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Fae Farm
Developer Phoenix Labs
Fae Farm is a 2023 farm life simulation video game originally developed and published by Phoenix Labs. The game begins after the player is shipwrecked on an island where they meet the town's mayor. The mayor then provides the player with a house and a farm. Players have various tasks in the game such as farming, combat, completing side quests and customizing their house similar to other farm sims such as Stardew… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
334 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
LovedLoved
140 positive · 47 negative
95% range 68–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 140 | 47 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 36 | 6 | 80 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,851 of 2,371 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 137 yes, 45 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 182 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,878 of 3,599 positive).
Many players find Fae Farm a cute and cozy farming sim with a magical twist. [1][2][3] Several reviewers note the game feels grindy, especially in the mines. [4][3][5] Some players criticize the weak social aspects and lack of character depth. [6][7][8]
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Representative posts
- [14]
ATTENTION! STOP! DONT FALL FOR IT!!! This game barely works, from what I've read, the support for it is completely gone. Nobody cares about it and it shows, apparently it's basically abandoned. Multiplayer is on life support... Its sad, cause I didn't know till I purchased it for my boyfriend to play with me... and its been nothing but problems the whole way. I really was looking forward to playing this cozy little …
- [1]
Fae Farm Fae Farm is a cozy farming sim that has you catch critters, plant crops, go fishing and enjoy life with a little magical twist here and there. Gameplay As you can imagine, the gameplay-loop is relatively straight forward and nothing new if you played any farming sims like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon, but, Fae Farm feels pretty good from the start due to it’s roughly one hour long first chapter that is …
- [4]
I only recommend this game: - heavily discounted; - if you like grinding and don't care much for dating NPCs; - if you don't mind the occasional running around or clunkiness; - if you've looked at gameplay of the mines on YouTube or elsewhere and think this would be something you enjoy, because while there is farming, bug catching, etc, you NEED to spend a STUPID amount of time in the mines, and that's where most of …
- [6]
I had heard a lot of people being disappointed in this game, so I waited until a good sale. Now I almost wish I'd bought it sooner. Fae Farm scratches the itch I had hoped Hello Kitty Island Adventures would. The music is relaxing, the sound effects are satisfying, and the gameplay loop is enjoyable. I wish the romanceable characters were better, but I didn't even know the game had that option so I don't mind as …
- [2]
Cute - Easy to Play lil Game A Review w tips / and maybe some spoilers Time on record at time of review - 14 hrs Game Type - Cozy Game / Farming Sim / Mats Gathering / Decorating Bought game during the 2025 Winter Sale Overall Thoughts : A cute, no guess work, Simple, laid-back, easy to play kind of game with Online cross-platform Multiplayer function. Honestly the easiest laid back Cozy game I have ever played. …
Summarised from 34 of the 307 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Fae Farm sits at 75% positive across 187 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Fae Farm received generally favorable reviews according to the review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 59% of critics. It is considered to be a cozy game by several critics, although some also criticised the game's $59.99 price tag. The game was nominated for Family Game of the Year at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (2024). Katie Wickens of GamesRadar+ called it "a low-stakes, inclusive, and supremely cozy farming sim". She praised the lack of grinding, but said it "maybe too chill for some". RPGSite's reviewer Scott White said that it is "one of my favorite relaxing games of the year".…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 334 · most liked firstHave you seen the new farm game? Its Harvestella. Its literally Grimshire. Its Farming Simulator with micro. Its literally Fae Farm. You can probably find My Time at Portia. Dude its on Coral Island. Its a Stardew original. Its on Luma Island. Logon to Dinkum now. Fields of Mistria has it for you
neutral · AI labelView post →ATTENTION! STOP! DONT FALL FOR IT!!! This game barely works, from what I've read, the support for it is completely gone. Nobody cares about it and it shows, apparently it's basically abandoned. Multiplayer is on life support... Its sad, cause I didn't know till I purchased it for my boyfriend to play with me... and its been nothing but problems the whole way. I really was looking forward to playing this cozy little farm sim, I'm sure at one point it was worth it... Its honestly criminal that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🧵1/3 So Forte Labs is now quietly shutting down #FaeFarm, Phoenix Labs’ other online game. First #Everhaven, other #games, then #Dauntless, and now Fae Farm. What does Forte gain apart from showing the gaming industry what kind of scummy company they are? #cancelledgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Good morning friends! It's Wednesday and I'm so happy today so I'm giving thanks+gratitude to all the game related things that made me smile recently: ♡ Fantasy Life being so fun ♡ Tamagotchi Paradise ♡ Fae Farm cozy feels ♡ RF:Guardians coming soon ♡ Having moots to talk to about all these games!
