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Feb 8, 2020
Developed by Peachy Keen Games and published by Whitethorn Digital. Calico is a magical, relaxed and family-friendly simulation game where players are given an opportunity to run their very own cat cafe.
The game is expected to be released on Steam at some point during Summer 2020. The game will most likely release on the following platforms shortly afterwards:
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- macOS
- Macintosh operating systems
About Calico
Calico came about due to the game developer’s obsession with cats, magical girls and fluffy animals. However, wanting to create a game that would appeal to everyone, she also included creatures such as lizards, birds, deer, raccoons, dogs, turtles, red pandas, foxes, etc.
She then shares about how she wanted to publish a game that would make players feel ‘soft, happy, cuddly and cozy’. If that wasn’t wholesome enough, she has said in an interview that she just wanted to create a game where the only goal is to have the best time possble.
However, simply running the cat cafe is not the only things that players can do. The game also incorporates enjoyable aspects from other popular gaming franchises such as Animal Crossing. Similarities between Calico and Animal Crossing include the simulation aspects of both games, and the ability to place furnitire and decorations in your buildings. A perk about Calico however, is that the animals will not leave, the shop never closes, and crops never die.
Calico Key Features
- As all animals are interactive, players can explore the village to find cats and other animals, including raccoons, deer, dogs, turtles, red pandas, foxes, lizards, etc. The animals can be befriended, petted and played with
- Players can ride on giant cats ( as you do? ?)
- Run your café by filling it with animals, furniture and yummy café eats!
- Use magic potions to change your animals and environment
- Meet magical girls, witches and other townspeople who you can help and befriend
According to the Steam Website, Calico won’t playable until at least Summer 2020. However, there’s no need to be disappointed, as you can play these cat-themed games in the meantime to tide you over 🙂
For more updates on how the game is progressing, check their Twitter here.
More Magic Games!
Checkout Witchbrook the Stardew Valley of magic as well as Little Witch in the Woods and adorable magic and life simulation game!
If you love life simulation games, take a looksie at this game about Japanese Rural Life!
- Jan 21, 2020
Mineko’s Night Market is an upcoming cat-themed crafting adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and is essentially about friendship, choices, and of course, cats. The indie game is being developed by Meowza Games, and being published by Humble Bundle, who will also publish upcoming games Forager and Ikenfell.
The exact date for the games release is yet to be determined, though the creator mentioned that it may possibly be early this year. I thought I’d provide everyone with a detailed article on everything we know about this cute cat-filled creation!
What is the game about?
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.
The game allows you to explore distant lands by unlocking different types of transport (which include buses, bullet trains and cat carts). Each land offers new people to meet and unique things to do, dependent on the time of day and season.
There are 16 uniquely themed markets every year which all feature a stage event that you can partake in. Examples of events include Taiko drumming, karaoke competitions, sumo suit wrestling, and more!
The better you perform at the market, the bigger and better the market will become, which may well attract new townsfolk and even celebrity guests!
What sort of stuff can I do in the game?
Some features of the game include:
- Explore the village and surrounding areas to find rare resources and make new friends
- Craft peculiar items with the resources you find around the world
- Barter with townsfolk at the weekly Night Market to sell your creations
- Explore the night Market to discover unusual culinary dlights and collectibles
- Play and compete in a variety of Night Market games like cat racing,
pachinko, and whack-a-tako - Uncover the mysteries of the Sun-Cat Abe and Mount Fugu Island!
How much will it cost?
The price of the game is still TBA.
What platforms will it be released on?
- PC
- Mac
- Nintendo Switch
When will it be released?
The Nintendo website claims that the game is ‘coming early 2019’ to the Switch console. As the PC and Mac versions were in the works first. However it was delayed until 2020 with no concrete release date, however let’s hope we can all play the game this year!
Is there any game merchandise available to buy?
Yes! The following items can be purchased whilst you (im)patiently await the game’s release:
- Mineko and the cats T shirt from theyetee.com
- Abe the Sun-Cat pin from theyetee.com
- Mineko pin from theyetee.com
- Mineko’s Night Market poster from theyetee.com
- Mineko’s Night Market Cutaway Cats and Rice Art Print (limited stock)
I sat down with Brent, developer behind the game for an exclusive interview last year. For some more sneaky details on Mineko’s Night Market, make sure you check out the interview here.
- Oct 25, 2019
Yesterday on October 24th, Pocket Camp players logged in to a pleasant surprise. After an influx of spooky Halloween themed items, the newly added Pastel Glazier Cookie offered a breath of fresh air.
Based on Apple’s Glazier Cookie, the Pastel Glazier Cookie offers players the opportunity to obtain the following super cute items:
The stained-glass fountain is this fortune cookie’s spotlight item.
The following video showcases the items obtainable from the cookie:
As is the norm in Pocket Camp, this fortune cookie costs 50 Leaf Tickets to purchase, and players will receive a stamp for each cookie that they buy. Also, if players buy a 5 pack of cookies, they will receive a bonus stamp, meaning 6 stamps in total.
