Slime Rancher (and Slime Rancher 2) are amazing games that have helped me many times calm down after a particularly stressful or rough day. This is a game that I have recommended to many of the players in the Assorted Meeples community and we have quite a group that has this on a short list …
There’s no dearth of zombie video games on the market, but in general that doesn’t bother me as I’ve always been a massive fan of zombie-themed video games in all there forms. Stories from the Outbreak features old school pixel art in a turn-based RPG style of play. This is also very much a rouge-like …
There’s no denying the incredible effect that farming-sim games like Stardew Valley, now often referred to as cozy games, have had on the video game industry as a whole. Stardew Valley was released in 2016 and was an almost instant success, eventually selling over 25 million copies and counting. Eric Barone, aka Concerned Ape, was …
Kingdom Eighties is the newest game in the long running Kingdom series, and it was a game I was actually extremely excited for. I am a huge fan of the Kingdom games, and find their stunning pixel graphics and interesting foreground and background graphics that make what is a 2D side scroller feel like it …
Once you’ve played enough hours in Stardew Valley it can be easy to fall into old habits and just rush some decisions without giving it a second thought because you’ve tested it out so many times – but that doesn’t help the newbie who has a question about how to get the most out of …
One of my favorite articles to write on Stardew Valley was our guide on Stardew Valley Fruit Trees. There are so many cool options in Stardew, and I’ll admit, I’m one of those players who loves having at least one of every type of wine available in a chest. Plus those trees just look cooler …
My Time at Portia is a great game, and in my opinion easily a top 10 game in the cozy genre especially among the crafters that blazed the trail after Stardew Valley to revitalize and explode the cozy game genre, but to say its development had challenges is more than fair. One of the errors …
Built on the Unity Engine, Slime Rancher is one of the most unique cozy games I’ve ever seen and was produced by Monomi Park. In this game you play the part of Beatrix LeBeau who traveled across the galaxy to “The Far Far Range” to explore and find her fortune. Slime ranching provided a way …