Littlewood

 Switch
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25

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  1. MisterMacys
    Mar 12, 2021
    7
    It's a great Animal Crossing + storyline clone, but sprinting is too slow, and the stores don't rotate fruits, vegetables or furnishings often enough. It took me a third of a year just to buy the bookshelf blueprint, nevermind a single potato. And because fish are seasonal I was locked out of a huge number of recipes for a YEAR because i can't buy a Spring minnow. Also needs more music.
  2. Tspeed
    Apr 9, 2021
    6
    My experience with this game was: first half hour - it’s a lame animal crossing I don’t like it. Hours 1-5 - I can’t stop playing, I need to be stopped. Hour 6 - it’s a boring, repetitive grind get it out of my sight. And there my time in Littlewood stopped.
  3. Tortor
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    Cozy, relaxing and oh most meditative. Always. Even if you want to the game will slow you down to a crawl.

    If Stardew Valley, or really any farming/life some was a hint of overwhelming, then this game is perfect. This game is so easy and so laid back with its gameplay approach that it feels like meditation sometimes. You could seriously just lose hours and hours doing whatever you    Cozy, relaxing and oh most meditative. Always. Even if you want to the game will slow you down to a crawl.

    If Stardew Valley, or really any farming/life some was a hint of overwhelming, then this game is perfect.

    This game is so easy and so laid back with its gameplay approach that it feels like meditation sometimes. You could seriously just lose hours and hours doing whatever you want. The game doesn't have even a hint of a punishment system that would cause any stress on not doing something right or being fast enough.

    The characters are so cute and adorable that I just loved unlocking more and more people to see what weird quirk they can contribute.

    The progression system at the start also feels very rewarding with slow and gradual feeling of upgrading and making things better and better.

    Also the like hassle free way to farm, gather and build was just so well thought out with its respect for a player and not putting too many button presses to do a lot of the routine activities.

    The only big downside to this game is that once you do kinda want to progress things faster, there isn't a way to and it feels like a slog. It's like driving in a 5 MPH speeding zone and there is no traffic but traffic cameras everywhere.

    Like you appreciate the safety and low and chill speed but now that there's nothing holding you back to go faster since you're totally into the game, you just can't, there just isn't any way to go faster past this snail speed that was nice at first but then becomes an annoyance. I like was getting stuck because I felt like I could totally see the potential to go faster at times but the game, by design, slows you back down to a snails crawl at all times even if you want to do things faster you're not allowed to. The progression and pacing just sorta slows down to a crawl and it stops being rewarding.

    After a while I got irritated with this restriction to always go this slow lost its novelty to me. I really wanted to see the max relationship to each character and max out every building but, ugh, the pacing just wouldn't allow that to be a realistic goal. It started demanding way too much all the sudden that it felt suffocating.

    I'll still keep this game around to play when I need something to meditate to though. It's very pick up and play friendly.

    Just so weird that when you start liking the game too much the design of the game like chills you back down to oh most force you to find it just 'ok' because it doesn't want to be too exciting and keep this 5 MPH pace at all times.    … Expand

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58
#58 Best Switch Game of 2021

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 31, 2021
    80
    Littlewood defies tradition with its unique premise, proving that Happy Ever Afters really can happen. Having control over how world reconstruction occurs is a huge bonus, enabling everyone to have an individual style with endless scope for personalisation, even with resident demands. Gameplay will stretch into dozens of hours, with you having the freedom to focus on whatever aspect of rebuilding you want, subject to certain quests being carried out.
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  2. Pure Nintendo
    Mar 15, 2021
    90
    Littlewood is so gosh darn cozy. From the charming characters to the low-stakes RPG fun, there’s plenty to love in this interesting entry in the farm-sim genre. It may be the only game of its kind that is truly “pick up and play.” Or, like me, you can sink in plenty of hours and get lost in all that cuteness.
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  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Mar 15, 2021
    70
    Decent writing and a good art style keep this game above mediocrity and toying with the town building mechanics is enjoyable. But unless you're specifically looking for another entry in the town sim genre, it's hard to recommend this above other options already available on Switch. Then again, if the more simplistic approach is what you're looking for and the ability to change your town layout on a whim sounds appealing, there are things to enjoy in this quaint Littlewood.
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