The Pastel Glazier Cookie will be available to buy until 5:59am on 01/22/2020.
- Oct 6, 2019
If you are a regular visitor to myPotatoGames, then there’s a good chance that you enjoy cute, wholesome and relaxing games (such as these ones for 3DS!). Seeing as nearly everyone owns a smartphone these days, I compiled a list of 8 Super Cute Games for Mobile.
Clawbert
Clawbert is a catcher machine game featuring a UFO claw. The claw can be used to obtain surprise eggs that contain cute toy creatures that can be added to your collection. the game was developed by Hyperbeard, who have also developed two more claw games; Clawberta and Clawbert: ToyTown. Clawbert is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
Cat Condo
In this game, players get to build their very own cat condo and collect cute cats. The game allows players to generate new cats and discover new breeds by merging pre-existing cats. Cat Condo is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum
This super cute Disney puzzle game features the popular Tsum Tsum plushies. Players collect, connect and pop “Tsums” and can utilise each Tsums unique skills to obtain points. The game also allows you to play with and compete with your friends. LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
Sumi Sumi: Matching Puzzle
Sumi Sumi: Matching Puzzle is an award-winning puzzle game featuring characters from San-X, such as Rilakkuma and Sumiko Gurashi, who are referred to as sumisumi. Features include matching and collecting different sumisumi in a simple puzzle game, buddying up with them and using their abilities, and discovering unusual desserts upon completing puzzle areas. Sumi Sumi: Matching Puzzle is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
Food Truck Pup: Cooking Chef
Food Truck Pup: Cooking Chef is an adorable pixel-art-stylised cooking simulation game. The game features a Shibu Inu, alongside other animals. The game rewards players for their hard work running the food truck by allowing you to buy furniture and clothing with the money that you earn. Food Truck Pup: Cooking Chef is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
Furistas Cat Cafe
Furistas Cat Cafe allows players to run their very own cat cafe. Features include customising the decor of the cafe, adopting cats with unique personalities, watching the cats and a variety of quirky customers interact, and matching cats and customers together. Furistas Cat Cafe is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
Tsuki Adventure: Relaxing & Cute Country Side Game
This game is an interactive farming village-life game. Playing as a bunny named Tsuki, you inherit a carrot farm in a place called Mushroom Village. features include carrot farming, fishing and interacting with adorable animals. You can also collect and buy items to decorate Tsuki’s home with, play minigames, participate in special events, and more. Tsuki Adventure: Relaxing & Cute Country Side Game is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
Piffle
Piffle is a cute and colourful arcade puzzle game with an abundance of adorable characters. As you complete puzzles and quest through a variety of worlds, you can also collect items, play with friends, and obtain adorable fluffy Piffle balls. Piffle is available to download from both the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.
It’s safe to say that these are just a handful of the cute mobile games that are out there! Let us know in the comments what your favourite cute mobile games are. ????
- Aug 8, 2019
Mineko’s Night Market is an adorable cat themed indie game.
Mineko’s Night Market is an upcoming cat-themed crafting adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and is essentially about friendship, choices, and of course, cats. The indie game is being developed by Meowza Games, and being published by Humble Bundle, who will also publish upcoming games Forager and Ikenfell.
The exact date for the games release is yet to be determined, though the creators recently announced that more news are coming and the game is currently in full time development again. If you are just as excited about this cat-tastic game take a look below for everything we know so far about the game!
What is the game about?
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.
The game allows you to explore distant lands by unlocking different types of transport (which include buses, bullet trains and cat carts). Each land offers new people to meet and unique things to do, dependent on the time of day and season.
There are 16 uniquely themed markets every year which all feature a stage event that you can partake in. Examples of events include Taiko drumming, karaoke competitions, sumo suit wrestling, and more!
The better you perform at the market, the bigger and better the market will become, which may well attract new townsfolk and even celebrity guests!
What sort of stuff can I do in the game?
Some features of the game include:
- Explore the village and surrounding areas to find rare resources and make new friends
- Craft peculiar items with the resources you find around the world
- Barter with townsfolk at the weekly Night Market to sell your creations
- Explore the night Market to discover unusual culinary dlights and collectibles
- Play and compete in a variety of Night Market games like cat racing,
pachinko, and whack-a-tako - Uncover the mysteries of the Sun-Cat Abe and Mount Fugu Island!
How much will it cost?
The price of the game is still TBA.
What platforms will it be released on?
- PC
- Mac
- Nintendo Switch
When will it be released?
The Nintendo website claims that the game is ‘coming soon’ to the Switch console. As the PC and Mac versions were in the works first, based on recent news it’s likely that a release on all three platforms is happening sometime in 2020 or 2021 – this.
Is there any game merchandise available to buy?
