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Laryssa Okada, Pygoscelis & Only Sound - Dorfromantik Soundtrack | Black Screen Records | 2025 | "Kirschblütenromantik" Light Blue, Light Pink & Green Tri-Stripe

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Dorfromantik OST - my favorite PC game has the prettiest, most relaxing soundtrack, by Laryssa Okada, Pygoscelis and OnlySound

00:00 Beerenweg 08:31 Crystal Pier 14:31 Elk Grove 17:17 Fasanengarten 19:39 Hofgarten 23:42 Mountain View 26:19 Orselina 34:07 Pleasant Hill 37:50 Rehwiese 41:54 Schabernack 43:06 Schöneweide 49:35 Sonnenberg

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as a break from playing Tales of Zestiria (which I've yet to finish), I decided to play some more chill, relaxing games. namely Dead Cells (totally "relaxing"), Islanders, and Dorfromantik (which is in early access). well, I'm only talking about two of these three.

my go-to chill games are ones that I can take my time to think and micro-manage. and oh boy does Islanders and Dorfromantik make me think.

but as it says on their respective Steam pages, you won't find any 4X strategy or resource management or combat or some cinematic story (I will say that some of the graphics can get real pretty).

now here's my piece on them:

let's start with Islanders.

it's a super great minimal city builder. I love the aesthetic and the style. it's got some really slick building rules where the buildings interact with each other and you gotta get the plus-minus leaning way over the plus. I like Islanders as something to play when I just wanna lean back, chill with some music in the background and play something stress-free.

will recommend for those who want something that you can coast through while chilling out.

now Dorfromantik is a different beast.

the style is just as lovable. especially the trees and the houses. the little boats and trains move on the rivers and tracks. it's great. while Dorfromantik might seem like simple tile placement, once you get into a deep run (which I would say is about 9000+ points), you're gonna get really focused. not only do you have to pay attention to all six sides of a piece for that perfect, "chef's kiss"-like placement, you have to keep in mind the pieces you have left, the tasks you have open, and the parts you need to close.

Dorfromantik gives me both a greater feeling of satisfaction, but also a greater frustration. the randomized tiles just irks me, at times giving me the opposite of what I need. and those river/track tile mix are the bane of my existence. makes me feel like I'm bad at the game, tho that may definitely be the case.

will recommend for those who love overthinking every single tile placement.

either way, both are great games and if you have even an inkling (haha, get it?) of interest in these types of games, go for it.

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After running out of tiles, I like to switch to creative mode and fill in the map

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Played a nice game of Dorf Romantik while waiting for Sims 4 to update and got 3 new trophies!