Summer in Mara initially draws you in with appealing visuals and the chance to explore the open sea and visit islands which other similar games don't have.

After you move past this, you're faced with a game that really isn't sure of its own identity. It's a bad farming/crafting game and also a bad adventure/RPG. The story, quests, characters and dialog are all very shallow and forgettable. There's only one main quest line that does a poor job of trying to make you care about the story. Other than that, the other quests are basic fetch quests. The farming, both animals and crops are honestly a chore with no real consequence of ignoring them. Fishing is really the only mechanic the involves more than just "Press E", but you're limited to about 3 fish at each spot then have to wait for a few days for the fish to regenerate.

I've spent a lot of time and upgraded my boat to the point where I can explore all of the "islands" which again, are also forgettable. It's hard to recommend this game when games like My Time At Portia does basically everything better.

Summer in Mara initially draws you in with appealing visuals and the chance to explore the open sea and visit islands which other similar games don't have. After you move past this, you're faced with a game that really isn't sure of its own identity. It's a bad farming/crafting game and also a bad adventure/RPG. The story, quests, characters and dialog are all very shallow and forgettable. There's only one main quest line that does a poor job of trying to make you care about the story. Other than that, the other quests are basic fetch quests. The farming, both animals and crops are honestly a chore with no real consequence of ignoring them. Fishing is really the only mechanic the involves more than just "Press E", but you're limited to about 3 fish at each spot then have to wait for a few days for the fish to regenerate. I've spent a lot of time and upgraded my boat to the point where I can explore all of the "islands" which again, are also forgettable. It's hard to recommend this game when games like My Time At Portia does basically everything better.