May 18, 2026Indie Highlight
If you played Overcooked, you are going to love Friendship vs. The World. In this chaotic four-player game, you and your friends are fighting together to keep the evil away. Use simple resources like sticks to craft tools to help you in your battle.
I love playing video games with my friends, and this game shows how powerful a good friendship can be. I pretty much share my entire life with my best IRL friend; we combat everything life throws at us, share the joys and the lows all together. That is why I am so excited about Friendship vs. The World; it is a wholesome indie game that puts friendship first.
Team up with your buddies and fight off all the bad vibes that get thrown at you. The chaotic gameplay reminds me of games like Overcooked, but the secret weapon here is the raw power of friendship through team play and coordination as you craft, deploy, and organize your team to fend off waves after wave of strongly cute enemies.
The game’s core gameplay loop is as chaotic as it is wholesome; the cute handcrafted art, adorable characters, and quickly animated make every round feel unique and fresh.
The game is coming to Steam very soon; make sure to add it to your wishlist so you can be among the first to get battling with your friends!
Nov 1, 2024Animal Crossing
If you want to share a unique Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing themed gift this year, look no further. Browse some super adorable themed gaming merch and so much more – browse my shop to see my entire collection and on Etsy here.

This Stardew Valley inspired DIY gardening kit comes with everything you need to grow your own beautiful plant. The printed weather proofed ceramic pot has a drain hole and a tray so that you can safely water your plant friend. The print features a wide variety of characters and memorable scenery from the game. The kit includes a reusable zipper pouch, a bamboo gardening stake to name your plant, instruction cards, stickers and so much more!

Much like the Stardew Valley kit, everything is custom made with the tiny world of Animal Crossing that fits in the palm of your hand in mind. Perfect to grow the included seeds or a succulent of your likings. It comes with a tiny shovel, made for the kit, the tiny planter is last imprinted so it won’t fade, it also has a drainage hole and a bamboo coaster. There is a small canvas soil bag themed after Leif. A no fail instruction card along with a tiny bamboo plant stick also themed after our gardening friend Leif from Animal Crossing.

This super soft Animal Crossing inspired Coin Purse comes in the design inspired by everyone’s favorite video game. Choose between a midnight blue Fossil, golden Bell Bag or the ever adorable Celeste from ACNH inspired coin purse. If you want to go for the ultimate fan bundle you can choose the tripple pack that includes all three of them, perfect for gifting or to keep all to yourself.
And so much more…
Aug 14, 2026Snack Size News
Chef RPG, the beautiful, highly engaging restaurant management game, is getting another huge update soon. In fact, it’s the largest update to date! For those unfamiliar with the game, you play as a young chef who must revive a once-famous restaurant, Le Sequoia. Even the town, White Ash Harbor, has seen better days, but reviving the restaurant will revive the town. Hunt, harvest, and shop for the freshest ingredients. Serve the tastiest dishes and a diverse menu. Even befriend the quirky locals (some of whom are romanceable). And, of course, build your unique story!
The upcoming update for Chef RPG is called Tidehaven. In this big update, you’ll have the chance to visit a brand new area. Take a trip across the ocean to a fishing outpost situated on a rocky outcrop. This new outpost is called Tidehaven, and features a brand new storyline with several new quests. There will also be a brand new romanceable character! That’s not all, though.



Inside Tidehaven, you’ll find Fish Farms that you can manage. Those farms will produce seafood for your restaurant. That means no more scouring the shops for the perfect seafood ingredients. And every year, the outpost hosts the Midsummer Feast. It’s a two-day festival where you can run a food stall. Compete against other teams to see who can earn the most tickets by the end of the festival! The update will also include new restaurant features, QoL improvements, and other fixes, too.
You can find Chef RPG on Steam now. The Tidehaven update is expected to release on August 21st. That’s a week from today! So, if you haven’t gotten this lovely game yet, now’s the perfect time!
Aug 11, 2026Indie Highlight
My Heaven’s Dale is a cozy life sim where the Moon Goddess offers you a chance at rebirth after your life ends mysteriously. You are given the opportunity to run a carpenter workshop and farm in this new life. There are some weird things about this place, though. The former owner of the workshop disappeared one day, AND you can see ghosts?!
There’s a ton to do in My Heaven’s Dale. Run the workshop, restore the town, and help repair what has been lost. Grow crops on the farm, explore the beautiful world around you, and raise some animals. You can care for the usual adorable farm creatures, as well as seahorses! Even take a trip to the Purple Moon or see what’s up with the dwarves. Maybe even solve the mystery of what happened to your predecessor!



