Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is one of those cozy DS games where you wake up to pixelated sunshine and immediately start stressing about whether your turnips will grow before the festival. You pick between two rival villages—one’s all about farming, the other’s big on livestock—and honestly, the choice matters more than you’d think. I went with the farming town first, only to realize halfway through that I really wanted a sheep.

The locals are full of personality (some are weirdly obsessed with mushrooms), and the back-and-forth between towns keeps things interesting. One minute you’re hauling milk to the market, the next you’re racing to fix a broken bridge before winter hits. It’s got that classic Harvest Moon vibe where time moves just fast enough to make you panic, but slow enough that you can still zone out watering crops for an hour. The graphics are cute, though the controls take a second to get used to—expect a lot of stylus poking.

If you’ve ever lost an afternoon to arranging virtual cabbages, this one’s got that same dangerously addictive loop. Just don’t blame me when you forget to eat dinner because your virtual chickens need feeding.