Roots of Pacha

A stone age Stardew clone. It has some great ideas, but doesn't grab me nearly as much. I've tried playing it multiple times now but it just doesn't make me want to play. Interestingly, you start with basically no technology at all, and your clan has ideas as you come across things, become prosperous and progress. That adds a really nice research feeling of progression. I can't say it's a bad game, just that it isn't for me.

Pros

  • The ideas system is really nice and adds a research tree kind of progression
  • The environments are pretty

Cons

  • Hate the character artwork both in the overworld and how people look during conversations
  • No mining or combat
  • The fishing minigame
  • The animal flute playing minigame
  • The controls on Steam Deck