Indie Highlight
Jan 18, 2020
Peaceful Days is a charming life and farming simulation game developed by one single person – much like Stardew Valley.
If you enjoy games like Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley and of course Harvest Moon you are sure to find a new home in Peaceful Days. The game is developed by Nhat Nguyen and is now finally ready to enter early access on Steam.
I have talked about Peaceful Days quite a few times as Nhat kept adding new features to the game, such as the milk delivery job where players will have to pickup milk and deliver the bottles to NPC houses around the town.
Peaceful Days has been carefuly crafted with a lot of attention to detail with multiple unique characters to meet, a lovely town to explore and plenty of things to do throughout the day.
It is everything you come to expect from a life and farming simulation game! Who doesn’t love to live in a wholesome village where all you have to do is garden, talk to people and explore all day long.
Peaceful Days Early Access
Nhat announced on twitter that after a long period of hard work the game is finally ready for Early Access. You can already wishlist Peaceful Days on Steam today, however the games Early Access version is not quite read yet and will become available in the very near future, ones a little bit more proofreading has been done Nhat says.
For more information on Peaceful Days check out the recent Milk Delivery Job update as well as some other information about this wholesome life and farming simulation RPG!
- Jan 18, 2020
Currently in development by Naps Team, Baldo is an upcoming action-adventure coming to Switch, amongst other platforms. The Zelda-inspired game has a cel-shaded art style, which is comparable to that of Studio Ghibli and Ni No Kuni.
There isn’t a lot of information available about Baldo. However, the following Nintendo announcement trailer, shows that in-game action is top-down, but that the game’s pseudo-realistic backgrounds are 3D.
The description beneath the game’s announcement trailer says the following:
The prophecy came true, the pure child is born. The no heart creature sealed in the underworld by the wise owls is about to rise again. The game is set in the world of Rodia, a journey into a magical land full of mysteries to discover. Baldo is an action adventure rpg, full of puzzles and intricate dungeons to solve. Traveling around the world, Baldo will interact with many weird and funny characters scattered everywhere, to complete the main story quest and many other side quests. You’ll travel into an open world map discovering new towns and people, fighting enemies, locating hidden temples and collecting objects to get new weapons or items to use.
From the trailer, it looks like players encounter a variety of characters and monsters. Additionally, it appears that dungeon-crawling, puzzle-solving and exploration all feature in the game.
Baldo will release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.
A release date for the game is still TBA.
Baldo has its own Facebook and Twitter pages where you can follow the game’s progress. Despite a lack of posts since earlier in 2019, Baldo recently replied to a post on WholesomeGames Twitter on 12th January.
Yay! They’re alive! 🙂
- Jan 17, 2020
Join two youngsters on a mission in The Wild at Heart, an upcoming Pikmin-like adventure game.
Super cute indies are definitely my go to games when I’m looking for a new adventure where anything is possible. Explore the creation of one persons (or a small team of people) imagination, and reveal all that was meant to inspire joy. I pride myself on having an eye for cute games, and The Wild at Heart is certainly one.
Nothing says adorable like tiny little sprites that you can command to do your bidding. In The Wild at Heart, you can craft, resource and explore with your tiny Spriteling army. Our protagonists are two children on a journey wrought with peril. The classic tale of two children besting beasties and overcoming the darkness that threatens the land.
The Wild At Heart Gameplay Preview
The Wild at Heart release date is still set as “to be determined”, and will be available on PC and Mac (consoles also TBD). For more information on the game, you can visit the official website. For up-to-date information on the game, be sure to follow the developer on Twitter.
Keep an eye on myPotatoGames as I have reached out to the developers for more information on their upcoming game. For more games like The Wild at Heart, check out my coverage of Don’t Starve.
- Jan 10, 2020
We are just four days away from this adorable bunny park sim releasing on Steam.
For those that have not been keeping up with Eloise Laroche, developer of Alchemy Story, her new game will release on Steam in approximately four days. The title of this new charming sim game is Bunny Park, and it is as cute as it sounds. Become the manager of your very own Bunny Park, and help all your furry friends grow and flourish.
In Bunny Park, you become the manager of, you guessed it, a little park for bunnies. Unfortunately, the recent tumult of a tornado has left this sanctuary in dire disrepair. It is up to you to bring all the bunnies back, and create an environment that is suitable for happy bunnies.
Just think of a tycoon game, only with the most delightful graphics and characters you could ask for. Take good care of your bunnies while maintaining and building upon your park. As you make your zone more advanced, more bunnies will join you, and your park will become super popular.
This park has certainly seen some TLC! For more information on Bunny Park, check out the game on Steam, and don’t forget to wishlist while you are there. For up to date information on Bunny Park, you can follow Eloise on Twitter. If you would like to see more of her beautiful work, check out my coverage of Alchemy Story.
- Jan 8, 2020
Best Friend Forever is almost here for Nintendo Switch, and is too cute to miss.
For those that missed it, Best Friend Forever is the first dating SIM game where your pet helps you find love. First, you must find the right doggo to help you on your quest for love. Then, you mingle with the local singles until you find your perfect match, again.
The game begins with the acquisition of your very own adorable pupper. You must do your best to help nourish and care for your new bestie, so that they may help you find love. You will need to feed, pet and generally do everything to care for this animal as you would a living one.
The town of Rainbow Bay is full of wonderful people, many of whom happen to be single and friendly. And guess what, the entire town is totally dog friendly. Take your friend everywhere you go, and he/she will help by interacting with you and the people you meet.
