Jul 17, 2024Indie Highlight
Farlands, developed by JanduSoft and Eric Rodríguez is your chance to own your very own planet! You were seeking a lifestyle change and the chance just fell in your lap. In fact, this old, abandoned planet is selling for a steep discount! So set out on an exciting adventure on your worn-out ship and accompanied by an assistance bot to start a new farming endeavor in a far corner of the galaxy!
Take on the usual tasks of clearing out weeds, chopping down trees, and gathering stones. However, you’re not surrounded by the plant life you’re used to. It’s some fantastic alien plant life! Your goal is to take this abandoned planet and turn it into a thriving homestead. So, Grow a variety of fun-looking crops. Set out on an exploration mission to see the surrounding planets. Take some time to relax with fishing. Also get to know a cast of quirky locals who chose to continue living in such a remote part of the galaxy!
Farlands is coming to Steam July 25th! Plus, it is coming to the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2025.
Little-Known Galaxy is another adorable and space-based farming game you should try!
Jul 4, 2024Snack Size News
Princess Maker 2 is a classic simulation game where you play as a father who raises a beautiful daughter the stars gifted you. Raise your little girl over the span of eight years. She grows from a sweet ten year old child into a lovely eighteen year old woman. Her dream in life is to become a princess, but you’ll need to choose correctly and raise her right!
The charming Princess Maker franchise kickstarted the social simulation genre all the way back in 1991. Only a few years after that was Princess Maker 2 released for the first time. Now, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sequel, a remastered version of the game is releasing. Princess Maker 2: Regeneration is a lovingly updated release. This redone version features some great new updates to bring the classic into the modern gaming sphere.
Princess Maker 2: Regeneration has beautifully redrawn animations with high resolution. Takami Akai, the original designer of the franchise, redrew several scenes. Additionally, these redraws are in a similar style to the PC-98 version to keep the original charm. This includes a remastered ending and also vacation art. Plus, there’s a brand new opening animation by Yonago Gainax to get you into the excellent raising sim’s story. There’s been a great improvement to the English localization.
So, the remastered version is the perfect opportunity for new and old players!
Princess Maker 2: Regeneration releases on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation July 10th! You can add the game to your Steam Wishlist to be notified of its release, too.
Mushroom Musume is another cute daughter raising sim.
Jun 27, 2024Snack Size News
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories is an exciting adventure game based on the popular anime and manga Spy x Family. In the game, you play as the cute and mischievous Anya as she tries to complete a school assignment. Her class has been instructed to create a photo diary full of memories. Spend your days filling in that diary in classic Anya fashion!
During the week, participate in daily classes at the esteemed Eden Academy. There, you’ll meet your fellow classmates including Damian and Becky. In the evenings, spend time with Yor, Loid, and loyal Bond. The weekends are where you’ll really get to make memories, though! Go on 10 different exciting family outings to the beach or visit the art museum for some culture. While you’re out, keep an eye on subjects worthy of being photographed for your school assignment.
Find something that piques your interest? Take a picture of it. Pretty butterflies, swings you enjoyed swinging on, and other fun sights can all serve to fill your picture diary. SPYxANYA: Operation Memories has more than just photography, though! There are 15 different minigames you can play. These minigames are inspired by the anime, but some are originally created specifically for the game. You can earn over 80 pieces of clothing, accessories, and hairstyles to dress up Anya, Yor, Loid, and Bond in. Dressing them up can further enhance your special photographs, too!
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories is launching June 27th on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation!
If you enjoy photography games, but prefer fun little critters, check out Flutter Away. And if you just like the peaceful adventure of photographing whatever you see, then Lushfoil Photography Sim might be for you.
Jun 26, 2024Snack Size News
A Little to the Left is a relaxing game all about organizing. Play through 100 unique logic puzzles featuring charming illustrations and satisfying gameplay. Play through levels at your pace and in whoever order you choose. Each puzzle has multiple solutions, so you aren’t forced to figure out the singular way to solve. The puzzles are all hidden among common household items, too. Organize books, the kitchen junk drawer, chess pieces, and so much more. You can even utilize the Let It Be function to skip puzzles that have you stumped. Or use a hint to help you along!
Now, developer Max Inferno and publisher Secret Mode, have announced a brand new DLC to add even more cozy puzzle fun to A Little to the Left! This new DLC, called Seeing Stars, adds 33 new levels for you to enjoy. These new levels are a mixture of multiple solutions type puzzles and traditional organizational puzzles. There are also 5 new bonus levels to complete. Fold, flap, crush, join, stick, bounce, stack, strum and smash your way through each of these pleasant puzzles. Each level has up to five different possible solutions, with 100 total different intriguing solutions to uncover. As you play the levels, keep an eye out for collectible stars. There are 100 in total to collect. You’ll even get to see some cute kitties as you tidy up!
You can pick up the fabulously relaxing A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch now!
Jun 20, 2024Indie Highlight
Set off on an exciting adventure across an open world featuring 100 islands ripe for exploration in Moonstone Island! While adventure is a major aspect, this adorable game, developed by Studio Supersoft and published by Raw Fury, also includes a little bit of everything. It’s a creature-collecting life sim with fun deckbuilding and also unique puzzles and mazes, some farming, and resource collecting too. Get to know the locals, brew potions, collect Spirits, and work on completing your alchemy training!
