Halcyon Days at Taoyuan

Halcyon Days at Taoyuan

Steam Deck Playable

BotanX · Simulation · Jan 20, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $10.79.

89%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The farming is weaker than SV but I found the characters stronger, the writing is actually entertaining which is a small miracle in of itself these days.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay feels very polished, I haven't encountered any bugs.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The pixel art style is very detailed and well done.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I’m playing in the steam deck no edits to the layout and it works good.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Playing with a controller feels a bit wonky at times, for instance when you are watering you really just want to be moving along the major axes (East-West or North-South) and I constantly find myself moving off at a 45 degree angle (to the NE for instance).
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The gentle music and also the nature sound effects all complement the mood.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters129 reviews
Gameplay48 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Controls13 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat39 reviews
82%
Interface17 reviews
76%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.79.

3 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
80
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.