All posts tagged in Adventure Game
Feb 1, 2024
Play as the adorable raccoon Rocco as he prepares for winter in Seasons of Rocco by developer Vivid Visions Studios. Rocco looks to you for guidance, so you’ll need to spend the fall seasons assisting him in gathering what he needs to survive the winters. Explore a tranquil world searching for fruit amid the colorful leaf piles. Take them back to his Tree House to sort them for later use. Be sure to gather enough to sustain Rocco over a long winter!
When spring comes in Seasons of Rocco, venture out as Rocco to explore a landscape now exploding with blooms and growth. Plant seeds you collected from the fruit eaten over the winter so you can have a bounty come next fall. That’s it! This game is a chance to step back and relax while you explore gorgeous landscapes and relish the beauty of different seasons while preparing for them.
Release Date
Seasons of Rocco is currently available on Steam and is free to play!
This game reminds me a lot of Smushi Come Home, which is another cute and relaxing game that focuses on exploring and gathering.
- Jan 31, 2024
Abyss: New Dawn is an upcoming cozy game from indie developer Aloya Studio currently listed on Kickstarter. The game is a charming farm sim and adventure game set in an enchanting world. You start your journey in New Dawn Land, the first floor of a 10-floor world. Each floor has its own ecosystems, climates, and landscapes. Embark on an adventure full of all kinds of fun activities. Explore gorgeous areas. Raise adorable creatures and useful pets. Gather resources and take on some intriguing challenges, and so much more!
Start your new adventure by customizing your character with cute clothes and other traits. Team up with friends or fly solo to create a flourishing homestead where you grow a variety of crops and take care of some cute farm animals. Abyss: New Dawn features 13 different crops already, with a stretch goal that will add more glowing plants and farm crops, as well as the ability to cook these items. There are also 7 different farm animals already in the game, as well as pets and dinosaur mounts who can help you with your tasks. You even need to build the town yourself. Once you do that, you’ll have NPCs move in at your request, and they can provide you with the necessary goods for your exploration.
When you’re not busy exploring and fighting bosses in the caves, take time to decorate your home in Abyss: New Dawn. You can create the perfect cozy interior for you and your friends to hang out in. Your friends can even contribute and place furniture they’ve earned into your home. Then, go fishing or bug catching to build up a cool collection to show off!
Release Date
This lovely little game is currently listed on Kickstarter. The timeline there states a hopeful release for the end of next year, with early access coming before that. There are plans for launch on Steam, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
Solarpunk is another unique farm sim I think you should take a look at!
- Jan 25, 2024
House Builder is a first-person immersive sim where you become a one man construction crew who builds homes. Travel the world and through time to build different designs. Learn about new technologies as you progress. Use different techniques and tools as necessary to create a variety of beautiful homes across the world. Sometimes even demolishing things is necessary!
If you enjoy simulation games like Zoo Tycoon, where you have a hand in every aspect of things, House Builder is likely a great one for you. Take a hands-on approach as you process materials and use tools to build a mud hut in Africa, an igloo in the Arctic, a log cabin in Siberia, and many more. Each house consists of hundreds of elements you need to match to the design plans. As you progress through the game, and the ages, you’ll learn about different technologies that will help you build better homes. From materials, to structures, you’ll get the chance to use everything you learn. Use tools to craft the houses, and upgrade your skills to use better tools which will make building go faster. Build to your heart’s content with this beautiful sim.
Limited only by your imagination and bank budget, what will you create?
Release Date
House Builder is available now on Steam. There is also a VR version if you really want to immerse yourself! Plus, you can find this game on PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.
I’m also excited for the upcoming Paralives game, where home building is available too!
- 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 17, 2024
League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena that released way back in 2009. It continues to be one of the most played online games worldwide, and now Riot has teamed up with Graveyard Keeper’s developer to take on a whole new genre: farming sims!
