch isn't free though, and its price tag can be hard to justify if you're only planning on getting New Horizon to while away weeks or months of self-isolation. Sometimes we can't live our best lives.
But fortunately for PC players (as much as can be; Animal Crossing is a blessing), there are plenty of games on PC that replicate what Animal Crossing does pretty well. If you're looking for a little balm for an AC-less summer, look no further; we've listed six of the best alternatives on our platform below.
So, grab your shovel for fossil hunting, a net to catch those bugs catching, and a creative attitude for interior decorating: Animal Crossing provides a unique approach to relaxation and these PC games do a damn fine job following in its footsteps.
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Cutesy puzzle-stuffed life simulator Lonesome Village stars a coyote named Wes with a mysterious past. It's also more than doubled its Kickstarter goal since it launched last Thursday, and it's already shaping up to be one of the best games like Stardew Valley we've seen in a good while. Now, please, tell us more about this coyote.
The indie game features farming and life-sim elements, much like Stardew Valley, but also Zelda-reminiscent puzzle-filled dungeons. These come in the form of a magic tower, which you'll be making your way up "one dungeon at a time". This is also where you'll find captured villagers, who you can bring back to your own village. They'll presumably be so grateful that they'll build a grand coyote statue in the town square so you can bask in the shadow of your own magnificent, furry visage. Glorious.
Lonely Village also features gardening, social-sim elements, and - what game would be complete without one - a fishing minigame. It's estimated that if all games that feature fishing minigames existed in the same universe, then that universe's oceanic ecosystem would be due to completely collapse from overfishing... last Thursday. We may have just made that one up. Everyone loves a fishing minigame, anyway.
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Someone has created a new Stardew Valley mod that introduces a villager who is heavily inspired by My Hero Academia's Toshinori Yagi, better known by his superhero alias All Might.
He bears the same look and name as All Might, and will even make references to the popular anime, but is ultimately his own person. One of the modders behind the new NPC explains on NexusMods that their "take on Toshinori in Stardew Valley is essentially a unique character who shares the name, appearance, and building blocks that made My Hero Academia's Toshinori likeable" to them.
The version of the character that this project introduces focuses on his weakened form. In this mod, Yagi is a "a complicated man with a debilitating, chronic illness" who you can befriend and get to know better. It looks like a lot of thought and work has gone into his story, too, as the modder describes it as a slow-burn that will stretch and change over four in-game years. Your time with All Might isn't set in stone, either, as your dialogue options will lead you to a good or bad ending.
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