positive · AI labelView post →I wish that dev's would stop with server reliant multiplayer. Let the players host their own games and then you don't kill your game and get a million negative reviews when you can't afford to host the game anymore less than 2 years after release. Like others have said, the game is fine, but its overpriced for what it is, and not only are we unlikely to ever see a patch for outstanding bugs, but a major gameplay feature was taken offline very quickly. I would hesitate to buy anything from…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The quality of life features in this game are excellent. It feels very smooth and convenient to play, with beautiful, high-quality animations that create a relaxing, cozy atmosphere. My biggest complaint is the social aspect. It feels surprisingly hollow and underdeveloped, especially for a game like this, where building relationships should be one of its strongest features. Overall, the game does many things well, and I was able to overlook the weak social system. However, I cannot recommend…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game however the fact that they sold the game to a different company and removed co-op without saying anything is awful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Note: Online features are not covered in this review. Help the Wisp Mother calm the elemental sprites around Azoria and become the island’s hero, all while sporting fairy wings. Information • Autosaves frequently, but there is also manual save. • They/them pronouns available in character creation. • Gameplay involves: farming, cooking, crafting, fishing, mining, logging, foraging, critter catching, animal caretaking, combat, quests/job tasks, and exploration (which involves…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like my indie game if you played these games: - Harvest Moon 🐮 - Spiritfarer ⛵ - The Wandering Village 🦕 - Fae Farm 🧚♀️ #indiegame #art #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →For those who wish to see #Everhaven / #ProjectDragon released, make Everhaven posts with the hashtag #BringBackProjectDragon and share the game to any game dev who might be interested in buying the IP from Forte. Forte was willing to part with Fae Farm. Why not Everhaven too? #cancelledgames
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm about a week into summer and 6 hours into the game so I am thinking that I'll be done with Research Story in about 16 hours total. Whether that happens is yet to be seen but I definitely needed a shorter game to review after going through Wylde Flowers, Fae Farm, and Rune Factory back to back!
neutral · AI labelView post →Some more work for Fae Farm! This is Neppy the Water Sprite, the first of four sprites you meet in the game (the closest thing we have to Bosses!)
