Wholesome Direct returned during E3 2021 season with a presentation that featured over 75 games. The stream was 45-minutes long with a focus on uplifting and positive titles. Keen readers will notice a surprising number of games about making soup, being a cat, being a frog, and living a witchy life.
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- A Little to the Left (PC, October 21, 2021) – Puzzle title about organizing household items.
- A Walk with Yiayia (PC, TBD) – Casual adventure about walking with your grandmother after she lost her confidence from a recent fall.
- Alekon (PC, available now) – A puzzle and photography sim where you snapshot whimsical creatures.
- Amber Isle (PC, coming soon) – Play as a shopkeep on an island with prehistoric inhabitants.
- APICO (PC, 2022) – Beekeeping and management sim.
- BattleCakes (PC and Xbox platforms, 2021) – Turn-based RPG where you can fight or make friends with confectionary foes.
- Bear & Breakfast (PC and Switch, 2021) – Play as a bear running a bed and breakfast in the woods.
- Beasts of Maravilla Island (PC and Switch, available now) – 3D adventure and photography sim with unique animals.
- Behind the Frame (PC and mobile, coming soon) – Help an artist finish her paintings set against the backdrop of an emotional story.
- Bird Problems (PC, TBD) – Comical story about an anxious canary making friends.
- Book of Travels (PC, TBD) – Leisurely and atmospheric TMORPG.
- Button City (Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, Q3 2021) – Low-poly adventure about saving a local arcade as a fox.
- Cat Cafe Manager (PC, TBD) – Management sim about running a cat cafe.
- Cat Designer Mocha (Mobile, TBD) – Crayon aesthetic drag-and-drop title.
- Clawfish (PC, available now) – Fishing arcade sim with a crane game.
- Cloud Jumper (PC, coming soon) – Sky exploration title with floating islands.
- Co-open (PC, available now) – A child buying groceries for the first time on their own.
- Dordogne (PC and Switch, 2021) – Narrative-drive puzzle game about revisiting memories.
- Dreamland Confectionery (PC and Switch, 2023) – Puzzle and baking title set in a dream.
- Fire Tonight (PC and Switch, August 12, 2021) – Narrative-drive puzzle title set against the backdrop of a city on fire.
- Floppy Knights (PC, 2021) – Turn-based strategy with card-game and tactical elements.
- Fossil Corner (PC, available now) – Fossil-collecting and puzzle title about a retired paleontologist.
- Freshly Frosted (Switch, PlayStation platforms, Xbox One platforms, and PC, 2021) – Puzzle game with conveyor belts.
- Frogsong (PC, 2021) – Action RPG about a frog.
- Game Director Story (PC, 2021) – Satirical management sim about the AAA game industry.
- Garden Story (PC and Switch, 2021) – Action RPG and town building sim with garden-variety characters.
- Here Comes Niko! (PC and Switch, coming soon) – 3D platformer with fishing, puzzles, bug-catching, and a frog buddy.
- Hoa (PC, Switch, PlayStation platforms, and Xbox One platforms, August 24, 2021) – Puzzle platformer with hand-painted art.
- Hot Pot for One (PC, available now) – Cooking simulator.
- KeyWe (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, August 31, 2021) – Co-op puzzle platformer staring kiwi birds.
- Kokopa’s Atlas (Switch, PC, PlayStation platforms, and Xbox platforms, TBD) – Crafting and cultivation RPG.
- Kotodama Diary (mobile, available now) – Pet management title where animals change based on the words you use.
- KreatureKind (Switch, Android, and PC, TBD) – Approachable deck builder and card battler.
- Lake (PC in September 1, 2021, Xbox Series X in Fall 2021) – Narrative-based adventure game about delivering mail in a small town.
- Lego Builder’s Journey (PC and Switch, June 22, 2021, out on Apple Arcade now) – Puzzler with Lego dioramas.
- Letters (Switch and PC, late 2021) – Hand-drawn puzzler about pen pals and friendship.
- Loadlenaut (PC, December 2022)– Creature-raising survival game in the ocean, live on Kickstarter.
