Stardew VS. Sunhaven?

[Xendran]

Havent played much of either but was wonderiing what the pros and cons of each are from people who have played both

[Coelacanth]

Hmmm I'd say ask yourself
Do I want something quicker paced or slower? If slower/relaxed is more your goal I'd say stardew. It also has more mods if that matters to you.
Sunhaven doesn't rush you, but you will end up doing a lot more running about comparatively.

[Amberbaum]

Sunhaven has much better and needed QoL features compared to SV. It's stat system is also very unique, which I love. There is no stamina in SH. You can increase your stats via consuming food and drinks. SH is more mana focused. SH doesn't rush you like SV, but has a much better player-oriented pacing then SV. And has also a real story.

I'd say go with the game that has the setting that you prefer, but If you can't come to a decision then go with Sunhaven. The Sunhaven discord is friendly and has a dedicated modding and game-help thread.

[Dimensional Traveler]

Though Shall Not Play False Games, There Is No Game But Stardew Valley.

[NBOX21]

Originally posted by Dimensional Traveler:

Though Shall Not Play False Games, There Is No Game But Stardew Valley.

As much as I and many other people love Stardew Valley, I welcome more games like it.

[Nakos]

Never played Sun Haven.

It looks ... I dunno ... less realistic? Not that SDV is very "realistic" per se, but It has a visual internal consistency that I like, whereas the visuals for Sunhaven look more ... over-the-top, if that makes sense. The character portraits make it look like every character is an anime protagonist, which seems like it would get ... tiresome.

But ... like I say, never played it.

[Ghetsis]

Stardew has no paid DLCs.

[Fumika]

Stardew valley for me.
I have 863 hours in Stardew valley. While only 251 in Sun haven. The reason why I so much more in Stardew is due to mods. Concerned ape made modding for Stardew easy. So there are a lot of mods available for it over on nexus mods. Adding in a ton of additional content for the player.
If mods were not included, Sun haven does have a lot more content in its base game then Stardew has.

[NBOX21]

Originally posted by Nakos:

Never played Sun Haven.

It looks ... I dunno ... less realistic? Not that SDV is very "realistic" per se, but It has a visual internal consistency that I like, whereas the visuals for Sunhaven look more ... over-the-top, if that makes sense. The character portraits make it look like every character is an anime protagonist, which seems like it would get ... tiresome.

But ... like I say, never played it.

Haven't played Sun Haven myself either.

I do have it on my Steam wish list though, as it looks really cool from what I've seen coming from someone that enjoyed Stardew a lot. Unfortunately, based on the system requirements listed on the store page, I need to get myself a better computer as my graphics processor only has 1GB of video memory and the game itself requires at least 3.

One of the main benefits Stardew has over other farming games is that this game can run just fine even on a potato rig, so even on older and outdated computers, you'll hardly run into any major issues at all.

[Captain Chirac]

For me, Stardew Valley is an extremely stressful game where days last less than 15 minutes and you get punished (passing out and losing money) if you don't make it back home before reaching the time limit. There are so many tasks to do in such a limited amount of time, and it doesn't help that the shops are almost always closed and you can't find specific characters on the map before the day ends.

Seeing as how so many people love this game, I simply wasn't part of the target audience, as I was expecting a relaxing game without time limits.

[Starhound]

Originally posted by Captain Chirac:

For me, Stardew Valley is an extremely stressful game where days last less than 15 minutes and you get punished (passing out and losing money) if you don't make it back home before reaching the time limit. There are so many tasks to do in such a limited amount of time, and it doesn't help that the shops are almost always closed and you can't find specific characters on the map before the day ends.

Seeing as how so many people love this game, I simply wasn't part of the target audience, as I was expecting a relaxing game without time limits.

Definitely download the time freeze mod, then. It's a literal game-changer. I have a mod that simply freezes indoor time--caves, mines, greenhouse, etc. Totally changed how I play. There's also a mod option (think it's from StardewHack) that allows you to remove the 2AM penalty.

Here's the time freeze one I use:
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/973

[Captain Chirac]

Originally posted by Sandwulfsam:

Originally posted by Captain Chirac:

For me, Stardew Valley is an extremely stressful game where days last less than 15 minutes and you get punished (passing out and losing money) if you don't make it back home before reaching the time limit. There are so many tasks to do in such a limited amount of time, and it doesn't help that the shops are almost always closed and you can't find specific characters on the map before the day ends.

Seeing as how so many people love this game, I simply wasn't part of the target audience, as I was expecting a relaxing game without time limits.

Definitely download the time freeze mod, then. It's a literal game-changer. I have a mod that simply freezes indoor time--caves, mines, greenhouse, etc. Totally changed how I play. There's also a mod option (think it's from StardewHack) that allows you to remove the 2AM penalty.

Here's the time freeze one I use:
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/973

An indoor time freeze option sounds like a good compromise. Might try it some day, thanks.

[Apocaleptic]

harvest moon

[Xendran]

thankss for all the great explanationss guys

[Lednard]

There's another called Coral Island, was watching a streamer play this. It looks like it's directly influenced by SDV.