Got a buddy? Got at the very least one spare gamepad? Do you suppose this buddy will nonetheless be your buddy after diving deep into the world of real-time survival turnip farming? Well, Reap Together may simply be free sport that can assist you whereas away a lazy weekend afternoon.
Failing that, at the very least there’s the choice to sneak round and steal all your mates turnips after they’re not trying.
We first coated Reap in 2015, again when it was contemporary off the Ludum Dare sport jam block. Our Brendan fairly appreciated it, describing the sport as a Minecraft shrunk right down to lovable, monochrome, Game Boy-esque proportions. Since then, creator Daniel ‘Managore’ Linssen has poured a bit extra love into this quiet little sport of treasure-hunting and starvation. The newest addition is a enjoyable one: full native co-op play.
Interestingly, cooperation isn’t a direct possibility on this variant of the sport. The two gamers discover themselves far aside, and because of the lack of any form of overworld map (at the very least initially), it’s as much as the gamers to discover, determine landmarks, and try to discover their approach to one another. Once that’s executed, the extra urgent difficulty is discovering a sustainable meals supply. In brief, you’ve bought to farm turnips if you wish to stay. Each participant begins out fairly shut to at least one, and in the event you can resist the urge to right away devour it, you’ll be capable to until some soil, plant it, and ultimately develop it into two, then 4, then eight and so forth,
Turnip for each meal doesn’t sound very appetizing, I admit, however beggars can’t be choosers, and shipwrecked sailors desperately attempting to keep away from hunger get even much less room to grouse. With stomachs full, you may set your sights on totally exploring the world with the help of a raft or two, uncovering its treasures and maybe even returning residence, wealthy with gold and bloated with turnips.
Reap and Reap Together can be found on Itch.io, the place the sport is pay-what-you-want (which might be nothing).
