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Oct 10, 2024
Play as the adorable musical robot named Melobot whose mission is to restore the planet in Melobot – A Last Song. To do that, you’ll need to recreate the songs of the flora and overcome challenges left by powerful Guardians. Explore colorful landscapes and uncover the hidden history of your once beautiful planet. Things won’t be so easy, though. There are mysterious mechanical beings watching your every move and many challenges for you to overcome!
Music is key to succeeding in your mission in Melobot – A Last Song, and you need to master different instruments to revive each region of the planet. Melobot might be small and not programmed for combat, but it’s more than courageous enough to do what needs to be done! Like engaging in duels using various skills. Defeating the Guardians is just as necessary as discovering the music of the plants. Don’t worry, though, this game is suited for all gamers new and old to rhythm games. So suit up and get to playing beautiful music!
Release Date
Melobot – A Last Song lands is now on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation! There’s also a demo you can try out before you buy.
- Oct 10, 2024
I NEED SPACE is a super cozy singleplayer platformer with a beautiful atmosphere. You are traveling across the universe with your companion, the nebulous Cosmicat. Together, you’re on an adventure that involves some exploring, planet revitalization, and the uncovering of truth behind the apocalypse!
Adventure through 7 different sectors where you’ll find all kinds of fun things to do. Experience a physics-based environment to swim, float, jump, and walk through those unique sectors. Then, encounter a unique cast of characters along your journey. Accept quests from them and rewrite the stars into constellations of your own creation. Get especially creative with it and make masterpieces! Just don’t forget to revitalize your home planet through planting oxygen-creating plants and more.
Release Date
You can find I NEED SPACE on Steam now, and it’s free to play! So, hop into this adorable little space adventure today!
Space Boat is another fun space-based game with a mystery you must solve!
- Oct 9, 2024
Onibi is a wonderfully whimsical little adventure game where you play as the newly-born guardian spirit to a curious child. Accompany them on their wonder-filled adventure and discover your purpose in life. Explore enchanting environments. Then, discover hidden secrets and learn about your new-found abilities. Perhaps even make friends along the way!
You and your charge will explore multiple open-world areas where you’ll find tasks to complete. Each one has several ways to complete, so think outside the box and see what you can accomplish in Onibi. Leave the child in a safe place and scout out the area ahead first, but you can’t interact with the world physically as a spirit guardian. Use the child or some other host to interact physically with the world and solve puzzles. Chat with other ghosts to earn some important information. Even interact with other people, but they act differently depending on who they’re talking to!
Release Date
Onibi is set to release on Steam sometime in 2025.
- Sep 25, 2024
Take a trip down memory lane and experience the nostalgia where retro gaming meets beloved 90s kid’s cartoon in Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland by The MIX Games and Wallride! When Tommy, Chucky, Phil, and Lil see a commercial for the new Reptar game, they decide to have some fun of their own and pretend to be in a video game. Armed with only their imagination, watch as the babies transform Tommy’s house into their very own action-packed game world.
Select your favorite Rugrat and set out on an exciting 2D action adventure. Toggle between HD art and 8-bit art for the ultimate retro feel. A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do, and that means getting things down how you can! Dodge enemies as you traverse beautiful ice levels. Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland will have you collecting bottles, cookies, and Reptar coins in wooded levels. And use your trusty screwdriver to enter boss fights with some familiar faces. You can even play solar or 2 player co-op, so grab a friend and return to that 90s nostalgia!
Release Date
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland is on Steam now. It’s also on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and even the NES will have physical releases! Plus, there’s a demo available on Steam.
Melon Journey also uses a fun retro style!
- Sep 25, 2024
Remember the days of taking care of your Gigapet or Tamagotchi while chilling at home or on the go? Nanomon Virtual Pet by developers Oscar Brittain and Bob Hawke Surf Team is your chance to relive those relaxing days, but on your computer! Adopt a Nanomon and help them achieve their dreams. Each creature has a Life Goal like becoming a sports star, chef, or even the strongest creature in the world. Care for them to help them reach that goal!
Take care of your Nanomon’s basic needs. Feed them, pet them, and just hang out. The food you feed them can influence how they evolve, so pick wisely. Enjoy a variety of activities in Nanomon Virtual Pet like fishing, stick ball, or even exploring dungeons. Explore a wide world inspired by classics like Adventure Time, Digimon, and Tamagotchi, too. Then, level up your creature’s abilities and engage in battles throughout the world. Everything you do with your pet will help it achieve its Life Goal, so don’t be afraid to try a little bit of everything!
Release Date
Nanomon Virtual Pet is coming to Steam sometime next year. There is a demo you can try out now, though. And don’t forget to Wishlist it so you can keep track of it and get notified when it releases!
If you enjoy cute little virtual pets, check out Werydlets, Catgotchi, and Peridot!
- Sep 19, 2024
Space Boat is a super colorful and quirky sci-fi investigative narrative set on an intergalactic cruise ship. You play as Inspector Domino, a space cat detective, sent to the cruise ship to capture a shapeshifting thief among the carpet-based life forms who live on the ship. Wear your handy mech suit and embark on a fun-filled detective story full of weird characters, enjoyable minigames, exploration, and mystery.
