I'm honestly not sure what all the negative reviews are about, the only real complaint I've seen is that one or more features a player would like to see isn't added yet and so they call the game "unfinished."
But so far I've been having a blast with it. Don't let the negative reviews turn you off to it, if you think you'd like a game like this you probably will. The complexity of generating a town full of people with relationships and homes and day jobs and they recognize people and let you know where they saw them and when -- It's honestly super impressive and immersive, especially from a smaller developer.
I've encountered a couple of bugs where I wasn't able to interact with someone/something, but a save & reload have always fixed it.

Edit: Having put some more time into the game, I will say I understand why people who played early access were itching for more and upset that the features they wanted weren't implemented. I 'beat the game' and was left wanting more, but feeling like I had already experienced everything there was to offer. I still think this game is amazing, but the replay value is pretty minimal (unless you're into modding, in which case you may find many more hours of enjoyment).
I also encountered many more bugs the longer I played, some of which could *not* be fixed with saving & reloading (such as entire rooms missing from a building, so when you walk through the door you fall into the floor below)

I'm honestly not sure what all the negative reviews are about, the only real complaint I've seen is that one or more features a player would like to see isn't added yet and so they call the game "unfinished." But so far I've been having a blast with it. Don't let the negative reviews turn you off to it, if you think you'd like a game like this you probably will. The complexity of generating a town full of people with relationships and homes and day jobs and they recognize people and let you know where they saw them and when -- It's honestly super impressive and immersive, especially from a smaller developer. I've encountered a couple of bugs where I wasn't able to interact with someone/something, but a save & reload have always fixed it. Edit: Having put some more time into the game, I will say I understand why people who played early access were itching for more and upset that the features they wanted weren't implemented. I 'beat the game' and was left wanting more, but feeling like I had already experienced everything there was to offer. I still think this game is amazing, but the replay value is pretty minimal (unless you're into modding, in which case you may find many more hours of enjoyment). I also encountered many more bugs the longer I played, some of which could *not* be fixed with saving & reloading (such as entire rooms missing from a building, so when you walk through the door you fall into the floor below)