- Lonefarm (PC, 2021) – Farming and driving sim in the South Pacific.
- Luna’s Fishing Garden (PC, June 16, 2021) – Fishing and building title with 2D platforming elements.
- Moonglow Bay (Xbox platforms and PC, 2021) – Fishing sim with a focus on building human relationships.
- Moonshell Island (PC, TBD) – Top-down Zelda-like action RPG.
- Mythic Ocean (Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, coming soon and available now on PC) – Narrative-driven game with underwater exploration.
- Ooblets (PC and Xbox One, available now) – Farming and creature-collecting life sim.
- Paralives (PC, TBD) – Life sim about building a dream house and managing characters’ lives.
- Passpartout 2 (TBD, TBD) – Draw and sell art as a struggling artist with a puppet aesthetic.
- Pekoe (PC, 2022) – Tea-making sim about self-care and cats.
- Please Be Happy (PC, Switch, PlayStation platforms, and Xbox platforms, 2021) – LGBTQ+ visual novel about being happy.
- PowerWash Simulator (PC, available now) – Relaxing and satisfying cleaning sim.
- Princess Farmer (PC, 2021) – Visual novel meets match-three gameplay about farming bunnies.
- Pupperazzi (PC, TBD) – Dog photography sim.
- Rainbow Billy (PC, PlayStation platforms, Xbox platforms, and Switch, TBD) – 2.5D adventure RPG about restoring color.
- Recolit (PC, coming soon) – Story-driven 2D mystery adventure.
- RoboCo (PC, coming soon) – Sandbox and physics title about designing robots.
- Sally (TBD, TBD) – Crafting and management game about living on an airship.
- Seasonspree (PC and Switch, Summer 2021) – Time-control 2D title about growing friendships and enjoying the change in seasons.
- Shashingo (PC, TBD) – Japanese language learning aid with photography gameplay.
- SkateBIRD (PC, Switch, and Xbox One, August 12, 2021) – Skateboarding sandbox starring birds.
- Snacko (Switch and PC, 2021) – Farming sim and action RPG starring cats.
- Soup Pot (PC and Xbox platforms, Q3 2021) – Cooking sim with an in-game social media platform.
- Spirit Swap (PC, 2022) – Lo-fi beats to match-three to.
- Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight (Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, 2021 and available now on PC) – 3D platformer designed by an artist who worked on FFXIV.
- Teacup (PC, TBD) – Narrative adventure about a shy frog collecting tea-making ingredients.
- The Garden Path (PC, 2021) – Slice-of-life sim about gardening and friends.
- The Gecko Gods (PC, Switch, PlayStation platforms, and Xbox platforms, TBD) – Puzzle-platformer where you play as a gecko on an ancient island.
- The Magnificent Trufflepigs (Switch and PC, available now) – First-person metal-detecting adventure in the English countryside.
- The Outbound Ghost (PC and Switch, July 12, 2021) – Adventure mystery about a ghost learning about their death and the afterlife.
- Toodee and Topdee (PC, TBD) – 2D platformer with push-block and balance puzzles.
- Tracks of Thought (PC, coming soon) – Story-driven self-exploration RPG with card-based conversations.
- Unpacking (PC, 2021) – Isometric zen puzzle title about decorating and organizing.
- Venba (PC, Winter 2021) – Cooking game where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada.
- We Are OFK (Switch and PC, Spring 2021) – LGBTQ+ narrative-driven story about the making of a band.
- Witchery Academy (PC and Switch, coming soon) – Life and agriculture sim about being a witch.
- Witchy Life Story (PC, 2022) – Narrative and crafting sim about harvesting, making friends, and possible romance.
- Woodo (PC, Switch, and Apple iOS, TBD) – 3D puzzle game about building a world with an imaginary friend.
- Wytchwood (PC, 2021) – Crafting adventure game set against the backdrop of gothic fairytales.
- Yokai Inn (PC and mobile devices, TBD) – Slice-of-life sim inspired by Harvest Moon with detailed pixel art dioramas.
Here is the full Wholesome Direct 2021.