Tanuki: Pon’s Summer review – an adorable raccoon mends the world, one parcel at a time

Nintendo Switch/2, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/series X/S, PC; Denkiworks/Inpleron Limited This gentle game of fixing and fetching, in which you play as a furry post office worker on a BMX, has a slow, calming magic that delights in routine and restoration Arriving alongside November’s blue wave , Tanuki: Pon’s Summer is a game of quiet restoration that feels perfectly suited to the current moment.

Tasked with repairing an ancient shrine in the weeks leading up to a local festival, you’ll find yourself cleaning out trash, mending broken arches and slowly bringing a small rural community back together. It sounds a bit like JL Carr’s compact but enchanting novel A Month in the Country , except…