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Orchard Keeper
Simulation

Orchard Keeper

★★★★☆ 4.2 Editor rating

Orchard Keeper is a relaxed simulation about running a small orchard through the seasons. You plant, prune, harvest and slowly upgrade tools, and the seasonal changes give it a natural rhythm that kept me checking in each day.

The touch controls are tidy: drag to plant, tap to tend, and there's no fiddly precision required. It's clearly built for phones rather than ported from somewhere else. Progress is gentle, so it never feels like a job.

It's light on conflict and some might find it too calm, but that's exactly what I wanted before bed. Very kind to the battery too, which helps for those short daily visits.

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