Up to 10 animals of any kind are welcome within these four walls, including cats, dogs, bunnies, crows, ravens, raccoons, horses, red pandas, foxes, bears, and even capybaras! Additionally, there’s a vast number of potions that can alter both you and your animal companions, such as making them bigger or smaller, cosmetically changing their coats to be cosmic or glittery, or even turning them into mythical creatures like a griffin. Despite your establishment being branded as a cat cafe, there’s no restriction on which animals hang out in your cozy lil eatery. You will be very busy tending and befriending the entire island!Īlthough you’ll find plenty of charming townspeople in Calico, my favorite friends ended up being the animals. Make no mistake - Calico is a chill game, but that doesn’t mean an absence of activity. Of course, this is in-between baking cookies, cakes, and more for the cafe, decorating the space to be more inviting for cats and customers alike, playing with your collection of assorted animals, trying on new outfits and accessories (for both you and the animals), and more. While you’re at it, you can’t help but notice that people could use some assistance with things, such as delivering items, opening up new areas, and finding furry or feathered friends.
There’s no shortage of stuff to do in Calico as the newest magical girl/boy/person in town, it’d be a good idea to do a meet and greet with everyone. The visuals and audio are a true delight, their charm coming together to create pure bliss. And the music? Instant mood-booster when those dulcet piano keys started playing, and when the vocals chimed in I would literally just sit still and take everything, a happy peace washing over me. I particularly loved the brushed effect the blocks of color had, which were stationary when the camera moved, giving a hand-painted feel. The colors were a perfect pastel paradise, the pinks and greens giving off that sweet, sweet serotonin. The aesthetics obviously speak for themselves, but I’m happy to compliment them anyway - they’re the very definition of lovely. I definitely appreciated this constant reminder, as I there are a surprising amount of moving parts that I kept forgetting, so having it available at any given moment was welcomed. Got it memorized? Hide it by hitting the “H” button. The controls themselves are a little daunting to remember at first luckily, the game has the entire control scheme available on-screen at all times in case you forget.
It’s then up to the player to decorate the cafe, discover recipes, bake goods, tend to adorable animals, and befriend the townspeople on this magical island with hidden secrets.Ī controller is strongly recommended to play Calico, which the game suggests before starting. The town’s mayor welcomes players and thanks them for taking over the town’s favorite haunt, getting them sorted with the controls before setting them loose on the town.
#CALICO GAME PC#
Available on Switch, XBox One/ X|S, and PC by way of Steam and Game Jolt for the low price of $11.99, Calico is happiness on steroids - bliss in game form for those who have an insatiable appetite for kawaii culture.Īfter a surprisingly sizeable character creation where players can choose from a wide array of inclusive hairstyles (including a hair covering), body types, and literally any skin/hair color, players are welcomed to their new life as a cat cafe owner. Developed by the tiny two-person team Peachy Keen Games and published by Whitethorn Digital, Calico is the best magical girl/cafe/cat collecting crossover ever made and will be sure to please anyone with a sweet tooth.
Cats, cupcakes, and cafes - oh my! Be it cuteness or clever alliteration, Calico is paws-itively overflowing with an abundance of all things adorable.
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