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Sep 9, 2019
After giving gamers a chance to play Cube World 6 years ago, Picroma has announced a release date.
Cube World is a voxel-themed action/adventure RPG with open-world play style and procedurally generated lore. This means that every time you load up a new game, there will be all new quests to go on and characters to meet. It has been called a combination of Minecraft and World of Warcraft. The cute and colorful art is what drew us in, but we stuck around of the in-depth gameplay and expansive maps (which are also procedurally generated). In this aspect, it is quite like Don’t Starve in 3D.
Now, this game almost wouldn’t be a myPotatoGame based on the graphics alone. There is heavy combat with class types (Rogue, Mage, Warrior and Ranger) and all that. There is, however, crafting and resourcing to help keep our nerves calm between fights. And with the procedurally generated maps comes endless exploration, from flying in the skies on a hang-glider to exploring the oceans in your boat.
With seemingly infinite ways to play and equal playability, Cube World has certainly made it onto our must-play list. The developer has announced that the game will “hopefully” be released by the end of September or sometime in October this year. As of yet, it appears that the game will only be available on PC.
For more information about Cube World, be sure to check out their Steam page. For up-to-date information, you can also follow the developer on Twitter. For another awesome game like Cube World, check out myPotatoGames coverage of Dragon Quest Builders 2.
- Aug 11, 2019
Those who are already addicted to mobile gaming need no urging to try all the great games available on their smartphone or tablet. Those of us who find it physically awkward, or who don’t like the format, might need a little encouragement. But games of every type, from casual card or arcade games to story-rich adventures and RPGs, are all available on mobile. And mobile gaming can be adjusted to your comfort, too. Did you know that mobile controllers exist?
Mobile gaming, YOUR way
You can make any mobile device feel like a dedicated gaming device. There are many different controllers designed to fit to your mobile device (phone or tablet), giving it a comfortable grip and buttons and control sticks to take charge of the action. Have you tried a mobile controller like this?
Most Popular Mobile Games
As for games, the selection is nearly endless. There are so many farming games available on mobile that it’s hard to sort through them all. FarmVille, Family Farm, Hay Day, oh my. But to start you off with a familiar face, don’t forget that Stardew Valley is available on mobile!
You can even get a farming or gardening theme in game genres you might not expect. Gardenscapes is a surprisingly tricky and addictive match-3 game. It allows you to repair and rebuild a mansion’s beautiful garden in whichever style you choose. You can even go back later and change the fountains, paving, shrubs, flowerbeds…anything in any area you have unlocked.
If you like to build and have even more control over design, Minecraft is also very popular on mobile! You can get the Pocket Edition on both iOS and Android.
More interested in games that feel a little more social? Why not try the mobile game that took the world by storm in 2016? Pokemon Go is still popular and still alive with players and content.
If Pokemon is not your thing, then how about Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp? New features are always being added to the mobile extension of our beloved Animal Crossing. The animals are still all their lovable (or annoying!) selves, whether you meet them on your 3DS, your Switch, or your smartphone.
RPGs and Adventure
If there’s anyone left still sitting there, looking bored…how about some RPGs? Mobile gaming has those, too! There’s Nintendo’s own Dragalia Lost. It’s set in a world where the royal family has the ability to transform into dragons, if they have a pact with them. You begin the story as the seventh prince, who has yet to make a pact with any dragon, but must set out to do so immediately when the protection around his city begins to fail.
Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space is also a popular, large-scale RPG available on mobile. The story was written by Masato Kato (who also wrote Xenogears and Chrono Trigger). If that’s not enough, the game’s beautiful soundtrack is by Yasunori Mitsuda, who also worked on Xenogears and Chrono Trigger. That’s some good stuff! Another Eden has 26 main story chapters focusing on the protagonist, Aldo, and his sister, Fienne, and involves time-travelling through both the past and the future, as well as dealing with the present.
If you want something cute, colourful, and inspired by a classic, how about Egglia: Legend of the Redcap? Strongly influenced by Legend of Mana, you must revive your world by finding precious eggs. Each has had a part of the world sealed into it, and can be restored by hatching it on the map. Explore and gather resources with movement based on a roll of the dice, like a cross between a board game and a strategy RPG.
