I went on a serious cottagecore Stardew Valley mod hunt and now I've got the cozy farm of my dreams for my next save

I went on a serious cottagecore Stardew Valley mod hunt and now I’ve got the cozy farm of my dreams for my next save

It’s been a decade since Stardew Valley continued a farming life obsession that started with Harvest Moon in my childhood, and I never seem to stay away for long. That’s partially thanks to ConcernedApe’s endless cycle of updates, and partially because the Stardew Valley mod scene is filled with talented fans determined to keep their…

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The new Fallout Season 2 images tease more pre-war flashbacks—which was honestly the best part of Fallout Season 1

Maybe it’s just years and years of games like Fallout and Dying Light and Metro, plus a few decades of movies like Mad Max that take place after some civilization-shattering calamity… but I’m just a bit burned out on post-apocalyptic wastelands. Bleak, barren landscapes. Ruined buildings and rusted metal. Grubby survivors wearing tattered clothes. I’ve…

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New Blood boss Dave Oshry ‘quadruples down’ on supporting GOG after worrying about its future, committing to sales, demos, one-click mods, plus day-and-date releases alongside Steam

After expressing worry about the future health of games storefront GOG in an RPG Site interview, New Blood CEO Dave Oshry has recommitted to supporting the platform, including fuller parity with the Steam releases of its games. GOG’s clear remit⁠—offering the titular “good old games” you can’t get elsewhere⁠—has been long been challenged by Steam’s…

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It’s another day of Disco Elysium-related announcements trying to kneecap each other: Studio ZA/UM has put out a teaser for its first new game since 2019, and it’s not Disco Elysium 2

At literally the exact same time that Disco Elysium-like RPG Hopetown⁠—which has its own issues, believe me⁠—released a new trailer, embattled Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM came in with the steel chair: A first teaser for its own follow-up game, codenamed project C4. The teaser itself is pretty thin, but undeniably stylish and intriguing: It’s all…

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