All posts tagged in Life sim
Oct 11, 2024
Super Zoo Story is a cute life sim where you run your very own zoo. You grew up around animals . Your father owned an old island zoo that has now been left to ruin after his passing. Instead of leaving it as is, you decide to take up the job and save your family’s legacy. Now, it’s your job to restore and revive your father’s old zoo and make it your own!
You’ll build all kinds of enclosures to house a variety of fun animals in Super Zoo Story. Become home to over 70 types of animals, including exotics and dinos! From rhinos to camels, wooly mammoths to dodos, you’re sure to have fun with all the different possible creatures. Each type has their own characteristics, appearances, and requirements for their habitats. So, you’ll need to build enclosures to meet their needs while also caring for them by feeding them and providing medical care. You can also combine DNA from animals and dinos to create some really unique and fun dinos too!
Don’t spend all day at the zoo, though. Go out and get to know Super Zoo Story townspeople and learn about them. There are over 40 unique characters to encounter, and you just might want to start a family with one of them. Even complete quests and help residents obtain their own animals to bring them happiness. You can also help restore the local oceanarium by populating it with different species of animals or go explore the island and see what you can find!
Release Date
Super Zoo Story is coming to Steam some time soon. Add it to your Wishlist now to get notification of its release!
You can still support Super Zoo Story on Kickstarter!
- Oct 10, 2024
If room decorating is more your speed, then Lucky Roll Studio’s Cozy Room Decorator is the perfect game! In this casual sandbox game, you define what cozy is. Then, you decorate a variety of rooms to display your creativity and decorating capabilities. Use a library of thousands of items to create the rooms of your dreams with a simple drag and drop gameplay. You can even decorate outside the room so everything flows together!
There is no questline, no rush, and no restrictions to Cozy Room Decorator. Simply design rooms as you desire. There’s even no collision restrictions, so you can merge items to create “new” ones. Plus, there’s no in-game money necessary to unlock items. You just get access to the full catalog to play around with. Create bedrooms, kitchens, or bathrooms as the mood strikes you. Then, change lighting, pick the perfect cozy background sounds, and change around the art in your frames. Once you’ve created the perfect room, take a picture and upload to the Community Gallery to share with others. Or even browse the Gallery yourself for inspiration. There’s no end to what you can design in this game!
Release Date
Cozy Room Decorator is on Steam now, but you can also try out a free demo first.
- Oct 9, 2024
Welcome to Whimel Academy, the famous magic school where you’re now a student! This famous magic school offers a variety of classes for students to attend. There, you’ll not only earn your magic education, but make friends, perhaps fall in love, and have a fulfilling student life. You’re there for six years, so finding the right balance of class, friends, job, and hobbies is necessary for the best experience!
Whimel Academy is a cozy, slow-paced time management game. You’ll need to juggle the different activities daily in order to have a good, fulfilling life while at school. Even specialize in specific tracks of magic that will grant you one of over 30 different possible game endings. Ultimately, you choose what to do day-to-day, though. Attend classes to make it through school and graduate. Practice your magic skills outside of class to further your education. Even take on a part-time job so you can earn some pocket money to spend on magical supplies. Befriend (or romance) a variety of beautifully designed characters, each with their own story and personalities. How you play is up to you, and there are no wrong answers!
Release Date
Whimel Academy is set to release on Steam some time this year!
This game has similar vibes and coziness that Witchy Life Story has!
- Oct 2, 2024
Your Uncle Lou has disappeared, leaving behind his seaplane and successful delivery service. Naturally, it’s your job to not only run the business, but figure out what happened to him in Tiny Roar’s Lou’s Lagoon! Embark on a vibrant journey across the diverse islands of Limbo Archipelago as you collect resources and craft goods to deliver to customers. And your seaplane is the key to it all. Upgrade and expand it as your delivery service grows more successful, because without it, you couldn’t make deliveries at all!
