{"id":1073,"date":"2025-08-30T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/discounty-adds-some-bite-to-cozy-life-sims\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:00:00","slug":"discounty-adds-some-bite-to-cozy-life-sims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/discounty-adds-some-bite-to-cozy-life-sims\/","title":{"rendered":"Discounty adds some bite to cozy life sims"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DISC-6.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There&rsquo;s a pleasing rhythm to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23878638\/japanese-rural-life-adventure-apple-arcade-iphone-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cozy life sims<\/a>. The virtual days pass, filled with chores of tending crops or running a business, punctuated by strange mysteries or evolving relationships. At their best, these games merge busywork with exploration and storytelling, in a way that makes them hard to step away from. <em>Discounty<\/em>, from developer Crinkle Cut Games, applies this idea to running a small-town supermarket. And while in many ways it can still be considered \u00ab\u00a0cozy\u00a0\u00bb like its contemporaries, it also comes with a bit of bite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Instead of starting up your own business from scratch, <em>Discounty<\/em> has you taking over a grocery franchise from your crank \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games-review\/768145\/discounty-review-switch-ps5-xbox-steam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&rsquo;s a pleasing rhythm to cozy life sims. 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