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Bad Cheese thrives on its stunningly digusting art style, but only its art style. In comparison, its gameplay is dull and overlooks a stealth focus that could have made its horror and story themes shine. And by the time the game picks up the pace, it's already finished.
Little Problems is an adorable cozy detective game in which you are tasked with solving everyday issues using a variety of logic and puzzle-based gameplay styles.
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders is an excellent point-and-click detective game that I recommend to fans of the genre. It offers a great deal of freedom in investigations, offering four different cases to solve for mystery sleuths.
Robert on Earth provides a great cozy farming sim experience but it does need time to establish itself and you must progress the story to access all that the game has to offer.
The Knightling is a lovely open world adventure game that stands out from the crowd with its focus on shield-based combat and traversal.
While each playthrough might be short, the experience Sword of the Sea delivers and the many reasons it offers to play it again make for a spectacular experience. If you liked Journey, Pathless, or if you're a fan of skate and surf games, give Sword of the Sea a try.
While it has a long way to go in terms of bug fixes, content updates and finishing touches, Whisper of the House shows a lot of promise and offers a unique take on the cozy genre. On the surface it's an upbeat unpacking game, but underneath there are darker tones to uncover for those looking to unravel a mystery.
Overlong levels, confusing structure and unsatisfying basics leave only the charisma of the source material to carry an otherwise average attempt at reviving a classic.
Discounty is a charming game that makes you feel relaxed, but also intrigued at the same time with several interesting characters and problems in its town. It may lack some depth in few areas of gameplay, but it still presents you with challenges that come with managing a shop.
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus is a pointless sequel that offers an explanation to a character that we didn't care about in the first game, and rather than improving on its predecessor's mechanics, it completely strips them back - offering an unneeded, lesser experience.
and Roger is a short and fast-paced visual novel with engaging and thematic interactions that enhances the deep and emotional story.
Not exactly a retro throwback so much as pulling the past forward, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution mixes the best of classic charm and more modern design sensibilities to make for an outstanding game that's fun to play and is going to be amazing to speedrun.
New players will undoubtedly love the fast paced RTS action, the Army Painter tool, and the potential for easily accessible mods that the Warhammer 40K: Dawn Of War Definitive Edition provides. Veteran players might also love all those things, but may balk at having to pay for what is essentially a quality-of-life patch for a game they already had.
Whether it is your first time playing OFF or you are trying to recapture a memory, this remake invokes the feelings of wonder, amazement, and terror that captivated hearts and minds for over 15 years.
While Static Dread: The Lighthouse sets a compelling tone with its Eldritch horror setting and an eccentric cast of characters who each come to our doorstep with their own branching story to tell, it's massively let down by its tedious gameplay, which relies too much on repetition and not enough on generating actual horror.
Drill Core is roguelite mining at its finest but it also never manages to solve the problem of repetitive gameplay
Beautiful, challenging, and truly impactful—Artis Impact is an RPG that will end up as one of the most special experiences you'll find on the indie scene this year.
Tiny Bookshop maintains a great balance between vibes and gameplay, which is a strong point in any cozy game. It allowed me to become the book salesman of my dreams by catering to a variety of customers with different tastes in genres.
With unforgettable characters, beautiful graphics, fun mechanics, and secrets to discover, Back to the Dawn is a fun and replayable RPG that gives the prison escape genre a refreshing twist.
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is great strategic fun with situations that test you, but you must be prepared to invest several hours into its gameplay.