Amazon Prime Gaming adds more freebies to the May line-up including Turnip Boy and Calico

enWed, 24 May 2023 14:52:03 +0000Amazon Prime Gaming adds more freebies to the May line-up including Turnip Boy and Calicohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amazon-prime-gaming-adds-more-freebies-to-the-may-lineup-including-turnip-boy-and-calicoKaan SerinWed, 24 May 2023 14:52:03 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amazon-prime-gaming-adds-more-freebies-to-the-may-lineup-including-turnip-boy-and-calicoSimulationTurnip Boy Commits Tax EvasionFree gamesCalicoPuzzleSide viewSingle PlayerAmazonPCGraffiti GamesDouble Kick HeroesThird personArcadeFightingRPGRhythmWhitethorn GamesAction AdventureBird view / IsometricShooterIndie

This month, Amazon were already giving away 15 games to all Amazon Prime subscribers, but they’ve now sweetened the pot with 8 more, including some real good indies up for keeps. The new additions are available to claim starting today, up until June 26th - giving you a little over a month to grab the lineup below.

]]>Magical cat cafe simulation Calico is out nowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/magical-cat-cafe-simulation-calico-is-out-nowLauren MortonWed, 16 Dec 2020 20:19:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/magical-cat-cafe-simulation-calico-is-out-nowVG247CalicoIndie

Cat cafe simulation Calico has come out of the oven right on time. I was starting to fear that it would roll over into the new year without hitting its expected 2020 release window. Never fear though, Calico has scooted out here in the last weeks of the year, so you can jump in to decorate cakes, collect animal friends, and assemble your cafe right now.

]]>Calico's cute new trailer shows off flying broomsticks and oh wow bear mountshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/calicos-cute-new-trailer-shows-off-flying-broomsticks-and-oh-wow-bear-mountsLauren MortonMon, 15 Jun 2020 17:59:32 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/calicos-cute-new-trailer-shows-off-flying-broomsticks-and-oh-wow-bear-mountsVG247CalicoE3 2020Indie

Magical girl cat cafe simulator Calico has lots of cats—orange cats and black cats and calico cats and cats big enough to ride like horses. Thanks to this new trailer in the Guerilla Collective showcase, I have now learned that it also has bears. I like cats, sure, but I really, really like bears. I cannot ride them or pick them up like stuffed animals in real life but I will definitely do both in Calico.

]]>Check out all the kind and cute games shown off in the Wholesome Directhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/check-out-all-the-kind-and-cute-games-shown-off-in-the-wholesome-directLauren MortonWed, 27 May 2020 16:57:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/check-out-all-the-kind-and-cute-games-shown-off-in-the-wholesome-directWholesome DirectOobletsSpiritfarerCalicoIndie

June's not quite here but we're already being treated to a few digital showcases in the style of E3 presentations. Wholesome Direct rounded up a whole 55 indie games with varying styles of kindness and cuteness to show off in a 35-minute show. A few big names like town sim Ooblets and boat manager Spiritfarer showed up to join arms with some smaller but equally swell looking games you may not have heard of. You can rewatch the entire show below.

]]>Screenshot Saturday Sundays: horrific cards, rolling kittens, and some strings attachedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-sundays-horrific-cards-rolling-kittens-and-some-strings-attachedChase CarterSun, 01 Dec 2019 14:16:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-sundays-horrific-cards-rolling-kittens-and-some-strings-attachedHorrorpanstaszCatBean GamesMassive DamageCalicoStar RenegadesScreenshot Saturday SundaysWorld of HorrorIndieStrategy

Screenshot Saturday Sunday: a day to beat the drum for indie developers bravely sharing their projects with an often cold and uncaring internet on Twitter. You gotta respect such bravery. This week I’ve brought you round cats, MS Paint horror cards, and quietly crying mecha. Let’s get to it!

]]>Calico is crowdfunding a world of magical cat cafeshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/calico-storms-kickstarter-with-cute-kittiesDominic TarasonWed, 03 Apr 2019 21:20:46 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/calico-storms-kickstarter-with-cute-kittiesStory RichCatBean GamesSimulationCalicoRPGCrowdfunding

In Calico, a magical girl can use magic (duh) to grow an ordinary cat to the size of a horse so she can ride it while another, smaller wobbly physics cat rides on her head. There's also something about managing a magical village's cat cafe, but that seems secondary to what I just said about cat-stacks. Developed by CatBean Games and over halfway funded after one day on Kickstarter, I'm pretty sure this game is precision engineered to appeal to my softer side. I've been following its development for a while, and it looks like a daft, fluffy gem. See the Kickstarter trailer below.

]]>Screenshot Saturday Sundays: cat cafés, cute cities, and pixel plantshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-sundays-cat-cafes-cute-cities-and-pixel-plantsJay CastelloSun, 24 Mar 2019 15:14:09 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/screenshot-saturday-sundays-cat-cafes-cute-cities-and-pixel-plantsMerge GamesCatBean GamesRed Blue GamesCalicoSparkliteScreenshot Saturday SundaysIndie

I love Screenshot Saturday, Twitter’s weekly tag for game developers to throw up images and gifs (mostly gifs, but that’s not alliterative) of their works in progress. I love it so much that I’ve gathered together some of my favourites so that we can coo over them together. Within: a magical girl cat café, hyperactive sheep, and a very calm tree in what looks to be a much less tranquil game.

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