I know a farm sim has me hooked when I actually bother learning the names of the characters. I've played enough Stardewcrossingmoon mashups in the past eight years that they blur together. There's always the local shop owner, the carpenter, the fisher, a mayor type figure, and so on. The characters of Fields of Mistria, the latest farming life sim making waves, are so delightfully distinct that I've not just memorized their names, but assigned them nicknames in my head too—from Junie (Juniper) the bathhouse owner to Addie (Adeline) the town leader. And I'm in love with all of them... Read more.