Story-driven games
But maybe what you like are story-driven games, which the mobile platform is often criticized for not having. But the market is growing all the time, and if you have a look, you’ll find some very special story-driven games waiting for you on your phone and tablet. Like the beautiful GRIS, which will be coming to iOS this month! A game about dealing with grief using light platforming and puzzles, it’s hard to know if this is a game, a storybook or a piece of art.
GRIS – iOS coming August 22! Forgotton Anne is also an iOS exclusive, and takes place in a world of “Forgotlings”. Personified socks and toys and scraps of paper…items that have been lost or forgotten in our own world. With hand-painted backgrounds, Forgotton Anne has a charm reminiscent of a Ghibli movie. It’s a game by Square Enix. We had to look it up to make sure Miyazaki really had nothing to do with it!
Forgotton Anne – iOS And lastly…only because soon this list will be too long…is To the Moon. An emotional tale of an old man’s dying wish to go to the moon. This is another game that, like Gris, feels like it may be as much ‘artistic expression’ as ‘game’. It was born of Canadian game-designer Kan Gao’s response to his grandfather’s struggle with his failing health. You must explore old Johnny’s memories to understand his life’s dream, and help him see it come true.
Still not convinced to make mobile gaming your own? As always, we want you to enjoy games in your own way. Especially if you are here for farming games in particular, please check out our list of farming games on console.
- Jul 19, 2019
Boundless is a subscription-free MMO maintained by optional in-app purchases. Hunt, trade, craft, build an empire with friends and become Boundless. This action/adventure RPG developed by indie studio Wonderstruck and published by Square Enix released on Steam and PS4 (PSN) back in 2018. Now there’s been a large and significant update since July 16th, 2019 so you can get back into the game online and enjoy the Harvest Era! Our bread and butter just so happens to be farming here at myPotatoGames so we highlighted that new addition below!
Farming
The developers stress that Boundless has very unique farming a variety of different angles. Even the crops themselves should be pretty interesting. For example, some of the things you’ll be able to cultivate include;
- Organic crops, including the classic Earthyams and Starberries, but also a set of new items. Some of these will grow from the ground, but others will grow from hanging vines, so think vertically when planning your farm!
- Inorganic fuel crops. Combustion Fraction and Kindling Mass can be cultivated in underground setups, grown away from the sunlight of the surface. These subterranean farms will need to be planned very differently from overground farms.
- Goo – when searching Gem or Lucent Exoworlds, players will be able to gather Kernels from Goo. These are then planted in, and will grow down from, a cave roof. Goo Pigments are harvested from these, If they have been planted in Gleam they’ll even take on its colour. These are then used in Colour Sprays – a whole other system which we’ll discuss in a moment…
Use the new farming tools such as The Hand Tiller to prepare the soil for crops, and the two new Fertilizers which will help increase the yield of said crops. There are many modifiers in place which will affect the success and productivity of a farm, such as soil type, nearby vegetation, and proximity to water. The right combination of each of these will allow crops to grow faster and more abundantly, so green-fingered Citizens will have plenty of room for experimentation. There are also new Skills to build in farming, allowing characters to become specialists in this area of the game. Irrigation is one of those important factors, whether that be with water for above ground crops, or lava for some of the more exotic offerings.
To find out more about the Harvest Era update specifically, you can go to their updates on Steam right here. Furthermore, you can continue reading below if you are unfamiliar with this game and the general gameplay.
About Boundless
In a Boundless universe of connected worlds, every player’s choices will have an impact. Explorer? Builder? Hunter? Trader? Crafter? Make your own path. Open portals to travel seamlessly between diverse planets as you expand your adventure across the universe. Watch the sun rise on a volcanic world before joining friends to prospect for precious resources on a desert planet.
Starting with your first humble campfire, will you live a nomadic life in the wild, or found a new settlement with your allies from which to grow your empire? Rally citizens to expand your city, competing to become the capital of your world and claiming the title of Viceroy. Will you build a citadel, drive the economy, or craft masterpieces of technology? Join the hunt for exotic creatures, develop your homestead, or seek new horizons? Shape your citizen, forge your destiny, and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Other Features
- Colonize planets by yourself or join a settlement with others and grow your beacon into the capital of the world with the Prestige system.
- Craft hundreds of items including, building blocks, tools, weapons, food and many more.
