#small-town

#small-town

There's a pleasing rhythm to cozy life sims. 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. Discounty, from developer Crinkle Cut Games, applies this idea to running a small-town supermarket. And while in many ways it can still be considered "cozy" like its contemporaries,

Michael Madsen's final posthumous role offers a nostalgic glimpse of a small-town theater's last days, echoing the bittersweet memories of cinema's past.