There is something immediately appealing about Beastfolk Barber. At first glance, it looks like the kind of cozy indie game you boot up after a long day, make a few cute characters happy, listen to some pleasant dialogue, and shut the PC down feeling relaxed. Then the game puts a mysterious mirror in your barbershop,…
Beastfolk Barber looks cozy at first glance, but don’t let the warm barbershop atmosphere fool you. This is not one of those narrative games where you can mash through dialogue, pick whatever hairstyle looks cool, and still expect everything to work out. Your scissors matter, your conversations matter, and sometimes one badly judged haircut can…
There are plenty of cozy games where the biggest problem you face is choosing the right wallpaper or making sure a customer gets the coffee they ordered. Beastfolk Barber is not quite that kind of game. It starts with the relaxed rhythm of a small neighborhood barbershop, throws a cast of wonderfully strange beastfolk into…
I’ve played enough survival horror games over the years to recognize when something is just leaning on aesthetic trends—and when something is actually trying to reshape how tension and exploration work together. Silver Pines sits in an interesting space right now. It’s not out yet, but between trailers, demo impressions, and community discussion around the…
