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Dec 16, 2022
Peachleaf Valley is a romantic novel game inspired by the most beloved farming games.
This adorable indie game is a romance visual novel / otome game that will take you through an emotional journey with different outcomes based on your actions and choices.
In this indie game you follow the journey of the main character named Seraphina, a young artist who has lived her whole life amidst looming skyscrapers in a large city.
The game also features a beautiful world with plenty of nature for your to explore. The developer also shared that the core of the game being inspired by popular old school farming games such as Harvest Moon.
As you advance in the game you will meet many unique characters that you can romance.
Peachleaf Valley: Seeds Of Love Release Date
The game will release sometime in 2023 and you can already wishlist it on Steam.
KFC has a dating game
For more romance fun, take a look at KFC’s dating game – I Love You Colonel Sanders.
- Dec 11, 2022
Fields of Mistrial let’s you farm, craft, fish and and embark on vast adventures.
I have had an eye on this game for some time now and it seems that the indie game has been making some amazing progress over the last few months.
Fields of Mistria is a 2D farming and life simulation RPG currently in early stages of development. The developers say they were inspired by titles such as Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley, and Rune Factory. Therefore, Fields of Mistria has definitely remained on my radar.
Plenty of features are set to keep the gameplay rich, start your day building your farm, grow your favorite crops sell them for a profit or cook them into something delicious. You can also go exploring, mine or even spend some time fishing.
The world is filled with unique characters that you can be-friend or even start a romantic relationship with! Take a look at some of the key features below.
Key Features
- Create your character with dozens of customization options.
- Farm, Fish, Mine & Craft your way to revitalized town.
- Follow the storylines of 30+ townspeople.
- Defeat monsters and discover treasures as you explore ancient ruins and uncover the secrets of the town’s past.
- Find your ideal match and start a family with one of 10 possible marriage candidates.
Fields of Mistria Release Date and Platforms
The game will initially be for PC, but other ports are a possibility as the development of Fields of Mistria continues. You may already wishlist the game on Steam, unfortuentaly it does not have a release date yet, other than “coming soon”.
Meetlight
Take a look at the amazing Meetlight, an open world farming and exploration game where you can build your farm in a Sims style way!
- Dec 11, 2022
The long awaited cat themed game Mineko’s Night Market just got a free demo!
Mineko’s Night Market has been in development for what feels like forever. Although I am always happy to see developers taking their time to complete their project, I am so excited to finally get to play this lovely looking game.
For anyone who is not familiar with Mineko’s Night Market, this game is all about celebrating the Japanese Culture in an adorable cat filled environment.
Playing as Mineko, a girl who has moved to a superstitious fishing town inundated with cats, you will uncover secrets whilst assiting Mineko in becoming a successful young entrepreneur. This can be done by completing tasks, undertaking quests and gathering resources in preparation for the weekly night market.
Players can craft a variety of odd items, toys, and trinkets, which can then be sold to townsfolk (who are now your customers) at Mineko’s night market stall. After you’ve finished selling your items, you can explore the Night Market yourself, where you can play mini-games, eat unusual foods, and purchase collectibles.
Mineko’s Night Market Demo
The game will be available on Steam and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2023, but you can already play the Demo on Steam today, check it out here.
Wylde Flowers – An Animal Crossing and Harvest a moon hybrid game
Wylde Flowers is an open world story and farming game, an absolute must play for any fan of the genre.
- Dec 9, 2022
Mineko’s Night Market is an adorable cat themed game currently in the making.
Mineko’s Night Market has been in development for a long time and fans are excited to jump into this adorable game. The cat themed simulation game is all about celebrating Japanese Culture and today the developers shared a first look at the super cozy town and it’s villagers.
Playing as Mineko, a girl who has moved to a superstitious fishing town inundated with cats, you will uncover secrets whilst assiting Mineko in becoming a successful young entrepreneur. This can be done by completing tasks, undertaking quests and gathering resources in preparation for the weekly night market.