You start your adventure at Jelly Shore, the popular holiday destination on Gelatonix IV. This ship was once a simple little fishing village until it became the ideal holiday cruise ship. On the ship you’ll meet a cast of unique characters that range from the Capetians, a jelly dog you can pet, to the gelatinous Geletonians. Explore the branching narrative as you explore the cruise ship and affect the outcome of the story with your choices. Even play different mini games like the famous and dangerous F.B.C Racing while you search for the thief!
Release Date
Space Boat is coming to Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation sometime soon. You can even find a free demo on each of the platforms so you can try before you buy!
- Sep 5, 2024
Aeruta is a unique action adventure game where you also run a bakery! In this world, bread is slowly becoming a distant memory. Then one day, the main character Chaya triggers an explosion by accident. She’s been living in a rundown town where she’s been tasked to help restore the bakery alongside the owner, Effie. And the explosion in the oven released the unmistakable scent of delicious bread!
Now, you’ll set out, playing as Chaya, to return bread to the daily lives of the village. Set out on a grand adventure to explore this beautifully designed side-scrolling world. Use weapons to fight enemies and collect resources. Then, use those resources you’ve found in Aeruta to experiment with different bread recipes. Sell your delicious breads in the bakery to earn money for its restoration. Build new places in town and watch as unique characters move in to repopulate the once floundering town!
Release Date
You can find Aeruta on Steam now!
This cute game reminds me of Cuisineer, another cozy action roguelike that focuses on managing a food establishment!
- Sep 4, 2024
Thank you to Broccoli Games for a copy of this lovely game!
Coffee Caravan by developer Broccoli Games is a wholesome and cozy cafe management game. Think PlateUp!, but with a pastel color palette, you only serve variations of coffee, and there are difficulty levels that affect the whole game. Start your coffee-making adventure with the smallest trailer and basic equipment. Serve a variety of different customers in order to earn money. And experience an enjoyable, but sometimes challenging cozy game with a roguelite element!
This charming game puts you in charge of running your very own, albeit tiny, coffee shop. You start your journey with the smallest trailer possible and with the basic necessities like coffee beans, a grinder, coffee pot, sink, and cups. As you complete levels and earn money, you’ll be able to access the shop to buy upgrades to your equipment, new equipment and helpful items like counters, and add more coffee recipes to your list. If you successfully complete a whole run from start to end, you’ll receive a larger trailer, too! Plus, there are decorations you can buy that offer useful buffs and you have control over how your kitchen, seating area, and decor is set up. So, organize the kitchen to best suit you, and serve some coffee!
The Coziest of Coffee Management Games
I love everything about Coffee Caravan. No, seriously. The start menu is relaxing and easy to navigate. The background music is chill, but upbeat. I enjoy the pastel aesthetic and the faceless character design adds a charm to the game. Being able to select recipes, organize my space, and decorate is a lot of fun too. The choice of easy, normal, and hard difficulties is perfect for different days. Some days I want the easy game, some days I prefer the challenge of hard difficulty. So, I have a save slot for each one!
What I’d never thought I needed was a roguelite element to my cozy games, but I love how it plays out in this one. No game will play the same as your roadmap will be different each time. And how you choose to play one map may differ from how you play others. The unique way this game lays out level choices adds freshness, too. You can choose from a laid-back level, or maybe visit the shop. Unless you prefer the challenge of a more hectic day, then choose that one and then hop on over to a bonus stage that might reward you with a new item, extra money, or even be a chance at another shopping spree at the shop. Or you’ll earn new customers or conditions to play through.
Roadmap
That’s not all that this game will have, though! In fact, the developers have just released an update for players who use macOS. This release also sees the addition of some great QoL updates like being able to switch the item in your hand with the item on a customer’s table! So, no more running to an open table or counter to free up hands. Just switch them out! There were some missing icons on recipes that have been added in, as well as a new confirmation for deleting a save on a gamepad. Then there were some optimizations to make the game even better.
The lovely developers have also release a roadmap that gives a general idea of what they’re working on and what to look forward to. First was the macOS release, which is to be followed by improvements for the Steam Deck, and the launch of a Discord server. Their goal for this summer is to release the Ice Cream World update so you can serve delicious, frosty treats instead of coffee. Plus, you get to look forward to new character accessories for customization and Russian and Korean localization. Later on this year, with no release date determined, Coffee Caravan will see the addition of Endless Mode for greater challenging fun, cat pets for you to enjoy, Twitch integration, Freeplay mode, and a new demo.
Final Thoughts
Overall, it’s a great little single player game. Play on whichever setting you prefer, and experience an ever-changing game with fascinating roguelite features. There’s also tea service you can unlock, and coming with the free summer update is ice cream! It’s a perfectly cozy game, or make it as challenging as you want, if you prefer that. Coffee Caravan really aims to provide a varied gameplay experience and they achieve that! I can’t recommend this game enough to the casual gamers out there.
I give it:
You can find Coffee Caravan on Steam now!
