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items: 14 cosy games to snuggle up with this autumn – including one where you run a bookshop
items: 5 most iconic fathers in video game history
items: Every Doctor Who video game, ranked from worst to best

14 cosy games to snuggle up with this autumn – including one where you run a bookshop
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date: 2025-09-26T06:00:27.000Z
creator: Andrew Tucker Leavis
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Evergreen
description: Stay cosy with these games and avoid the autumnal blues.
encoded: Autumn is the perfect time to snuggle up with a cosy game. Whether you want to run a tiny bookshop or unpack a load of boxes, there's a cosy game for that. If anything will help you get through the cold months ahead, it's the smooth-brain lo-fi chill vibes of cosy gaming. When we spoke to the developers of the upcoming cosy game Moonlight Peaks, they were keen to praise this sub-genre that is always providing good vibes. Producer Erik Kors said: "I think, during COVID, there were a lot of people that started with Animal Crossing. And don't get me wrong, it helps [game developers] if a lot people start playing a certain game genre, and I think a lot of people got introduced to gaming in that way," Game director Yannis added: "Next to that, it's fair to say that games in general provide a bit of escapism, right? And, I mean, there's a lot of awful things going on in the world, and cosy games are a good escape for that as well. So they provide some comfort, and yeah, a really nice place to be." Indeed, as the nights get longer, the weather gets colder and any evening plans start to look less appealing, you may well find yourself being drawn to quaint, calm, low-stakes games to play at home. If that’s the case, we have you covered. Here are 14 games which’ll give you a cosy autumnal feel without having to leave the house. Stardew Valley If you're into your cosy games, chances are that you've at least heard of Stardew Valley. And if you haven't already had the pleasure of playing it, prepare to say goodbye to all your spare time. In the game, you'll inherit your grandfather's old farm plot in a place called — you guessed it — Stardew Valley. It's a simple setup, and the graphics are charmingly basic too, but the gameplay loop will suck you in for days. As the official synopsis puts it, "Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?" Eric Barone, a…

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5 most iconic fathers in video game history
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date: 2025-06-15T06:00:57.000Z
creator: Andrew Tucker Leavis
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
description: Dad pixels.
encoded: As boys grow to men they look upwards for guidance. "What we become," said Umberto Eco, "depends on what our fathers teach us… when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.’ In a hectic world, kids pick up wisdom wherever they can find it. For those lucky enough to know and get along with their fathers, it’s become a rite of passage to sit on the arm of the sofa with a Mad Catz Player 2 controller. How can you step into Mario’s shoes without first doing an apprenticeship as Luigi or (god forbid) Toad? The idea of gaming as an outlet for father-son bonding has crept into the stories themselves – in time for Father’s Day, we thought we’d examine five very different fathers in the world of gaming, to see how they measure up… Bowser - the Super Mario series Work-life balance is one of the greatest obstacles in modern fatherhood, and Bowser is one of the most industrious malign lizards in the business. As well as his executive position in the kidnapping-and-pillaging industry, he has a range of aerobic hobbies, from tennis to basketball. Even with such a packed calendar, he’s still found time to pass down his love of destruction to his prolific offspring. His first seven children are the Koopalings (including the musically-inspired Iggy, Lemmy and Ludwig – another hobby?), although their parentage has been disputed in later years. Bowser Jr is now presented as Bowser’s only child – he’s certainly the favourite, at any rate. Junior often appears in a floating clown car equipped with a cannon (presumably bought with his father’s largesse) and uses a magic paintbrush which can use graffiti to summon portals. The apple doesn’t fall far from the fire-breathing lizard; Junior is every bit as inclined to cause trouble as his father, and he’s probably even a bit cleverer to boot. When he appeared as the main villain in Super Mario Sunshine he disguised himself as a shadowy version of Mario, which hoodwinked the authorities in a way we’ve rarely s…

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Every Doctor Who video game, ranked from worst to best
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date: 2025-05-31T08:00:16.000Z
creator: Andrew Tucker Leavis
subject: Gaming
subject: Technology
subject: Exclusive
description: Fancy a trip in the TARDIS?
encoded: Nobody plays games like the Time Lords. They did invent four-dimensional chess, after all. And they’ve seen our human tech advance: Doctor Who’s 1963 debut predates the invention of the handheld calculator and the computer mouse. For as long as video games have been popular, the Doctor’s been foiling science-fictive malcontents in pixelated form. When the TARDIS doors are flung open, the show might occasionally drop you on the Planet of the Wobbly Scenery, and the Doctor’s ventures in the world of gaming haven’t always been world beaters. That being said, with the TV show ending its current run this weekend, it's the perfect time to dive into the wider world of Doctor Who spin-off material like this. We set ourselves a mission: to hear the BBC Micro’s cassettes whir, to clamp our faces into a VR headset, to try each of the Doctor’s console and PC adventures (no phone or flash games this time). Let’s dive into the Vortex… 14. Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror (1985) Many of the best Doctor Who serials were filmed in unglamorous quarries, and Mines of Terror honours this subterranean heritage by plunging the Sixth Doctor deep underground, where the Master’s busy extracting Heatonite, a substance which will further his domination of the universe. Unfortunately, this digital Colin Baker doesn’t control like a man with any great urgency to spoil the Master’s fun – his ambling and leaping is rather half-hearted. The game also has the habit of reporting your method of death back to you, which is somewhat humiliating when you keep getting killed by an egg. Released initially on the BBC Micro, Mines of Terror required some tinkering, as you had to install an extra ROM chip to have enough memory to play. It’s worth a go if you fancy meeting the Doctor’s robotic cat Splinx – an addition to the lore which Russell T Davies can surely ignore no longer. Unfortunately, the overall experience has aged about as well as the Face of Boe. 13. Doctor Who: Return to Earth (2010) Must we …

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