Following the long-standing traditions of your village, you move to a sky island to complete your alchemy training. Pick from any of the 100 different islands to settle on. Then, you can start your new adventure by building a cozy home to call your own.
Use over 200 pieces of fun furniture and decor to make your home the coziest around. If you grab the Decorator’s Pass, you’ll gain access to all of the DLC cosmetics that have been added since launch, and more that are to be added later. Plus, you can start your own garden full of crops and flowers to use in your alchemy or to tame Spirits with.
Don’t forget to go talk to the cast of diverse and intriguing NPCs while you’re at it. You’ll become a valued member of the community and can even find someone to fall in love with and marry. You’ll not only experience a newly added wedding scene, but you can move in with your new spouse, too!
When you’re not spending your time at home, take the chance to go explore Moonstone Island. Travel via balloon, broom, and glider to see some unique biomes. Tame and befriend over 70 extraordinary Spirits (a roster that has only grown bigger since the PC launch) while you uncover secrets about your new sky-based home. Battle other Spirits with your own in engaging encounters where you’ll use a deck of cards as the battle system.
Solve unique mazes and puzzles, then battle against fun dungeon bosses, and earn rewards. Earn helpful new upgrades, useful loot, and island secrets. You can also take on the newly added INFINIDUNGEON for an unending challenge!
This game is perfect for the gamers who love Pokemon, Stardew Valley, and even Slay the Spire. The combination of collecting Spirits with a card-based battle system makes for a cozy, but engaging experience. Yet, it has that cozy no-rush aspect (with farming) like Stardew Valley has. So, complete your quests and explorations at your own pace with no time limits!
It’s now finally out on Nintendo Switch, so you’ll be able to take it wherever you go!
For PC players, you can also check it out on Steam.
Jun 20, 2024Indie Highlight
Times & Galaxy is a vibrant and quirky interplanetary adventure game developed by CopyChaser Games. You play as the brand new intern at the Dorp system’s favorite regional holopaper, Times & Galaxy. You’re even the very first robot reporter to write for a newspaper, too, so don’t waste this opportunity to become something incredible! Take on different assignments, journey to other planets, interview witnesses, and construct engaging, informative articles. If you work hard, you might be able to prove you belong on the staff full time.
During any given cycle, you have the choice between a few different assignments, all with their own intrigue. Cover a mysterious shuttle crash, let the world know about the intersolar cat show, or even attend a ghost funeral. Choose your assignment, then set off to a new planet to take in the scene. Interview sources. Investigate the scene and dig up clues as to what happened. Then, use the information you gathered to write your story using the Build-a-Story™ tool. Your tone and the quality of the article matter for your success, as does your ability to gather all of the relevant information. Were you a diligent reporter bot, or did you slack on gathering clues?
Of course, Times & Galaxy isn’t all about interviews, gathering clues, and publishing articles. Your fellow staff all live and work on the Scanner, the spacebound newsroom. Then, between assignments, you can explore your workplace and get to know your fellow crew members. There are over 20 colorful and unique employees for you to get to know, including writers, photographers, pilots, and more. Encounter aliens of all kinds right in your newsroom as your fellow employees hail from all corners of the galaxy, and also possesses their own personality and stories for you to get to know.
So, take off on an exciting interplanetary adventure full of fun characters and use your investigative abilities to dig up the best and juiciest information for stories. Your future as a reporter depends on it!
Times & Galaxy is finally releasing everywhere, too! June 21st you’ll be able to pick up a copy of this excellent game on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.
If you want more newspaper fun, try News Tower!
Jun 20, 2024Indie Highlight
Everafter Falls is a cozy farming sim that lets you rediscover the simple life. You once lived in this quaint place, actually, but a terrible accident happened. When you wake up from that accident, you learn your previous life wasn’t actually real. It was all a simulation! You no longer remember your adorable animal neighbors, the charming little farm you called all your own, nor any of the inviting flowers and cool breezes you used to enjoy. You remember none of it!
There’s nothing to do but to get back into the swing of things, though. So rejoin life in the quaint town of Everafter Falls. Reacquaint yourself with your old friends. Learn how to farm and fish again. Your cute pet will help you along the way, and so will automated drones. They can help with expanding your inventory and caring for your crops. If you crave some action, then take up your trusty old sword once more to fight your way through the dungeon! Earn upgrades to better defeat dungeon enemies and use those automated drones to help you fight for even more success.
The question is, is Everafter Falls really as peaceful as it seems?
Everafter Falls is available everywhere now! The game launches today and you can find it on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.
Vampire Rancher is another adorable farm sim you should take a look at!
Jun 6, 2024Indie Highlight
Play as a down-on-his-luck duck detective on his latest and greatest case about a… salami? That’s right! This fully voice acted, goofy detective game is Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and you’re searching for answers about what happened. Use your skills to investigate potential crime scenes and interview a cast of quirky suspects. You need to learn the hidden secrets of each person you interview in order to accurately judge who’s involved and who isn’t. Judge everyone you encounter on first impressions and make deducktions about the case as you gather information. The results of this cozy mystery rely on you and your skills, after all!
You can find Duck Detective: The Secret Salami now on Steam, Switch, and Xbox!
And if you haven’t, take a look at the next Detective Pikachu game!