- Spend your hard earned skill points in the Skill Tree and tailor your character to how you want to play the game.
- Complete Objectives, Feats and events to earn rewards and Experience Points to level up your character.
- Build and maintain a Portal between worlds for you and others to use
- Trade items with others or set up a shop to sell and buy items while you’re off adventuring.
- Each world automatically regenerates areas that are not protected by a Beacon and returns it to its original layout, creating new and much needed resources for you to collect.
- Seamlessly travel to new worlds and discover different creatures, resources, block colours and user generated creations in an ever-changing universe.
You can follow the developers on their official website here or go straight to the PlayStation Store here to purchase Boundless. If you love city-building with the voxel art-style, you’ll want to check out both articles Staxel – Great Foundation For Building Games and Minecraft Goes To Infinity And Beyond which are both playable online with some amazing new features.
- Jul 17, 2019
Growtopia is an adorable Minecraft and Starbound inspired game in which you can team with your friends, explore different worlds and build whatever you like. Now the game is finally heading to Nintendo Switch!
Growtopia is a sandbox game at heart, where players can unleash their creativity in ways rarely seen before. The game lets players team up with friends, explore worlds, collect resources and create “mind-bending” worlds. With more than 15.000 players playing at any given time of the day, it will be fun to see so many creations by other players all around the world.
Furthermore the game will also let you collect seeds, grow trees and of course harvest your crops! Farming is an essential part of the game and necessary if you want your world to flourish! As you keep playing the game, the world of Growtopia evolves around you and you will meet all the quirky little creatures inhabiting the environment.
The game is currently available on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. According to Ubsioft Growtopia will be available on the Nintendo eShop starting July 18th as a free to play title. While it does offer in-game purchases, there is only one single currency that can be earned playing the game as well.
For more open world fun, check out Peace Island where you can play as nine adorable cats on the journey to decide whether or not to save humanity.
About Growtopia
Growtopia is a universe of unlimited worlds, all connected to each other. Create mind-bending worlds together with friends and fill them with anything your heart desires! Collecting seeds, growing trees, harvesting and combining seeds to make new ones is the heart of the game. As universes go, Growtopia is filled with everyday heroes and some villains too. Protect your items and play with friends safely with innovative world lock system!
Features
- Unlimited worlds
- Free to play, a single currency can be earned
- Full chat and messaging
- Thousands of amazing items to discover
- Plays great on big screen
- Jul 15, 2019
These deals are only for today and tomorrow, so go now for all your gaming needs.
With such wonderful deals on all kinds of gaming supplies, we thought it might be wise to compile a list of our favorites from this years Amazon Prime Day(s). The sale is just for two days, and includes some pretty amazing discounts on some pretty awesome goodies we thought you might want to know about. The sale is just for Amazon Prime Members, so now there is no better to time to sign up. With these deals, the membership could easily pay for itself.
Deals for all consoles!
That’s right! All Amazon Prime members now have the ability to purchase a brand new Nintendo Switch (grey joy-con model) console and receive a free $35 Eshop card with their purchase. For more about this amazing deal, you can click here. The grey joy-cons have also been discounted to $60, and colorful joy-cons are also just $60. You will also find some covers for the Nintendo Switch have been brought down in price by 45%. Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee is also now on sale for $30!
The price tag on the PlayStation 4 (1TB Slim) has dropped by quite a substantial amount. You can now get the console, as well as Spiderman and Horizon: Zero Dawn, for just $250. Already have a PS4, you can also find gaming headsets pretty cheap during Amazon Prime Day!
If you are more into Microsoft, there is an Xbox One S bundle for sale at only $199! This bundle includes three games, Minecraft, Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 4. Already have an Xbox, well the Ultimate Pass for three months has been reduced to $30. The cost of Spiro Reignited Trilogy for Xbox has been reduced to $22.
There really are deals for everyone in this years Amazon Prime Day. For plenty more deals on all kinds of consoles and accessories, as well as games, you can visit Amazon Prime now by clicking here.
- Jun 26, 2019
Scratch is back and nuttier then ever in Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure for PC and console.
There have been many different games made that revolve around or include characters from the Ice Age movie series, one of the more popular being Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. In this new installment, we will get to play as Scrat, that lovable little prehistoric squirrel thing with an addiction to nuts. His erratic behavior made him a fan favorite in the series, so it is fitting that he is the main character in this soon to be released game.
