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Wholesome Direct 2024 - some of our favourite cosy indie games from this year's show
This year's Summer Games Fest bonanza might have been a bit of a flaccid affair, but the indie showcases continue to kn…
As his summer plays out, the boy takes on jobs to help his struggling father; there are villagers to befriend, errands to run, an ancient Indian palace to explore, a tea shop to manage, a garden to tend, food to be cooked, history to learn, and even a little bit of romance. But despite its abrasive looks, Ebitapes is aiming to capture a laidback mood, taking players on a "cosy-grunge jam journey" in which amphibian protagonist Ebi and snarky cat companion Zongy explore mellow corners, solve puzzles, and assemble mixtapes from the sounds they've recorded on their travels - all in a bid to save the Annual City Festival. You can create clouds, rain, thunder, mountains, volcanos, plants, creatures, and even mess with evolution - all rendered in an appropriately adorable art style - and there's also a looming threat as you work to save your solar system from an insatiable black hole inching ever-closer.
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