A world you enter empty-handed
HG Adventure drops you into a new world with nothing on you, and then lets you decide what kind of life you want to lead. You can keep it quiet: clear some land, plant fruits and vegetables, fish in the nearby water, cook what you catch, and experiment at the alchemy table for potions you have not seen before. Farming needs attention, so crops have to be watered every day if you want a harvest. Alternatively, you can go the other direction and spend your time fighting monsters, leveling up, learning skills, and taking on bosses for more power. Digging into the ground yields resources you turn into weapons, armor, tools, and building pieces, and the store text also mentions finding magic stones, money, and other useful things out in the world. Nothing stops you from doing both the peaceful and the violent side — the game is built so you can pick any mix of them.
Playing it together
HG Adventure has online co-op, so your group can end up in the same world instead of each running a separate save. What your group does with that time is open: some members can spend the session farming, fishing, and cooking while others dig for resources, craft equipment, or go hunting monsters. That split works well here because the chores and the combat both feed into the same stockpile of materials and food. Since building is a big part of the game, you can also pool resources and work on a shared structure rather than each building alone. The co-op support is listed as an online feature, so expect to connect over the network rather than sharing a screen.
Before you start
This is Early Access, which means the game is still being worked on and things you encounter may change as development continues. Expect rough edges and keep in mind that the store text does not spell out how many players can be in a world at once or how a co-op session is set up, so check that with your group before you plan a long session. One useful thing to know before you build: you can raise huts to defend against outside threats, and you can also build empty huts to invite NPCs in. Those NPCs will offer portable features, sell items to help your journey, or even come along with you, and crops you grow can be handed to them as well. Getting a couple of houses up early tends to pay off for the whole group.