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  • svgFeb 15, 2023Indie Highlight

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    Restore the Planet and Raise Loddles!

    Welcome to GUP-14, a vibrant alien planet that needs your help. In Loddlenaut, you play as an interstellar custodian who has been hired by the spacefaring mega corporation GUPPI to clean up their mess. They’ve inundated GUP-14 with pollution, and want you to restore the planet. 

    Loddlenaut is an open-world ocean adventure where you’ll get to explore this beautiful alien planet, along with the corporate ruins of GUPPI. You’ll find remnants of their buildings, ships, and machinery that have all sunken to the bottom of the ocean. Use your bubble gun, clean up the trash, remove oil spills, and uncover clues about the past inhabitants. Unlock better gadgets to help you clean up different types of ocean pollution. Recycle the trash you collect and use it to craft items. 

    While you’re at it, have a little fun and make friends! Loddlenaut features some very adorable little ocean creatures called loddles. They look similar to axolotl. You can feed them ocean fruit and raise them. Cleaning their environment will also help them thrive. Though, depending on their diet, they will grow and evolve to better survive the ocean and the pollution. And when they’re stronger and their home is cleaner, you can release them into the wild and watch them thrive. You may even come across eggs they’ve laid that you can then incubate to hatch and raise more loddles!

    Coming Soon!

    There is sadly no release date available for this adorable environmental clean-up game. However, you can play the demo for Loddlenaut on Steam. You can also wishlist it on Steam. There don’t appear to be plans for Loddlenaut to be on other platforms at this time.

    For more clean-up games, check out No Place Like Home, Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator, or even Unpacking for some organizational fun.

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  • svgFeb 8, 2023Indie Highlight

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    SunnySide is an upcoming game published by Merge Games with a mix of farming and a dash of dating sim. The graphics are reminiscent of the Lake so it really has a relaxing vibe. SunnySide is inspired by the Japanese countryside and will have you fermenting your own soy sauce and slicing tofu, and gazing upon cherry blossom trees!

    Much like My Time at Sandrock, SunnySide has more of a modernised take on farming by giving you access to solar panels, electric water pumps, and other such contemporary machines. You’ll be totally self-sufficient when it comes to growing and cooking your own food and generating your own power. There will be no shipping boxes or other tedious tasks!

    With that extra free time, you can really get to know the locals. Moreover, form friendships or romantic relationships, join groups, attend events, and more! With the use of technology, like your in-game smartphone, you can keep in touch with new friends, access online shopping, and store your favourite farm fresh recipes.

    Coming Soon to Switch and Steam

    The developers behind this beautiful farming JRPG plan to release it on PC and Switch in 2023, with PlayStation and Xbox to follow soon after. For now, you can Wishlist SunnySide on Steam here.

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  • svgAug 29, 2022Indie Highlight

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    Run a Courier Service While Uncovering Secrets in The Courier

    With the incredible popularity of cozy games such as Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, it comes as no surprise that others have tried creating their own versions of comfortable, cozy games. A large part of that has been various flavors of farming games. However, for players looking for something different, there is The Courier. Created by indie developer Crescent Moon Games, comes a mail delivery and puzzle game with a cozy, mysterious atmosphere.

    Welcome to the island of Orda, a very peculiar and mysterious place. You play as a woman who is the courier of the island. She runs her very own mail delivery service on this curious island. Follow a compelling story line as you interact with the residents of the island. Uncover the many dark secrets of the island and deliver mail. The more mail you deliver, the more secrets about Orda you’ll discover.

    Explore an open world full of beautifully crafted areas. Sling newspapers at the front steps of home. Also solve exciting environmental puzzles. Use different vehicles to get around the island as you deliver mail to residents. Explore on foot, by bicycle, by boat, or even by hang glider. Complete challenges, missions, and even mini games. Spend time fishing, walking dogs, mowing lawns, or even shearing sheep.

    Coming Fall 2022

    Although there is no specific release date for The Courier as of yet, we hope it’s soon! The game is expected to release on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

    A Little to the Left is another casual, relaxing puzzle game to check out.

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  • svgApr 22, 2022Indie Highlight

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    Run a Forge, Farm, Trade with and Befriend Villagers, Discover the Spirit Realm

    In MeetLight, a 3D open-world simulation RPG, you play as Anna who has just suffered a personal tragedy. You go to Alaya’s Valley to heal both physically and spiritually, and become the town’s blacksmith in your uncle’s stead. When you’re not building or crafting, you can also farm, cook, and trade.

