Stone age farming and town sim Roots of Pacha looks shockingly like Stardew Valley right off the bat—from the proportions of its characters to its color palette. And it sounds just like Stardew too. The plip plop sound that logs make as I gather them, the whoop of picking crops, even some of its soundtrack melodies seem right out of Pelican Town. Though after playing through my first spring, Roots of Pacha doesn't feel like a cheap imitation—it's a very studied emulation that quickly starts throwing its own new ideas into the mix.
I don't want to dwell too long on the concepts Pacha has parallelled from Stardew; you can pretty safely assume that if Stardew has it, so does Pacha (except for combat, sorry) but here's a quick rundown:
