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Pastor's Lake: The Game is about settling into an abandoned summer-cottage village after inheriting a house there. You can explore the village and surrounding forest, make a living through odd jobs or by gathering, fishing and gardening, and build a secluded summer house with a sauna on an island in Pastor's Lake.

Life in the village

A day-and-night cycle and changing weather shape life around the lake. Random precipitation causes mushrooms to regrow, while a needs system lets you replenish your needs by working, gathering, fishing, gardening or buying groceries at the local store. The interface offers basic hints, with other things left for you to discover through experience.

You can plough, sow and harvest fields; pick mushrooms to cook or sell; fish; and complete tasks to unlock items. Missions include helping volunteers restore the local church and finding the town and its museum. You can also build a sauna in your yard, use it yourself or rent it out.

Vehicles and work

Vehicles range from an ATV available at the start to cars acquired as you progress, including old Soviet trucks. All personal vehicles use fuel and need refuelling at gas stations. One special car requires an oil change and can also serve as a taxi.

Planned additions

The game also lists these features as part of its Early Access roadmap:

• Fishing with the option to sell or cook your catch
• A story-based quest about restoring the church
• Sowing, harvesting and selling wheat
• Transportation work as a taxi or bus driver
• Leaderboards for game points, fish size and crayfish catch
• An urban location, the city of Sosnovy Bor
• Growing and harvesting tomatoes, and maintaining a chicken coop
• Harvesting honey and bottling it into containers
• Hunting game with firearms and selling the catch
• Tasks to restore everyday life in local villages, with more NPCs appearing as you progress
• Crafting household items, food and accessories
• Customizing country-house decor
• Expanded quests to find valuable items around the map
• An expanded urban location with new quests for earning in-game money
• Further fixes and improvements to locations and game mechanics before release