Staxel is a Stardew Valley that is toned down in management department. And has building.
Do you know how in SV you have so many everyday chores, that you basically automate yourself to regularly complete those?
Well, in this game there's less management, for more easier/casual experience. Maybe it feels like this because losses are more forgiving in comparison.

In your first in-game day you will be introduced to your new farm, shops run by npcs, and some of the npcs themselves.
As in all games of this type, at first your farm will be dirty, broken, unkempt, etc.
You will have a tiny bit of money, some tools and it's up to you to make it all grow. Metaphorically for your farm, literally for your crops.

Activities available in Staxel are:

• Farming, duh. There are seasonal crops, multi-seasonal crops, trees, bushes. They have different prices, different growth times.
  This is the easiest and the fastest to make yourself some fat cash money.
  
  
• Animal care. Cows to milk, sheep to shear for wool, chicken to get some of those nutritious eggs, and pigs to magically produce bacon.
  I'm not joking, you err... Collect bacon from them. Don't ask, please.
  
  
• Fishing. Can you have a game of that caliber without fishing? Of course you cannot.
  There is a collection of aquatic creature to get, some of which only appear during events. Some fish may be rarer than others, like Blue Lobster. It can kiss my bass.
  
  
• Bug catching. Collecting some cicadas at summer... Maybe getting this one stick bug that sits 20 meter above the ground, on top of the spruce tree?
  Yeah, that will require some parkour.
  
  
• Building. This one here is a but unusual. You have floor blocks, wall blocks, roof blocks to build you some structures from.
  It's somewhat strange at first, but once you get used to it, you can make quite a nice looking house, or whatever you were building.
  
  
• Mining, lumbering. It's hard to call it a side activity, really, since it's as simple as using axe to chop some wood, or pickaxe to mine some stone.
  There's no ores, or something like that, so don't expect much.
  
  
• NPC interaction. You can gift things to people, take quests from them, which vary from "collect that, craft this" to building someone a pet shop,
  or traversing to another island to find a particular item. Once you complete all quests, you can become roommates with the person. It is quite lovely, I must say.
  
  
• Events. There are seasonal events, like Fey Masquerade, Pumpking Feast, Snowdust Faire, which can provide some short but fun break from your daily routine.
  Also, every 15 days portals to another islands open for 2 days.
  
  And all these ways to spend your time provide a fun, quiet experience. Co-op is a really nice thing to have in Staxel, too.
  I've managed to clock a bit more than 40h in the game, and pretty much 100%ed it.
  Note: game eats RAM really badly, 8GB is recommended by the developers. I have 8GB, setting everything to low works fine. Draw distance will be really small, though.
  
  In conclusion, if you're up to some cute, farm-oriented sandbox - this one's for you. Especially if you have a party to play with.
  
  Thank you for reading, have a great one.

Staxel is a Stardew Valley that is toned down in management department. And has building. Do you know how in SV you have so many everyday chores, that you basically automate yourself to regularly complete those? Well, in this game there's less management, for more easier/casual experience. Maybe it feels like this because losses are more forgiving in comparison. In your first in-game day you will be introduced to your new farm, shops run by npcs, and some of the npcs themselves. As in all games of this type, at first your farm will be dirty, broken, unkempt, etc. You will have a tiny bit of money, some tools and it's up to you to make it all grow. Metaphorically for your farm, literally for your crops. Activities available in Staxel are: [*]Farming, duh. There are seasonal crops, multi-seasonal crops, trees, bushes. They have different prices, different growth times. This is the easiest and the fastest to make yourself some fat cash money. [*]Animal care. Cows to milk, sheep to shear for wool, chicken to get some of those nutritious eggs, and pigs to magically produce bacon. I'm not joking, you err... Collect bacon from them. Don't ask, please. [*]Fishing. Can you have a game of that caliber without fishing? Of course you cannot. There is a collection of aquatic creature to get, some of which only appear during events. Some fish may be rarer than others, like Blue Lobster. [strike]It can kiss my bass.[/strike] [*]Bug catching. Collecting some cicadas at summer... Maybe getting this one stick bug that sits 20 meter above the ground, on top of the spruce tree? Yeah, that will require some parkour. [*]Building. This one here is a but unusual. You have floor blocks, wall blocks, roof blocks to build you some structures from. It's somewhat strange at first, but once you get used to it, you can make quite a nice looking house, or whatever you were building. [*]Mining, lumbering. It's hard to call it a side activity, really, since it's as simple as using axe to chop some wood, or pickaxe to mine some stone. There's no ores, or something like that, so don't expect much. [*]NPC interaction. You can gift things to people, take quests from them, which vary from "collect that, craft this" to building someone a pet shop, or traversing to another island to find a particular item. Once you complete all quests, you can become roommates with the person. It is quite lovely, I must say. [*]Events. There are seasonal events, like Fey Masquerade, Pumpking Feast, Snowdust Faire, which can provide some short but fun break from your daily routine. Also, every 15 days portals to another islands open for 2 days. And all these ways to spend your time provide a fun, quiet experience. Co-op is a really nice thing to have in Staxel, too. I've managed to clock a bit more than 40h in the game, and pretty much 100%ed it. [b]Note: game eats RAM really badly, 8GB is recommended by the developers. I have 8GB, setting everything to low works fine. Draw distance will be really small, though.[/b] In conclusion, if you're up to some cute, farm-oriented sandbox - this one's for you. Especially if you have a party to play with. Thank you for reading, have a great one.