{"id":437308,"date":"2026-05-12T04:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/437308\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T04:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:06:11","slug":"stardew-valley-has-competition-in-free-steam-offering-with-magical-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/437308\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardew Valley Has Competition In Free Steam Offering With Magical Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Witchbrook is perhaps the very first game that springs to mind when I describe something as Stardew Valley with a magical twist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It\u2019s not the only option though as <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2561630\/Moonfrost\/\">Moonfrost<\/a> also very much fits that bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Created by Oxalis Games, Moonfrost is yet to determine a launch date but it\u2019s in development for <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingbible.com\/pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PC<\/a> with a free taster already available on <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingbible.com\/steam\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It describes itself as a \u201ccosy life-sim RPG\u201d with players inhabiting a world \u201cravaged by constant meteor storms\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">You\u2019ll enjoy all of the usual activities, including farming, fishing, crafting, building, and decorating, while also partaking in some RPG fare, from adventuring to solving a grand mystery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cOne hundred years ago, the world changed forever. A second moon appeared in our skies and with it came constant meteor storms that rained chaos upon our homes,\u201d the synopsis reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cWe called these icy meteorites MOONFROST. In this ruined world, some of us learned to harness the power of this mysterious substance, transforming its shards into all sorts of structures, creating order from the chaos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cThey call us Frost Hunters, and we have a mission: to rebuild the world, one shard at a time. This is Moonfrost, and your adventure is about to begin!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Moonfrost,\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0YmMxODc2MTUyZmNkOWYwNy9ibHRjMjA4YTJj.webp\"\/>Oxalis GamesYou Can Play Through Several Hours Moonfrost For Free <\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The game adopts a 3D pixel art style, so it remains very cosycore whilst perhaps elevating the immersion of exploring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Within Moonfrost, players will befriend or romance NPCs, helping them \u201cface their fears and flaws as you unravel your own forgotten past and uncover the truth of Moonfrost\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Building your home is where Moonfrost begins to shine. So often, cosy games offer us a prebuilt abode that we can only decorate internally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Moonfrost, however, boasts a comprehensive build mode where you can have a hand in constructing every element of your home; in fact, it\u2019s got a The Sims feel to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Outside of improving your own living arrangements, you\u2019ll also want to restore old buildings, design homes for villagers, and clear the streets of Moonfrost\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Farming, fishing, crafting and so on all look pleasant enough, although adventuring is perhaps the most exciting activity in store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Within temples, players will fend off enemies while looking for unique resources, perhaps even unearthing secrets about this world along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">While we await Moonfrost\u2019s release date, you can enjoy the game\u2019s new demo which, according to developers, runs for \u201cat least a few hours\u201d and is \u201cfour years\u201d in the making.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cExpect at least a few hours of gameplay as you get to grips with the different systems in the game and get to know some of the Villagers,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">You\u2019ll be able to play through an early slice of the game, exploring Mooncraft\u2019s world and getting to sample all of the activities mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Whilst only available on PC, the demo supports controllers with devs actively working to improve this even further, plus Moonfrost is playable on Steam Deck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It looks positively delightful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">READ MORE: <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingbible.com\/news\/stardew-valley-rival-free-sample-steam-ratings-731869-20260505\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stardew Valley Rival Drops Free Sample On Steam, 10\/10 Ratings Flood In<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Witchbrook is perhaps the very first game that springs to mind when I describe something as Stardew Valley&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,44640,46,16215,136124,6968,125],"class_list":["post-437308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-indie-games","tag-israel","tag-pc","tag-stardew-valley","tag-steam","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}