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Can someone explain what is a “cozy” game?

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think animal crossing, harvest moon, stardew valley, those games.

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I’ve not played harvest moon, but I found stardew valley and animal crossing a bit tedious… I guess people mean games that have a lot of small low stress tasks that don’t require much risk taking?

Loosely: Games that make you feel cozy.

Does not necessarily challenge the player, might not even set goals. Has a certain aesthetic that is not drab or dreary.

Stardew Valley is considered to be a cozy game, as an example.

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Loosely: Games that make you feel cozy.

I’ve never noticed a game having that effect personally 😅

I always thought of the word cozy as describing your physical comfort level as opposed to mental 🤔

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