    There are many animals and villagers to befriend during the day, and even more locals to meet at night! At night, meet the inhabitants in the spirit world and discover the secrets of the universe. Moreover, undertake a spiritual journey that will have you reflecting on present-day out-of-body experiences.

    Coming to PC in 2023

    MeetLight and the Secrets of the Universe is created by two people, Kevin and Coralie. The game has a planned release date for the year 2023 with an upcoming Kickstarter Campaign. If you want to know when you can help support MeetLight, go here for notifications. To Wishlist the game on Steam, go here.

    For another relaxing game in a quiet landscape, check out SunnySide here.

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  • svgJun 26, 2020Quick Bits

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    From now until July 9th, get great deals on games with the Steam Summer Sale.

    There are so many games on sale in the Steam Summer Sale, it’s difficult not check out at least a few. Definitely some of my favorite games that, if you haven’t given a try, you might want to consider adding to your games library. I did checking through, and there are definitely some great deals on plenty of myPotatoGames.

    Some deals worth mentioning.

    Plenty of Don’t Starve games and content (like the new character for don’t Starve Together), plus other games from Klei. Don’t Starve Together is 60% off, and there is a bunch of DLC on sale for the original title as well. The LEGO franchise is also having a pretty major sale. 60-70% off many major titles from the series, like Harry Potter and Batman.

    Steam Summer Sale

    For those that like the relaxing flow and time management aspect of simulation games, Farming Simulator 19 is currently at 40% off. There, you also find the last few games from the series if you’d like to give them a try. Another good sim game on sale is Zoo Planet, which is currently marked down by 30%.

    Steam Summer Sale

    There were a few other games that should definitely be owned by followers of myPotato games. Portal Knights is 60% off, making it now $7.99. Stardew Valley is currently available for $8.99, a markdown of 40%. And I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve poured into Terraria, which can now be yours for just $4.99, as it is half off in the Steam Summer Sale.

    Portal Knight

    More games…

    There are plenty more games to check out at the sale, theses are just a few of my favorite games. Check it our for yourself, there are sure to be games that will please any style gamer.

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  • svgNov 27, 2019Event

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    Steam is having a gigantic sale on games for Black Friday, so I sorted it out to find some of my favorites.

    Black Friday is now only two days away! Though, many retails and suppliers of goods and services have decided to offer discounts ahead of the big day. Steam is currently offering some pretty big discounts on lots of my favorite games. So in case you are yet to try any of these reduced-price games, now is the time.

    Don’t Starve Together

    Dont Starve Together

    The “Don’t Starve” series of games are currently being offered at a substantial discount. Specifically, Don’t Starve Together is now only $5.99, down from $14.99. Don’t Starve Together is the multiplayer expansion for the Uber-popular game franchise, Don’t Starve. Don’t Starve is an open-world, 2D sandbox survival game with procedurally generated maps and kooky graphics. See Don’t Starve Together on Steam. Other Don’t Starve items include Shipwrecked and Reign of Giants DLC.

    Lot’s of LEGO Games

    LEGO has been great at taking some of the world’s biggest gaming franchises and making them cute and silly. Now, you can try some of these charming remakes at greatly reduced price. LEGO Worlds is currently offered at 50% of it’s original cost, making it now only $14.99. Other games on sale include Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter and Jurassic Park, all LEGO-fied.

    Spyro Reignited Trilogy + Crash Bandicoot

    Spyro Reignited Trilogy

    Not too long ago, we were given the gift of the remakes of the first three installments of the Spyro series. Our favorite rambunctious dragon is back with an all new shiny coat of paint. The trilogy of games is currently available for only $31.99, which is 20% off. If you purchase this trilogy with the Crash Bandicoot trilogy, you get a total of 40% off. That’s six different remastered games for $47.82!

    Wanderlust Travel Stories

    Wanderlust Travel Stories is a game about traveling, but it offers a lot more than just that, it is essentially a life simulation game about choices. The game is on sale for $9.99, which is half of the original price. It is a relaxing game about exploring the world, and seeing where sim-life takes you.

