This Black Friday deal gets you a standard PS5 console and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for just $500.
20.10.2023 - 15:39 / gamespot.com
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When it comes to the four weather seasons, autumn doesn't get enough love. Like spring, it's set in that goldilocks zone for temperature, festivities, and opportunities to strut your fall fashion collection. In video games, this is a season that's typically headlined by horror games, gory dives into blood-curdling content that overshadows the genuinely fun and cozy games that leverage an autumnal setting to deliver a more relaxing pace.
Sure, we love a good scare in October, but as autumn begins and the year winds to a close, we're also looking to recharge our batteries and give more intense games a break. There'll always be a place for horror games, but as the last couple of years have proven, people also want to balance their gaming library with games that offer warmer experiences that they can take their time with as they settle into a state of deep relaxation.
For this list, we're taking a look at the games that embody the cozy nature of autumn, provide the most chill of vibes, and are perfect to play while wrapped in a warm cocoon of blankets. Whether you're looking for something with only a light level of Halloween ambience or a title that goes all in on golden golden trees, here's a look at some cozy games that'll help warm you up as the months start to get colder.
If there are two things that seldom work together, it's the need to keep your home tidy and owning a cat who wants to cause some chaos. A Little To The Left embodies that idea with a curious feline looking to disrupt your efforts to keep your home organized, always sticking its paws right in the middle of your attempt to make things look just right. The game has a wonderful aesthetic, a score that'll keep you at ease even when you notice the jellybeans of doom move into frame, and with a Halloween update on the way, it's a laidback bundle of joy.
Read our A Little To The Left review.
Any list about cozy games would be incomplete without a mention of Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A breath of fresh air for people looking to escape the constant dread of COVID-19 pandemic, New Horizons changes with the seasons as you build your virtual village getaway. It's during the autumn months when the game is a showcase of bright colors, falling leaves, and pumpkins, a setting that you can not only take part in but contribute to as well with your own creations. New Horizons broadcasts charm in every pixel of its design, but its fall season is easily the game at its warmest and most inviting.
Read our Animal Crossing: New Horizons review.
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This Black Friday deal gets you a standard PS5 console and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for just $500.
Update: You can still bag the new bundle for just £399 at select UK retailers like Amazon, AO, and Very. GAME, Currys, and John Lewis also have the deal for around £409 as well. While these aren't as good as the original EE deal, this is still an excellent offer and a tremendous £140 in savings vs the RRP of buying each of these products separately. The original story continues below.
Apple released the iPhone 15 series in September, and it was the top-end model, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which instantly hogged the limelight. This time around, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has received some big upgrades with the new A17 Pro SoC, as well as the first-ever telephoto camera on an iPhone. However, these new additions have also resulted in a $100 price increase.
There are some things in life that I admire but can't claim to properly understand. These include the literary works of James Joyce, the vegan lifestyle, and people who want to play incredibly scary games in VR. I like horror games, but there's a limit on my tolerance, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent landed right on that limit when it slithered out of Frictional Games' culvert a terrifying thirteen years ago. Hence, the mere idea of playing that game in VR makes me shudder.
This early Black Friday deal in the UK is already a cut above the rest, and could well be the best discount we see over the holiday shopping season. With the PS5 Slim launching soon globally, we're already starting to see huge discounts on the previous standard PS5 Disc model and its relevant bundles.
144Hz gaming TV deals are something I’ve been keeping an eye out for all year, but I honestly didn’t think we’d see anything like this Hisense offer before Black Friday. Not only has Amazon completely slashed the price of the manufacturer's 2023 65-inch mini LED model, but it also comes with a free copy of NBA 4K 24. I’ll be pretty surprised if better offers on this display pop up later this month, so it’s well worth checking out ahead of time.
Black Friday is approaching fast, with the sales event formally starting on November 24. As in past years, however, plenty of retailers have begun already putting up some fantastic Black Friday gaming deals early.
If you're gearing up to dive into the Modern Warfare 3 single-player campaign, which is available to download and play right now, then chances are that you might be wondering what the Call of Duty story in the Modern Warfare sub-series is all about.
Final Fantasy 14 and Fall Guys are two of the least compatible titles you could pick for potential crossovers, but director Naoki Yoshida has somehow managed it. Head on over to The Gold Saucer between now and the end of the year, and you'll be able to take on various obstacle courses inspired by Fall Guys, all in an effort to win crowns and grab yourself some limited-time Fall Guys-themed rewards.
Every year, developer Behaviour Interactive adds new Halloween-themed cosmetics for players to collect in Dead by Daylight. This year, one cosplayer has dazzled fans by recreating one of the most iconic Halloween outfits the game has ever seen.
Withstarting to look toward its next mainline game generation, one aspect of the series could do with a big shakeup — the starter Pokémon. As approaches the end of its DLC cycle with the impending release of, the mainline series of games will be moving onto its tenth generation — presumably introducing a new region, new characters, and a new collection of Pokémon to capture. However, while is a series that holds strongly onto many of its traditions, changing some of the franchise's long-held conventions could help the gameplay stay fresh.
Having just spent a few nights away with the wife, I don’t want to think what the hotel staff think of us right now, but you can find out about hotel guests and all their secrets in This Bed We Made, a third-person narrative mystery game that allows you to indulge your curiosity about the hidden lives of others.