There’s more to the archipelago than meets the eye, too. Explore the lush forests and sandy beaches of each island to not only find quests to complete, but uncover secrets. Unearth hidden treasures tucked away in the corners of the islands. Even discover clues as to what happened to your uncle. So, take your time and leave no stone unturned while searching!
Release Date
Add Lou’s Lagoon to your Steam Wishlist to be notified of when it releases as it currently has no release date!
- Sep 11, 2024
Alongside your childhood friend, leave your busy city life and mundane 9-5 workday behind as you seek out the adventurous life on Snacko Island in Snacko by developer Bluecurse Studios! Things didn’t quite go as planned, and you find yourself washed up on shore after a storm. Luckily, you and Mikan are safe and have been found by the last local living on the island, Nobu. Everyone else has abandoned the island looking for better opportunities. Except Nobu, who is happy to have a pair of young cats to join him in daily life.
In fact, Nobu shows the two of you the ropes for farming and general living on the island. And together, you’ll restore Snacko Island to the bustling little piece of paradise it once was. Run your farm where you’ll grow 12 different crops and raise cows and chickens. Demolish old buildings and rebuild with various shops and homes to attract newcomers. Hire shopkeepers, create 200+ pieces of decor to liven up the place, and create a peaceful town. Get to know 26 unique characters from shop-keepers to just plain neighbors looking for a slice of relaxing island life. Even explore 4 different biomes where you can collect resources and encounter mysterious shrines for a dose of adventure!
Sweet and Sassy Fun
Snacko has been the cutest, most wholesome cozy game I’ve encountered so far. The story is simple, but sets you on a fun adventure to restore a town. The color palette for the environments are gorgeous. The biomes are so pretty and unique. Plus, the character designs are just lovely. I’m glad to see other cat characters appear, but also really enjoy the variety of animals you see. Dogs, a horse, birds, and even a penguin are all possible characters you’ll encounter. Each one possesses their own personality, too, which livens up the island. And they all come with their own personal style so homes across your island will be different, too! It all makes for such a good variety in every aspect of the game.
There is a lot of sass thrown into the game, though. A LOT. Some dialogue between you and the characters is full of sass. Some item descriptions are sassy as all get out and I LOVE it. The jokes and sass are funny without being overbearing or making a character seem rude. It also mixes things up a bit, so nothing is overly saccharine. I’ve really enjoyed discovering the different fish to see their descriptions because of the developers throwing in some incredible lines. I can’t get enough of the writing in the game.
Classic Coziness, but Different
I love farm sims. I’ve played so many already and have so many more on my wishlists that I’m drowning in farm sims. So what makes Snacko different from your standard farm sim? Aside from the great bits of humor, building your town and having full control of that is a start. Not only do you remove existing rundown structures, but you collect resources from them that help in the rebuild. Then, you can place homes and stores and decor where you want within the town region to create your dream space. So, you’re not limited to simply decorating your own home or farm space. You’re free to create your dream town and it’s so much fun!
What I also enjoy that sets the game apart is the use of shrines. They’re fun little challenges you can take on at your leisure and give you a change of pace. Complete a shrine the first time simply to complete it. Then, you can take on the shrine as many times as you want to achieve the fastest completion time. That’s right. The shrines turn into speed run challenges for when you’re looking for a little more challenge and a little less laid back. Even better, though, is that the shrines are totally optional. So, if you’re not interested, or like me and just not great at speed running, then you don’t need to do them! You get rewards for completing and finding chests in the shrines, of course, but there’s no fear of FOMO here as they contain items you can get some other way. It’s a perfect system!
Final Thoughts
Snacko’s character creator is fun, too. I mean, creating your own little cat character? Nothing more fun than that. Plus, the developers implemented a great tutorial phase where you read about the thing and then do it. Nevermind you can always access the tutorial pop-ups from your bookcase so if you forget something, you can relearn it. And the fishing mini game is one of my favorite in any cozy game. It’s simple and easy, but still has a slight challenge. Exploring the different biomes is fun. Taking on shrines for a challenge is great. Raising fuzzy cows and fluffy chickens is my definition of cozy. So, overall, the game is so wonderfully fun that I would recommend it to any and all cozy gamers.
