Jan 24, 2024
Capybarista is an adorable cafe management game by developer YarnCat Games. You’re the new owner of a very cozy little cafe. Design, decorate, and run the cafe in a low-stakes environment. Place furniture, pick from a variety of useful machines, and use different tasty coffee and food recipes to please your customers.
There are dozens of furniture options and you have the freedom to plan your layout. Choose your wallpaper, flooring, and more to create the perfect cozy cafe. Listen to some relaxing music as you take orders from customers. Then, prepare their drinks and pastries to their specifications. This is no Diner Dash, though. Capybarista lets you take all the time you need to make and deliver the orders as there’s no timer. It’s a chill job, after all. There’s also an online multiplayer mode so you can hop over to other shops to see how they’ve been designed, trade tips and tricks, or make a new friend. Or if you prefer, you can play with up to 8 players locally!
Release Date
Capybarista is on Steam, where you can add it to your Wishlist or try out the demo! There is currently no specific release date listed, though.
- Jan 24, 2024
Princess Peach: Showtime! is a cute entry in Nintendo’s Mario franchise. This time, you take on the role of Princess Peach as she embarks on her very own adventure full of mystery and abilities. One day, Princess Peach and some Toads attend a show at the Sparkle Theater, but before they can enjoy the performance, The wicked Grape and the Sour Bunch show up to cause chaos. Now it’s your job as Peach, accompanied by the theater’s guardian Stella, to save the play from the villains!
Use the power of Stella’s ribbon to go up against the Sour Bunch in order to reclaim the stage. Stella’s ribbon isn’t enough, though, and you’ll need to employ some other abilities to help. Princess Peach: Showtime! will have you transforming into Swordfighter Peach, Detective Peach, Pâtissière Peach, Kung Fu Peach, and many other transformations to save the day. Each transformation brings unique abilities that will help you dispatch the Sour Bunch, as well as overcome obstacles, and return the show to its rightful stage!
Release Date
You won’t have long to wait for Princess Peach: Showtime! This adorable entry in the Mario franchise comes out March 22nd on Switch.
If you haven’t, take a look at Paper Mario: The Origami King and my personal favorite, Super Mario Odyssey!
- Jan 24, 2024
Tavern Manager Simulator from developer One More Time focuses on rebuilding, expanding and improving a tavern. You take over an old, abandoned tavern in a fantasy kingdom town with the goal of restoring it to its former glory. Take a hands-on approach with the restoration by clearing away debris, wiping up cobwebs, and cleaning up lingering dust. Buy new furniture and decor to make the place inviting, but don’t spend all your money at once. You need to buy food and drink supplies to run the tavern!
Not only are you in charge of renovations, but Tavern Manager Simulator has you in charge of cooking and serving customers too! Order quality ingredients, then turn them into tasty meals for your patrons. Chop up some steaks and grill them over an open flame. Toss some veggies in a cauldron to make a delectable soup. The more you cook, the better your skills become. Just make sure you practice proper time management. Your patrons expect beer and food as fast as possible, and your profits depend on their happiness.
Run your tavern successfully and you just might become world-famous!
Release Date
Tavern Manager Simulator is coming to Steam very soon, with a projected release date as Q1 of this year! You can find it now to add to your Wishlist.
If you enjoy management games, take a look at this list of some other great games to check out. You might also like The Diner at the End of the Galaxy.
- Jan 18, 2024
The Mom lets you step into the shoes of a dedicated mother who works tirelessly to provide for her family, complete her chores, and manage the chaos that comes with raising children. Spend your days cooking, cleaning, and washing dishes in this charming side scroller. The struggles come with maintaining your household, taking care of children, and taking time for yourself and your husband.
While it is a game, The Mom is a chance to experience a reflection of real-life experiences that many mothers endure. You’ll navigate through each day by making choices that affect your family and career. Manage your time wisely as you juggle work commitments and parental responsibilities.
Life can be hectic as a parent, but will you find the joy in a job well done?
Release Date
The Mom is coming to Steam sometime soon!