Yes! The following items can be purchased whilst you (im)patiently await the game’s release:
- Mineko and the cats T shirt from theyetee.com
- Abe the Sun-Cat pin from theyetee.com
- Mineko pin from theyetee.com
- Mineko’s Night Market poster from theyetee.com
- Mineko’s Night Market Cutaway Cats and Rice Art Print (limited stock)
I also had a chance to wit down with Brent, developer behind the game for an exclusive interview last year. For some more sneaky details on Mineko’s Night Market, make sure you check out the interview here.
- May 18, 2019
There are plenty of strange things in the Animal Crossing franchise if you stop and think about it. It’s true that some elements of the game are more strange than others, and many are mostly likely unintentional due to the wholesome nature of the game. But Nintendo definitely has a sense of humor, so who really knows?
From predators and prey cohabiting peacefully (for the most part) to the respawning of buried fossils, here are some of the strangest and quirkiest things from the franchise that range from disconcerting to rather hilarious.
Make sure you also take a look at the absolute salvagers in Animal Crossing!
You’re the only human in a town full of animals.
You can shoot down UFO’s, flying presents, and poor Pete with a slingshot.
You can store 17 large items such as sharks, statues, beds and dressers in your pocket, but sending a fish in a letter is outrageous.
You can shake trees to sometimes obtain bells and furniture. However, you can also obtain angry hives of bees that WILL sting you
Items such as bird & hamster cages exist, small yellow birds can be seen by the bulletin board, and players are able to catch frogs. Yet there are bird, hamster and frog villagers also? ????
Blathers, the museum’s curator is an owl palaeontologist who is fond of fossils, and has a bizarre phobia of bugs
Blather’s younger and more defensive sister, Celeste, works in the museum’s observatory and has a keen interest in astronomy.
Your clothes are designed, made and sold by hedgehog sisters.
The local cafe is run by a pigeon barista who takes coffee extremely seriously.
Quitting without saving means dealing with a pickaxe-wielding mole with anger issues.
K.K. Slider/DJ KK is the only character who is often seen not wearing clothes.
Animals with no opposable thumbs can somehow utilise tools and write letters.
- May 16, 2019
Last year, you may remember us announcing a 3D animated series based on the heartwarming adventure game of Rakuen.
Rakuen is a beautiful adventure game that features a hospitalised boy, who travels to the fantasy world of Rakuen with his mother. Upon its release, Rakuen was a firm favorite here at MPG, despite flying under the radar a little at first. Since then, however, the game has received overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam, earned a rating of 9.5/10 on Polygon, and received a Metascore of 84/100 by Metacritic. Priced at £6.99/USD$9.99, the game offers very good value for money.
On August 10th 2018, Laura Shigihara (the developer and publisher of Rakuen), posted a surprising and exciting trailer to her channel, announcing the future release of a 3D animated Rakuen series, entitled The Farmer in the Sky.
The cute trailer gave us a sneak-peak of what to expect in the animated series, which is set in the whimsical world of Rakuen. Since the trailer’s release, The Farmer in the Sky has been in development by Laura Shigihara and animator Slamacow.
However, fans of Rakuen will be pleased to know that the wait is over, as the first episode of the series, (entitled ‘Too Many Minimoris’) was posted on the YouTube channel of Morizora Studios three days ago on the 13th May. The Rakuen Steam page has confirmed that there will be more future episodes, and therefore to subscribe to the channel.
- Mar 23, 2019
Cubicity: Slide Puzzle is a new puzzle game released on March 20th, 2019 by indie developer, Pirate Parrot. In this cube-tacular puzzler, the player takes control of different animals to help reach their destination and complete the level.
Content
If you have ever played with a sliding tile puzzle, this game is exactly that but in 3D. The levels increase in difficulty which is refreshing to have a decent challenge in a puzzle game and if difficulty isn’t your thing, you have the option to buy items to help make the levels easier.
Graphics
The graphics are cube-riffic and adorable which is perfect for this game and feels right. I found myself excited to unlock the next cubic creature as they all look unique and adorable.
Gameplay
Cubicity: Slide Puzzle is called a “slide” puzzle for a reason, the game wants you to literally slide the animals with your finger. This is a little weird as I don’t own a touch screen monitor for my computer (yet). The controls could feel better with an option to make it compatible with the keyboard but they work.
There are 95 challenging levels to slide through. Sounds
The music in the game is similar to that of K.K. Slider in Animal Crossing where it sounds like the animals are the ones singing the tunes which is adorable. As for the gameplay sounds, they were not memorable but with music like this, that’s just fine.
Content
This game has a decent amount of content including 95 Levels and more being released in the future. The developer has also announced a level designer which will be released at some point as well.
Final Thoughts
Cubicity: Slide Puzzle runs for $4.99 on Steam, which is a good price given the amount of levels and amount of cubic fun it offers. If you like puzzle games and animals, this one is worth taking a look at the next time you’re looking for a challenge. Happy Gaming!
