Alayna Cole

Packing Life Review – More Frustrating Than Satisfying | Player2.net.au Packing Life Review - More Frustrating Than Satisfying In my late teens and early twenties, I worked in the service department at Coles. I might not have been the most personable service team member, ...

ICYMI, @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social spent her weekend packing up her stuff...

... it wasn't the best time.

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Cozy Caravan Review – Preparing for the Whizz Bang Fair | Player2.net.au Disclaimer: For transparency purposes, we are letting our readers know that after taking on the code for this game, our reviewer Alayna came to the realisation that she had worked with some of the dev...

When a game that has the word "cozy" in its title crosses our desk, there is only one person we call... @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social

Check out her full review of Cozy Caravan now!

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Locomoto Review – All Aboard The Cozy Train | Player2.net.au Locomoto Review - All Aboard The Cozy Train Have you ever wanted to be a tiny, adorable anthropomorphised animal, delivering passengers and parcels across the countryside in a stolen train? Well, have...

All aboard the cozy train with @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social and Locomoto.

Read all about this charming little title right now on P2.

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Of Life and Land Review – More Environment Sim Than Colony Sim | Player2.net.au Of Life and Land Review - More Environment Sim Than Colony Sim After a year in early access, Of Life and Land has been fully released and packed with new features. This colony sim follows a familiar p...

P2's Cozy Commander, @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social is back with another review. This time, she takes on the environment sim, Of Life and Land.

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Wind Story Review – Not Ready For Release | Player2.net.au Wind Story Review - Not Ready For Release I've become the resident farming sim expert, a title that I am happy to hold. It means I've seen a lot of different approaches to the genre: a farming sim but...

P2's resident Farmer @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social has jumped into the Switch release of Wind Story, but sadly, the results aren't pretty.

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Dinkum Review – A Love Letter to Australiana | Player2.net.au Dinkum Review - A Love Letter to Australiana Farming simulators are, in many ways, colonisation simulators. You show up to an empty overgrown location, you cut down trees and mine for minerals, and yo...

As a farming sim set in Aus, Dinkum has a lot of good things going for it, but according to @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social, there are some glaring omissions as well.

Read her fantastic review and see for yourself.

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Tempopo Review – Bop Along To This Satisfying Puzzle Game | Player2.net.au Tempopo will have you rhymically bobbing your head as you navigate some endearing and satisfying puzzles. Alayna explains how with her review

Looking for a new, endearing, family-friendly, spatial puzzle game? Does Alayna have a recommendation for you! Here's #Tempopo

Tiny Garden Review – Put a Cute Farming Sim in Your Pocket | Player2.net.au Tiny Garden Review - Put a Cute Farming Sim in Your Pocket In many ways, Tiny Garden is exactly what you'd expect from a farming sim: you grow crops and other plants and use the profits to customise y...

Does anyone remember Polly Pocket? @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social sure does and as a result couldn't say no to Tiny Garden, a cozy farming game that spins from the same idea.

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Wanderstop – Stop the Hustle and Wander into this Restorative Tea Shop | Player2.net.au Wanderstop - Stop the Hustle and Wander into this Restorative Tea Shop Davey Wreden's The Beginner's Guide deeply affected me, and has influenced the way I approach game development and other creative...

Our official Cozy Game Queen, @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social is back with a look at Wanderstop and let's just say it looks like this one knocked it out of the park.

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Everholm – A Cozy Game That Gives You Nightmares | Player2.net.au Everholm - A Cozy Game That Gives You Nightmares I sat down to play Everholm at the end of a long day, expecting a classic farming sim where I'd be able to potter around an abandoned plot of land left...

If you're looking for a cozy farm game to give you nightmares and make thrust you into a world of darkness, Everholm just might be the game for you. You can read @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social's review to decide for yourself.

www.player2.net.au/2024/12/ever...

We speak to the sun ☀️
but we howl at the moon🌙🐺

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Moonfrost – I Finally Understand the Blockchain | Player2.net.au Moonfrost - I Finally Understand the Blockchain Moonfrost is very pretty. The galaxy colour palette of purples, blues, and teals creates a magical vibe, accentuated by the sparkly effects and rainy re...

Do you understand the blockchain? @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social does, thanks to her time spent with Moonfrost. Is she happy about knowing this information? Look, hard to say.

But you can see some of her thoughts here:

www.player2.net.au/2024/11/moon...

Farming Simulator ’25 Review – Big tractor goes VROOM | Player2.net.au Farming Simulator '25 Review - Big tractor goes VROOM If you are here seeking a comprehensive comparison between Farming Simulator 25 and previous iterations of the franchise, I would like to immediat...

Like any good country song warns, @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social finds out that working the land isn't an easy road.

Check, out her full review of #FarmingSimulator25 now.

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What is a farming sim, and why can’t I stop playing them? | Player2.net.au I’ve played so many ‘farming sims’ over the years that it’s transitioned from a hobby to an obsession. My Steam wishlist is overflowing with upcoming titles that might be my next opportunity to live a...

After a bit of a break from writing about games, @wordsbyalayna.bsky.social has chosen a home at Player 2 for her new series about a genre close to her heart - farming sims - and what it takes for a game to truly fall into that category.

An intro is now live!

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Alayna on Instagram: "Thank you @wrencoster for the amazing new author and book photos! Pardon me while I rebrand my entire social media presence. 🌱 #author #authorlife" 0 likes, 0 comments - wordsbyalayna on April 22, 2024: "Thank you @wrencoster for the amazing new author and book photos! Pardon me while I rebrand my entire social media presence. 🌱 #autho...".

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Alayna on Instagram: "Spent all weekend in a recording booth. I've always loved listening to an #audiobook when it's read by the author—especially when it's a memoir—so I thought I'd try it. Thank y... 1 likes, 0 comments - wordsbyalaynaApril 21, 2024 on : "Spent all weekend in a recording booth. I've always loved listening to an #audiobook when it's read by the author—especially when it's ...".

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Happy International Women's Day.

In 'Becoming Wild', I explore the challenges I've faced navigating the world as a woman, and the ways I've tried to combat the guilt, shame, and doubt that many of us struggle with.

Read more on Mar 18. Pre-order now at revoltbooks.com.