Game: Milano’s Odd Job Collection
Genre: Simulation
System: Nintendo Switch (also available on Steam (Windows), PS4 & PS5, Xbox)
Developer|Publisher: Implicit Conversions, Marvelous | XSeed Games
Age Rating: US E | EU 7+
Price: US $14.99 | UK £12.79 | EU € 14,99
Release Date: December 9th 2025
A review code was provided, with thanks to Decibel PR.
What is Mirage Milano’s Odd Job Collection about?
Milano’s Odd Job Collection is a revived slice of 90s Japanese gaming. A bundle of tiny, quirky mini-games wrapped in pure retro charm. Think arcade vibes, pixel art, and Tamagotchi-era energy. This one comes with a fun little twist.
Gameplay, or What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
You start Milano’s Odd Job Collection with a cinematic. Her mom is at the hospital. Apparently, Dad can’t take care of her during that time, so Milano is sent to her uncle’s house. Uncle, who happens to leave for a trip the very day Milano arrives. I know what you’re thinking, so many plot twists already, right?
Anyway, Milano went through this situation as a lot of young kids would. She’s ecstatic to be able to live on her own, like a grown-up. And decided to make the best of it, by not only decorating and rearranging the house to her liking, but also trying her hand at a bunch of “odd” jobs. The range of odd jobs you help her experience is surprisingly wide.
In this sweet city of Zucchini Town, there are seven to eight buildings (or more accurately, areas), each one having a specific mini-game.
In the Orchard, your job is to harvest as much fruit as you can promptly. With each level, the variety of fruits and, therefore, their growing time changes, but you also have new obstacles in your way. Think mutant bees as big as you are, more than happy to sting you.
Another example would be the hospital, where you have to heal patients by using a variation of a letter mini game. You need to hit the right buttons at the right time of the letter, or the patient will not be healed. Every time an obstacle manages to make you lose track, Milano is a bit stunned, and you lose some time. But that’s pretty much it.
That being said, given that you can only work one job, one session a day, depending on what you want to buy for the house, losing repeatedly can make you grit your teeth a little bit.
I’m not going to make you a complete list of all the mini-games; you’ll enjoy them more if you discover them one at a time. I just have to say that some of them are more difficult than others. Doing the dishwashing shift at the restaurant was a nightmare for me. These plates were pretty much flying everywhere.
Art and Sound of Milano’s Odd Job Collection
Milano’s Odd Job Collection is a game that seems to come straight from the Gameboy or the first Nintendo DS. Visually, it has a really retro and colorful vibe. The game is fully made of pixel art. I’m not going to say more … I think you know me pretty well at this point … me and pixel art, right?
As for the decorative items that you could decide to buy at night, most of them were extravagant and colorful. I’m not fully certain that they go together, per se, but that’s a personal thing. Aside from that, the whole game is cute.
Sound-wise, Milano’s Odd Job Collection is pretty much like you can imagine it. There are some ambient sounds and energetic melodies in the background of the mini games. The voice acting is as preppy as you can imagine a game from the ’90s. I wasn’t really around at that time, so it didn’t create any emotional bond in me, but I can see the nostalgic ’90s gamers enjoying this little trip into memory lane.
Conclusion
I enjoyed my time with Milano’s Odd Job Collection. I’m not sure I’ll return to it, but the experience was pleasant, cozy, and exactly as long as it needed to be. Younger me would have eaten up this game. Present me, enjoyed it for what it is and then go on her way.
If you’re deep in your feelings for the end of the year and sense a longing for those years, I think Milano’s Odd Job Collection could scratch that itch for you.
Final Verdict: I like it 
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