Morikomori Life Review: Its cozy, its artistic, and most importantly, fun

When I first booted up Morikomori Life following its launch, the 3rd person simulation felt similar, especially with visuals and environment similar to Genshin Impact, but without any magic or action elements. It is a slow-paced, casual game with a relatively simple storyline compared to other casual simulation games.

Developed by Realfun Studio, Morikomori Life was first released on the Chinese servers by Level Infinite. The game gradually deteriorated until it eventually got shut down last year, before making its return for the players in Japan.

For this review, I played Morikomori Life on my POCO C51 Android device for approximately 25 hours. With that context in mind, this review is based on firsthand experience and aims to give an honest look at what Morikomori Life offers.

Also, if you are new to the game, then we have our Beginners’ Guide with tricks and tips alongside a redeem codes article to grab some freebies.

The Storyline is nothing fancy, but it evokes nostalgia for childhood memories of my protagonist and starting a new life in a rural village with friendly neighbours. As the story progresses, from meeting old acquaintances to encountering new remarkable characters, it kept me from getting bored with daily tasks and commissions.

Morikomori Life actually reminded me a lot of those tiny farming and decor games, but this time with a 3rd person view mode and really great visuals as compared to some other games. Morikomori Life’s Gender choosing system at the beginning of the storyline made me enjoy both their character customisation.

With cute dresses for the female character and cool T-shirts and jeans for the male character, it gave me a lot of freedom to make the characters look however I wanted, and it would also let me keep the designs for the rest of the game.

The game was engaging enough with all the exploration, lore, and side tasks given by the other characters. The various places located on the world map made the game more intriguing in my eyes. Although the game used to suddenly collapse on my phone during map location loading, that aside there were not many problems during gameplay.

With farming, exploration and decor as the game’s main theme, Morikomori Life made me feel like it really did justice to casual farming games. Morikomori Life really won my heart with its casual gameplay style

The hard work behind the graphics design of all the characters, environment, and the map had actually paid off, but to me, the soundtrack wasn’t that interesting cause it felt more like a loop on the tape recorder, and as the game is a casual and rural life sim game, it really could have done better. There is no audio during the dialogue sequences, but there are some voice-overs for emotional expression.

Apart from audio, the illustration design of all the in-game characters and the 3D art style of Morikomori are really amazing. For me, the graphics of the game felt similar to the Genshin universe, specifically the region of Monstadt. But with no magical elements, it gave off a completely different vibe and created its own charm.

Morikomori Life’s user interface is simple, but there is a variety of elements from a phone within the game to a character catalogue. The game offers easy controls with view toggling on the right side of the screen and character movement on the left side. You can also cut trees with a woodcutter or break stones with an axe to collect raw materials for various tasks.

Honestly, the controls were easy to use, but the movement and tool-using controls felt slower than they should have been. The automatic navigation system made the game a lot more convenient and saved time from getting confused and lost while completing missions.

The UI was actually interesting for me as it contained lots of new elements. As a curious soul wanting to explore all the in-game items, it kept me engaged with exploring all the different tools and maps.

Morikomori Life proves to be mostly Free-to-Play for players

Most of the items found inside the game can be bought with in-game currencies, which can be collected by doing multiple tasks and missions. But some of the tasks need physical energy (P.E.) that can be found on the top-most left side of the screen.

When this energy runs out, you might need to buy it with real online cash. The diamonds also need to be bought with real money. But leaving these aside, you would not need to buy anything else.

I felt the F2P items were the most easy to access, as the shop corner did not imply any issue regarding real money. The developers were clever with their purchasing elements. They didn’t limit access to resources, but they did offer prices for the abundance of diamonds, which could be used to reduce the time consumption of manufacturing resources.

If I were to give my verdict, Morikomri Life is a well-thought-out game. Except for a few bugs and lagging on my phone, which I don’t blame the game for, this experience is a gem. It got me hooked on its visuals and the world map.

It is a simple game with short stories and flashbacks of childhood, which connects you to the nostalgia of missing your beloved grandma’s home. Although the audio could have been better, and I hope it really does, cause it felt like a mouth-watering dish without salt.

The F2P element is actually really good, as the developers tried their best to focus on the tiniest details. All in all, if you wanna enjoy a leisure farming and exploring game, then this might be the game you have been searching for.

That’s all from us for the Morikomori Life Review. Feel free to let us know your own experience with the game in the comments section below.

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