Orchard

Orchard

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Overall rating 
It was OK.
3.6 / 5
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Fun Factor 
OK
3.5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3.4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3.5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4.1 / 5
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English
Ivy was just about fed up with the daily grind when she got a curious letter from her great uncle. He was retiring and wanted to leave her his orchard. Even though Ivy had never worked the fields, she loved that Orchard, and jumped on the opportunity. It`s time to head out to the country and get your hands dirty, making juices, pies, jellies, and more! Plant and harvest crops, construct special buildings to expand your abilities, create recipes, advertise and sell products at the Orchard!
  • Plant and harvest your crops
  • Manage staff, sales, finances
  • Create unique baking recipes
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Game System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8

CPU: 800 Mhz

RAM: 512 MB

DirectX: 9

Hard Drive: 31 MB

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Orchard

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It was OK.
3.6 / 5
3.6 out of 5 ( 12 Reviews Review )
58%(7 out of 12) of players recommend this game
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OK
3.5 / 5
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OK
3.4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3.5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4.1 / 5
58%(7 out of 12) of players recommend this game
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It was OK.
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Good
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Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
25 of 25 found this review helpful
Enjoyable Business Sim Game
PostedJanuary 20, 2013
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Cheri_BDG
 
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Puzzle, Strategy
 
Current Favorite:
Plants vs Zombies
4.9 out of 5(329)
 
 
 
 
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Managing the Orchard starts slowly as you begin by yourself, and as one reviewer said, it feels like things are moving VERY slowly. This picks up quickly though as you begin to get employees, who move through most tasks on an automatic cycle so you aren't really having to "manage" their every move most of the time.
Tasks are broken up into 'farming', 'woodcutting', and 'building' and you can hire ...Show more
Managing the Orchard starts slowly as you begin by yourself, and as one reviewer said, it feels like things are moving VERY slowly. This picks up quickly though as you begin to get employees, who move through most tasks on an automatic cycle so you aren't really having to "manage" their every move most of the time.
Tasks are broken up into 'farming', 'woodcutting', and 'building' and you can hire employees that specialize in any one of the areas, and they get better over time, along with your own abilities getting better over time.
The harvested crops are either turned into other goods which are sold in the store, or the crops are just sold directly in the store too. Customers come by and buy things, and leave either happy, neutral, or unhappy.
I've only played a short time (less than the full trial) and so far the goals are pretty linear, but it is up to you to decide where to build everything, and it makes it easy to learn the game as you go.
I'm buying on the GameAgents sale this weekend! One of their few non-HO games.
Try the trial, and enjoy! Show less
I recommend this game!
+25points
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Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
25 of 32 found this review helpful
Fun
PostedMay 16, 2012
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fleura444
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I played this game a while ago, ....a friend had it and I loved it, I disagree that it is long eventually when you get to higher levels the time issue is just fine:) I finished the game and am actually debating on buying it just to finish the game once more:)
I recommend this game!
+18points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Love this game
PostedNovember 12, 2013
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DazzleDice
 
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fromKilgore, Tx
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Wish you would make a Orchard 2 with more levels . I love this game for passing time.
I recommend this game!
+4points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
A great game that you can spend hours with
PostedAugust 12, 2014
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Bluemoonlightbay
 
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fromAustriala
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I love this game and the levels are not impossible to achieved
I recommend this game!
+2points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Nice Game About a Good Story, Good Graphics and Fun, if you are patient enough
PostedSeptember 8, 2017
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FruityJoy
 
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management
 
Current Favorite:
 
 
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Really nice game, I definitely know, that back in 2009 those graphics were very decent. For todays graphics, meh, pretty ok pixelated 2D graphics. Has a short, but nice story along the levels, the sound is a great way to relax, plus the sound effects, are quite well made aswell. But after few hours of playing, I really put my headphones away, since it was a loop, it was getting quite annoying. ...Show more
Really nice game, I definitely know, that back in 2009 those graphics were very decent. For todays graphics, meh, pretty ok pixelated 2D graphics. Has a short, but nice story along the levels, the sound is a great way to relax, plus the sound effects, are quite well made aswell. But after few hours of playing, I really put my headphones away, since it was a loop, it was getting quite annoying. Overall good work on that. The fun factor about this game - it's very fun, you need to be patient though, since every level runs quite slow from the beginning, if you are not patient, definitely don't recommend this game for you. Not much of a challenge, mostly takes more time from the next levels.
Plus :
-Very decent 2D Graphics for 2009
-Nice music and sound effects
-Short but very good storyline
-Would be a great challenge to speedrun all 9 levels in less than 10 hours
Cons :
-Since the music and sound effects are loop, gets quite annoying few hours in, could get atleast 2 - 3 more songs into the game
-The character physics are really just OK, the game would be much enjoyable if the characters could noclip through the others
-Not much of a challenge, since if you play like 2 hours a day, you'll get it in probably max. 1 week if you can manage profits
Overall rating : 9.25/10
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I recommend this game!
+1point
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Loved it!
5 / 5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Great casual farming game
PostedJune 5, 2016
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mratts
 