Players can craft a variety of odd items, toys, and trinkets, which can then be sold to townsfolk (who are now your customers) at Mineko’s night market stall. After you’ve finished selling your items, you can explore the Night Market yourself, where you can play mini-games, eat unusual foods, and purchase collectibles.
Mineko’s Night Market Release Date
There is no exact date yet but we are looking at a 2023 release date. The game is already confirmed for Steam ( wishlist here ) and Nintendo Switch.
More Village Simulation fun
Take a look at the most adorable village simulator filled with Disney Characters, now available on all consoles and PC.
- Dec 8, 2022
Endless Seasons and Romance
In case you’ve missed seeing anything about Wylde Flowers, here’s my review on it, but Wylde Flowers is a relaxing, and enchanting simulation game where you play as city girl Tara. Having spent her childhood in Fairhaven, Tara isn’t unfamiliar with the small island town, but is brand new to the concept of farming and caring for animals. She’s willing to learn, though, in order to restore Grandma Hazel’s farm to what it once was. That’s why she’s back in Fairhaven, after all.
That’s not all though. Tara’s also a new witch! As it turns out, it runs in the family, and Grandma Hazel is a witch too. Now, Tara must learn how to live life in a small town, restore the family farm, and learn how to brew potions and cast spells. And do all of this while building friendships with the people of Fairhaven, solving the mysteries of the island, and potentially dating a new love interest.
One of the downsides in Wylde Flowers, which I mentioned in my review, is that once you’ve reached Spring 2, that’s it. You’re no longer able to change the seasons. So, if you haven’t gathered enough of the seasonal items throughout your play through, then you’re out of luck. There’s also a distinct lack of romantic interactions with your partner, especially after marriage.
However, the developers over at Studio Dry Dock listened to fans and will be releasing the Endless Seasons and Romance update, free, across all platforms. With this update, players will be able to change the seasons at will, as many times as they wish after completing the story! So no more worrying about content you missed. Plus, you’ll be able to take your partner on dates around town, and deepen your connection with repeatable affection animations.
Update Coming Early 2023
The free Wylde Flowers update is planned for early 2023, with no specific date given. You can find the game on Apple Arcade, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.
- Dec 8, 2022
Creator of Stardew Valley, known as ConcernedApe just created a music video for Alvvays.
Erik, sole creator of Stardew Valley just made an adorable music video for Alvvays an indie pop band from Toronto. The video is as cute as you would come to expect from ConcernedApe based on the pleasing visuals from his games.
It is always surprising to see how Erik still finds the time to work on different projects as has still been releasing free updates for Stardew Valley and is now also working full time on this upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier.
Haunted Chocolatier
Haunted Chocolatier is the name of his next game and much like in Willy Wonkas spirit you will be running your very own chocolate factory! The game kept its Stardew Valley charm as it uses a similiar art style but if you take a peak at the video you will notice plenty of new gameplay mechanics that will make fans of Stardew especially happy!
Haunted Chocolatier Release Date
No exact release date has been given yet but you can follow the development on ConcernedApe’s official Twitter right here. Check out the adorable gameplay for the game right here!
- Dec 7, 2022
Cook Colorful Creations
In Yum Yum Cookstar, you’ll join chef Yum Yum in the kitchen to learn and create a variety of wonderful dishes. Take time to learn different cooking techniques from something as simple as cracking an egg, to knife skills, and even frying or grilling. There’s not a shortage of cooking techniques.
Once you’ve learned the appropriate cooking skills, you can make a fairly large assortment of recipes. There’s fun rainbow-color desserts like Rainbow Waffles and Unicorn Cupcake Cones. There’s also some savory dishes to prepare, like Falafel Pita, Sushi Burrito, and Japanese Summer Noodle Salad. Then, you present your creations to the judges to receive a score. It is a competition, after all!
Gameplay
The overall gameplay for Yum Yum Cookstar is fairly easy. You get a few options on what controls to use on the Nintendo Switch, which I found useful. I used the touch screen and Joy-Con controls. So, mixing and the swiping mini games were done via touch screen, while others like rinsing used the thumbstick, and baking used the Joy-Con buttons. While my rhythmic abilities are lacking, the touch screen made it easier for me than trying to use the buttons for everything.
