Shoutout to an amazing solo dev for Whisper of the Swallows
I started trying out the game when it was only a demo release. I provided some feedback and was surprised at how responsive the dev, Thomas, was in discord. I suggested an improvement and in the very next patch he had implemented my suggestion and credited me in the patch notes!
Over time I got to interact with him and the community more and it's been a really fun experience.
Recently the dev put on a building contest and asked players to submit their best projects. The winners would get their build on the Steam store page. I decided to join in after posting and my build was selected to go onto the page.
I'm not gonna lie, when I opened up the store page today and saw my build there, it's quite a cool feeling. If you want to see the player builds, they start around the 9th screenshot: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/Whisper_of_the_Swallows/
If you enjoy giving feedback, I highly recommend checking this game out. Your input can have a direct impact on the future of the game. If you prefer waiting for full release, 1.0 is coming down the line. Or if you are just looking for another game to try, there is currently enough content for 10-20 hours, much more if you like to explore/build.
As far as gameplay, I'd say it's a mixture of a lot of survival games I've played and shares a lot of similarities with games like Valhiem. There is a demo available so you can try that out for free.