    Re:Legend

    Re:Legend is on sale once again. This time the price tag has dropped by 20%, making it currently $15.99. Re:Legend is an adorable adventure game that features many fun creatures and exciting quests. It is a great game that is certainly worth the pice tag.

    These are just some of my picks from Steam’s huge sale. Be sure to check it out for yourself, and let me know if you find any more gems on sale!

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  • svgOct 22, 2019News

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    Introducing a new Steam feature that lets you play your couch co-op games with friends over the internet, together.

    Since October 21st, 2019, you can join Steam’s Beta of their new feature Remote Play Together. This feature allows you to invite your Steam Friends to play local co-op, local multiplayer, and shared/split screen games online! This means two things: that you don’t need friends to be physically present in your home, and that every player will have access to their own computer screen and mouse/keyboard/controllers!

    This feature gets even better because only the host of Steam’s Remote Play Together needs a copy of the game! No more having to buy your friends the same Steam game just to be able to play together! Furthermore, don’t worry if you have a Mac, Linux or PC because this streaming service is cross-platform.

    The process for setting up this feature is very simple with the details laid out here. Moreover, Valve has specifically pointed out that players will have access to the host’s controller inputs, voice chat volume and game screen but not the host’s desktop. To join the Beta now you can go here.

    Valve is currently working on improving network stability, compatibility across a variety of hardware, and adding more games to their growing list of supported titles. You can check out the thousands of games here. If you want to know if a specific game is supported, look for this new tag above!

    To help get you started, I recommend the following wholesome, potato-approved games:

    I’m now a Steam Curator so you can find all of my recommended Steam games here! Let’s be Steam Friends! Also, if you have any recommendations, I’d like to hear them!

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  • svgOct 18, 2019Reviews

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    Megaquarium is a management tycoon game created by Twice Circled and Auroch Digital. Become an expert in aquatic life and run your very own theme park by managing tanks and staff all while keeping your fish and guests happy! Megaquarium was previously released on Steam in 2018 with very positive reviews. Now, Megaquarium is available on consoles starting today (October 18th, 2019)! I’d like to thank Auroch Digital for providing us with a Nintendo Switch copy of Megaquarium for the purpose of a review which you can read about below!

    In Megaquarium you can choose to play in Sandbox mode where you can play around with settings and random challenges or Campaign mode with 10 levels of main goals and tutorials. You might be thinking it will be easy enough to learn everything on your own if you’re familiar with the genre, however, there’s a lot more to it than just placing fish in tanks! Fish will have very detailed needs and types that will have you taking extreme care with size, temperature and design of your tanks. In the beginning you are very limited with your choices of livestock, equipment and tools and I originally thought the game was slow-moving but the more I unlocked, the more I was thankful for taking smaller steps to make sure I fully understood everything.

    Fishy Information

    Every fish has a number for their size which has to be taken into consideration when building the size of your tank as it will have a maximum amount it can hold. Not only that, the size will factor in when dealing with predators and the possibility of those bigger fish eating the smaller ones. Although, some of those smaller fish may have an extra size added due to their “armor”. Next, you’ll want to know if the fish requires a certain number of plant-life, rocks or shelters so as not to stress them out.

    Read all of the information provided because some extra alerts will be important when you start placing different species together. For example, some fish are “wimps” and others are “bullies” and they obviously can’t be placed together. There are also warnings that will outright tell you if the fish are a danger to softer livestock such as starfish or corals. There are also some fussier fish that need to be the only one of their kind in a single tank or others that need to be with a school of fish with a base number to fulfill.

    Choosing and Building Tanks

    Different styles of tanks will be unlocked the further you play the main game which will mostly be for aesthetic purposes with the exception of the Kreisel tank which is the only one that can be used for jellyfish. All tanks are pre-built with where the window panes for viewing and the walls that are up for privacy will be. Some tanks will go deeper into the floor and others will be tall and need a platform with stairs so your staff can access them. You have control of where you want to place your tank and the size so have an idea of your aquarium layout and design when deciding on which tank to use.

    Your fish will either be tropical or cold and need equipment for the tanks accordingly. All tanks will require filters to enhance your water quality. The amount of equipment needed depends on the size you’re using (small, medium, large), as well as which fish and how many you plan to put in that tank. You’ll soon discover that your guests dislike seeing your heaters, chillers, filters and the like, and therefore you’ll need to hide all of it behind walls! This becomes really fun to place when you have access to pumps which can reach tanks from a distance rather than needing to connect your equipment right next to them. Just attach your equipment to pumps, adding more as needed in order to reach all your tanks. Your individual fish will have a number of water quality and temperature minimum in order to survive.

