It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
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APICO is the latest game in the sims genre, combining elements from Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper and Animal Crossing. Join your grandfather's beekeeping business on an island and craft, build and breed bees to discover extinct species. Experience a chilled adventure as you create your own unique world.
What we like:
Crafting and building features are easy to pick up on
Chilled experience which allows you to complete the game at your own pace
Incorporates science into fun gameplay
What could be improved:
Initial NPCs lack personality compared to similar games
Tasks can be time consuming once you have a rhythm going
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Stars have vanished from the sky and scattered around in a perfect wetland crawling with wildlife... Catch bugs and chat with delightful characters while wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
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PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
Grow: Song of the Evertree is an awe-inducing experience firmly planted between an adventure game and a sweet casual farm game. The game is beautiful with opportunities to explore the world around you and keep it casual with the gameplay, whilst feeding you the story. You get to customize your character and go on a journey to save the Evertree and nurture the world back to health from the Withering. You even get your very own sweet dragon companion!
What we like:
Beautiful art style & music
Customizable character
Relaxed gameplay
Dragon companion
Non-binary characters supported
No punishment or rush for doing things wrong
What could be improved:
Slow going
Not strictly accessible in terms of customization options
Are you ready to be a part of the team that salvages spaceships in zero-g? In Hardspace: Shipbreaker, you can cut through the metal with a laser cutter and use the grapple tool to move the salvaged parts with ease. Earn upgrades and maximize your profit as you salvage through a compelling campaign, relax in freeplay, or compete in timed challenges. Join the union and fight against corporate greed in this unique gameplay experience!
What we like:
Fun and engaging core gameplay
Enjoyable story and characters
Great soundtrack
Satisfying
Scratches the 'take things apart and organize' itch
What could be improved:
Repetitive gameplay
Gameplay and story not integrated well
Cutscenes disrupt gameplay flow
Inconsistent physics mechanics
Lack of new core features added since early access
Escape to a relaxing fantasy world of calm waters and idyllic islands with Island Farmer - Jigsaw Puzzle. No need to worry about resources or time limits as you carefully observe and shuffle blocks to recreate peaceful archipelagos. With a soothing soundtrack and gorgeous graphics, you'll feel fully immersed in this serene experience. With 20 different islands to explore and a new archipelago update, your completed sectors will bring your islands to life before your very eyes.
What we like:
A relaxing puzzle game with cute visuals and music
Good balance of fun and difficulty
No time or move limits, and has undo and shuffle buttons
Additional puzzles available after completing the 20 main puzzles
Reasonable price for the content offered
What could be improved:
Camera angle cannot be changed
Music gets repetitive
Gameplay can feel like busywork and animations cannot be sped up
Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.
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Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!