neutral · AI labelView post →still so many bugs. which feels disrespectful at this point. Why am i sending my animals to breed, but get nothing back. Why arent more urgent quests pushed in your face. Get hycaniths but cant because you need so many gems to get further annoyi, g shiiiii time frames. bought this game when it first came out,still buggy af. feel like im wasting my time and def my money,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh this is pretty sad news because I know that people like playing Fae Farm Multiplayer and it's only been out for a couple of years~! I literally just did my 10|1|10|1 on this game a few months ago 😭 #faefarm
neutral · AI labelView post →The art style is cute, it has an adorable environment, funny animations like the character is like a tossed puppet when jumping here and there, and the vibes are really just calming, it just clicks for me, if you know what I mean! The story is just fine, not that great, but not that bad either. But for game play, some folks hate how you have to stay much in the mines to upgrade stuff, but I do not mind the grind that much, because I really like the crafting management farming sim type of games,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im GLAD the servers are still staying online! Fae Farm is fun, so it would be a huge miss! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly at this point I wish I could still apply for a refund. I bought this game to play with friends. I did not buy this game to have a feature ripped out that was advertised from day one and be forced to live with it stuck in whatever state they left it in. No more fixes. No more updates. No more friends. With that said, we can still waste money to buy DLC that will also never see any fixes or updates. It's such a joke and I'd rather have my $30 back to give to a developer actually invested…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's here! My 10|1|10|1 on Fae Farm is now live! I talk about my experiences at 10 minutes, 1 hour, 10 hours, and 1 year (in-game) as always. 🧚♀️ youtu.be/InRZj6B0eGk
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll start by saying that I played Fae Farm long enough to generally complete all of the main objectives, but it unfortunately never kept me hooked enough to want to keep going afterward. It's a decent farming simulator if you just want to power through the core progression milestones, but it lacks that special, addictive endgame loop required to make a cozy game truly last. I feel a bit bad saying this because I know a lot of people absolutely adore the visual aesthetic of this game, but I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Multiplayer is no longer supported.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My adventure with Fae Farm continued tonight! ⛏️ I reached floor 25 in the saltwater mines and found Neppy this water sprite. The game art is really awesome so far! I love how this floor looks. 🪴 I also decorated my house to be just a little bit more cozy with all of the blueprints I unlocked.
positive · AI labelView post →Hello hello ! Sorry it has been a while since I last posted, I have been dealing with medical stuff. BUT I have been playing alot of fae farm. I am absolutely in love with the game, and currently selfship with one of the characters ! Anyway, this is Alarie ! #art #faefarm #oc #digitalart #procreate
positive · AI labelView post →Fae Farm Fae Farm is a cozy farming sim that has you catch critters, plant crops, go fishing and enjoy life with a little magical twist here and there. Gameplay As you can imagine, the gameplay-loop is relatively straight forward and nothing new if you played any farming sims like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon, but, Fae Farm feels pretty good from the start due to it’s roughly one hour long first chapter that is the games tutorial which you need to finish before starting a multiplayer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🧵A reminder that Forte is willing to sell the IPs they gain after acquiring game studios if big amount of money is offered. They sold Fae Farm last September in 2025 after quietly announcing the closure of the game's online servers. Please, wiling game devs, save Everhaven!
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a cute and enjoyable game, but there is definitely room for improvement. The dialogue for characters is incredibly lifeless and repetitive. Although there's some that you are introduced to in quests, most don't have any unique dialogue even when meeting for the first time or just between other NPCs. It wouldn't be such an annoyance if there wasn't a relationship measure implemented into the game. You can even get married, but only to a very small selection of characters. While farming…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ALSO I will be on GDQ hotfix this week on Wednesday during the Oops! All Farming special! I'll be playing Fae Farm Wing%, which is my brainchild, with the 2 I mentioned above and also @happybythree.bsky.social for a 4 player co-op! Fae Farm is a really great game and I'm super normal about it
positive · AI labelView post →Let's check out #FaeFarm right now! ✨ Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames✨ Thanks Keymailer and Fae Farm for the early access key!
neutral · AI labelView post →🧵3/3 Reminder that Forte/Forte Labs is willing to sell the IPs they gain after acquiring studios if big amount of money is offered. They sold Fae Farm last September in 2025 after quietly announcing the closure of the game's online servers. Please, willing game devs, save Everhaven!
neutral · AI labelView post →🧵A reminder that Forte is willing to sell the IPs they gain from acquiring and shutting down game studios if big amount of money is offered. They sold Fae Farm last September in 2025 after quietly announcing the closure of the game's online servers. Please, wiling game devs, save Everhaven!
neutral · AI labelView post →Now that I'm done with my review, I'm wondering what I should review next. Do y'all prefer: 🅰️ Older game that has already been released a bit ago (e.g. Fae Farm) 🅱️ A new game that just released/out of early access (e.g. Dinkum, To Pixelia)
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't play cozy games too often but I have to admit Fae Farm is pretty adorable with nice QoL improvements over Animal Crossing (like automatic tool switching).