    Guest Needs and Prestige

    Your prestige comes from happy guests and everything in your aquarium which is important to increase. This will unlock new facilities, tools, decorations, livestock, etc. After a specific amount, you’ll “rank up” which will either give you access to those items right away or allow you to research them. Research adds yet another layer to your choice of fish and decor because all of them will have points that go toward “ecology”, “science”, both or neither. Ecology research allows you to discover new livestock and science research allows you to unlock more or better equipment. Every single guest that views your individual tanks will contribute to adding up all of these points just once. Therefore, even if your fish don’t require plants and decor, fill up your tanks with them anyway to get the most out of them!

    You can really go in-depth with the thoughts of your guests, or you can simply look over their heads for handy icons that display whether they need to eat, drink, rest or go to the bathroom. Vending machines (garbage cans to go with them), seating and toilets will do the trick and they don’t take up that much room either! Your decorations can be placed both in tanks and out but I like to keep my aisles clear for my staff to get to places faster and my guests to not wonder around aimlessly. I do wish I could put up paintings or something on the walls but you can at least change the colors as you unlock them. However, doing that is a bit of a pain because you can’t paint multiple walls at the same time.

    Hiring Staff

    You’ll need staff first and foremost to feed your fish and fix your equipment when it breaks down. When choosing from a list of a few people you can hire, there are set skills and traits that need your attention. I ignored all of the traits and it hasn’t affected me while playing on “Normal” although I’m sure they have their uses when trying to master the game. What you need to worry about is how many points they already have in the following: Feeding, Fixing, Cleaning, Gift Shop, Talking, etc.

    Managing Staff, and Tools

    You can adjust the priority of their tasks once you’ve hired them if they are more skilled in specific areas. Eventually you’ll be able to level up your staff and either upgrade their current skills or add new ones. You can also assign them to certain areas but I find that also unnecessary at this stage if you have planned out the layout of your aquarium properly (i.e. tools close by and unobstructed). Also, if you place your equipment behind walls as you should, make sure to create “staff doors” so they can access the rooms.

    Everything in this game has been really helpful when indicating in red if something you are trying to do is not going to work out and why. Your staff need to be able to reach all of your equipment and therefore you cannot bunch up everything together. To fix these broken down machines you’ll need to place toolkit stands nearby which allow for only one staff member to use at one time. I find it beneficial to place one toolkit per cluster of pumps and equipment. Your staff will also need brooms for cleaning up trash, sinks for cleaning toilets, among other tools that become available later on. Make sure you have the right food containers out for your fish so your staff can feed them. Again, if your tank needs anything, make sure to pay attention to the icons above them.

    Graphics and Animations

    At first it bothered me that the background outside of your aquarium is completely bare, however, once I noticed the level of attention to detail of the fish, I’m glad that that’s where the focus was placed. I love tycoon games that allow you to not only have an overhead view, but to zoom in as if you were a guest as well. You can really look inside of your tanks and see your different colored fish move around!

    It seems like the developers took extra care in learning the different movements and behaviors of the hundreds of livestock provided. You can really feel like an aquatic-life expert yourself once you have several tanks and fish living in harmony! The guests can use a little more variety in appearance but I find it kind of hilarious when they purchase, say a drink, and there’s a large bottle that appears in front of them while they walk around until they are finished.

    Music and Sound

    I’m pretty sure there is only one song that continually plays on a loop in the game but I found myself concentrating so hard on making sure none of my fish get eaten that I hardly paid attention. The sound effects are kind of loud and abrupt so I recommend turning that down a little. Since there is quite a lot of text that needs to be read on your screen in several different menus, it can be difficult to see if you’re a potato like me with poor eyesight. It’s a shame that you can’t zoom in on the text and that the menus aren’t color-coordinated to make things much easier.

    The amount of intricate gameplay in Megaquarium makes it so that you do not miss taking care of other animals, and rather enjoy specializing in aquatic-life only. With so much to do for your tanks, it can be so much fun designing your entire aquarium! If you’re interested in trying out this game for yourselves, here’s the link for the Nintendo Switch version.

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