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Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
OpenCritic55IGDB44
Calico is a low stress day-in-the-life community-sim where you move to a town of magical girls and are given a harrowing yet adorable task: make the town's cat café active and full of cuddly creatures again!
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Cosy, raw, unpretentious and contemplative.
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Thumb CultureDec 20235/5 starsCalico is a relaxing and whimsical game filled with adorable animals, a strong community of NPCs, and a fun cooking mechanic. It has a brilliant soundtrack that brings the world together. Calico is a game catered towards cozy/wholesome players of all ages, due to the simple controls. The game removes the feeling of having to grind out many hours to get everything leveled up, meaning players can just explore and be part of the world. However, it did leave me wanting more. There is something about the game that feels unfinished. I would love to see some extra game modes be added, whether this is working in the cafe, or opening up more decorating abilities. Seeing new animals be included would be great too, let’s get all the furry and scaley friends in the cafe.
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TheSixthAxisDrea BunceDec 20208/10Calico is a wonderfully weird and whimsical game. With a few tweaks to the rendering of the game, a few glitch fixes, and the ability to customise the controls, it would be an ideal island to visit for a few hours at a time. If only I could get my Animal Crossing island to have the same atmosphere…
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KeenGamerGeoff GirardinDec 20208/10Run and design your own delightful cat cafe in Calico, the latest from the two-person team at Whitehorn Digital. This review covers the release version in anticipation of a critical 1.1 console update. But with that in mind, there's still plenty to love.
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NintendojoAchi IkedaMay 2021What sounded like the combination of a management game, Animal Crossing, and The Sims turned out to be barely influenced by all three. If you’re looking for a relaxing Switch game where you can collect clothing, decorate your home, and hang out with animals, there is already the perfect game for you: Animal Crossing New Horizons. If you’ve already played it to the point of needing new joysticks, then there are plenty of other indie alternatives to pick up before giving Calico consideration.
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Screen RantLaura GrayDec 20201.5/5 starsCalico is a café simulator that has a few issues.
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IGDB rating 5.4/10 from 16 ratings.
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