{"id":495920,"date":"2026-03-26T06:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/495920\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:27:11","slug":"everything-is-not-as-it-seems-in-this-painterly-ps5-cozy-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/495920\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Is Not as It Seems in This Painterly PS5 Cozy Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Everything Is Not as It Seems in This Painterly PS5 Cozy Game 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5ea59fb7f3979\/everything-is-not-as-it-seems-in-this-painterly-ps5-cozy-game-1.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/everything-is-not-as-it-seems-in-this-painterly-ps5-cozy-game-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Everything Is Not as It Seems in This Painterly PS5 Cozy Game 1\"\/><\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n<p>Cozy games are dime a dozen on the PS5, but NIS America\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/village_in_the_shade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Village in the Shade<\/a> looks to be taking the genre in a slightly more unsettling direction.<\/p>\n<p>All is fairly familiar in the opening exchanges of this announcement trailer: a painterly isometric world makes way for agricultural activities and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p>But when the sun sets, you may need your pitchforks for more than just tilling the soil.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the publisher describes the game, which is due for release later this year on the PS5:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to Kagatsu, a Japanese mountain village with plenty of secrets. In this brand-new, hand-painted farming sim, you\u2019ll plant crops, customize your homestead, and befriend a cast of intriguing characters.<\/p>\n<p>Relax by the brook, watch the cherry blossoms with your neighbors, or take a stroll through town. With so many ways to relax, you\u2019re sure to feel right at home.<\/p>\n<p>Just make sure to follow a few simple rules: don\u2019t talk to strangers, don\u2019t leave the village, and, whatever you do, don\u2019t go out at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, in addition to purchasing furniture and making friends, you\u2019ll be investigating the mysteries of Kagatsu \u2013 if you dare.<\/p>\n<p>This looks like a really intriguing twist on a tried and trusted genre, so we\u2019re really looking forward to learning more.<\/p>\n<p>Are you down for a darker cozy game? Don\u2019t stray too far from the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z0QNuVRSa3M\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z0QNuVRSa3M\" target=\"_blank\">youtube.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Games<\/p>\n<p>\tSee Also<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759573209_524_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Push Square Cozy games are dime a dozen on the PS5, but NIS America\u2019s upcoming Village in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10519,59,174698,112,86,56,54,55,174699],"class_list":["post-495920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-announcements","tag-gb","tag-nis-america","tag-ps5","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-village-in-the-shade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}