Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing might look like simple escapist time dumps, but they're actually shaping how we engage with digital worlds. From the rise of farm-sim fandoms to the quest for virtual respite, I talk about the history and surprising depth of cozy games! #cozygames #gamingcommunity #stardewvalley #animalcrossing
Chapters:
Introducing Cozy Games: 0:10
What Makes a Game Cozy?: 2:55
Stardew Valley: 11:40
Cozy Games in the Gaming Landscape: 16:00
THANK YOU for watching my second video (2 years late). I spent too much time on this so please like and whatever I’m supposed to say here ♡
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Extra special thanks to my bestie Alice for the Animal Crossing and Unpacking clips ♡
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Game clips in order of appearance (All recorded myself unless indicated otherwise):
★ Sayonara Wild Hearts (Play this games PLEASE)
★ Animal Crossing: New Horizons (provided by Alice)
★ Gris
★ A Short Hike
★ Gorogoa
★ Stardew Valley
★ Baldur’s Gate 3
★ Slay the Spire
★ Disco Elysium (This is a Kim Kitsuragi fanpage)
★ NieR: Automata
★ Overwatch 2
★ Palia
★ Alba
★ Houseflipper 2 (taken from trailer)
★ Sims 4 (taken from trailer)
★ Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (taken from trailer)
★ Pikuniku (taken from trailer)
★ A Little to the Left (taken from trailer)
★ Balatro
★ Assemble With Care
★ Alan Wake 2
★ Return of the Obra Dinn (taken from trailer)
★ What Remains of Edith Finch (taken from trailer)
★ Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (literally a still image, RIP Mia Fey beloved ♡)
★ Inscryption
★ Antichamber
★ Portal
★ Roblox (Dress to Impress)
★ Unpacking (provided by Alice)
★ Celeste
★ Here Comes Niko!
★ Loop Hero
★ Control
★ Journey
★ Hollow Knight
★ This War of Mine
★ Papa’s Freezeria Deluxe (😎)
★ Storyteller
Other Games referenced/mentioned:
★ Life is Strange
★ Pooptroit: Become Poopman
★ Harvest Moon
★ The Sims
★ Earthbound
★ Disney’s Dreamlight Valley
★ Fae Farm
★ Coral Island
★ Night in the Woods
★ Dark Souls II
★ Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak
★ Cooking Mama Cook Off
★ Resident Evil 2
★ The Last of Us
★ Super Mario 2 Yoshi’s Island
★ Kitty Powers Matchmaker
★ Spyro
★ Staxel
★ Omori
★ Stray
★ Dorfromantik
★ Spiritfarer
★ Dredge
★ Coffee Talk
★ Strange Horticulture
★ Wytchwood
★ Papers, Please
★ Cult of the Lamb
★ Hades
★ Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
★ Pokémon Pearl Version (only one I played soz lol)
★ Kirby’s Dreamland
Music (in order of appearance):
★ Game Plan - Bad Snacks (Youtube Music Library)
★ Power Up - Jeremy Blake (Youtube Music Library)
★ Stardew Valley Overture - Eric Barone (ConcernedApe)
★ Dance of the Moonlight Jellies - Eric Barone (ConcernedApe)
★ Robots and Aliens - Joel Cummins (Youtube Music Library)
★ Future Girl - RKVC (Youtube Music Library)
Sources:
Kelly, M. (2022, December 27). In 2022, Cozy Games went from niche to video game fixture. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/27/2...
Morton, L. (2024, March 7). Even “cozy” gaming’s biggest fans can’t decide on its definition, but they aren’t worried: “there’s a whole lot of grey area, and that’s what makes it interesting.” pcgamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-si...
Short, T., Hurd, D., Forbes, J., Diaz, J., Ordon, A., Howe, C., Eiserloh, S, & Cook, D (2017).
Group Report: Coziness in Games: An Exploration of Safety, Softness, and Satisfied Needs.
The Twelfth Annual Game Design Think Tank Project Horseshoe. Retrieved, 2024
from https://projecthorseshoe.com/reports/...
Wäppling, A., Walchshofer, L., & Lewin, R. (2022). What makes a cozy game? : A study of three games considered cozy (Dissertation). Retrieved from https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn...
Waszkiewicz, A., & Bakun, M. (2020). Towards the aesthetics of Cozy Video Games. Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, 12(3), 225–240. https://doi.org/10.1386/jgvw_00017_1
Special thanks to Alice, Casey, Pink, Cooksie, Chris, and Njeri
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