The first game from Studio Daimon – a JRPG called Path of the Midnight Sun – has a great narrative, solid gameplay mechanics, and a pleasing aesthetic. Today, Studio Daimon announced its next title. Food Devils is about the lone human chef remaining in a post-apocalyptic world where food is scarce and survival is a struggle. It combines gameplay elements…
The Earth Defense Force series may have started as an offshoot of the Simple series, but it has developed a cult following all of its own. The latest title, Earth Defense Force 6, launched for PlayStation in Japan during August 2022. This March, the game was released in Asia (again…
Promise Mascot Agency has the most curious genre description I’ve seen in…
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If I’m being honest, Dredge only came onto my radar recently as it has been mentioned numerous time in the Cozy Gaming subreddit. It is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercut so you wouldn’t expect it to be described as cozy, but for some it definitely has that…
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Last month, I wrote about a Stray Souls trailer that (I thought) stated it would be available Halloween 2023. I mistakenly believed this meant it would launch on Halloween, but that’s not the case as it was announced today that the game would actually launch a week prior to that.…
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Train games are definitely on-trend lately; for example, voxel art railway sim Station to Station is launching tomorrow. Train Valley first launched via Steam in 2015, spawning a sequel in 2019. Train Valley 2 seems to have done very well on Steam. Its reviews sit at an all-time score of…
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Mail Time has been a staple for the Wholesome Direct for a while now, including last December’s Wholesome Snack. It is truly adorable. Described as a cottagecore collect-a-thon platforming adventure, the game first launched for PC in April 2023 with a promise of coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. That…
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Pixel Cafe is an upcoming game for PC and consoles that is described as part time management, part retro narrative, and totally wholesome. Today, the latest story trailer was released. Pixel is the name of the game’s heroine, and players experience the world through her eyes while she deals with…
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Sunshine Manor blends hand-drawn pixel graphics and an 80s-inspired soundtrack; that combination is quite tantalising to someone of my age (I may or may not be nearing 40, which is just about as scary as Sunshine Manor looks to be). Add that to the fact it’s also inspired by 80s…
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It’s not often(if ever?) that a game is described as a complex alchemy RPG, but that’s exactly what BattleJuice Alchemist is. Okay, it could also be described as an action-adventure RPG, but that sounds far more generic and far less cool. Developer Alchemical Works and publisher ESDigital Games announced the…
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During a broadcast from Tokyo Game Show, Final Fantasy XIV Online’s Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida announced that Patch 6.55 – Growing Light – will be released in early October. There’s a new trailer that gives us a first look at the new adventures to come, including main scenario quests,…
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The Phoenix Wright trilogy has been available on multiple platforms for years now (since 2012-2013 on iOS), so it’s about darned time that Apollo Justice gets his own trilogy launch. First announced at this year’s Not-E3, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy includes Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (first released for Nintendo…
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The Trails series has a long, long history that dates back to the early ’90s; it currently sits at close to 20 titles. The next one coming West will be The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak. It first launched in Japan back in 2021; it’s been so long since…
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