Video games!

[Kiana]

Okkkkk....so what are cozy games. Is this like the past trend of Farmville??? Type games??

Besides Super Mario I mostly play things like Freecell on my phone or tablet since it's quick.


But for xmas this year Allen got me a new game for my switch called Fresh Start.
I'd never heard of this game.

Anyone heard of it.
I have the Switch so I'm going to look up Stardew Valley too

 

[Robin Carlton]

I haven't played Fresh Start Kiana, but I've had my eye on it. The same company makes a similar game called No Place Like Home where you vacuum up trash on a planet to clean it up, start a farm, take care of critters, etc. I think those games are similar to House Flipper which is also fun.

Emily bought Fae Farm on the Switch for me for Christmas and I have been LOVING it! You wash up on an island town that has magical happenings going on, you help the characters solve those problems all while gathering resources, farming, cooking, you have a house and a farm you can decorate, mines / dungeons to explore. The graphics are beautiful, the fairies and magic are a fun twist, and I've been really enjoying it.

Cozy games are just nice bits of storytelling, less intense game play (no or very easy combat), pretty graphics... it's a whole vibe.

I've been gaming since I was a kid, so I play a little bit of everything... but cozy games have really taken off since Animal Crossing was released during covid and I am LOOOVING it! Animal Crossing was my sanity during covid and creating a beautiful island made my creative aesthetic heart happy haha Fae Farm is scratching a similar itch.

 

[angiekey]

This is such a fun thread! I had no idea you were a gamer, Robin!

I grew up playing games on my Commodore 64 - arcade-style games like PacMan, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, and Frogger; but my favorite was an epic quest type game called Below the Root. And I loved the entire Zork series.

When I went off to college, I met the man who would become my first husband, and we gamed a ton together. Spent a freaking fortune on games back when they were like $50 each. The old Sierra games like Leisure Suit Larry, King’s Quest, Phantasmagoria, Space Quest, Rama … we also played Diablo together. And we did some of the original text-based MUDs, but that’s not exactly a video game. More video game adjacent, I guess.

My 2nd and forever husband doesn’t “get” gaming. He thinks it’s a waste of time when you could be doing something productive or profitable. I keep trying to get him to get a hobby, but he’s not wired that way. <sigh>

These days, I play June’s Journey and EverMerge on my iPad as well as puzzle games, mostly to exercise my brain.

My stepdaughter is a huge Cozy Gamer, and adores StarDew Valley! She’s tried to get me to start playing it, but I’m afraid it’ll suck me in big-time.

 

[Kiana]

I haven't played Fresh Start Kiana, but I've had my eye on it. The same company makes a similar game called No Place Like Home where you vacuum up trash on a planet to clean it up, start a farm, take care of critters, etc. I think those games are similar to House Flipper which is also fun.

Emily bought Fae Farm on the Switch for me for Christmas and I have been LOVING it! You wash up on an island town that has magical happenings going on, you help the characters solve those problems all while gathering resources, farming, cooking, you have a house and a farm you can decorate, mines / dungeons to explore. The graphics are beautiful, the fairies and magic are a fun twist, and I've been really enjoying it.

Cozy games are just nice bits of storytelling, less intense game play (no or very easy combat), pretty graphics... it's a whole vibe.

I've been gaming since I was a kid, so I play a little bit of everything... but cozy games have really taken off since Animal Crossing was released during covid and I am LOOOVING it! Animal Crossing was my sanity during covid and creating a beautiful island made my creative aesthetic heart happy haha Fae Farm is scratching a similar itch.

That's what I was thinking cozy games were.
I've been gaming since I was young too. But mostly the intense games, and now as an adult I need to tone it down, but even Super Mario was getting too much, so when I beat it finally which took FOR_EV_ER!!!! lol....I just had to stop.

So I think these cozy games will be what I need. .....lol

If anyone is on Switch....I'd love to connect as I get started with Fresh Start and look into some of the other cozy games mentioned here!!!!!!! :wub:

 

[GraceLee]

Just realized I completely missed this thread! I love Stardew Valley and Graveyard Keeper because of all the little tasks you can do, and there isn't any time limit or punishment for missing something. You just wait for the day of the week/season to roll around again if you miss it the first time!

I wanted to get Unpacking, but I just got a bundle of cozy games and have so many games in my backlog. I did get Cat Cafe Manager and Paleo Pines for my kids for Christmas. In Paleo Pines you collect dinosaurs and use them for tasks. My daughter (who's 10) likes games without combat so the cozy games are right up her alley. I like that the steam games have no micro transactions and they take her away from Roblox, which imo looks terrible but all her friends play so there's no completely stopping her from being on it.

ETA: Editing to add as I saw you got Graveyard Keeper, Lea. It has little to no tutorial and it's not intuitive at all. I had to restart my game after looking up how to do stuff on the wiki, as my first go-around was just not successful and I was feeling lost. I'd recommend watching a few youtube videos before you jump into it!

 

[Leablahblah]

Just realized I completely missed this thread! I love Stardew Valley and Graveyard Keeper because of all the little tasks you can do, and there isn't any time limit or punishment for missing something. You just wait for the day of the week/season to roll around again if you miss it the first time!

I wanted to get Unpacking, but I just got a bundle of cozy games and have so many games in my backlog. I did get Cat Cafe Manager and Paleo Pines for my kids for Christmas. In Paleo Pines you collect dinosaurs and use them for tasks. My daughter (who's 10) likes games without combat so the cozy games are right up her alley. I like that the steam games have no micro transactions and they take her away from Roblox, which imo looks terrible but all her friends play so there's no completely stopping her from being on it.

ETA: Editing to add as I saw you got Graveyard Keeper, Lea. It has little to no tutorial and it's not intuitive at all. I had to restart my game after looking up how to do stuff on the wiki, as my first go-around was just not successful and I was feeling lost. I'd recommend watching a few youtube videos before you jump into it!

I quickly looked for some tips myself because yes I felt overwhelmed with all the tasks. Now I'm keeping a log of what I have to do next time I get on the game and stick to it until something else comes up.

I did end up buying Stardew Valley, it had a small sale. But I haven't played it yet. I know I'm gonna get sucked in and need to focus on other things first.

I haven't played Zelda or Graveyard keeper in weeks now which has been good to enjoy the holidays fully.