From Demon Souls to Baby Steps, challenging games keep a certain type of player coming back for more. I wonder why we are such suckers for punishment
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Discounty review – cozy shop life simulator takes satisfying approach ○
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PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox; Crinkle Cut Games/PQube
Don’t be fooled by the graphics, there is no twee, relaxing vibe in this intense and work-heavy game where you are taken in by your aunt and put to work …
We know that cosy games have big audiences – so where’s my epic Call the Midwife sim? ○
In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it’s time the triple-A developers pay attention
I am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth bec…
Mandrake – the rural life sim that lets you befriend a river and eavesdrop on the dead ○
Failbetter’s beguiling take on country life has its comforting routines but slowly reveals a richer and stranger life than you expect
With dulcet Welsh tones, an actor bearing an uncanny aural resembl…
Tiny Bookshop review – a truly cosy escape made with readers in mind ○
PC; Neoludic Games
Real titles from Shakespeare to John Green line the shelves of your seaside shop in a rhythmic, mellow management simulator worth relaxing into
It is a rare thing in my experience th…
7 months ago
Moonlight Peaks: your chance to live as a tiny vegan vampire ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Dracula’s daughter seeks a more peaceful life making plant-based blood substitutes in this Stardew-Valley-inspired, gently creepy farming game
What if you were a tiny, vegan vampire? That’s the questi…
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