Nov 1, 2024
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.
Stardew Valley Gardening kit & Stardew Valley Gaming Mat
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!
Animal Crossing Themed Gardening kit – Tiny Garden Pals
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.
Animal Crossing themed Coin Purses… and more!
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…
- Mar 13, 2026
SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure is a couch co-op cooking adventure with vibrant, fun graphics and an interesting storyline. Play as Som and Gon while they work together to prepare iconic Southeast Asian dishes while travelling across dangerous Khaya Island. Each level is a little bit different, with a variety of recipes, ingredients, obstacles, and enemies. You’ll have to explore each level to find the ingredients you need, process them in the kitchen, and cook a perfect dish!
Exciting Fun
Now, I played this SEDAP! on easy mode since I played solo, but I had a ton of fun with it. Even on easy mode, the game was just challenging enough not to get boring. Having to hunt down ingredients and sometimes even fight enemies to get the ingredient also adds a bit of freshness to things.
Sprinkling in bits of story between levels was a nice touch, too. This avoids long cutscenes or info-dumping. It’s short little smatterings of cutscenes that give you enough information to set the stage. It also serves to break up the gameplay a little. I also love the variety of dishes that are prepared, as well as the focus being on Southeast Asian food. Too many games use the same cuisine, so this is refreshing!
My one complaint for SEDAP! is the fishing. The minigame for fishing is awful. It ranks up there with the Stardew Valley fishing minigame for me, which I also hate. Tapping a button to align the dot within a bar to fill up the meter is nervewracking in a timed setting. The bar also jumped around so much on some fish, it was difficult to align the dot appropriately. It just wasn’t a nice experience catching fish.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I really enjoyed SEDAP. I binge-played it over a few days and finished pretty quickly. It was great for capturing my attention, but not requiring too much brain space to play. I recommend it for folks who enjoy games like Overcooked, but really want an easy mode for solo play!
You can find this fun game on Steam, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
- Mar 11, 2026
A hundred years ago, a second moon appeared in the sky and brought with it near-constant meteor storms that caused damage to the world. This is Moonfrost, a single-player cozy life sim where you are a Frost Hunter. Your job is to harness the power of shards from the icy meteorites. Use the power of this new substance to restore a ruined village, go fishing, grow crops, and unravel the mystery that is the Second Moon.
This is a unique farming experience where you’ll use interesting tools to farm, harvest crops, care for adorable animals, fish, and cook. Tools like a vacuum to suck up ripe crops, or a big hammer to clear space on your farm. It’s easy to lose yourself in the beautiful pixel art of this game as you explore the world where you’ll encounter wildlife and experience the local weather.
Collect and craft a variety of decorations, tools, hairstyles, clothing, and more to curate your own personal aesthetic in Moonfrost. Even build your dream home, whether it’s a cozy cottage or a vast castle. Design a home you love, then decorate it. Plus, you need to restore the village where you’ll find people to befriend or even fall in love with. It’s a broken world full of broken people seeking companionship and a way to overcome what has happened.
Release Date
Moonfrost is scheduled for release on Steam this year, with a demo coming soon. It’s also no longer a blockchain-based game with NFTs. That was purely for when the game was set to be a free-to-play game. It will now be a premium game on Steam with no NFTs or blockchain involved!
- Mar 9, 2026
Collector’s Cove is a lovely farming sim set aboard your adorable animal companion. Not only is this friendly animal your companion, but they’re your boat, too! You’ll sail the high seas in search of secrets and surprises. Your dream is to become a Named Collector, and there’s only one way to do that. Fill your Compendium with all the cool things you find in your explorations.
In Collector’s Cove, you discover new islands where you’ll find unique local flora. Fish for a variety of fish and learn how to gather rare crops to grow back on your boat. Back on the boat, you can cultivate a flourishing garden. Grow and harvest crops of all kinds, including the rare ones you’ve discovered in your travels. Even craft different items to personalize your cozy floating home. Just don’t forget to bond with your companion to unlock new interactions and deepen your friendship!
Release Date
Collector’s Cove is coming to Steam in just two days. Set sail across the high seas on March 12th. You can try the demo before you buy, too!
- Mar 6, 2026
Run a cozy zoo for the mysterious cryptids of the world in Cryptid Keeper. You play as a man who is tired of everyday life, so he’s bought a run-down zoo for a change of pace. Hunt down a variety of cryptids out in the wilds and bring them back to the zoo. Explore a large world map to find your favorite spooky legends and myths!
One by one, restore the exhibits in Cryptid Keeper to keep the creatures happy and attract visitors. Even breeds your cryptids to discover unique hybrids. Trade or sell unwanted creatures to further curate your collection and earn a bit of extra money. Even collect resources to craft food, gear, and tools that will help you return the old zoo to something worth visiting!
