VIDEOGAME VIDEOGAME REPORTER REPORTER
Indie/Offbeat/Cozy Releases & Updates
WITH A FOCUS ON MORAL AMBIGUITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH, THE GAME CHALLENGES YOU TO QUESTION TRUST AND TRUTH THE PRISTINE CUT FULFILLS THE PROMISE OF LAST YEAR'S RELEASE WITH SUBSTANTIAL UPDATES
COFFEE CARAVAN'S ICE CREAM WORLD UPDATE INTRODUCES NEW ICY TREATS, FROM MANGO SORBET TO AFFOGATO, ALONG WITH A FROSTY NEW WORLD TO EXPLORE WITH FRESH RECIPES AND CHALLENGES, THIS UPDATE EXPANDS THE COZY CAFÉ MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE.
SPIRIT CITY: LOFI SESSIONS IS A COZY PRODUCTIVITY TOOL THAT BLENDS LO-FI MUSIC WITH TO-DO LISTS, HABIT TRACKING, AND A POMODORO TIMER. THE LATEST WINTER WONDERLAND UPDATE ADDS FESTIVE DECOR AND A SNOW FOX COMPANION, ENRICHING THE GAME’S CALMING ATMOSPHERE.
MOONSTONE ISLAND BLENDS FARMING, CREATURE COLLECTING, AND STRATEGIC CARD-BASED COMBAT IN A VIBRANT, FLOATING ARCHIPELAGO. TAME SPIRITS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND EXPLORE OVER 100 ISLANDS, ALL ENHANCED BY A NEWLY ADDED LOOPING SOUNDTRACK THAT DEEPENS THE GAME'S IMMERSIVE CHARM.
THE LATEST FIELDS OF MISTRIA UPDATE INTRODUCES NEW SEASONAL EVENTS, EXPANDED RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAGICAL ELEMENTS. PLAYERS CAN NOW ENJOY ENHANCED CRAFTING OPTIONS AND FRESH QUESTS, BRINGING NEW DYNAMICS TO FARMING AND ADVENTURING IN ITS VIBRANT PIXEL-ART WORLD.
SHADOWS OF DOUBT IS A DETECTIVE STEALTH GAME SET IN A SCI-FI NOIR WORLD, WHERE PLAYERS INVESTIGATE CASES IN A FULLY SIMULATED CITY. RECENT UPDATES HAVE IMPROVED STEALTH MECHANICS, WITH MORE CONTENT ADDED IN THE FALL AND A 2024 CONSOLE RELEASE ON THE HORIZON
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Indie/Offbeat/Cozy
“SIMPLE AND FUN IF I WAS EVER INTO LEAGUE OF LEGENDS I WOULD LEAVE IT FOR THE SPELL BRIGADE IT HAS A COZY FEEL TO IT, BUT CAN BE DIFFICULT AND IS SURPRISINGLY LORE-RICH ” - K
“I HAD A TASTE OF THIS GAME AND CANNOT SAY ENOUGH HOW INTERESTING THE MECHANICS ARE. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ALE YOU CAN MAKE WITH A VERY INVOLVED PROCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ARE A BUNCH OF SWEETHEARTS ” - K
“I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR ACCESS TO THIS GAME SINCE I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT LAST YEAR I LIKE HOW COMPLEX THE GAMEPLAY CAN GET WITH THE DIFFERENT CREW MEMBERS AND POSITIONS OF PORTS THE GRAPHICS ARE SUPER NOSTALGIC, TOO ” - K
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TTINVENTORY
SITTING IN ALYSSA’S STREAM IS LIKE SIPPING HOT TEA WITH STUDIOUS FRIENDS PRONE TO WELCOME BURSTS OF PLAYFUL ENERGY. EVERYONE WAS KIND AND WELCOMING, ESPECIALLY ALYSSA HERSELF AND THE MANY VISITING STREAMERS.
WHILE MOVIE NIGHT IS BOTH ENERGETIC AND COZY, IT’S ALYSSA’S CO-WORKING SESSIONS THAT REALLY STAND OUT AS ‘CAN’T MISS’ FOR ME. FAR FROM A ‘HUSTLE-PARTY VIBE’ THESE SESSIONS ARE CLOSE-KNIT AND SILENT CHANCES TO GO ABOUT YOUR TODO LIST IN THE COMFORT OF OTHERS DOING THE SAME. THE TOOLS ALYSSA GIVES HER FOLLOWERS TO PARTICIPATE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT SHE AND THE MODS GIVE WHEN TASKS ARE COMPLETED ARE ABSOLUTELY INVALUABLE.
CHECK OUT HER ONLINE STORE FRONT, THREADS &THISTLES INVENTORY, AT TTINVENTORY.COM OR JOIN HER COWORKING STREAM MON, WED, AND FRI AT 8AM MST AT TWITCH.TV/TTINVENTORY
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Indie/Offbeat/Cozy
Unreleased, Yet Awe-inspiring
IN CASE YOU SOMEHOW HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT IT, FIELDS OF MISTRIA PROMISES A RICH AND INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MAGIC, ROMANCE, AND COMMUNITY AT ITS CORE
DUNGEON CLAWLER IS A ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER WITH ARCADE CLAW MACHINE MECHANICS, WHERE PLAYERS COLLECT ITEMS AND WEAPONS TO BATTLE THROUGH PROCEDURALLY GENERATED DUNGEONS.
UPCOMING UPDATES PROMISE NEW ENEMIES, ITEMS, AND MECHANICS TO KEEP THE GAMEPLAY FRESH AND ENGAGING