About Scrat’s Nutty Adventure
Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure is a 3D action adventure game that takes place in a prehistoric environment, obviously. The primary focus is avoiding all obstacles that one might encounter in said environment, such as blasting geysers and flowing lava. You do this all in an effort to find four special Crystal Nuts, and uncover the secrets of the Scratazon Temple. And no matter the baddies that he encounters, Scrat’s worst enemy will always be his horrible luck, which certainly comes into play in this whimsical Disney title.
For more details on Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure, hop on over to Outright Games official website by clicking here. For more Disney and/or Pixar fun, be sure to check out our coverage of the new Toy Story DLC for Minecraft. Scrat’s Nutty Adventure releases in October this year, and will be available for Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
- Jun 9, 2019
Microsoft is the largest press conference this year at E3 2019 with having shown over 60 games. This included 14 games from Xbox Game Studios and over 30 games premiering on Xbox Game Pass at launch such as Riverbond. Microsoft also talked about what’s next for Xbox. This included Project xCloud and their new console (Project Scarlett) coming the holidays of 2020.
Xbox Game Pass
Now there’s Xbox Game Pass for PC for $9.99/month which launches in open Beta today. They have already created 100 games and included the entire Master Chief Collection. You can get everything with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99/month. Meaning, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold Membership, and Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Microsoft Collaborations
Joining Xbox Game Studios’ family is Double Fine Productions that created games such as Psychonauts. A brand new trailer of Psychonauts 2 was revealed. Xbox also announced that they will be partnering with the legendary team at Smilegate to bring CrossFire to console.
New Games for 2020
Here are some ‘potatoey’ games we wanted to highlight as well as some interestingly cute additions to some AAA games. See below for screenshots and all of the release dates for both Xbox One and PC. We here at myPotatoGames are so excited that there were this many indie games to showcase. We also can’t wait to find out more and try them out.
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps releasing February 11th, 2020
- Minecraft Dungeons, an all-new action/adventure game coming Spring 2020 with 4-player local/online cooperative
- World Premiere: Build, care for spirit friends, explore, and learn how to say goodbye by releasing the spirits into the afterlife in Spiritfarer
- RPG Time: The Legend of Wright, an imaginative hand-drawn game coming to Xbox Store in 2020
- Xbox Game Studios: Microsoft Flight Simulator with very realistic visuals is coming in 2020 for PC/console
- World Premiere: Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga covers all nine films and is coming in 2020
- Way to the Woods, is about a deer and a fawn on a journey through an abandoned world of the unknown to get home and is coming in 2020
- Totem Teller is about guiding a muse and gathering listeners and seeking tellers in beautiful, broken places and is coming in 2020
- Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions Expansion available June 13th
- Gears Pop! Pre-register now on iOS and Android
Stay tuned with us here for more posts on E3 2019 press conferences and more happening now and until June 13th, 2019. We’ll bring you the best of wholesome, cute, and casual games! Of course we’ll also be on the lookout for Animal Crossing Switch! Check out our The Sims 4 Island Living announcement from EA Play yesterday.
- May 19, 2019
Super Mario Maker 2 is the sequel to the popular Mario builder game, it was first released on Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The latest Nintendo Direct featured the upcoming Switch game and revealed some interesting new features.
Play, build and share in Super Mario Maker 2 a Mario meets Minecraft combination. Set in the world of Mario, players will be able to create their own levels in the style of many old and new Mario games. The levels can be played with up to 4 player locally as well as with friends all over the world via internet – you know, the thing you use to read this article right now. 🙂
Level Creator in Mario Maker 2 Courses you create can also be uploaded and shared with other players. With the amazingly simple to use, yet feature rich level editor, you can create whole new worlds with your creativity being the only limit. This will extend the lifespan of Super Mario Maker 2 tremendously as there is new content to explore on the daily.
The game also features a story mode with over 100 challenges and levels to master. This new story mode will entail many new ways to play the game and will help show of the powerful tools available to create stunning new levels.
Super Mario Maker 2 will release on June 28th. Nintendo has released a pre-order bundle which includes 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online Membership needed to enable the online functions of most Switch games. For more information on the game you can watch the latest Nintendo Direct featuring the game in great detail below.
