On February 6th, Whitethorn Games hosted their annual Winter Showcase for 2025, where they make several announcements about their games. This could be brand-new game releases, new platform releases, DLC announcements, or game updates. If you missed the showcase this year or want a reminder of what was announced, we’ll go through it all here.
Here’s everything that was announced at Whitethorn Games’ Winter Showcase 2025.
New DLC for Calico
You may be familiar with the cat café sim game Calico. If not, the premise is that you rebuild a town’s cat café by filling it with furniture, decorations, pastries, and of course, cute animal friends! Since its release, Calico has seen success. Now, it has its first DLC.
The new DLC for Calico is titled Neat Things. This add-on includes the following:
- New Quest – In the ‘Neat Things Scavenger Hunt’, go on the hunt around the island for neat things!
- New Area – Mermaid Cove can be accessed via Clover Cove. At Mermaid Cove, you’ll also meet a new NPC: a mermaid called Nahla.
- New Animals – Neat Things is adding new animals to befriend, including a raccoon, axolotl, elephant, golden retriever, and cat.
- New Arcade Mini-Games – At the Cutie City arcade, two new mini-games have been added.
- New Decorations for the Café – With the new furniture added in, you can create an aquatic-themed cat café!
- New Island Interactions – When you enter your game after installing Neat Things, explore the island and discover new activities such as playing in leaf piles, blowing dandelion seeds, and more.
Calico: Neat Things is available now for PC and Nintendo Switch for $4.99.
If you wish to get Calico, it’s available for $11.99 on PC (Steam, Epic Games, Humble Bundle Store, itch.io, Game Jolt), Xbox One | Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 | 5, and Nintendo Switch. You can also read our review of Calico at KeenGamer.
You can also get the Calico: Complete Bundle, which includes Calico and the new DLC Neat Things on Steam.
Demo for Spray Paint Simulator
Do you like simulator games? There’s a lot of them around, but here’s a new one coming from Whitethorn Games: Spray Paint Simulator. This game isn’t actually coming out just yet, but it will be sometime in 2025 on Steam. In the meantime though, you can get your hands on the new upcoming demo to try out the game.
In the demo, there’s a new level to try out, with no time limit. In Career Mode, there are two jobs you can do for customers. In Free Spray Mode, feel free to spray the levels any color you wish, and look for hidden secrets.
The new demo for Spray Paint Simulator releases on Steam on February 13th.
New Trailer Showcases Characters From Kernel Hearts
Those who are fans of multiplayer action roguelike games may be interested in another new title from Whitethorn Games: Kernel Hearts. This doesn’t yet have a release date, but it will be made available on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
Kernel Hearts combines hack ‘n’ slash, role-playing, and roguelike gameplay with anime aesthetics as you battle your way up a celestial tower. You will build your arsenal of skills, fight monsters, and dethrone a god to save the world.
At the Whitethorn Winter Showcase 2025, lead character artist Momo shared information about two allies that the player will get to meet in the game.
Three Whitethorn Games Releasing on PlayStation This Year
The final announcement made at Whitethorn Winter 2025 was that three previously-released Whitethorn Games would be making their way to the PlayStation 4 and 5 this year. These games include:
These aren’t the only games from Whitethorn to make it to PlayStation platforms recently. Not long ago, Botany Manor also released on PlayStation 4 and 5, and is available now for $24.99.
You can also read our reviews of Magical Delicacy, Mythwrecked, and Botany Manor at KeenGamer.