You’ll need to learn some cooking techniques before you can work on recipes. Then, as you complete sets of recipes, you’ll unlock more cooking techniques, which unlocks more recipes to cook. You can learn each technique in a tutorial level with an unhurried atmosphere and no pressure. You can also revisit the technique’s tutorial to replay it at any time if you need a refresher.
After you’ve finished learning the techniques, you’re ready to cook the real recipes! Both The techniques and recipes involve playing a mini game. Many of the cooking techniques are rhythm-based mini games, which is fun. There’s a playful and unique soundtrack for the game that’s both relaxing and upbeat. I unfortunately am not rhythmic, so I never scored perfectly!
I would have liked to see more variety in mini games, though. It gets fairly repetitive the longer you play, because the techniques are always done one specific way. For example, stirring is always swiping left and right, swiping up and down, and making circles on the screen. There’s no change in that, or the order it happens during the mini game.
The Judges
The personalities of the judges are almost as wide an array as the different types of recipes. Max Picante is the fun, light-hearted judge who’s easy to please. Basil Wellington is the snobby restaurant critic who demands absolute perfection and will test your skills. Then, there’s ambrosia, the pop star who is the middle ground between the other two judges and gives a more fair assessment.
What’s fun is that National Lampoon is responsible for the lines the judges say throughout the game. And sometimes, they throw out some funny responses. The disappointment I’ve gotten when I’ve failed tasks has been entertaining.
Final Thoughts
Yum Yum Cookstar is bright and colorful, and a perfectly casual game with the choice to have a no-stress play through. Or if you like a challenge, there’s different difficulty levels to try. It did fall a little flat for me, though.
The cooking techniques were repetitive, though that makes it easy to practice the activities to get perfect scores! Sometimes the number of mini games per recipe made it feel like an eternity making that recipe. My biggest complaint, though, is the long loading screens that occur between each segment of cooking and each segment of cut scenes. That really made the game feel like it dragged on. There’s some really fun art to look at on the loading screens, though!
However, the variety of recipes Yum Yum Cookstar has is wholly welcome and enjoyable. The vastly different personalities of the judges made their scenes entertaining, and it gives the game a competition feel. Overall, it’s a pretty good game to just pick up and play when you have a moment to fill, or are bored but aren’t looking for something more involved.
Epic Chef is another cute cooking game to checkout!
- Dec 6, 2022
Todays Gameloft announced that a big update for the beloved village simulator is in the works.
In Disney Dreamlight Valley you play as a unique, customizable character. Spend your time gardening, cooking, fishing, and so much more. There are so many activities in this game that sometimes I find myself mining away just to notice that hours have past. While enjoying the many wonders the world has to offer you will eventually embark on an adventure to restore the magic to Dreamlight Valley.
Unlock the doors of the Dream Castle to return the characters to their homes. Forge friendships with characters and experience their rich backstories. Discover secrets as you complete quests, and earn rewards. You will even be able to design your own home and design the valley however you wish!
Big Update on the Way
Gameloft released a small update today with many bug fixes especially for Nintendo Switch. In addition the first little winter change made it into the game as Gameloft says
“It’s getting chilly outside, so we’ve updated many of the fireplaces in Dreamlight Valley to allow you to manually light them. Exceptions include the Horned Tavern Fireplace, Cozy Fireplace, Antique Furnace, and Celestial Fireplace. ”
The latest update, that you can download now, should make the performance on all consoles a lot better. Make sure your game is update with the latest version!
Holiday Update
At the same time of releasing this smaller update, the developer announced a big update heading our way very soon! The Mission Uncharted Space update will introduce Stitch, a new character! In addition to many new items and features that will make it into the next update! Take a look at the announcement video below!
Disney Dreamlight Valley Release Date and Platforms
Disney Dreamlight Valley is currently available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and soon Mac. Take a look at the magical gameplay trailer below.
More Village Simulation Games
Take a look at Meetlight an adorable village simulator set within a beautiful open world.
