Disney Dreamlight Valley is what happens when you mix the life sim of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley with Disney’s pantheon of iconic, unforgettable characters. It’s designed to be a comfort game for you to immerse and relax yourself into as you build the perfect life away from the hustle and bustle of actual living. And the game has also joined the Apple Arcades with the new Arcade Edition.
Dreamlight Valley was a world where all Disney characters, regardless of how evil or good they are, lived in harmony. However, this peace was broken when the Forgetting came along.
Once we make our way back, it is our job to whip up the town back into shape. We as Dreamlight Valley’s ruler possess the power of Dreamlight to wash away the Forgetting and revive our friends’ memories.
Gameplay across the Apple Arcade version and the console version is mostly similar. The only difference is the smaller resolution of phones and condensed UI for mobile compared to the console iteration. And also, there is no crossplatform saves available for this version so even if you already played this game on other devices, you will have to start fresh.
Committing yourself to any specific prompts and actions will cost you energy points. When you run out, you will need to replenish it with food or a brief rest at your house. After that, the grind continues.
Despite being a chore simulator, there is a certain satisfaction that comes from cleaning up your town and returning it to its old glory. If it can make something tedious like chores feel worthwhile, that’s magic.
However, what isn’t so magical are some early gameplay gripes that kinda broke my gameplay pace. Inventory management sucks. You start with way too little space and even the storage in your house feels shallow. The UI could also use some condensing and organization to make navigation much easier.
But, if Animal Crossing vibes with Disney superstars sounds like a grand old time to you, take a trip down memory lane to Dreamlight Valley.
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