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Petit Planet is exactly the Animal Crossing clone it looked like, but after 15 hours of it I'm shocked by how many new ideas it has too
1+ week, 1+ day ago (524+ words) Ho Yoverse reaches for the stars with a cozy life sim that's more ambitious than it first appears. After all that there's a lot of shaking fruit trees, mining, farming, and catching bugs, fish, and sea creatures for the eventual…...
Best gifts for Usahana in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
1+ week, 1+ day ago (356+ words) Discover the perfect present for City Town's most colourful pal. Unless you've got a plethora of Friendship Blossoms and Bouquets, gifting and levelling up her friendship can be a pretty lengthy process. As always, you can only give three gifts…...
Petit Planet, the upcoming 'cozy galactic life sim' from Ho Yo Verse, is taking signups for a new beta test happening later this month
3+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) There's still no release date, but it's getting closer. If you're looking for something to do in about three weeks' time, Ho Yo Verse is now taking signups for a round of closed beta testing for its next game, Petit…...
How to prepare for Hello Kitty Island Adventure's City Town DLC
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (300+ words) Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent five years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she's more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she's managed to sink…...
Hello Kitty Island Adventure's next update adds a load of content, but I'm mainly excited to turn myself into a frog
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent five years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she's more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she's managed to sink…...
'There are no leaks', says Stardew Valley creator, taking a hammer to the rumour mill
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (331+ words) Also, you don't have to worry about marriage candidates getting hitched. Stardew Valley 1. 7 is a hotly anticipated patch to a game, and for good reason'it's one of the biggest indie sensations of the past decade. Riling up the anticipation is…...
Hello Kitty Island Adventure has announced its second DLC, adding one of Sanrio's most colourful characters, a customisable cafe, and over 90 quests
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (528+ words) Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent five years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she's more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she's managed to sink…...
How to play on the Schedule 1 beta branch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) Anyone can access test builds by swapping branches on Steam. Sometimes I can't bear the wait, and I'm ready to try out any new gadgets or gizmos as early as possible through the Schedule 1 beta branch. Fortunately for me (and…...
10 years later, I still can't believe Eric Barone thought Harvest Moon fans would hate Stardew Valley
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (332+ words) "I still didn't think it was going to be super popular," Barone said of the days leading up to Stardew Valley's launch in 2016. If there's one thing I'm always saying as a PC gamer, it's "I really hope nobody takes…...
Cult of the Lamb may be a murder-happy fever dream, but the devs have principles: 'We wouldn't want to fleece players"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) Sacrificing cultists is fine, but I draw the line at ripping people off. Cult of the Lamb is one of my all-time favourite games for a lot of reasons. The dungeon runs are brilliantly fun, the cultists are adorable, and…...