Kara Phillips
Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent four years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she’s more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she’s managed to sink hours into this week. When she’s not raising a dodo army in Ark: Survival Evolved or taking huge losses in Tekken, you’ll find her helplessly trawling the internet for the next best birdwatching game because who wants to step outside and experience the real thing when you can so easily do it from the comfort of your living room. Right?
Latest articles by Kara Phillips

Cozy Caravan mixes crafting, cute critters, and simple quests for the ultimate relaxing game
By Kara Phillips published
Settle down Basically, any game that lets me play as a raccoon is an instant win.

I thought Pine Hearts would be another heartwarming adventure, but it's actually one of the only games to reduce me to tears
By Kara Phillips published
Say goodbye Pine Hearts fits the bill as a wholesome game, but it packs a punch in its story that is bound to tug on your heartstrings.

Top-down puzzle adventure Paper Trail is the kind of page-turner you can only get in games
By Kara Phillips published
Paper puzzles After playing the Paper Trail demo I feel like a puzzle-solving aficionado and origami pro.

The Venture to the Vile demo feels like the metroidvania equivalent of Pandora's box, and even though I've only cracked the surface I already can't get enough
By Kara Phillips published
Nightmare material This 2.5D metroidvania combines precision platforming with towering bosses, and now I'm terrified of giant millipedes.

Haunted Chocolatier characters: everyone we know about so far
By Kara Phillips published
Familiar faces We still have a lot to learn about Haunted Chocolatier, but here are a few characters we've met so far.

Point-and-click horror Tales from Candleforth is the escape room equivalent of your childhood nightmares
By Kara Phillips published
Fright night Tales from Candleforth may begin as an enchanting fairytale but quickly unravels into every nightmare you had as a child.

Minecraft armadillos: how to find and breed these adorable armored animals
By Kara Phillips published
Roll up Minecraft has unleashed armadillos into the mix, and here's everything you need to know about them.

Haunted Chocolatier: Everything we know about the Stardew Valley successor
By Kara Phillips published

5 beginner's tips for Echoes of the Plum Grove to help you survive your first season in Honeywood
By Kara Phillips published
Five tips to help you survive and thrive in this consequential farming sim.

Idle farming sim Rusty's Retirement allows you to pour hours into farmwork whilst still doing other things
By Kara Phillips published
Slow down Finally, I can understand why these games are considered cozy.

I have become obsessed with a goat in Lovecraftian dating sim Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
By Kara Phillips published
Devilish devotion Sucker for Love: Date to Die For has introduced a new dateable entity and I have fallen head over hooves for her.
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