{"id":1874308,"date":"2026-04-09T16:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874308"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:19:03","slug":"frostpunk-studio-reveals-dark-and-twisted-farming-thriller-crop-which-blends-stardew-valley-with-the-eeriness-and-mystery-of-twin-peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874308","title":{"rendered":"Frostpunk studio reveals dark and twisted farming thriller Crop, which blends Stardew Valley with the eeriness and mystery of Twin Peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crop\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Crop<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Frostpunk studio reveals dark and twisted farming thriller Crop, which blends Stardew Valley with the eeriness and mystery of Twin Peaks<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Every day, once a day, give yourself a present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/crop-11-bit-farming.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A person in yellow hazardous material suit and gas mask stands in a green-aired garden space outside an eerie, foreboding A-roofed house. The whole image feels cursed.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"crop-11-bit-farming.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Carbonara Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-09T16:19:03+00:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"07551d65-023f-4d20-b705-16712b01f303\" data-name=\"Crop\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Crop\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Crop\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Crop\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Crop\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Crop\" title=\"Follow Crop\"><br \/>\n  Follow Crop<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The publishing arm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/frostpunk\">Frostpunk<\/a> developer 11 Bit Studios, which has built a reputation for releasing interesting games &#8211; such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indika-review\">Indika<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-thaumaturge-review-a-refreshingly-different-polish-rpg\">Thaumaturge<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/death-howl-is-a-strikingly-moody-soulslike-deck-builder-from-publisher-11-bit-studios\">Death Howl<\/a> &#8211; has unveiled a new farming sim-slash-narrative thriller called Crop. It&#8217;s being made by small Norwegian team Carbonara Games and aims to blend a Stardew Valley farming experience with the eeriness and mysteriousness of iconic David Lynch show Twin Peaks.<\/p>\n<p>I had a short demonstration of Crop ahead of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ShrDsKDQjtc\">Triple-i Initiative Showcase<\/a> announcement today, and the demo I watched began with the player, a weary-looking man, climbing out the back of a car boot that he&#8217;d been stuffed inside. He staggered through a forest to a decrepit farm he was then forced to take over and repair, in order to grow food for the local townspeople. His first job? Burying the previous owner.<\/p>\n<p>Crop is a mix of farming and narrative deduction, as you explore the nearby town, talking to the eccentric people living &#8211; perhaps trapped &#8211; there while trying to work out what the hell is going on. They all have secrets you need to weed out.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the gameplay comes through farming, though, done here in a relatively small area and mostly by hand. There&#8217;s a good amount of detail in the systems, as you clear roughage and manage compost heaps, and dig irrigation waterways and manage your crops. There&#8217;s also equipment like rain coats to buy &#8211; it always seems to be raining &#8211; with the meagre earnings from your toils. 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and it&#8217;s in the morose and haunted wrapping of it, the way it&#8217;s all cast in greying shades of green, that it merges to create something unique. A close-up of the player character reminds me distinctly of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-walkthrough-guide-tips-4857\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a>&#8216;s art style, that slightly watercoloured look, only here the colours are washed out, dismal and cursed. I can&#8217;t remember the last time I played a farming sim with blood-spattered occult journals lying around, and I like it.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no release date for Crop yet and the only platform mentioned for now is PC. Perhaps one to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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It&#8217;s being made by small Norwegian team Carbonara Games and aims to blend a Stardew Valley farming experience with the eeriness and mysteriousness of iconic David Lynch show Twin Peaks.<\/p>\n<p>I had a short demonstration of Crop ahead of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ShrDsKDQjtc\">Triple-i Initiative Showcase<\/a> announcement today, and the demo I watched began with the player, a weary-looking man, climbing out the back of a car boot that he&#8217;d been stuffed inside. He staggered through a forest to a decrepit farm he was then forced to take over and repair, in order to grow food for the local townspeople. His first job? Burying the previous owner.<\/p>\n<p>Crop is a mix of farming and narrative deduction, as you explore the nearby town, talking to the eccentric people living &#8211; perhaps trapped &#8211; there while trying to work out what the hell is going on. They all have secrets you need to weed out.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the gameplay comes through farming, though, done here in a relatively small area and mostly by hand. There&#8217;s a good amount of detail in the systems, as you clear roughage and manage compost heaps, and dig irrigation waterways and manage your crops. There&#8217;s also equipment like rain coats to buy &#8211; it always seems to be raining &#8211; with the meagre earnings from your toils. 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