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Val's Personal Picks

a collection by val · last updated 2023-11-10 03:09:10

A collection of cute games that I highly, highly recommend. If the game isn't free, then I got them in a charity bundle ^^ Many puzzles, visual novels, and narrative-driven stories, long and short!

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
Simulation
a little exploration game about hiking up a mountain
Adventure
APICO
$19.99
APICO is a casual-sim game about breeding and collecting bees
Simulation
Grocery shopping adventure: make friends, feed cats, and find secrets!
Adventure
val says

shop and explore! a cute shopping simulator with a lot of secrets!

Toyish surprise-o-rama
val says

this game changed my life. solving things by yourself is very satisfying. amazing art, soundtrack, music, and head-scratching problems that use your spatial reasoning and creativity!

Entrancing musical falling block puzzler
Puzzle
val says

an amazing puzzle game, if you love tetris, you'd love this!

◇ a late-night shopping adventure ◇
Adventure
val says

this is such a nice game, the dialogue is great! the vibes are so cozy, and the places is hella atmospheric paired with the soundtrack. i wish i could play this for the first time again!

A narrative-adventure about a fox and an arcade in the sky.
Adventure
val says

A cute, charming, and endearing narrative arcade game. Multiple areas to explore, many NPCs to talk to, and cool as hell arcade mini games with the option to mod them in-game.

Take care of your own island and explore the ocean in this farming adventure.
Adventure
val says

an adorable farming and sailing sim! beware of a lot of fetch quests though!

a candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop
Visual Novel
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val says

adorable characters, great dialogue, and an overall great visual novel!

a healing game. let's grow together!
Visual Novel
Play in browser
val says

an short idle planting game with a touching story

two witch boys fall in love
Visual Novel
val says

two witch boys in love! amazing chemistry between the characters, please read through it! nomnomnami always pulls through with the endearing fluff

A food-themed puzzle game where you have to arrange lunches in bento boxes!
Puzzle
val says

puzzles! more puzzles! this time with cats!

Find the exit in this Nonogram meets Minesweeper puzzle game.
Puzzle
val says

best of both worlds, i use this to get better at minesweeper

Finally, a game where you can date a clown! A passionate April Fool's project.
Visual Novel
val says

honk honk!!! for all the clown lovers out there. the writing is funny and the pacing is quite fast! i like both of those things!

A game about fishing your grandma's bones
Interactive Fiction
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val says

a short fishing game with amazing writing

Pursue immersion with electronic dance music through lightning-fast combat.
Rhythm
val says

a rhythm game that i would describe as a blend between Cytus and Osu.  it's very stylistic and atmospheric, everything from the art style, sound design and music! I recommend playing with a pen tablet for better accuracy

Serve quirky customers as the days pass by~ How long can you keep the cafe open?
Simulation
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val says

i'm not the type to enjoy stressful restaurant management sims but this is small-scale enough that i genuinely had fun! adorable art style too

don't forget your ticket!
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
val says

a cute short game!

A y2k aesthetic arcade puzzle game, inspired by puzzle games from the late 90's!
Puzzle
val says

another puzzle game to add to the collection! the mechanics may be a bit hard to adjust to at first!

Absurdist Typing Game developed as part of the Briefs series
Interactive Fiction
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val says

type. keep typing. keep typing. keep typing. keep ty

Be a bug, use a crane, do a match 3
Puzzle
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val says

you can never have too many match-3 games. ever.

Calico
$11.99
Magical girls and cat cafes!
Role Playing
val says

cute girls, cats, and other friendly creatures. you can jiggle the cats too!

it's time to make some potions!
Visual Novel
val says

make potions and talk to people! cute pixel graphics, calming, and easy to understand potion-making mechanic. 

Plan the perfect birthday party! Scavenge for foods, collect goods, and give the President the best party ever!
Adventure
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val says

cute animals, pixel graphics, fun items to discover! i haven't gotten the best ending yet (;-;)  but it was a pleasant experience nonetheless!