All posts tagged in Crafting
Apr 2, 2025
In Piece by Piece, you inherit Grandpa’s beloved repair shop and take on the role of fixing the precious antiques of your neighbors. Piece together beautiful bells, cheerful toys, and so much more in this casual puzzle game. Each forest friend you encounter will have something new for you to repair. But that’s not all there’s to do in this adorable little RPG!
You can also grow berries in your garden to create your own paints. Create new items to sell for a profit. Even use your paints to make them unique. Plus, you can decorate your cute little shop in Piece by Piece. Place fun rugs, counter runners, and cozy pieces of furniture. Most important of all, though, is keeping your floors clean, the fireplace lit, and the cookie jar full to keep customers happy and returning!
Release Date
Piece by Piece does not have a release date listed. You can find it on Steam, where you can Wishlist it to be notified of its release. There’s also a demo, which I highly recommend. It’s adorable and just enough of a taste to get you hooked!
- Mar 19, 2025
Step into the role of train conductor in cozy train-based life sim Locomoto! In this adorable game, you explore the countryside in your modest little train. You’ll get to discover some beautiful landscapes while you serve customers and deliver goods. Help each passenger reach their destination in comfort. Clean up any messes they make, too. And of course, tend to your train so it can continue running!
You also get to decorate your Locomoto train. Paint the outside of each car to suit your tastes. Wallpaper the insides and furnish the passenger car with comfortable seating to give your passengers a cozy experience! You can even expand your train by adding more passenger cars so you can serve even more customers. They’ll even reward you with friendship and their unique stories, so make sure you get to know everyone!
There is currently a free demo available on Steam for this cute game, and I recommend grabbing it! It was such an enjoyable little snippet. Getting to explore a new world, getting to know the NPCs, and just having a different type of gameplay was refreshing!
Release Date
You can find Locomoto listed on Steam. It’s expected to release sometime this year, but has no specific release date listed. And don’t forget! You can add the game to your Wishlist to keep an eye on it and be notified when it’s available.
- Mar 12, 2025
With Palia’s open Beta release on the horizon, and its lofty promises of a free-to-play cozy experience, I’ve gotten more and more excited at the idea of having cozy MMOs. We have a hoard of relaxing, cozy games to play these days, but sometimes you just want to have a whole community you can play together with. And now, Palia isn’t the only cozy MMO coming to the market! Loftia is another adorable MMO for the cozy gamer crowd.
A Cute Solarpunk MMO Packed With So Much To Do
Loftia is still in its early stages, but it shows great promise. Drawing inspiration from fan favorites like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, the game seeks to carve its own path into the genre with some familiar elements.
Set in a new, solarpunk world you’ll be able to play solo or even build your very own community of people. Loftia encourages socializing by utilizing group quests and server events. You’ll be able to celebrate events like Halloween together by playing special mini-games that will give you the chance to win prizes like wallpapers, skins, outfits, and more! Group quests will take you on adventures across breathtaking biomes with friends so you can uncover the secrets of Loftia.
Loftia allows for total customization, too. Design your character and dress them up in a number of different styles. Then, you can decorate your home to fit your aesthetic. Want to live out your cottagecore dreams? Or perhaps you want to set up the gothic home you’ve always hoped for. Maybe you even want to create a gamer’s paradise. Whatever you choose, you’re free to make your home however you wish!
While you build up the perfect set of decorations for your home, you can go out and explore the world or even settle in for some farming! Loftia has over 50 different crops you can plant and harvest. The game even focuses on sustainable efforts, so you’ll get to use a community garden or hydroponics to grow your crops. Plus, you can level up your farming by becoming a beekeeper or wine maker. And when you get tired of farming, gather resources to upcycle items! Turn an old tire into a pretty little garden planter for your home.
Plus, so much more. Loftia is absolutely packed full of things to do. Just chill with friends. Hang out with the local NPCs. Explore the world solo or with friends. Join an existing club or create your own. Even adopt a pet! You get to choose how your adventure goes.
Release Date
There’s currently no release date. Loftia was successfully funded on Kickstarter so expect to see this lovely game on PC and Switch once it releases sometime this year!
- Oct 22, 2024
Farm Folks promises to be so much more than just a regular farming sim, and I can’t wait for it! While there is farming (and a great farming system at that), there’s building and crafting, resource management, automation, open-world adventure, and PVP/PVE. You can also play solo or with friends, too. But you’re in charge of your adventure and can participate in whatever you want when you want!
Build your dream homestead anywhere in the Farm Folks world. Create a massive farm that you’ve turned into an automated haven, or live the simple life with a cozy cottage and sustainable garden. Using the modular construction system and diverse construction materials to build exactly what you want. Craft furniture, walls, windows, spiral staircases, and so much more to bring your vision to life, too. Your imagination is the limit!
You can also farm and raise animals anywhere. There’s no preset home spot. You can go out and explore the world to find the perfect place and set up anywhere. Terraform the space, set up automation machines and conveyor belts to take your farming endeavors to new heights, and harness the power of electricity and water.
Get to know the local NPCs and befriend them, romance and marry one, and complete quests for them. Even play solo or with friends, too, and take on some fun PVP/PVE challenges if you wish. Go toe to toe with other players or take on spectral Phantoms for an exciting addition to your adventures. There’s so much to do in Farm Folks, it’ll be hard to tear yourself away from this beautiful game!
Release Date
Farm Folks does not have a release date, but you can find it on Steam before it will be heading to Kickstarter early next year! Add it to your Wishlist to keep up with this great game as it continues developing and adding some great content!
