{"id":230607,"date":"2024-06-10T20:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/five-games-we-cant-stop-thinking-about-from-the-wholesome-direct\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:26","slug":"five-games-we-cant-stop-thinking-about-from-the-wholesome-direct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/five-games-we-cant-stop-thinking-about-from-the-wholesome-direct\/","title":{"rendered":"Five games we can&#8217;t stop thinking about from the Wholesome Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-10T151528.880-900x506.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The weekend of June 8 has been an absolute bumper weekend for gamers. <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/summer-game-fest-2024-trailers-announcements-list\/\">Summer Games Fest<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/xbox-summer-game-fest-showcase-announcements-trailers\/\">Xbox Games Showcase<\/a> captured most of the attention, but causing great excitement in other parts of the gaming sphere was the Wholesome Direct, a Wholesome Games showcase. Featuring over 40 cozy, wholesome games, there are some that we can\u2019t wait to get our hands on.<\/p>\n<h2>Crab God<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Crab God - Official Demo Trailer | Wholesome Direct 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zdr6Bfp2rA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>What is it with <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/review-another-crabs-treasure\/\">crab games<\/a> at the moment? Unclear where the theme came from but I\u2019m not complaining. Crab God is a crab-themed strategy game where you assign roles to your Crablings, journey through the ocean, and defend the egg of the next Crab God. Balance competing resources and requirements and keep your colony happy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned release date \u2013 20 June<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2289390\/Crab_God\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demo available<\/a> now<\/li>\n<li>Developer \u2013 Chaos Theory Games<\/li>\n<li>Publisher \u2013 Firesquid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tiny Bookshop<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Tiny Bookshop - Official Demo Trailer | Wholesome Direct 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_qFQXEV2g8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Announced at least year\u2019s Wholesome Direct, Tiny Bookshop is back with a demo. Open a tiny bookshop by the sea, select your stock, serve customers, decorate your trailer-cum-store, and get to know the locals in this cozy management sim with narrative elements. Choose where to set up shop each day and discover the secrets of Bookstonbury-by-the-Sea.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned release date \u2013 TBD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2133760\/Tiny_Bookshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demo available<\/a> now<\/li>\n<li>Developer: Skystone Games<\/li>\n<li>Publisher: Skystone Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Littlelands<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Littlelands - Official Demo Trailer | Wholesome Direct 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScYEhCH5HWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>An adorable action-adventure game that seems to take a lot of inspiration from the environments of the 2D Zelda games, Littlelands promises to reward the spirit of adventure and exploration. There are plenty of characters to befriend, treasures to dig up, and goblinetes to defeat, but you can also just take it easy and farm berries and cook. The game promises players can play at their own pace.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned release date: TBA<\/li>\n<li>Developer: Rafael Martin &amp; Ky;e Creamer<\/li>\n<li>Publisher: Apogee Entertainment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wax Heads<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Wax Heads Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQLJKugCxJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Take on the role of managing a struggling record store in this self-proclaimed cozy-punk management slice-of-life narrative sim. Get to know the eccentric and indecisive customers, familiarize yourself with the bands and their music, and try not to get distracted when there are customers in the store. Featuring a comic-book art style and an incredible soundtrack, Wax Heads is not to be missed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned release date: TBA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2769240\/Wax_Heads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demo available<\/a> now<\/li>\n<li>Developer: Patattie Games<\/li>\n<li>Publisher: Patattie Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tiny Lands 2<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Tiny Lands 2 - Official Announcement Trailer | Wholesome Direct 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Za73XoDTBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The follow-up to the successful indie spot-the-difference game Tiny Lands, Tiny Lands 2 promises more of the same with a stunning art style and gentle soundtrack. There\u2019s no time limit so players can take as long as they like to examine the handcrafted scenes and find the differences. Tiny Lands 2 also features co-op play for two players, a built-in hint system, and easy one-handed gameplay.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned release date: 2025<\/li>\n<li>Developer: Hyper Three Studio<\/li>\n<li>Publisher: Hyper Three Studio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Featured image credit: Wholesome Games<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/5-games-we-cant-stop-thinking-about-from-the-wholesome-direct\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The weekend of June 8 has been an absolute bumper weekend for gamers. 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