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Stardew Valley's Lore Approach Is a Great Blueprint for Future Cozy Games

Written by Josh Cotts
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Stardew Valley's lore goes much deeper than it might appear to at first, which all but lays the groundwork for other cozy games yet to come.

Cozy games are classified as "cozy" for a reason. They are largely meant to be highly accessible experiences that put very little pressure on players to do one thing or another, all while generally being as shallow as possible to avoid any confusion about their worlds and narratives. This allows players to pick them up and put them down with ease, never starting a play session out of obligation but primarily out of a desire to briefly escape the chaos of their own world for some time in a less demanding virtual reality where even the most mundane tasks are fulfilling. ConcernedApe's popular farming sim game, on the other hand, is a different story.

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