There is something wonderfully wrong about Welcome to Elderfield. On paper, it sounds like the kind of cozy farming game you could sink hundreds of hours into without a care in the world. You farm, fish, forage, cook, meet strange locals, build relationships, and slowly improve your little corner of the world. Then the cosmic…
Welcome to Elderfield is one of those games that looks like it should run on almost anything. It has charming pixel art, a deliberately old-school RPG presentation, and a cozy farming loop wrapped around some seriously unsettling cosmic horror. After spending time with games built on older or less conventional engines, though, I’ve learned not…
Welcome to Elderfield has a pretty unusual pitch. It mixes cozy farming, Lovecraftian horror, retro RPG mechanics, and turn-based combat into one strange little package where growing crops can apparently be just as important as dealing with things that should absolutely not be crawling out of the darkness. The problem? Some players cannot even reach…
If there is one thing I’ve learned after playing a ridiculous number of indie games, it is this: never assume your save files are exactly where you expect them to be. Big-budget games usually make this easy. You install the game, play for a few hours, and Steam Cloud quietly takes care of most of…
There is something wonderfully strange about Welcome to Elderfield. On the surface, it looks like the sort of cozy game you could boot up after work, grab a fishing rod, tend some crops, cook dinner, and chat with the locals. Then the cosmic horror creeps in and reminds you that this is absolutely not your…
There is something strangely appealing about games that let you spend the afternoon planting crops and then make you question your life choices after sunset. Welcome to Elderfield sits firmly in that unusual space, combining farming, relationships, exploration, crafting, and a rather unhealthy amount of cosmic horror. Developed by solo creator Chris Cote and published…
I’ve played my fair share of farming games, cozy simulators, indie RPGs, and horror titles, but Welcome to Elderfield is one of those games that makes you stop and ask, “What exactly am I playing right now?” At first glance, it looks almost harmless. You have a farm, crops to grow, townspeople to meet, gifts…
There are plenty of farming games where the biggest problem you have at the end of the day is deciding whether to water the tomatoes first or visit your favorite villager. Welcome to Elderfield looks like it wants to give you that same relaxing routine — and then throw a skeleton through your bedroom window….