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a delightful farming and crafting sim set in the city of Bandle, home of the furry yordles. You play as one of those yordles, a shy one who lives in Yarnville. It’s an isolated little island obsessed with knitting, but 101-year long apprenticeship has come to an end, and you yearn to see what the world has to offer beyond the portals that connect the world. A party you attend goes awry, though, and the portals collapse as a result!
Equipped with your unique knitting magic, you’ll embark on a grand adventure to restore the portals of Bandle Tale! Team up with some of the champions from League of Legends who will help you in your quest. Encounter a variety of curious creatures. Also gather resources to craft some neat items with, and awaken the magical portals. That’s not all, though! You’ll get to throw parties and festivals for the town to entertain your fellow residents. Grow crops, cook tasty dishes, and even build gadgets to delight your guests with.
Will you restore the portals?
Release Date
Bandle Tale is listed on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Epic Games, and GOG. There is no specific release date, but it is expected sometime this year!
- Jan 11, 2024
The Witch of Fern Island welcomes you to the mysterious and lush Fern Island! You play as Abrill, who has crash landed on the island while traveling to the magic academy. She wants to make the most of her situation, and the Academy of Witches uses this misadventure as an opportunity to test Abrill. You’ll demonstrate your abilities and mastery of magic, while also trying to uncover the mysteries of the island. But becoming the Witch of Fern Island isn’t as simple as passing your exams! Building a life by making friends and finding joy in life’s moments are important too.
You’ll spend your time in The Witch of Fern Island proving your prowess to the Academy of Witches through various tasks. Grow herbs and magical plants, raise animals, and practice enchanting plants and animals. Customize your cottage to suit your tastes. Brew potions, summon familiars, craft magical amulets, and even perform rituals to control the weather! Also take time to explore the island on foot, on your trusty Tzoru steed, or even fly around on a broom. Befriending the other inhabitants of the island is important, too. Immerse yourself in the culture of the island while forging friendships to learn about people’s backstories.
Release Date
The Witch of Fern Island is available in early access on Steam now!
Wish Upon a Llama is a gorgeous farm sim with a focus on animals.
- Jan 11, 2024
Magical Harvest is a farming and life sim with a magical twist and fantasy races of people. Set in the fantasy world of Hyldena, a magical accident erased magic from the world. Magical plants and creatures disappeared as a result. This lead to scarce food supplies and despair. Even the gods have turned their backs on the living, but perhaps you can help restore magic to the world and save everyone.
In Magical Harvest, you run your very own farm. Grow and harvest different crops, both normal types and unique ones. You’ll discover their magical evolutions, too. You’ll also encounter 27 different breeds of animals, including dragons, that you can crossbreed. Fish for a variety of fish species, then cook them up in some tasty dishes. Get to know a variety of characters, each with their own personalities and backgrounds, and fall in love with one if you’re so inclined. And of course you get to design and create your dream farm!
Release Date
You can find Magical Harvest on Steam, where you can Wishlist it. It does not have a release date yet.
Fae Farm is another magical farming sim you might like.
- Jan 11, 2024
Gaucho and the Grassland is a charming farm game where you grow crops and breed animals. Collect the necessary resources to build your farm, and craft what you need to complete quests. Even build homes for NPCs as you explore the land. Then, solve mysteries as you embark on this grand homesteading adventure.
With Cusco, the dog, and Alazão, the horse, embark on an adventure to collect the necessary materials to build your farm. Cusco will use his keen sense of smell to hunt down hidden treasures of Gaucho and the Grassland. Alazão will haul you around the map, plus he’ll herd some animals for you. Utilize your lasso to capture animals, too. Can’t have an empty barn, after all! Build your homestead exactly how you want it and in whatever biome you choose using the build mode. Then, dive into the Latin American folklore present in the game by getting to know the mystical beings and their realms.
There’s a lot to do and uncover in this game!
Release Date
Gaucho and the Grassland is listed on Steam where you can add it to your Wishlist and check out the free demo. There is no release date available.
Check out Farmwand and Little-Known Galaxy while you’re at it!
