Starfield is designed to be a million different things at the same time. It’s a sci-fi adventure story about searching the galaxy for alien artifacts, and it’s also a weird western where you can foil bank robbers and become a space sheriff. There are dogfights with space pirates, gun battles with dinosaurs, and terrifying axe battles with robot dogs. If I need some quick cash, I can board and loot enemy ships, do a little bounty hunting, or try my hand at drug-smuggling. 

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PLAY IT OR SKIP IT? Play it if you’re a fan of farming games. Everdream Valley has modern 3D graphics, but it feels like it could be a hidden prequel to Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon. Instead of running your own farm, you play as a kid spending their summer vacation with their grandparents. Your grandparents aren’t in the best of health, and their farm has definitely seen better days. If you’re up to the challenge, there are crops to water, animals to care for, and locations to explore. The game is cute and cozy, but it’s also filled with things to do, so if you’ve got the farming bug, it should keep you busy for quite a while.

Lost in Play is a near-perfect blend of fantasy storybooks and Saturday morning cartoons. This adorable adventure game stars Toto and Gal, two imaginative siblings that find themselves trapped in a whimsical fantasy world. To get back home, the two of them will have to solve puzzles, take on terrifying monsters, and make friends with fantasy creatures. Some point-and-click adventure games can be confusing or overwhelming, but Lost in Play manages to streamline and simplify the puzzle-solving process without dumbing things down. Since every character speaks in gibberish, I never had to sift through dialogue or solve riddles to determine out what I should do next.  All of the clues I received were pictures, which made them easy to figure out.

As an avid cat lover, I had been following this game since it was first announced. It looked amazing, the Kitty was fluffy and full of personality in every single one of their trailers, but as the release date approached, everything began to feel like a budget reduction version, cutting the style of the feline to be more smooth and polished. Playing a variety of games, particularly open world adventure games that involve traveling, meeting new characters, and having fun, is something I truly look forward to, which I assumed would be the premise here, but it turned out to be nothing more than a one-hour fetch quest that offered nothing of interest unless you're a toddler or an obsessed cat lover. You would be wasting your money on this game.

Your very first quest in Mail Time is to deliver a letter to a mysterious person known only as Greg. Don’t panic if you’ve been searching high and low for Greg but can’t seem to locate him. Even though this is your starting quest, finding Greg actually triggers the end of the game. If you’ve delivered plenty of mail, but you still can’t figure out how to get to Greg, here’s what you need to do. Reaching Greg requires you to do some fancy jumping, so you’ll need at least fourteen Mail Scout badges to reach for locations. Once you have the required badges, an old pal of Greg’s named Jim will point you in the right direction. Jim is located in an easy-to-miss area close to Basil the bunny and Ham the hamster. Look for a long wooden bridge that leads to an area with tall stalks of bamboo.

PLAY IT OR SKIP IT? Play it if you’re a fan of retro strategy titles like Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy Tactics. Arcadian Atlas is a pixelated tactical RPG that feels like it could be a forgotten PlayStation title. It takes place in Arcadia, a kingdom trapped in a bloody civil war. The story revolves around Vashti and Desmond, two lovers who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. As I played, I had the chance to see the war from different perspectives, which gave the story additional depth. The old-school battle mechanics might feel dated to some players, but die-hard tactics fans will definitely want to check this one out.

SHOULD I PLAY RUNE FACTORY 3 SPECIAL? If you’re a farming game fan, you won’t want to miss this, especially if you skipped the original Rune Factory 3 on the Nintendo DS. Rune Factory 3 Special is a lovingly crafted remaster of one of the best games in the Rune Factory series. It’s a wonderful blend of farming, slice-of-life social mechanics, and action RPG combat. There are times when it feels a little dated, but overall, it’s a pretty fantastic package. It’s the perfect game to play while you curl up under a blanket on a cozy fall day.

SHOULD I PLAY FAE FARM? If you’re a big farming game fan, you should absolutely check this one out, but you might want to wait for a patch or a price drop. Fae Farm has an adorable art style and a lot of great ideas, but it has some frustrating issues. Ultimately, those problems didn’t keep me from having fun, but there are better farming games out there, and most of those games are available at a much lower price point.

Diablo IV takes place in the world on the brink of disaster. A mysterious demon has made her way to the human realm, leaving behind death and destruction in her wake. Villages are hanging and burning their townspeople, priests are being executed during church services, and parents are killing their own children. I’ve responded to this chaos in the most rational way possible: by petting and befriending every furry creature I can find.

SHOULD I PLAY MINEKO’S NIGHT MARKET? If you’re a fan of cats and cozy life sims, this should be right up your alley. That said, if you’re hoping for fast-paced gameplay or complex shop management mechanics, you may want to look elsewhere. Mineko’s Night Market is a laid-back game about moving to a new town, making friends, and uncovering mysteries. I went in expecting a game like Stardew Valley, but it’s actually much closer to

SHOULD I PLAY PESTICIDE NOT REQUIRED? Absolutely yes. Pesticide Not Required has everything I could ever want in a Vampire Survivors clone: smooth bullet heaven gameplay, over-the-top power-ups, frogs, farming mechanics, and even a pet capybara to help me care for my plants. I’ve only played the demo, but I’m already head over heels in love with Pesticide Not Required. Unless you totally hate roguelites—or frogs—this is a must play.

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Blade Wolf from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Yeah, I know, I know... not a real animal. But it's a friggin' talking, fighting beast with a chainsaw on it's back, how cool is that? And yeah, I'm a sucker for Metal Gear games, so I had to nominate him

Bridge reappear is a Match 3 puzzle bridged with rpg adventure. It's fun and nostalgic as it reminds of candy crush. Also it has to be played strategically as the next move depends on which item has been matched, such as, heal or attack and so on. The enemies get stronger along with the progression, but one thing i really miss is an ultimate power attack. It would be really fun to have something like rage, or combo.

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My favorite animals in the game are "Crash n Bandicoot" in the PS1 game "Cortex Strikes Back". He is the one who makes my childhood enjoyable. I remember that I let my father fight bosses and if there is a stage that I can't complete. I also named my dog "Crash"

Laid-Back Camp All -in -one is a cute game about camping that's sure to give you cozy vibes, but the gameplay doesn't live up to it's charming setting. Based on the anime series Laid-Back Camp, this story-drive gacha game follows a group of friends that travel around Japan, setting up campsites in different locations. It does a terrific job capturing the look and feel of the anime, but the actual game could use some work.

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SHOULD I PLAY MONSTER HUNTER NOW? Skip it unless you’re really itching for a Pokémon Go alternative. Monster Hunter Now is the latest Pokémon Go clone from Niantic, and while it’s entertaining enough, it doesn’t capture the qualities that make Monster Hunter great. There are plenty of familiar monsters to fight, like Pukei-Pukei and Barroth, but the battles aren’t much more than a series of button taps. I love the idea of