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fromMississippi
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Match 3, Strategy
 
Current Favorite:
 
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I enjoyed the relaxed story where time wasn't a factor. The goals were fun and the mechanics were pretty good.
Pros: Ability to play through story mode at own pace. This was not time management. You could potentially take weeks to play a level without penalty.
Ability to hire helpers who are already skilled in some tasks.
Logical progression of story.
Upgrades and improved skills ...Show more
I enjoyed the relaxed story where time wasn't a factor. The goals were fun and the mechanics were pretty good.
Pros: Ability to play through story mode at own pace. This was not time management. You could potentially take weeks to play a level without penalty.
Ability to hire helpers who are already skilled in some tasks.
Logical progression of story.
Upgrades and improved skills are really beneficial.
Cons: Characters don't adapt well. If they are going to harvest a specific crop and someone else gets there first, they stand there watching. You have to make sure that your workers don't end up in the same spot or it will waste a lot of time.
Placement of buildings is cumbersome and leads to a lot of wasted space.
Not a lot of replay value, in my opinion. Sandbox mode puts you on the same small lots and there is only so much you can do in the space given.
Overall, I really liked the game. I would love to see a better developed freeplay mode and some tweaks in a sequel. I would definitely get it! Show less
I recommend this game!
+1point
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Liked it!
4 / 5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Old-school fun without time pressure
PostedNovember 9, 2015
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LAndersen
 
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fromJutland, Denmark
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management, Strategy
 
Current Favorite:
 
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I've recently finished this game. Yes, the graphics are rather clunky and the gaming screen fairly small (cannot be adjusted to full-screen#, but the main issue for me is always: did I have fun playing?
And I did. To begin with, the music was foot-tappingly jolly. I think I only turned it off once, when I had been playing for a while and was afraid the tunes would get stuck in my mind!
It's a ...Show more
I've recently finished this game. Yes, the graphics are rather clunky and the gaming screen fairly small (cannot be adjusted to full-screen#, but the main issue for me is always: did I have fun playing?
And I did. To begin with, the music was foot-tappingly jolly. I think I only turned it off once, when I had been playing for a while and was afraid the tunes would get stuck in my mind!
It's a fairly addictive game and the levels #there are 9) can be rather long, which I don't mind at all. You learn as you go and new elements are added along the way.
But you also have to be prepared to think for yourself; how many workers are needed so crops are picked in time and not left to rot? Which upgrades are worthwhile buying? When and how much should I advertise?
There are goals to achieve in order to finish a level, but you can take your time and experiment on how to reach them. You are awarded stars at the end, but who cares? I never found out what the criteria were for getting full marks. Some of the later levels got rather busy, but I managed three stars in all but one.
In the game forum quite a few people are complaining about technical problems. I didn't encounter any, but do yourself a favour and try the game before buying, just in case. Show less
I recommend this game!
+4points
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Overall rating 
Disliked it.
2 / 5
25 of 29 found this review helpful
Very slow
PostedMarch 18, 2012
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EmmoS
 
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Skill Level:Beginner
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
One of the most disapointing time management games. Progress was very slow, I wished there was a button to speed things up. Probably quite realistic to real orchard and waiting for things to grow. The characters moved very slowly planting, collecting, etc, if just felt like you were getting nowhere fast. Not enough of a challenge for the "time management" part of the game.
I don't recommend this game.
+21points
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Overall rating 
Disliked it.
2 / 5
13 of 13 found this review helpful
Maybe it was good back in the day...
PostedJanuary 20, 2013
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SilverBranch
 
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fromNH
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor 
Poor
2 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
I'm not sure how old this game is, but it seems like the gameplay, graphics and continuous loop of music date it as an older game. After reading the other good review here, I decided to give it a go. It runs so slow that even my character fell asleep (thought bubble of zzzzzz) multiple times as I went through the motions of playing.
I'm not sure if it's my computer, but the play screen was so ...Show more
I'm not sure how old this game is, but it seems like the gameplay, graphics and continuous loop of music date it as an older game. After reading the other good review here, I decided to give it a go. It runs so slow that even my character fell asleep (thought bubble of zzzzzz) multiple times as I went through the motions of playing.
I'm not sure if it's my computer, but the play screen was so tiny I had to squint. When it took it off "full screen" it actually got a little bigger in the window - but not much. I might not have minded that if the game was worth playing, but I found it tedious (and I like slow growing games like Plant Tycoon, so that's saying something!) Show less
I don't recommend this game.
+13points
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Overall rating 
Disliked it.
2 / 5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Kinda dull
PostedMay 10, 2013
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starrynightskye
 
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fromUSA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Strategy, Time Management, Marble Popper
Fun Factor 
Poor
2 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Poor
2 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
I like TM games, but this one wasn't for me. I didn't even last through the free trial. Too slow, and you spend a lot of time waiting for tasks to be finished.
I don't recommend this game.
+4points
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