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Research Story

94% positive of 310 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Petal Cat Games. Published by Petal Cat Games, Electronic Sheep Games.

About the game

Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

Tagged by players

  • Farming Sim
  • Agriculture
  • Creature Collector
  • Life Sim
  • Building
  • Collectathon
  • Base Building
  • Cozy
  • Sandbox
  • Crafting
  • Character Customization
  • RPG

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Very Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    I had fun filling out the research books!

    27 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I bought this when it was in EA, but found it to bee a bit unbaked so I held off on it until full release and I'm honestly shocked how little has changed. So many QoL stuff and just common-sense conveniences that you take for granted. Like shops have opening hours, but only one shop has a sign saying what they are. Adding to that the extremely limited inventory with no way to cycle hotbars so you need to go drag &…

    55 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.

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