- Jan 18, 2024
Reel Life sends you on a journey jumping from country to country in a world based on getting lucky at the slot machine. Spend your days however you wish in this easy-going point-and-click farm sim. There’s no end goal or time limit, so play however you want to. Farm, fish, forage, and mine for items. Or even hit up the slot machines in search of a big payout. As you earn money, purchase additional plots of land across the world, build houses, barns, and crafting stations, too! Decorate your farms with furniture, decor, and garden items to create the perfect cozy home. Even get to know the people you come across in the world, and who knows, you might find love! Or maybe just a good friend.
Reel Life currently features one town, some farming content, and cooking. Developer Bad Genes Productions has plans for so much more, too. Coming soon to this charming game is character customization, home upgrades and decorating, crafting stations, farm buildings, and eight holidays per year per country! Then there’s relationship content, traveling merchants, and new countries for you to travel to. You’ll also be able to help NPCs find love with each other and buy houses in other countries. There’s a lot of great content coming to this game in the future!
How will you spend your days?
Release Date
Reel Life is currently available on Steam. You can also find the rough estimate for new content releases in the Steam page’s updates section.
Another Farm Roguelike, Solarpunk, and Little-Known Galaxy are some more unique farm sims!
- Jan 18, 2024
Play as a farmer in a small town in Song of the Prairie, a 3D farming and life sim by developer The Droplet Studio. The quaint prairie town located at the end of the continent is blessed by the Goddess, so faces no strife or hardships. You’ve chosen to settle in this lovely little sanctuary to begin your journey as a farmer. Grow crops, care for unique animals, and help the town grow. Even go exploring and find the love of your life!
Song of the Prairie offers a relaxing rural life experience with its non-linear approach to quests. You don’t have to finish everything, nor do you need to complete them in a specific order. Instead, you can focus on customizing your character and build your farm to suit your tastes. Decorate your plot with gazebos, fences, and other decor to make a beautiful rural paradise. Then, upgrade the buildings in town to get even more use out of them!
How will you spend your peaceful prairie days?
Release Date
You can find Song of the Prairie on Steam now!
- Jan 17, 2024
Another Farm Roguelike is a 2D farm sim and crafting game. You’ll start from scratch with a plot of land full of resources. Chop trees, mine ore, farm crops to build a flourishing farm. Craft over 250 different items, including tools that will help make your farm work easier. Build 30 different buildings to help boost your production. Also upgrade your skills and farm through randomized upgrade events. Even recycle resources to make them even more valuable. The goal is to earn rent to keep the farm, so you need to make a profitable farm.
Another Farm Roguelike is perfect for when you want a farm sim, but don’t want the walking and getting to know people, or any of the extra stuff. This game doesn’t have the time constraints other games do, either. There is no day/cycle to disrupt your farming groove!
Will you make enough to pay rent?
Release Date
Another Farm Roguelike is available now on Steam!
- Jan 17, 2024
In Good Job! you are the clumsy child of the company’s CEO and you must climb the corporate ladder. To do that, you need to complete different puzzles in multiple ways through experimenting with the interactive environments. Gently wheel a projector through the door, or catapult it through a wall, for example. However you choose to accomplish tasks, you’ll need to work to prove your worth to make it to the top of the company and make dad proud!
Your duties in Good Job! vary from fixing the office’s internet connection to cleaning up unidentified goo. There’s always the chance to bump into your coworkers or knock over some priceless items while you toil around the office, but don’t worry! What’s important is you getting the job done at all. Completing jobs will get you that much closer to the executive suite. Plus, you can replay levels to complete puzzles faster and with less damages. The office also doesn’t have a strict dress code, so you can collect over 100 different outfits that range from business casual to Viking chic. And if you don’t want to play alone, get a friend to join you so you can split responsibilities between the two of you.
Ready to make your way to the top of the company?
Release Date
Good Job! is available now on Nintendo Switch!
Like games like this one, but want a more frenetic gameplay experience? Try Innchanted, Moving Out, and Camped Out!