positive · AI labelView post →✨Check out Fae Farm with me! Sneak peek! 🌈Early Access Gameplay youtu.be/8shRr462pLk?... Up on YouTube now!
neutral · AI labelView post →🧵Reminder that Forte/Forte Labs is willing to sell the IPs they gain after acquiring studios if big amount of money is offered. They sold Fae Farm last September in 2025 after quietly announcing the closure of the game's online servers. Please, willing game devs, save Everhaven!
neutral · AI labelView post →🧵A reminder that Forte is willing to sell the IPs they gain after acquiring game studios if big amount of money is offered. They sold Fae Farm last September in 2025 after quietly announcing the closure of the game's online servers. Please, wiling game devs, save Everhaven!
neutral · AI labelView post →I only recommend this game: - heavily discounted; - if you like grinding and don't care much for dating NPCs; - if you don't mind the occasional running around or clunkiness; - if you've looked at gameplay of the mines on YouTube or elsewhere and think this would be something you enjoy, because while there is farming, bug catching, etc, you NEED to spend a STUPID amount of time in the mines, and that's where most of the grinding happens. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the mines, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was super fun and I really enjoyed playing it with my best friend, we were streaming it and everyone had a great time. The mechanics are super fun and really easy to get lost in the game. However. Stop killing games. I know so many people that purchased this game specifically for the multiplayer aspect of it and now that that's gone, we all see no point in playing it. Also, the support for multiplayer being lost was only announced in the steam page description, no where else that we…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not just the U.S. Avalanche Studios has their headquarters in Sweden and they're closing their studio in Canada (per this article). Additionally, Phoenix Labs (Dauntless & Fae Farm) is a Canadian game developer and they just let go of a significant number of developers and cancelled all future projects (about 3 weeks ago):…
neutral · AI labelView post →✨Jumping back into more early sneak peek of Fae Farm! ✨ Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames ✨ Thanks again to Keymailer and FaeFarm for the early access key!
neutral · AI labelView post →I was very underwhelmed and disappointed with the dialogue. This game is extremely overpriced and has such basic and forgettable characters with very generic and boring cutscenes. I regret getting this game and putting any time in it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah sure it’s a “cozy game” and you shouldn’t take it too seriously, but Phoenix Labs has been praised for the remarkable inclusivity of Fae Farm (which overall is indeed impressive). So this gay marriage glitch is definitely getting the side-eye from me. Fwiw I’m playing it on Nintendo Switch
neutral · AI labelView post →🎉 I got early access to Fae Farm and I'm going to be sharing it live on stream today!! 🎉 I can't wait! 🥰
neutral · AI labelView post →Cute - Easy to Play lil Game A Review w tips / and maybe some spoilers Time on record at time of review - 14 hrs Game Type - Cozy Game / Farming Sim / Mats Gathering / Decorating Bought game during the 2025 Winter Sale Overall Thoughts : A cute, no guess work, Simple, laid-back, easy to play kind of game with Online cross-platform Multiplayer function. Honestly the easiest laid back Cozy game I have ever played. NOTE : I wanted to review this game as it seems to be getting a bad wrap…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📅 stream plan for the week Wednesday, 18th 1pm EDT - game coding tutorial 🎮 + Coral Island 🐚 Saturday, 21st 6pm EDT - Team Stars pride raid train 🌈🚂 hanging out in Fae Farm until 9 pm ✨
neutral · AI labelView post →It's time for Novembers competion, as requested its for a base game copy of Fae Farm on steam! To enter just follow the instructions on this extremley short form! Likes and reposts appreciated! forms.gle/xcvtXUnrVuLV...
