Sakuna Of Rice and Ruin blends side-scrolling action combat with a surprisingly deep rice-farming simulation, following an exiled harvest goddess who must grow crops to regain her strength while battling demons on a cursed island. Farming quality directly powers up combat abilities.

The two systems reinforce each other, rewarding players who tend their fields as carefully as they fight. It suits fans of unusual genre combinations that pair meditative farming with satisfying action combat.