Hello Kitty Island Adventure has been my addiction since its launch for Nintendo Switch in January 2025. I have played every single day. I have met every single character. I have earned every single visitor. I have completed all the puzzles. I have completed the main storyline. I’ve completed the Wheatflour Wonderland DLC. I’m basically dry to the bone for…
Sunblink and Sanrio have announced an April release date for Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s City Town DLC. Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a cozy adventure game featuring beloved Sanrio characters, and the City Town DLC brings a brand new city area to the game, leaving nature behind for the bright…
Cozy room decorator meets branching narratives in Momento, an upcoming title made…
Hakoniwa Electric is a cute, relaxing puzzle exploration game about fixing electronics…
Hello Kitty Island Adventure has been my addiction since its launch for Nintendo Switch in January 2025. I have played every single day. I have met every single character. I have earned every single visitor. I have completed all the puzzles. I have completed the main storyline. I’ve completed the…
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Sunblink and Sanrio have announced an April release date for Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s City Town DLC. Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a cozy adventure game featuring beloved Sanrio characters, and the City Town DLC brings a brand new city area to the game, leaving nature behind for the bright…
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Cozy room decorator meets branching narratives in Momento, an upcoming title made by three Aussies across two game development studios. The game was previously announced for PC, and today, more platforms were announced: PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch. It will be available digitally and physically, with physical pre-orders available…
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Hakoniwa Electric is a cute, relaxing puzzle exploration game about fixing electronics by Japanese developer Anettai. It features 12 miniature open-world stages. Alongside the game’s announcement, Anettai revealed that it would launch for PC this year. In the game, players spend a year as Akari, who has taken over grandpa’s…
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A few weeks ago, Marvelous posted an overview trailer for the Japanese version of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, launching in late August for PC, Switch 2, and Switch. The Western version launches at simultaneously, but Marvelous Europe/USA waited until today to unveil an English-language overview trailer. (Both companies published…
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Nearly three years post-launch, cozy puzzle game A Little to the Left has no more messes left to conquer — but today’s Packed Update brings a bit more to the fans with a handful of new drawer levels, one new Daily Tidy level, and quality-of-life updates like colour assist mode…
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Humble Reeds has announced its next title, cozy simulation adventure game Heidi’s Legacy: Mountain Calling. The developer created one of my favourite games of 2024, froggy wildlife preservation game Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge. One look at Heidi’s Legacy, and I yelped in excitement because the artwork was all I needed…
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I fell in love with Squeakross: Home Squeak Home during last year’s Wholesome Direct, so much so that I couldn’t stop thinking about it a week after its PC announcement. At the time, I pointed out that it was the perfect game for Nintendo Switch… and now it’s available for…
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Due to ongoing health concerns, I am unable to provide full coverage for most showcases this June. However, Wholesome Games’ Wholesome Direct is so darned… wholesome… that it couldn’t be left untouched. This is the showcase’s fifth year. To date, it has featured 375 games and raised over $200,000 US…
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Get ready to tidy, tinker, and play with your food in Umami, the debut game from indie developer Mimmox. Each stage in a large, 15-course meal contains a handcrafted and hand-painted diorama to which you affix wooden blocks to the 3D board. Rotate, tinker, and test each block’s placement. The…
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