Space to Grow

A cute little story with lots of branching choices. Chock full of good parenting advice, too. Almost makes me want to have kids of my own. Almost. 4/5 stars.

This game is incredible. It's a really good story about being a Dad, a farmer, and a colonist on a far off world. Every year (not Earth years, Talaam years, I think there's about 4 alien years to an Earth year) you decide your crop rotation, you have to make a profit, feed your family, make sure they get nutrients, make sure your fields are fertile, and make sure you have some time off otherwise you'll miss out on events. It's a fun farming mini-game that is enjoyable and not too hard. Then you can chat with your friends in the colony, and then you'll have 3 scenarios or event: Work, Family, and Community. In work you make decisions about the farm or do things related to the farm, like try and teach your lazy spoiled daughter to do things (if you spoil her like I do!) In Family you have scenarios with your family, maybe your son and daughter are fighting, and you can make decisions. You can spoil your kids, be firm but fair, be strict, or neglectful, and the way you treat your children changes how they behave and how the story goes. Lots happens in the story, there are heartwarming moments, and scary moments, sad moments, and joyful moments. I've been playing for 3 hours and my daughter is still only 8 Earth Years old, and really spoilt and lazy! My wife wants me to go to parenting classes, but I'm refusing. This is awesome, really enjoying it, I've always wanted a family, and this game is a lovely way to fantasise. The writing is also really good, and the graphics and music are cute and enjoyable. Worth way more than what they're asking for this game, it's a whole novel in a game! All I would like now is a sequel where we can raise a family but your son is your main focus. Or, alternatively, you can choose the gender of the child which is your main focus, or, if you have multiple children, have more parenting scenarios so you can focus on both children rather than just one. This is a lovely game, please make more parenting stories for people who haven't got a wife/husband and family to play, and for anyone who loves a beautiful story :)