The cutie-pie farming adventure game Summer in Mara is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on June 16, 2020. Better yet, developer Chibig has prepped a free Prologue demo for Summer in Mara that's available on Steam today and should arrive on ...

The Story of Seasons franchise may have been surpassed by one passionate developer who seems to be very concerned about apes, but it's still one of the most consistently good farming sims out there. In fact, there are several games in ...

[Update: A PlayStation 4 version is also coming in 2020, according to Natsume.] Natsume is prepping another Harvest Moon, and despite showing up with little more than a logo in hand, this year's Switch entry – Harvest Moon: One World ...

Stardew Valley has skyrocketed into my "most played games of all time" list these past couple of years. Free substantial updates help (there's more on the way!), but co-op single-handedly sealed the deal. I literally doubled my playtime wit...

Stardew Valley launched back in February of 2016, but at any given moment, you wouldn't think so! The passion for Stardew is just as strong as it was back when it was a little-known Harvest Moon contender, and developer Eric "ConcernedApe" ...

It's kind of crazy that Stardew Valley hasn't hit Switch yet physically in the west, but it sure hasn't. Amazingly Japan got a limited release physically, and region-free copies go for hundreds of dollars. That...may change. According to a ...

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone is letting fans influence the direction of update 1.5 – a tiny part of it, anyway. The game designer recently held a Twitter poll asking fans if they'd rather have an avocado, banana, mango, or passi...

Rust is such a ridiculous game, and I mean that in the best possible way. It's fascinating to watch it grow from the sidelines. The latest update, Farming 2.0, encapsulates that sentiment well. In a game about surviving on a harsh island w...

The wholesome-sim hits keep on coming. It feels like we only just got Rune Factory 4 Special, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a few tantalizing days away, but there's also the upcoming Nintendo Switch remake of the Game Boy Advance tit...

In today's contest, we're giving away Steam keys for chill gardening game Alchemy Garden! Remember Alchemy Garden? We featured it a few months ago right here on this very site, giving you, our loyal readers, a chance to win a free copy. The...

Farming Simulator 19 is free on the Epic Games Store until February 6, 2020, at 8:00am Pacific. While I still have your attention – don't go! – I also need to point out that next week's freebie is a tabletop trio. Starting Febru...

Cuphead isn't the only indie darling that you can play in a Tesla. With an impending "holiday software update," Tesla owners are getting a Stardew Valley port and a "[full self-driving] sneak preview." Honestly, it's not that weird. No weir...

A lot is going on in Stardew Valley's 1.4 update, so much so that it's easy to overlook some of the new content and tweaks even if you run down the whole list. After several late nights spent toiling away on my neglected farm, I figured it ...

XSeed Games has announced that its exciting-looking platform brawler Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is the latest game in a long line to miss its winter 2019 release date, and will now be with us sometime in 2020.Developed by Edelweiss, Sakuna is...

This morning, my eyes wanted to stay permanently shut. I stayed up late playing Stardew Valley again, this time thanks to version 1.4, a wide-reaching update that breathes new life into the game. My main save file isn't even on PC – I...

Stadia has revealed two new games that will be free to Pro users next month. These are Square Enix rock-climbing, throat-slashing adventure Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition and Focus Home's horticultural management title Farming Simulato...

The so-called "everything" update for Stardew Valley is now playable on PC and Mac, and after reading the 1.4 patch notes, I feel like I need to hire a personal assistant and tell them to "clear my schedule." I've sunk an unreasonable amoun...

And there it is. The Xbox One version of Stardew Valley now supports online multiplayer. Update 1.3 has slowly but surely made the rounds across PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. After a few false starts with certification, Xbox One ...

Enter our contest for your chance to win a PS4 or Switch physical copy of Forager! I know I say this every time, but giving away limited physical editions of games is my favorite thing to do. There's nothing quite like having something sitt...

If you're worried that the day-to-day farming-life gameplay loop of Doraemon Story of Seasons might not live up to its charming painterly aesthetic, well, I'm right there with you. That's what demos are for! The game released today on Steam...

Bandai Namco has pinned down a release date for Doraemon Story of Seasons, a quaint new farming game I've had my eye on even as someone who never got into the Doraemon manga (or anime, for that matter). Here in the west, the Nintendo Switch...

Re:Legend has been on the tip of my tongue for much too long, but thanks to a newly-confirmed Steam Early Access launch date – it's due out August 30, 2019 – I now have the game back on my radar where it belongs. It's a JRPG abo...

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is making a comeback later this year. As reported by Famitsu, Marvelous is remaking the Game Boy Advance title for Nintendo Switch. The plan is to incorporate elements from More Friends of Mineral Town ...

After making a splash on Steam, Forager now has immediate plans for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. HopFrog and publisher Humble Bundle are bringing the cheery game to consoles on July 30, 2019. This is one of those times where I'm than...

I'm not typically an Xseed sorta guy, but every so often the publisher picks up something that clicks with me on a profound level. That's how I feel about Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, a rice-growing, baddie-slashing action game from Edelweiss,...