I give it:
You can find Snacko on Steam now. Nintendo Switch and PlayStation releases are planned!
- Aug 29, 2024
If you’re unfamiliar with Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, it’s more of a productivity tool than a game. However, it’s the perfect cozy experience for getting work done with some gaming aspects. With the perfect lofi soundtrack playing in the background, you get to customize your character with a variety of fun clothes and hairstyles. Then, make your space the coziest possible place you could be by changing the furniture, decorations, and wall colors!
Set your character to do different things in their room while you get real-life work done. Sit by the fire, chill on the bed, sit at the desk to get some virtual work done, or sit at the large window and contemplate the view. Choose the time of day, the weather, and other background noises to create the perfect setting for you to get some tasks done. Create to-do lists, set a pomodoro timer to get work done while also taking breaks, track habits, write in the journal, and earn experience. As you play, you can discover different adorable spirit companions that will accompany you in your virtual cozy room. And you can pet them!
The Update
This new major update adds so much more to the already great Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, and I’m excited! First up is item previews. When choosing a new item, you can preview it on your character or companion before buying it. Which is perfect for new clothing and companion options (though the devs have left those a surprise).
There’s also a new activity for your character to engage in, and that’s gaming! What’s more perfect than cozying up on the bed with your console and playing an equally cozy game? Well, sitting by the fire to game, perhaps. Use your MON-ki Portable to do just that, or sit at the desk and play on the computer instead. This update will allow you to adjust the productivity tools, too. Scale them and reposition them how you see fit to make the layout suit your tastes and needs. But perhaps the most exciting of all is the addition of a new spirit companion! APE-bit is the mascot of the MON-ki Entertainment company, and is the perfect companion to accompany you in your gaming sessions.
The Spirit City: Lofi Sessions update doesn’t quite end there, though. You’ll get a whole bunch of new room customizations to experiment with, too. There are new desks and chairs to create your favorite study area. Add decor to the right side of the desk now, and make it even more personal. Choose your favorite side table, and decorate with a new Spiritdex skin or decor items. Plus, there are more bed covers and headboards to choose from, hanging lights to light up the room with, decor that can hang from the beams around the room, and new chairs for relaxing in front of the fireplace.
Release Date
If you didn’t already love Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, then now’s the chance to start with this incredible update. The update is OUT NOW, so get started now with improving your productivity and enjoying soothing lofi beats by finding the game on Steam – at the time of publishing this article, the game is on sale as well!
You can also check out my review of it here if you’re interested!
- Aug 28, 2024
Horticular is a relaxing gardening game with a magical twist. Developed by inDirection Games, this beautifully vibrant game begins with you being magically summoned by garden gnomes. They want you to restore a garden that was abandoned by its previous caretaker. So, take on this huge task, but at your own pace, and build a lush garden to be proud of!
You have total creative freedom to turn this garden into whatever you want. Use hundreds of unlockable surface types to create biomes with different terrain. Plant tons of different kinds of flowers and plants. Even place fun decorative items like pillars, planter boxes, and more to create your dream garden. Of course, you want to build the garden in a way that it’ll attract creatures! Each critter has requirements before it will move in, though. So, plan accordingly and soon your garden will overflow with plants and animals!
You also need to maintain the magic of the garden in Horticular. Animals will become unhappy, the garden will decay, and you’ll see corrupted agents sent by your nemesis show up. With the help of the garden gnomes and your abilities, though, you’ll be able to prevent all of that. There are also garden upgrades you can purchase. These upgrades will increase your skills and unlock new items. And while each playthrough will be different, no choice locks you out of upgrades. You’ll be able to unlock everything every time!
Release Date
You can find Horticular now on Steam!
Like gardening? Try Botany Manor!
- 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.