You can find My Heaven’s Dale on Steam now! Check out the trailer below, then go take a look at the game’s page.
Aug 6, 2026Indie Highlight
Step into the adorable world of Mazey Village, where a terrible tornado has ripped through the land. Homes have been destroyed, and villagers have lost their belongings. Your job? Recover items and restore the village! Spend your days exploring different areas of the world in search of precious personal items. You’ll find yourself traversing forests, snow, deserts, and all of their secret paths and mazes. There’s a ton to do besides that, though!
Mazey Village is a peaceful, cozy adventure full of heartwarming moments. You can pet the animals, as well as encounter some friendly wild creatures. The villagers all have a story to tell you if you speak to them. But perhaps the most important one of all is getting to watch the village slowly come back to life as you restore it! So, pick your coziest outfit, and get to work solving puzzles, catching bugs and fish, decorating the town, shopping, and restoring the village!



Mazey Village is on Steam now! Try out the demo before you buy, and check out the trailer!
Aug 4, 2026Indie Highlight
Tiny Monster Haven is a cozy blend of Pokémon, farming, and tiny desktop idler. You become the caretaker of your very own monster sanctuary. There, you raise a variety of monsters, both cute and ferocious. Start your new journey by picking one of three starting monsters. Harvest monster essence to earn new monster eggs and evolve the monsters you already care for. Farm some tiny crops so you can make a variety of delicious recipes to feed your monsters, too. They have to eat to keep fit for the challenges!
You can leave Tiny Monster Haven to chill at the bottom of your screen while you work, or you can interact with the game and your monsters. Decorate the haven with unlockable scenery that improves monster and Haven efficiency. Take part in turn-based combat. Challenge the Elemental Gurus and other trainers in 2v2 or 3v3 battles. Even become the champion by winning the grand tournament! You can also play some fun minigames with your monsters, like Monster Race. Your chosen monster races through an obstacle course in this minigame, but all minigames help enhance your monster’s skills.



You’ll find the cute creature collector, Tiny Monster Haven, on Steam on August 11th! Check out the trailer now!
Jul 31, 2026Indie Highlight
For all of you cozy, spooky gamers out there, there’s Puppergeist, a heartwarming visual novel and rhythm game. You play as the adorable Claire, a witch who ventures into the Doggie Underworld. She has a single goal in mind. She must find her lost dog! To do that, she must travel through the afterlife where there are plenty of other cute furry friends to meet.
Puppergeist is all about finding your lost dog, but don’t worry, you get to talk to all the other dogs along the way! You can listen to their stories, play games like tug of war with them, and ease their troubles. You’ll use your sense of rhythm to lift their spirits and propel the story forward. Each rhythm challenge is unique, so there’s plenty of fun to be had!



You can find Puppergeist listed on Steam. There is a free demo you can try out, and a trailer to watch while you wait for the game to release. Add it to your Wishlist to be notified on August 10th when it goes live!
Jul 28, 2026Snack Size News
Halcyon Days at Taoyuan is a cozy farming sim with an immersive village life. Taoyuan village is the perfect place to cure your loneliness. There are only a handful of villagers, but they have such interesting personalities and back stories. Plus, they’re super welcoming! Get to know them, maybe even fall in love, as you farm, raise livestock, excel at one of nine occupations, and decorate your home. Even gather in town for festivals and events to truly feel like a member of the community.
And with the V1.1.1 update, there’s even more to enjoy about Halcyon Days at Taoyuan! The floral system has expanded to include a dedicated clothing slot for wearing your homegrown flowers as accessories. There are 32 new types of flowers and craftables. There are 20 new types of trees and related craftables available, too. Plus, 20 new ceramic vessels and related craftables, creating over 2,000 combinations of vessels and flower arrangements. A second farm can be unlocked after completing the quest “More for the Able”. The farm decoration system has expanded, too. The default furniture for the Grand House’s Garden can be removed now. You have 10 types of bamboo to plant and a bamboo processing table to make furniture. You can now build large landscaping furniture like fish ponds and pavilions to really liven up the outside of your home. Or try out one of the 9 new floors and furniture pieces inside for more decorating fun!
Better yet, is that Halcyon Days at Taoyuan now has a ton of new stuff. There are 10 types of ordinary wine, 75 types of superior wine, and related craftables. Then, the new bartering table lets you exchange items any time. Plus, there are 224 new gift-giving dialogues, 339 new daily dialogues from non-romanceable NPCs, and 340 new daily dialogues from romanceable NPCs! The developers are really fleshing out NPC interactions, with a note that more after-marriage dialogue is on their list for a later update. There’s a ton more to this update, like directly replacing low-level chests with high-level chests, better controller support, and updated logic for mini-games and other parts of the overall game. A lot of love has gone into this game to make it so dang cozy!



