Single Press is a series of short writings on small games.
I could probably count the games where you play as a mother on one hand. There aren’t many, and for this alone, Little Party should be valued. But more than that, it takes a great deal of care in crafting a small, low-poly world that feels comfortable and warm. The house that the game centers on is quickly adjusted to and feels lived-in. Cramped but cozy.
Games often fetishize routine, but do it shallowly. Routine is used to justify movement, to make movement important, to progress the storyline or get you to the next level faster. There is a sanctity in small movements, in little things. This is where Little Party lives. In the routines, the small things crafted lovingly, the stories that we tell between giggles at sleepovers.