Pack your bags, reader, we’re sending you to live a simpler life in one the many farm games Humble are offering in their new Sweet Farm bundle. Okay, so not all of the games involved in the bundle strictly revolve around farms, but the best one does and it completely works with that “simpler life” thing because that’s exactly what the game is about.

That’s right, it’s Stardew Valley! As well as six other vaguely farm/garden/animal-related games that you can get for just $10 (about 7.69).

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Remember Niche [official site]? I told you about it a while back – it’s a genetics-focused survival game where you forage and hunt and breed and explore little hex tile islands. The idea is to keep you little tribe of creatures alive and one of the keys to doing so is to try and breed particular desirable characteristics for how you want to play or deal with threats.

It was a successfully funded Kickstarter when I wrote about it last but today it’s evolving from early access to a fully-fledged game. (more…)