- Oct 16, 2024
Run your own coffee shop in this charming, open-ended RPG called Tailside. Developed by Coffee Beans Dev, immerse yourself in a beautiful pixel art world. Brew the perfect cups of coffee to serve to guests. Even forge friendships with the locals in town. It wouldn’t be a cozy coffee shop if you weren’t friendly!
Busy yourself with taking orders for your customers. Then, craft the perfect cup of coffee for them. In Tailside, you prepare different types of coffee and take a hands-on approach to making the orders. Steam the milk, brew the coffee, and pick the cutest designs to put on top of each cup. You’ll even unlock more options through upgrades. Plus, the shop is fully customizable. Choose flooring and wallpaper that give the space the perfect vibes. Add some decor like the adorable paw print rug and lovely bookshelf to further your artistic vision!
Release Date
Tailside is listed on Steam, where you can add it to your Wishlist. There is no release date currently available.
- Aug 15, 2024
The adorable Sunrise’s Order is a farm sim where you’re tired of your old life. The hustle and bustle of the city paired with the corporate life just doesn’t appeal to you anymore. So, after losing your job because you stayed up all night to play your favorite video game, you decide change is in order. A big change. You sell your possessions and buy a private island in a once-in-a lifetime deal. Why? Well, to live like your favorite video game hero and start a farm, of course!
Start your adventure on your island with the basic necessities and a goal. Live in your tiny one-room house as you fish for different sea creatures and set up your farm. You’re all alone on your island, but that’s perfect for you! It gives you the freedom to do as you please, when you please. Order necessary supplies from Animazon, and build the island up how you wish with chicken coops, flower beds, cows, and more!
The Update
Sunrise’s Order is getting a new update soon, and it’s sure to add some great content! The hoe is getting a wonderful upgrade to make farming faster and more efficient. Craft a high-quality hoe to till multiple tiles of dirt all at once. There’s also a new line of decorative plushies to get your hand on in game. From a sweet little teddy bear to the magical unicorn, you’ll have even more cute decor to make your home perfect! Find these stuffed animal companions by exploring your island. You’ll come across clues and find hidden treasures scattered around. There’s also now a wiki you can access for the game. It currently only includes some basic information, but will be expanded.
That’s not all for this 1.1 update, though. In fact, there’s a long list of new things that have been added to Sunrise’s Order! Factories and repairs pull resources from chests, so you no longer need to have materials in your pockets. Your character will appear on the map to help you orient yourself. Furniture can be stored in the Wooden Tall Cabinet and the Enchanted Wardrobe, and plans now look different to differentiate them from recipes. And speaking of recipes, there’s a new omelet and butter chicken recipe! When you search through contracts, it now tells you how many you have in your inventory. Last, but not least, Animazon now offers a scythe tool and a wider range of ingredients and materials, there are more character customizations, and new dialogue too!
Modifications and Improvements
Then there’s the improvements that have been made to already existing aspects of Sunrise’s Order. Silos feed a max number of animals, and hoes have been rebalanced to account for the new upgrade. Plus, tools don’t lose durability if you miss hitting your target. Animazon lists items by type now, too. Movement within the Construction App has been improved for better navigation. A few recipes have been renamed to better reflect what they are. There’s also been a lot of balancing done. Item values, recipes for workshops and factories, fertilizers, scents on garbage, values of cooking recipes, and the energy given by certain meals have all had some rebalancing. Trash bags no longer spread around, adding fuel to fires uses materials in chests, and your character will refuse to fish if they have no stamina left. Now selection colors for breakable and unbreakable items are different to make it easier to distinguish. And conditions for unlocking buildings have been clarified for smoother gameplay!
Plus, there were a number of bug fixes that you can check out below!
Release Date
This the very first update coming to Sunrise’s Order and is available on Steam now! This game is shaping up to be absolutely wonderful with all these additions and fixes, and you should check it out.
- Aug 1, 2024
Step into the gorgeous world of Flotsam, developed by Pajama Llama Games, and experience life on a floating garbage town! Much like Raft and Havendock, this game depends on you catching trash as it floats by. Then, you can use this trash to grow your city. Of course, you need to gather fresh water and search for food in order to survive. If you manage your resources well, though, you and your growing town will thrive!
You aren’t alone on your floating island of garbage. Join forces with your crew as you sail across the world. As you float around Flotsam gathering resources, you’ll come across remnants of the old world. From those remnants you’ll re-discover long lost technology that will serve your town well. Just be careful. The old world is polluted and can make your crew sick. While this game is a post-apocalyptic survival, it’s a cheerful one full of bright colors, beautiful sunshine, and quirky characters!
Release Date
You can find Flotsam on Steam now!
- Jul 31, 2024
This vibrant and brightly colored farming sim is Ryewood Town by developer Pandazole! In this cute and casual indie game you start a brand new life and become a rancher. Start with the bare basics and clear out your piece of land to make room for crop plots and farm animals. Take time to customize just about everything, too. Pick how your character will look and decorate your house. Even spruce up your farm with your own personal touch to make it cozy and welcoming.
You’re not limited to the usual roster of farm animals in Ryewood Town, though! You can go out and tame all kinds of different critters. From small creatures to big monsters, tame any and everything you want. In fact, you’ll get to explore different exciting locales like the town center or mountain caves. In the town center you can meet and chat with the locals to get to know them. The mountain caves offer a chance to collect mining resources as well as the opportunity to fight monsters or tame creatures. Whatever you choose to do, this cozy game is sure to keep you entertained.
Release Date
You can add Ryewood Town to your Steam Wishlist now! It’s not projected to be released until late next year, though.
