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Suicide Squad's fourth season will be its last, but the offline mode promised a year ago is finally here
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/suicide-squads-fourth-season-will-be-its-last-but-the-offline-mode-promised-a-year-ago-is-finally-here/
The end has finally come: Rocksteady has announced that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's fourth season will be its last. The good news for those who want to keep playing is that online functionality will continue to be available, and the long-awaited offline mode is finally here.
>> Now the question is what will happen to Rocksteady.

If you've got a passion for baking, gardening, or giving broken things a new lease on life the reveal trailer for Piece by Piece is bound to spark joy
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/if-youve-got-a-passion-for-baking-gardening-or-giving-broken-things-a-new-lease-of-life-the-reveal-trailer-for-piece-by-piece-is-bound-to-spark-joy/
If you love the satisfaction of renovating or repairing something broken, then Piece by Piece is worth keeping an eye on. I'm the sort of person who is quite clumsy with repairs. Usually, I'm satisfied with a slathering of superglue and an optimistic mindset, but there's something about Piece by Piece that tempts me to try particularly hard to breathe a new life into my repaired objects, and maybe I'll find a new passion and care for fixing while I embark on this journey.

In this cozy survival game you're a mouse who knits tiny wool sweaters, bakes pies for his friends, lives in a furnished tree trunk, and I can't even go on because it's so darn cute
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/in-this-cozy-survival-game-youre-a-mouse-who-knits-tiny-wool-sweaters-bakes-pies-for-his-friends-lives-in-a-furnished-tree-trunk-and-i-cant-even-go-on-because-its-so-darn-cute/
One of the reasons I love survival games is there's something inherently cozy about them. You may struggle and starve and bleed, but at the end of a long perilous day when you decompress in front of a fire with a belly full of food in a shelter that keeps out the cold and rain (and sometimes the monsters), what could possibly feel more safe or satisfying than that?
Fully embracing the coziness of survival is Winter Burrow, a survival game from Noodlecake and Pine Creek Games, where you're a tiny little mouse trying to make it through a harsh winter. It's hard to imagine a more cozy sight than a furry little mouse sitting on a comfy chair in its house inside a furnished tree trunk, knitting a woolen hat in front of a roaring fireplace, isn't it? Check out the trailer below, revealed today at the Wholesome Snack showcase.

Factorio, but cozy? Little Rocket Lab is a factory builder with plenty of Stardew Valley vibes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/factorio-but-cozy-little-rocket-lab-is-a-factory-builder-with-plenty-of-stardew-valley-vibes/
You can do lots of great stuff in Stardew Valley: farming, mining, fishing, crafting, and romancing all the sexy singles—but can you build your own rocketship on the outskirts of town? Likewise, you can spend dozens of hours in Factorio making the automated assembly lines of your dreams, but can you also make friends with the cute librarian while fixing up a sleepy town?
Little Rocket Lab, from developer Teenage Astronauts and published by No More Robots, looks like the best of both worlds: a factory builder constructed inside a cozy life sim. Revealed today at Wholesome Snack, in Little Rocket Lab you'll step into the work boots of Morgan, an engineer who likes tinkering, helping out the locals, and has dreams of constructing her very own rocket ship.

I can finally finish Naiad two years after I played through its demo thanks to it shadow dropping during the Wholesome Snack showcase
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/i-can-finally-finish-naiad-two-years-after-i-played-through-its-demo-thanks-to-it-shadow-dropping-during-the-wholesome-snack-showcase/
I played a demo of Naiad back in 2022, so it's no wonder that I feel like it's been a long time since I've had an update on where this gorgeous minimalist adventure will take us next. But, to my utter surprise and slight disbelief, the game has finally been released during the Wholesome Snack showcase. At long last, I'll be able to finish my journey along the river, and frankly I'm stoked to know I didn't just make this game up during a feverish haze.
>> By now, you’ve probably realized that there was a games showcase yesterday.

Locomoto is worth checking out if you're all about trains, but I'm more excited about character customisation
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/locomoto-is-worth-checking-out-if-youre-all-about-trains-but-im-more-excited-about-character-customisation/
I've never had a particularly soft spot for train games, but after stumbling into Station to Station for hours on end I'm starting to feel pretty brushed up on my railway skills. Locomoto isn't the next railway simulation game, but it does let you complete the (arguably) best parts of any game involving a vehicle—driving, and decorating it.

My favourite idle farming simulator is getting a free new update including a traveling vendor, winter weather, and farmyard pets to lend a paw
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/my-favourite-idle-farming-simulator-is-getting-a-free-new-update-including-a-traveling-vendor-winter-weather-and-farmyard-pets-to-lend-a-paw/
Rusty's Retirement has happily sat at the bottom of my screen on my second monitor since it was released back in April. Even though I've poured hours of my life into farming simulators in the past and created spreadsheets to track profit margins and gift guides for my fellow townsfolk, one thing I adore most about Rusty's Retirement is how non-committal it is. I can easily just keep it running without having to worry about crops wilting between seasons, or severe weather ruining my land rather than being a cute visual addition.
But, as much as I love leaving my little robot farmer to till the soil and sow the seeds, Rusty's Retirement has been feeling a little samey recently.
Luckily, my beloved idle farming sim is getting a lavish new winter update today, as announced in the Wholesome Snack showcase. What's even better is that the update is free of charge so you'll be able to upgrade your farm yards with all new content without worrying about dipping into your gold stash. As shown in the reveal trailer below, elements like a winter map, new crops and animals, and a visiting vendor who sells "genetically modified crop upgrades" are being added as part of the game's Winter update

One of my favorite cozy adventure games just announced a sequel that I'm totally psyched for
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/one-of-my-favorite-cozy-adventure-games-just-announced-a-sequel-that-im-totally-psyched-for/
One of the best cozy games that I don't ever see enough people putting on their cozy GOAT lists is Toem, a black & white adventure game about completing a photography stamp book challenge. I never anticipated getting more of its silly charm but developer Something We Made has just announced the sequel, Toem 2, during the Wholesome Snack showcase and I am delighted.

People Can Fly lays off more than 120 employees as it cuts back on in-development games: 'We need to tailor our plans to our financial capacity'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/people-can-fly-lays-off-more-than-120-employees-as-it-cuts-back-on-in-development-games-we-need-to-tailor-our-plans-to-our-financial-capacity/
People Can Fly, the Polish developer of games including Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders, has laid off more than 120 employees, a move the studio said was necessary "as external market pressures persisted beyond our forecasts."

Forget inheriting a dumpy old farm: your cool uncle left you a 'seaplane delivery service' in this open world life sim
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/forget-inheriting-a-dumpy-old-farm-your-cool-uncle-left-you-a-seaplane-delivery-service-in-this-open-world-life-sim/
I've been playing a lot of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 lately so I've got planes on my branes. That made Lou's Lagoon an instant "Yes please!" for me when I caught its gameplay trailer at today's Wholesome Snack showcase.
Instead of inheriting a dumpy old farm from a relative, as is so often the case in life sims, in Lou's Lagoon you're given a seaplane delivery service. Instead of chopping down trees you'll be soaring above them as you explore the islands of a colorful archipelago. I'm in!