Release Date
You can find Cryptid Keeper on Steam now! Can you find all of the unique creatures?
- Mar 2, 2026
In Shorekeeper, you find yourself washed ashore with nothing to your name but the clothes you’re wearing. You’ll need to learn to survive and create a brand new life for yourself. Start simple with basic amenities like a campfire and a tent. Then, build up your new island home to turn it into a thriving sanctuary for you and other castaways!
Spend your days living the cozy island life in Shorekeeper. Chop trees, gather resources, and cast your line to catch some fish. Even plant crops and raise livestock. Explore the world around you to discover enemies, caves, and mines. Design and build your home. Craft a variety of items to help you out. Cook, trade, and expand the island through hard work. Just don’t forget to slow down and admire the sunset!
Release Date
Shorekeeper is coming to Steam in April of this year. Add it to your Wishlist and try out the demo now!
- Feb 28, 2026
Chef RPG is a beautiful culinary adventure set in a lovely pixel art world. You recently became the owner of a derelict restaurant called Le Sequoia, once managed by a world-famous chef. Even the town of White Ash Harbor has seen better days. Your job is to not only prove yourself as a chef and rocket Le Sequoia back to fame, but to restore White Ash Harbor, too. Get to know several fantastic characters and even fall in love. Hunt, fish, harvest, and buy ingredients to create the tastiest dishes around to prove yourself as a chef. You have big shoes to fill, after all!
Flavors Update
This major Chef RPG update features some excellent general improvements and fixes, but it also includes so much more! For one, the player’s home has been overhauled. The house is located just past Le Sequoia, which is convenient! It’s not just for sleeping, though. You can also conduct culinary research there. Visit your kitchen and place the ingredients within the fridge. Once you have enough ingredients ready, use the central table to begin research. There are some specialized research facilities to unlock that will become extensions of your home. Sleep is necessary, but all of your culinary research will help you become a renowned chef.
Furthermore, there are new ingredient makers to use and qualities for the dishes you make. The Chocolate Maker and Soup Vat blueprints can now be unlocked from the new standard research tree. You can also unlock a Cheese Maker and Cream Churner through research. Making Cheese and Cream requires Milk, a new consumable (not an ingredient!) you can buy from shops and vending machines. Dishes you cook now have new qualities. There is Flavors and Temperature. These qualities will be determined by which ingredients you use, but only a few quests use them for now.
You’ll encounter the Sea Traders, boat-fairing shops, on certain days of the week in Chef RPG. Run (you can do that now!) down to the docks on Tuesdays to find the veggie seller and on Wednesdays for the junk seller. Saturdays and Sundays, you’ll find the SS Ambrose. This large trading ship has a furniture store where you’ll find new furniture items, a seed seller, an ingredients seller, and a rare items shop. Also aboard the SS Ambrose is the brand new romanceable character Sahim. Just note that the romance system is still a work in progress, but you can still get to know this tatted-up cutie. There are some new character quests you can complete that serve as the first part of their personal stories. You can check out the Steam news for details (with spoilers) on how to access those quests.
Release Date
The Flavors Update was released today for everyone to play. Now is a great time to pick up Chef RPG and play through this lovely game! Pick it up today on Steam.
- Feb 23, 2026
Farm to Table is a unique farm and restaurant management sim because it has a bit of freedom to build. You aren’t forced into building in specific spots! That means you can configure your restaurant however you want. Give the kitchen the warm, sandy beach view and the customers the calming forest overlook, or vice versa. Grow your own tasty ingredients and rocket your business to 5-star success.
Build and design your Farm to Table restaurant by placing walls, floors, and decor. Then, design your farm to grow tomatoes, corn, carrots, and more. Even raise cows and chickens! Go explore the world around you to see what fresh ingredients you can find. Cast your line to pull up fish for tasty seafood dishes and gather things like mushrooms, berries, and more, so you can create a menu full of diverse recipes. Carefully manage your resources, improve recipes, and use machines to turn ingredients into better food. Hiring staff to help run the restaurant will be beneficial as well!
Release Date
Farm to Table is coming to Steam this year. Add it to your Wishlist now to get notified of its release. And try out the demo!
- Feb 21, 2026
In Fields of Fortune, you start small. You begin on a small island with just a few basic tools to get by. Your dream is to build your very own farm from the ground up and create a farming empire. Plant, build, and automate your way to success. Or do everything by hand if you prefer!
How you run your farm in Fields of Fortune is all up to you. Grow your favorite crops and harvest them by hand. Or let your machines do the hard work for you. Chop trees, plant seedlings, and utilize the sawmill to prepare for your next building project. Complete quests from town, and sell the treasures you find while exploring on your boat. Best of all, there’s no time pressure, so you can farm and build as you please!
Release Date
Fields of Fortune is now available on Steam! Add it to your Wishlist or go check out the demo.