You will find the new Halcyon Days at Taoyuan V1.1 update available now on Steam. Get busy growing some new bamboo and picking out your favorite flower accessory! Check out the trailer before you play, too.
Jul 22, 2026Indie Highlight
Become the owner of an old gas station in a world where electric vehicles are king. This is The Last Gas Station. The previous owners mysteriously disappeared, and now it’s your turn to run the place. Your job as owner involves cleaning, organizing, stocking, sales, ordering, and setting prices. You’re also the mechanic, so brush up on your oil changing and tire filling skills. You also need to modernize the place, or you’ll never see customers! Who wants to visit a run-down shack?
The first order of business in The Last Gas Station is to set up the store. Buy shelves and fridges to display products. Decorate the shop to suit your tastes and make it way more inviting. Even expand the building and the items you carry as your business grows. Wash cars, offer general car maintenance, and so much more. It takes a lot to run the very last gas station in the world. Don’t worry though, you can take a break and go fishing to relax. Just remember to stay inside at night, or you’ll end up like the previous owners!



You can find The Last Gas Station on Steam now. It’s perfect for the gamer who wants a casual, chill shop management sim with beautiful art.
Jul 18, 2026Indie Highlight
Welcome to Go-Go Town, the quirky town-building sim where you’re thrust into the job of mayor. You’re dumped into a derelict town to restore it. It’s going to take a lot of work, too. There are homes to build, shops to stock, and residents to recruit. With the right tools and a can-do attitude, though, you can achieve a top-rated town! Discover the joys of delegation and automation as you build this place up from scratch. Decorate, explore, design, and more!



Go-Go Town has finally left early access as of July 16th. With this 1.0 release, the game’s content has also expanded SO much. There’s also been a long list of fixes and overall improvements to help your game stay fun. If you’ve been waiting for a good time to pick up this super fun game, now’s the time. It’s even on sale until July 30th.
The new Creative Mode allows you to flex your decorative muscles. Go crazy plotting how you want your town laid out without the stress of collecting materials or paying for schematics. In Story Mode, there’s a new Treasure Hunting system. As you go about your day building and exploring, you can discover artifacts, fish, gems, relics, and fossils. You can then display your favorite finds in Town Hall for all to see. It’s like filling the museums in all of your favorite cozy games!
A new Tech Tree gives you the ability to rebuy items like decorations for the town when you’ve run out of them. Or even more tools for the industry areas, too. They just all cost more EGO points, which accumulate pretty quickly anyway. Town rankings also offer rewards at each tier and no longer have time requirements, making the game far cozier and more relaxing. Maintenance workers will collect loose items sitting on the ground and stow them away in Lost and Found. There’s even a new pest to deal with. Garbirds, which look like the pelican’s more chaotic cousin, will root through the town trash cans. Not only do they cause a mess, but they scare tourists. Deal with them or they’ll stick around losing you business.
Also in Go-Go Town is a new tutorial. It carefully shows you all the basics of how to play the game by explaining and having you do the thing. It’s great for a more-hands on learning approach, which we love. Plus, there are sprinklers for easier farm plot watering. Parking garages improve the vehicle storage situation. There’s also achievements to earn and a new Trinket shop fitout. The new Import app lets you buy anything you want, too. Need a new vehicle? A single tomato? Import it! And if you’re interested in all the nitty gritty details of all the 1.0 bug fixes and design changes, check out the patch notes on Steam. It’s a massive list.



Don’t think just because 1.0 has been released, that the developers are done with the game. In fact, they’re far from it! They released a roadmap with the news of the 1.0 release, saying their next major update will include more bug fixes, QOL improvements, and something about a tool wheel for tools anywhere. After that, we can look forward to more ways to play in co-op, musical instruments, vehicle customization, new vehicles, and trailer upgrades for more vehicle carrying capacity. After that, who knows! The developers are open to ideas, so send them some feedback if there’s something you’d like to see. Until then, grab Go-Go Town on Steam or Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 while it’s on sale and have a ton of fun!