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't understand why a game that came out three years ago is so buggy. Hey Game Dev fix your bloody game!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing Fae Farm for the last two weeks and uhhh... I MIGHT be hooked 😅✨ (It's Stardew and Sun Haven all over again...) Thought I'd draw my chara and their partner for this playthrough, haha~ They're really cute so I might make stuff with em! #art #digitalart #sketch #ADORIbleOCs (?)
positive · AI labelView post →The base game is a enjoyable adventure/farming game. Simple story and gameplay. Till you get to the endgame. Alot of tedious grinding, farming is useless except for job quests as you can make all your money mining gems from the dungeons. The DLC are boring and even more annoying consisting of 3 small repetitive questlines each. And as we played on multiplayer all the dlc achievements were broken for me when I wasn't hosting while also running into a handful of bugs and crashes late game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had heard a lot of people being disappointed in this game, so I waited until a good sale. Now I almost wish I'd bought it sooner. Fae Farm scratches the itch I had hoped Hello Kitty Island Adventures would. The music is relaxing, the sound effects are satisfying, and the gameplay loop is enjoyable. I wish the romanceable characters were better, but I didn't even know the game had that option so I don't mind as much. The dialogue is pretty bad and there aren't any meaningful relationships…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really went and removed the multiplayer. Only bought it because of the multiplayer...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fae Farm did not get in (I'm deeply aware this was a longshot) but more importantly that game rules and you should play it anyway because I'm not gonna shut up about it regardless
positive · AI labelView post →hiiii my name is ally and i’m looking for 18+ moots!! heres some of my interests -Stardew Valley -Palia -Fae Farm -Any cozy game tbh -Genshin Impact -Fortnite -Valorant (i want to start playing) -JJK -Fullmetal Alchemist -Hunter x Hunter -Soul Eater -One Punch Man like to be moots 💕
neutral · AI labelView post →I really need to just pick a game and focus on it, I've been jumping from game to game, especially with so many games that I want to play releasing. I'm really excited about Fae Farm tomorrow!
positive · AI labelView post →There are much better farming sims out there. It's hard to explain exactly where Fae Farm went wrong, but I'll try my best. For one thing, I feel like a game that's been out this long should have basic bugs fixed by now. There are far too many simple UI bugs happening all the time. Never game breaking, just constantly annoying. Ignoring that fact, I think one of Fae Farm's major failures is that there is simply too much to do all at once, and it would benefit greatly from a much more linear…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would love to recommend this game as it's fun, but it also was obviously never play tested as the game breaking bugs swarm. Spent months farming materials for a charm and when trying to upgrade it I accidently duped a crappier charm and replaced my good one with it, Trying to use a mana potion when being attacked uses up the potion and gives no mana, bug net constantly misses even though you are constaly swinging in the correct direction, and many more. I had to just stop playing as the bugs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thankies for coming to stream! Fae Farm is so super cute and love the game! ~ Thank you for the raid @snowfable.bsky.social ! We raided into @loreleitheraven.bsky.social who is playing Umami! Go say hai!
positive · AI labelView post →A great multiplayer game ruined. Don't bother.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Farm'n Friday! SoS:GB reaches half-million in global sales, new DLC announced for RF: Guardians of Azuma, Fae Farm has a new home, and a few indie farm'n game updates - fogu.com/hm/
neutral · AI labelView post →Not me coming back from my little animal crossing break (I was playing Fae Farm) to mushroom season. My favorite time in the game. 🥰🍄🍄🟫
positive · AI labelView post →🌈Going to be Fae as hell with @vana.bsky.social in Fae Farm! 🌈 Get in here! 🧚♀️💖✨ Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
neutral · AI labelView post →I often believe that a good farming simulator can be easily determined just by examining it's existing Wiki for available information. Which can help you determine , how easy things can be to research in case you are stuck on some challenge or you want to create something. Fae Farm has proven that it does not belong to the list of good faming sims like Stardew Valley, Coral island etc. And not because of it's wiki, but because of the following: Rating 4/10 Pros: Graphics Music plenty of…
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