Never have I been so frustrated at produce. Well, maybe that one time when I was a kid and that 6’ Brussels sprout stole my hot dog. But, I’m pretty sure that was a nightmare.

Little Farm innocently portrays itself as a simple agrarian match game. But, oh no, don’t let yourself be as fooled as I; it’s devious little plan starts to unfold after the first few levels. At first, happy little butterflies flutter amongst your crop, leaving behind bonuses and occasional misplaced currency (“lost coins” given to the local farmhand provide hints to the best matches available). But then downright vicious terror is released at the hands of frustratingly shifty bugs and confusingly localized waterfalls that reign havoc over your plots of would-be tastiness in the form of pumpkins, tomatoes and bananas (Go, Bananas! Go ,Go, Bananas!).

Gameplay picks up significantly just as you might think you’re starting to get the hang of things. The Store offers options to mitigate mental breakdown at the hands of vicious produce-yoinking bug infestations and periodic flash floods. Little Farm meets everything we’re looking for when searching for high quality, fun casual games.  

Who would have ever thought that picking produce on a fictitious, animated, computer generated “farm” could result in admission to the local loony bin complete with a nice, clean straightjacket and a lonely room to mutter various derogatory profanities directed at the mothers of beat? Perhaps that’s why I have the urge to seek revenge through the devouring of an oversized garden salad.