Give me Harvest Moon with Hobbitses please
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2023
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A cozy LoTR game from the makers of Kerbal Space Program 😮 Splendid news.
Ksp1 or 2? Both have entirely different responses from me
How did "cozy" become the gaming buzzword of 2023? I'm already so sick of hearing it
"Cozy" games warrant a label of their own because just browsing "simulation" or "management" returns as many Frostpunks and Overcookeds as Stardew Valleys and Dave the Divers, and while these are ostensibly the same genre, they're targeting people who want wildly different things from their games. Even the existing "casual" label doesn't fit, because that's meant more for short-session games that you can pick up and put down, well, casually - these games can still be fast-paced and stressful, and you want a cozy game for a nice long zen session.
As for its rising popularity, I think that's also due in part to how the gaming market adapts to the lives of its audience. Shit is stressful right now, and a lot more people just want to chill lately, so more of these games are getting made and growing popular.
Is there a word you think describes the category better, that you'd hate seeing less?
Exactly. I’m one of these gamers. I’m tired of souls-likes and rogue-likes, boomer shooters, gritty grimdark action dramas…
Like you said, life is hard and expects so much from me. I want games that feel like it’s okay to exist without having to try too hard or prove myself. Cozy is exactly the genre I want to be spending most of my gaming time in.
We can't ever seem to have too many third-person action games, cozy games aren't nearly as numerous as that.
I immediately got a sense of what kind of game it was, works for me.