Wholesome Games’ annual Wholesome Snack showcase may be roughly half the length of its Whole Directs, but it is still packed with warm fuzzies. Wholesome Snack always brings artistic, uplifting, emotional indie games from developers worldwide. Today’s showcase features 24 announcements — about half are world premieres. As always, seasons/dates/times are in Eastern Standard Time (North America’s east coast)
I’ve written separately about two Aussie-developed games featured in the showcase, Loftia and Wylde Society.
New game highlights
These four games stood out from the rest, but it was hard to narrow it down! They include the next game from the developer of Pekoe, a sequel that seems just ducky, a handy fox, and pinball with a twist. Please note, descriptions are provided by Wholesome Games.
Capy Castaway
Developed by Kitten Cut Studio and published by Big Blue Sky Games.
Embark on a whimsical adventure with a capybara pup and a clever crow as they set off to find their way home! Sniff, dig, and explore a vibrant world brimming with wonder, challenges, and heartwarming friendships at every turn.
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Developed and published by Happy Broccoli Games.
When spookiness strikes a luxury campsite, the one and only Duck Detective is summoned to quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Piece by Piece
Developed by Gamkat and published by No More Robots.
Relax and play as a little fox who runs a repair shop, fixing, building, painting and reselling all sorts of curious items from a model cat all the way to binoculars. Entrall yourself in the townsfolks stories, battle them in a game of ‘Bear, Fish, Bee’ and grow plants to create pigments for paint to decorate your newly fixed items. Get ready to open up shop soon!
Pinbleton Park
Developed and published by Turtlesoup Games.
In this solo-developed cozy adventure game, the world of Pinbleton Park becomes one giant pinball table with the aid of the spirits who dwell in the village shrine. Help out your neighbors, gather lost spirits, and craft the world into the perfect pinball table!
Full list of featured games
- Capy Castaway (Kitten Cut Studio, Big Blue Sky Games)
- Tales of Seikyu (ACE Entertainment, Fireshine Games) — launching in EA for PC via Steam in Spring 2025
- Piece by Piece (Gamkat, No More Robots) — launching for PC via Steam in 2025
- Rusty’s Retirement (Mister Morris Games) — free winter update for PC/Mac via Steam now available
- Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (Happy Broccoli Games) — launching for PC via Steam in 2025
- Lou’s Lagoon (Tiny Roar, rokaplay, Megabit Publishing) —launching for PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch
- Pine: A Story of Loss (Made Up Games, Fellow Traveller) — launching for iOS/Android, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch on December 13
- River Towns (Frogsong Studios, Metaroot, Stray Fawn Publishing) — crowdfunding and demo have launched
- Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (Soft Not Weak) — launching for PC via Steam and Xbox on February 3, 2025
- Winter Burrow (Pine Creek Games, Noodlecake Studios) — launching for PC via Steam and Xbox
- Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley: Fuddler’s Courtship DLC (Hyper Games, Raw Fury) — launching on December 17
- Aikyam (Thousand Stars) — demo for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series now available
- Little Rocket Lab (Teenage Astronauts, No More Robots) — launching for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, and Xbox One in 2025
- Loftia (Qloud Games) — launching for PC via Steam
- Star Birds (Toukana Interactive) — launching for PC via Steam in 2025
- Locomoto (Green Tile Digital) — launching via Steam in 2025
- NAIAD (HiWarp) — surprise timed release for PC via Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox
- A Waddleful Life (Shaky Shrub Games) — launching for PC via Steam
- Sky: The Children of Light: Alice’s Wonderland Café event (thatgamecompany) — launching December 23
- Pinbleton Park (Turtlesoup Games) — launching for PC via Steam
- Despelote (Julian Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena, Panic) — launching for PC via Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch (new!) and Xbox Series in early 2025
- Sugardew Island (rokuplay) — launching for PC via Syeam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series in 2005
- Wylde Society (Studio Drydock) — launching for PC via Steam
- TOEM 2 (Something We Made — launching for PC and consoles in 2026
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