Gaucho and the Grassland Reviews
If you’re into your low-stakes farming and crafting games then you may find Gaucho and the Grassland is a fun way to kill a few hours.
In Gaucho and the Grassland, you don’t grind for coins or sell crops for cash. There is no economy in the traditional sense. Instead, the world runs on gathering, trading, helping, and earning goodwill. You raise animals, collect resources with your faithful dog and horse, and complete quests to unlock more of the land. It’s refreshing to play a farming game that doesn’t shove numbers and gold at you. This is about harmony and connection, not profit.
Gaucho and the Grassland is a refreshing idea, adding adventure and cultural history to a game genre that can always use more diversity. But as it pulls up towards release, it’s still in a bit of a rough state, with game-locking bugs and some confusion left as to how to accomplish some of your many goals. The developers appear consistently active at working on the game, posting fairly frequent updates about what they’re working on. They’re not very responsive to Steam users, preferring Discord, so bear that in mind. Overall, I desperately want to like this game, but with its current issues — and my inability to double-check several of them before writing this review — I have to stick to the lower end of our review scale. But do please keep an eye on this game and listen to fans as the weeks go on. I have hope that this game will grow into something special, but even as it meets its release date, I feel it still needs some time to get there.