New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers is a farming simulation video game developed and published by Arc System Works, and is a sequel to the 2015 Nintendo 3DS eShop title "Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers". It was released in Japan on March 3, 2017 and in North America on March 27, 2017 for the Nintendo Switch and on June 7, 2017 for the Microsoft Windows. It received mixed or average reviews according to Metacritic. Reception. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the game received a score of 52 out of 100 from 10 reviewers indicating "mixed or average  reviews". In his positive review, NintendoLife's Morgan Sleeper praised the game's "cheery" atmosphere, "intuitive" controls, and "bright" music. Although he criticized the opening as "slow", he found that once the game gets going it could be "seriously addictive". Sleeper noted, however, that the game's "lack of variety and an unambitious presentation" were drawbacks and that might keep it from being a "long term investment" for many. Sleeper ultimately gave the game a 7/10. Writing for NintendoWorldReport, J.P. Corban stated gave the game a positive review stating that while he enjoyed the depth of the gameplay it could  become hectic at times due to the restrictions put upon the player by the timer. He concluded that this game would be valuable for fans of the genre, saying that it was "rewarding" to watch your settlement "grow and thrive".