Cozy, calming and completely low stakes, Haven Park puts its own spin on the relaxing open world sub genre by adding in a collect-and-craft mechanic as you build campsites across the titular park.

And it works - just about anyway. The controls can be finicky when placing items in around each fire pit and I'd have liked a touch more variation in what you have access to, but there's still a good level of satisfaction to be had as you entice in more visitors with their own set-up requests. These characters you bring into the park each have their own unique and quirky dialogue - they're not quite as memorable as in other titles that go for a similar vibe but still retain that charm nonetheless.

The world itself is laid out pretty well with your usual assortment of environments, and the little story the game is telling ends up being more touching than I expected. I had a few nitpicks with the camera (including tying a better view of the game behind a progression system with skill points) and it's very easy to get caught on the scenery with grinds your momentum to a full stop, but they weren't troubling enough to distract from a pleasant and refreshing experience.

One final note - while not quite satisfying as the 'honk' in Untitled Goose Game, I do appreciate being able to make my little bird go 'pew pew pew' whenever I wanted and I hope more games add dedicated buttons to their games that do nothing but make your character create noises.