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Cake Mania Main Street Review

Cake Mania Main Street

Developer: Sandlot Games
Publisher: The Same Guys
Released on Feb 16, 2010

Ah, the Cake Mania series, it truly brings back memories. Little did I know, they would create a fourth game, not after Jill got married and everything was tied up in a neat little bow. This one is like an old-school time management game for the girls and their moms. The story takes you back to the Evan’s Bakery in Bakersfield.

Genre: A Casual Game for All Ages

Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City Review

VV3: The Secret City

Developer: Last Day of Work
Publisher: Same Company
Released on May 28, 2008

Virtual Villagers 3-The Secret City is now available on Steam! An old-fashioned simulation game where you are God and it’s your job to raise a tribe of villagers by helping them survive on a seemingly deserted island. Embark on a new journey to the island’s northern shore, with a small group in search of new areas to populate.

Genre: Casual Simulation

Hatoful Boyfriend Review

Hatoful Boyfriend HQ

Developer: Hato Moa, Mediatonic
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Released on Sep 04, 2014

Yes…this was a long time coming. I finished Hatoful Boyfriend awhile back but it truly deserves a special spotlight for its sheer absurdity. Hatoful Boyfriend, the now-famous pigeon dating sim, is a favorite among the Let’s Play community. It is the touching story of a human girl enrolled in a school of prestigious pigeons.

Genre: Indie Dating Sim

Open World vs. Sandbox Games

What is an Open Sandbox game?

by Paul Gestl

In recent years, there have been many different genres of games that sprung up on the Steam Store. A lot of games manage to combine genres with ease, but certain genres just don’t mix. These ones end up becoming toxic for the games that incorporate them.

Two very similar genres that don’t go together but seem nearly identical are the Open-World and Sandbox games. During my research on the Fallout 4 Review, I noticed that the settlement crafting system appeared to be making part of the game into an actual sandbox.

LYNE Review

LYNE

Developer: Thomas Bowker
Publisher: See Above
Released on Mar 17, 2014

LYNE is a click-&-drag puzzle game known for its minimalist style of gameplay. Instead of connecting the dots, you need to link together a series of green triangles, red squares, and blue diamonds from one end to the other as shown. It belongs to the casual indie game genre.

Genre: Simple Puzzle Game