Destructoid’s Madison Benson feels right at home with Vexlands, the open-world cozy crafting adventure developed by Emberheart Games and published by Apogee Entertainment, which is coming soon to Steam and has a free demo available now.
Right away, I could tell Vexlands was precisely what I was looking for. Within the first hour alone, I made solid headway into unlocking a good chunk of my first island, familiarizing myself with several crafting stations that worked together to help me progress, and even completed my first dungeon.
Although similar games within the cutesy survival genre take a more resource management-focused approach, Vexlands ventures beyond this by introducing mechanics like the museum, a quest log, and NPC storylines… Most of Vexlands’ current tools and features are fairly basic and easy to grasp, making this an overall peaceful experience.
You can read Madison’s full story here. Vexlands will be coming to PC soon, and you can download the demo on Steam and GOG now. You can also follow Vexlands on X/Twitter, and check out Apogee Entertainment’s official website for more info.
