The story of My Happy Village in the Kingdom sets you up as the leader of a village in the realm of Pixelor, competing for recognition and prestige. While the game page teases the idea of managing your village by completing tasks, gathering resources, and engaging with villagers, it's a bit misleading. You won’t find yourself managing much beyond the constant clicks to increase values like gold or materials. The "management" aspect is minimal, and most of the story is just window-dressing to keep you clicking for more resources. There's promise, but it doesn't quite deliver on the experience some players might expect.

This game is essentially a medieval-themed clicker with light elements of resource gathering. You’ll be clicking to gather gold, materials, and sending out expeditions. There's no real strategy involved, and you don't actively manage your village or its inhabitants. You’re tasked with completing expeditions, trading resources, or fighting in dungeons, but it's all wrapped up in very simple mechanics that require minimal input beyond tapping and waiting.

Occasionally, random special tasks pop up, like finding all the hidden hearts on the screen. If you manage to find them within the given time, you gain a rank. While this adds a nice touch to an otherwise dull concept, the time limit is too short, and it’s quite difficult to spot all the items, making it frustrating to complete.

There are some added features like chemistry research, increasing affinity with villagers, and working towards a new castle, but none of these systems offer any real depth. The gameplay might feel repetitive for anyone looking for more than a surface-level clicking adventure. However, the game does offer daily events, rewards for playtime, and the occasional special event that spices things up a bit.

This game doesn't offer any card drops or achievements to unlock. The only settings available is the option to turn the sound on or off and fullscreen/partial fullscreen. Unfortunately you can't capture any screenshots through the steam overlay.

During my first playthrough, the game crashed a few times when I clicked on specific text in the event windows. Once I stopped clicking on the event window text, the game stopped crashing.

Visually, the game goes for a retro SNES RPG style, which might feel nostalgic for some. However, most of the screen remains static, with the occasional event or pop-up to break the stillness.

The sound design is minimal, with standard medieval-themed background music and sound effects accompanying your clicks. It’s there, but it won’t leave much of an impression.

My Happy Village in the Kingdom feels like it overpromises and underdelivers when it comes to management mechanics. For a casual time-waster, it’s fine, but if you’re looking for a more involved gameplay experience, you might want to keep clicking elsewhere.

Copy was provided by ima shouganai to Otome Lovers for review purposes.

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Such a charming game! The art style is beautiful, It’s the perfect game to unwind and escape into a magical world for a while. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a feel-good, stress-free experience!