Doloc Town Review – A Farming Sim Where Acid Rain Meets Cozy Pixels

Setting, Atmosphere & Story Hook

You play Proti, a young woman who returns to her war‑scarred hometown Doloc Town. The villagers hand her a plot of contaminated soil and one simple deal: rebuild the farm, rebuild the town.
Visually, Doloc Town leans into dusky 2D pixel art—all rusting locomotives, shipping‑container homes and patched‑up tarps—yet a mellow 8‑bit soundtrack somehow keeps the wasteland cozy. Main and side quests guide you through the valley’s history, while a gift‑based friendship system (still incomplete) lets you bond with surviving NPCs. Don’t like lengthy dialogue? Right‑click to fast‑forward every cut‑scene.

Core Gameplay – Farming Done Differently 🌾

Because the ground is toxic, farming becomes a vertical puzzle: stack wooden planters on scaffolds, squeeze machines and chests wherever they’ll fit, and pray your layout survives the next climate tantrum.

• Harsh Weather as Game Engine

  • Dry seasons bring brutal heat.

  • Rainy seasons can turn nasty—acid rain forces you to plastic‑wrap crops and shut down outdoor machines.

  • Thunderstorms burn your harvest unless you craft lightning rods that store electricity in batteries—great for powering sprinklers.
    These surprises keep routine watering from ever feeling routine.

Exploration & Combat 🚀

The Doloc Valley hub houses shops, tool upgrades and a bustling quest board, but step outside town and the game morphs into a light Metroidvania: unlock new gear, open shortcuts, fish for cash, tackle jump‑’n’‑run detours and strip junk for crafting.
Robots patrol the wastes. Early on you swing a pickaxe; soon you’ll rely on a customizable combat drone—swap chassis, barrels and batteries to tweak fire rate, damage and energy drain. Toggle auto‑fire for chill skirmishes or aim manually for skill shots. It’s simple now, but late‑game upgrades promise wilder firefights.