☕ 03/2024: Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration Newsletter

Topics of this episode: Delicious carrot cake recipe, Mario Day 24, Steam Families feature, Best Cozy Games in April.

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rokaplay
March 29, 2024

Welcome to issue 03/2024 of our newsletter sit back, take a carrot cake & enjoy the 4min Newsletter.

NEWS-ROUNDUP

🗞️Here is an overview of some news

  • 😲 Mar1o Day 24: Everything Announced Including a New Super Mario Bros. Movie (Ign.com)

    • New Mario Movie was revealed for 2026

    • A Paper Mario remake

    • Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD release date announced

  • 👪 Steam Families: Valve revealed a feature to share games with the whole family + parent control & child purchase requests (Steam Blog)

  • 💪 Congrats: In 2 weeks, SUMMERHOUSE has sold 100k copies! (Twitter)

  • 🚀 Wild Collab: The devs behind Dorfromantik revealed a new game, which is a collaboration with the science YT channel Kurzgesagt.

  • 🌽 Stardew Valley: Update 1.6 is now avaible and contains 323 trillion changes 😆. “Console and mobile updates will follow soon…”

  • 🤑 Huge Steam Bundle: The Serene City-Builder Bundle includes 7 premium cozy titles at a 10% discount.

  • 🧘🏾‍♂️Cozy gaming? Developers and content creators try to explain what "cozy" gaming is (pcgamer.com).

🗞️Quick News

COZY MONTHLY PICKS!

📰Releases of the Month

05 March | PC

Cats, Puzzle Board Game, Co-op
Quilts & Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players.

Check out on Steam

07 March | PC & Switch

Exploration, Hand drawn, Adventure
Join Snufkin in this musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, protecting it from the industrious Park Keeper.

Check out on Steam | Nintendo Switch

08 March | PC

Relaxing, Sandbox, Unpacking like
A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.

Check out on Steam

22 March | PC Early Access

Life Sim, Sandbox, Early Access, Open World
Combining the best elements of a relaxing simulation & an idle game, Chill Town takes your relaxation experience to new heights.

Check out on Steam

26 March | Switch, Android

Education, Farming, Kids
Farming Simulator Kids introduces the growing generation to the colorful and fun world of farming and blooming nature

Check out on Nintendo eShop

COZY UPCOMINGS PICKS

📆Coming out soon

2 April | PC Early Access

City-Builder, Colony Sim, Cozy Management
Every animal and plant tries to find their place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future.

Wishlist out on Steam

3 April | PC Early Access

Open World, Co-op, Sandbox Crafting Sim
A cozy open-world co-op survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage.

Wishlist out on Steam

8 April | PC

Lo-Fi Music, Life Sim, Immersive
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack.

Wishlist out on Steam

15 April | PC

Witch, Exploration, Farming, Creature Collector
Grow magical Critters, restore the island and welcome the unwelcome in our monster growing RPG!

Wishlist out on Steam

29 April | PC

Hand Drawn, Life Sim, Cooking, Choices Matter
Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage & uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends?

Wishlist out on Steam

✨Freshly Announced

Platform + Release - TBA

Family Friendly, Deckbuilder, Claw Machine
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your unique deck, fight enemies by grabbing weapons and items from a claw machine.

Animal Crossing like, Life Sim, Co-op,
Cinnabunny is a cozy life simulator game where you play as a bunny who runs a bakery.

Adventure, Creature Collector, Lore-Rich
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game

KICKSTARTER

💸Projects we love

Ends on 04 April

Shop-Keeper, Farming, Relaxing, Nature
AD: Run your cozy farm shop, feed your animals, sell goods, fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.

coming soon

Solarpunk, Life Sim, Nice Graphic
A multiplayer sandbox sim blending resource management, automation, and farm customization. Build and evolve your ultimate dream farm.

COZY Lifestyle

🥕 Best Vegan, fluffy Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

9 servings 30 minutes (+90 minutes waiting time)

Easter is just around the corner and a cozy lifestyle includes cake (lots of cake)! We want to introduce you to a vegan carrot cake you'll love, and the site is virtually ad-free and user-friendly (ZuckerJagdwurst.com).

MEME-O-MAT

🤣Meme of the Month

Wholesome meme about a proud father. Found on reddit.

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