Underplayed Gems

Arvale (2015)

Arvale cover
Developer
Jaybot7
Publisher
Aldorlea Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.5 of 5, 119 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A cheerful, grindy RPGMaker adventure with light-hearted gardening-themed quests and exploration.

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What players say

Players are split on Arvale. Some find the story and characters charming, especially if they played earlier games in the series, but many criticize it as a low-effort RPG Maker asset flip with performance issues like lag and crashes. A common tip is to run the .exe as administrator to fix lag, and the mid-game gets grindy with expensive gear.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.