{"id":122154,"date":"2020-12-16T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/wholesome_snack_direct_features_a_whole_bunch_of_chill_indies_lots_of_cats"},"modified":"2020-12-16T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T21:00:00","slug":"wholesome-snack-direct-features-a-whole-bunch-of-chill-indies-lots-of-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/16\/wholesome-snack-direct-features-a-whole-bunch-of-chill-indies-lots-of-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Wholesome Snack&#8217; Direct Features A Whole Bunch Of Chill Indies, Lots Of Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6bab631fe0b0e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6bab631fe0b0e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6bab631fe0b0e\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<p>Farming, cooking, and selling your wares to the locals. What was once a typical day in the life of a peasant in the Middle Ages is now a welcome respite from the technologically-dominated life of a modern citizen of the internet. It used to be that making bread was a way to stay alive; now it&#8217;s a hobby that you take up when you&#8217;re bored of eating the bread other people made for you.<\/p>\n<p>Wholesome Games is dedicated to showcasing the games that make us feel all toasty inside when the real world leaves us cold and sad. Although there was a full-size <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AwCNzOPR8Ck\">Wholesome Games Direct back in May<\/a>, we just had what the team is calling a &#8220;Wholesome Snack&#8221;: a smaller teaser of upcoming indie games just in time for the holidays. Here are all of the games featured that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>A cute little community simulation game, in which you can ride bears, befriend huge red pandas, and run a cat caf\u00e9 that you decorate yourself. <strong>Calico<\/strong> was, in fact, released on December 15th during the Nintendo Indie World Showcase, so you can get it right now!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p> A rather pretty RPG and farming sim that gives us big <strong>Rune Factory<\/strong> and <strong>Dragon Quest<\/strong> vibes, only you play as a cat-person. The enemies and townsfolk are equally cute, so it&#8217;s going to be hard to know who to kill and who to trade with, but that&#8217;s a problem for another time. The trailer says &#8220;coming to PC and consoles in 2021&#8221;, which includes the Switch! We featured this in our very own Indie Spotlight a while back.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>Billed as a &#8220;cozy 3D platformer for tired people&#8221;, which includes pretty much everyone in 2020, <strong>Here Comes Niko!<\/strong> includes most of the wholesome games tropes: fishing, farming, friendship, frogs, and yes, more felines. (Did cats take over games while we weren&#8217;t looking?) Here Comes Niko! is listed only as &#8220;coming soon&#8221;, so we&#8217;ll have to wait a while longer to know when it&#8217;ll be on the Switch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, a game that represents the section of players who prefer dogs to cats. As the doctor\/witch of a small town named Moonbury, it&#8217;s up to you to fix the various ailments and issues of the locals with the help of your cauldron, your foraging knowledge, and your companion pooch. And&#8230; what&#8217;s that? You can maybe <em>date<\/em> the townsfolk? Isn&#8217;t that a breach of doctor-patient ethics? Ah, who cares. It&#8217;s cute! <strong>Potion Permit<\/strong> has a vague release date of 2021, but it&#8217;s already looking quite polished. This was another game we featured during our own indie spotlight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>Last but not least, it&#8217;s <strong>Onsen Master<\/strong>, a &#8220;<strong>Spirited Away<\/strong> meets <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/overcooked_special_edition\">Overcooked<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; game about corralling customers into various hot tubs to fix their problems. It&#8217;s not as simple as it sounds &#8211; with the addition of yokai, the mischievous spirits who want to make your life hard, and a range of different onsens that require a little more management and puzzle-solving. Described as &#8220;short and sweet&#8221;, and featuring a couch co-op mode, Onsen Master will be out some time in early 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farming, cooking, and selling your wares to the locals. What was once a typical day in the life of a peasant in the Middle Ages is now a welcome respite from the technologically-dominated life of a modern citizen of the internet. 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