Best Friend Forever Announcement Trailer
Best Friend Forever releases for Nintendo Switch on February 14th, 2020. For more information about the game, you can check out the games page on the official Nintendo Website. You can also follow the developers on Twitter. For more awesome games featuring doggos, check out my coverage of To The Rescue, a dog shelter SIM.
More Dating-Sim Games!
If you love to virtual dating games, then I love you Colonel Sanders ( yes a game by KFC gaming! ) might be your next obsession!
Don’t forget about Boyfriend Dungeon a game where your sword turns into cute guys you can date!
- Jan 5, 2020
In a recent Tweet from developers, it was revealed that facial expressions have been added to Calico.
For those that have been missing out, Calico- Magical Girls Running Cat Cafe’s is exactly what it sounds like. The game is about girls that have magical powers, and run cafes for cats. Basically the cutest idea for a video game ever. The developers help to get that point across by having the art be just as adorable as the premise.
Now with facial expressions.
In an effort to make the game more immersive and lovely than ever, the developers have recently announced the addition of facial expressions to the game. This will allow the characters that you interact with to be a bit more into what is going on. Now they can show sadness when a kitty runs away, or can be overjoyed at the mere sight of you.
The developers also mentioned that the new character models were easier to create with the new character creation system that was recently implemented. With all these amazing additions and changes, Calico is sure shaping up to be one of the most charming indie games of all time! Calico is set to be released sometime in mid-2020.
More on Calico
For more information on Calico, you can check out their official website. To stay in tuned with what’s going in in development, you can follow the game on Twitter. For more adorable indie games, check out my coverage of what’s new in Ooblets.
- Jan 5, 2020
One of my favorite adorable indie games, Ooblets, is making leaps and bounds.
The recently updated dev log for Ooblets let us in on some in-depth details in regards to the progress of this eagerly awaited title! The dynamic duo of a dev team has been hard at work to make sure the game is as streamlined as possible before the still unknown release date. This endlessly charming game has already gained quite the following, mostly for it’s uber-cute art style and ingenious minion system (the Ooblets).
Here’s what the developers have been working on.
One of the biggest quality of life improvements recently implemented has to do with the farming aspect of the game. Now, whenever you want to see the status of your crops, some text will pop up and show you what stage they are in and if they need water, or what have you. This will make it easier than just having to rely on visual queues.
There have also been some goings on to help the dancing run more smoothly. This way, when your adorable little Ooblets are in the midst of a heated dance battle, everything will groove as it should. There have also been improvements to the UI during battle, helping to make for an overall fluid experience.
There have also been some changes made in the way that you interact with your environment, via just tapping to shake or holding really give a tree the wiggle it needs to drop fruit. There is a new Ooblet that was finally introduced to non-patrons. This tiny and wiggly arthropoda is named Isopud.
More information on Ooblets.
To get the full details on everything that is new to Ooblets, you can check out the official dev-log here. For up-to-date info on the game, be sure to follow Ooblets on Twitter.
- Jan 3, 2020
Coral Island has everything you could want in a life sim game, plus so much more.
A whole new island adventure, Coral Island, is currently in the works by a small development team out of Indonesia, Stairway Games. This new title is a life simulation game with all the goodies that we’ve come to love over the years; like farming, building, crafting and even relationships!
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This game appears to have a Stardew Valley feel when it comes to the gameplay, but the art style is a touch more aesthetically pleasing! Keep in mind that the game is still in development, and all details are subject to change. Given what I have seen so far, I can already tell that I wouldn’t want much to change!
Possibly an overview of the island, and space for town! Make the island your home!
You start the game by arriving as a newbie to a small island, with only five-hundred gold in your pocket. Luckily, that is just enough to buy yourself a farm to start a grand new life in this wonderful place. Get to know the locals and start to expand your farm to help the local community thrive. Do your best to create a magnificent ecosystem that will survive through the changing seasons.
Once the time is right and you feel truly at home, you can start dating and look at creating a family to occupy the amazing abode that you have created. There are over forty other islanders that you will get to meet and interact with. How you behave with each one will determine how your relationship grows. Whether you are mean and dismissive to get them to hate you, or give gifts and compliments to get them to love you; it’s all entirely up to you.
In the meantime.
When you are not building a home and a family on Coral Island, there will be plenty of other things to help you occupy your time. You do live the island life, after all. Make it your mission to go diving to help clean and protect the local coral reef. The reefs are of dire importance when it comes to ensuring the health of the local flora and fauna. There is no better way to make sure that your island grows and flourishes.
Concept art for veggies. If you feel that your island or farm is not progressing at the rate you’d like, you can visit the local mine to gather stronger materials. Use things like gems and gold to upgrade your tools and your farm. However, as usual, you can expect some resistance “in them there” caves. But hey, has a little light combat ever really prevented anyone from getting to that good good loot…I don’t think so.
From what I can see so far, this will definitely be a game worth keeping an eye on. The art alone drew me in, and now I’m hooked. I can’t wait to see what the developers have to share next! The developers have not yet chosen what platform/s the game will be released on, and there is no set release date.
Possibly some of the inhabitants of Coral Island! More Information About Coral Island
For more information about this amazing, still-in-the-works indie title, be sure to follow the game on Twitter and Discord. You can also check out their official website. And keep an eye on myPotatoGames, as I have already reached out to the developers to get the scoop on this wondrous upcoming life-sim RPG. For more charming life-sim games, check out my coverage of Village Monsters and what’s new in Hokko Life
