I think a lot of it comes down to depth of immersion. I want to be immersed enough to distract myself from the real world but I’m not so immersed to the point where I am worrying about paying my in-game taxes on time
Very nice video! I avoid videos with titles like this because as a beginner indie cozy dev (developing my first project!) I need to filter some things to avoid getting discouraged by pessimistic videos. My project is still very early, only 7 months old, but I have reserved the next 2 years to work on it and make it as complete as I can. I believe a spam of quick "cozy" games can saturate the market a little, but one thing I believe is that the market will never be saturated of good games.
I’m so glad cozy games is it’s on genre now and we get a lot more of them. Before I had to wait years for a new harvest moon or animal crossing game to come out.
My new daily schedule is - Wake up - Turn brain off to watch some short form content - Turn brain off to work monotonous 9-5 - Turn brain off to play cozy game - Turn brain off to go to sleep
Well, The Sims series were basically cosy games before the label existed and they were all about making money from expansion packs and Microsoft is trying to find ways to exploit Minecraft Bedrock players.
By the way, when I say video *game*, I think that is something that should be entertaining, and the way of achieving it should be secondary (for the sake of the people who know what entertains them the most), and not a way of measuring its "goodness".
First time ive ever seen a gamemaker sponsorship lol Man I doubt I would have ever gotten into game dev if not for gamemaker. There's a tutorial for EVERYTHING :o
"man I'm low on chimes, i should probably go to the small crevices store and sell the old bones brathors inspected." - a creature street player probably
*Shrug* been playing this genre since it was around in black and white on unlit screen, it's just become much much more popular right now. It's not really new, been around at least since the 90's. It's nice it's become so popular though. Honestly calling it a genre to me is just weird in some ways... pet sims, farming, fishing games... they already are their own genre.
I think the true definition of video games is to have fun, that’s all that needs to be said. Stick Tetris in front of anyone and they will have fun, no need for art or purpose or anything else.
Stardew Valley allowed me to play the same game as my 8yo daughter for the first time, it's really cool to share a common interest. It's even pretty good for education, it teaches her to set goals, plan their execution over time, search for info, and some small math problems.
When she said "I was in middle school when Endgame came out" I was like "Wait I was in middle school when Endgame came out." I assumed she was older than me but now that I know we're the same age it made me realize that I really need to start getting shit done lol.
Gonna date myself here but I think cozy games are partially the natural evolution of the MMORPG. MMO games like WoW and Final Fantasy 14 have been an optionally cozy genre that historically had one of the more equal male-female populations in the industry since you didn't totally have to go for the hardest content or sweat your ass off in a mythic raid or something. Plus MMO guilds are also very tight knit social spaces where people can find community and play whatever content they want together (excluding sandbox MMOs like Albion and EVE Online). Cozy games have a lot of the low pressure environment of theme park MMOs while appealing to the more introverted types that maybe don't want to seek out a group of people to talk to in a game.
@@danielcrafter9349 if you enjoy a game it is subjectively good. Dandre's point (i think) is that enjoying a game doesn't make it objectively good. If I enjoyed RAID: Shadow Legends, I'd subjectively enjoy an objectively bad game.
great thoughts!! I think the many different preferences of cozy gamers is the reason why games are adding more options to toggle on and off in the settings- like the day lengths, fishing mini games, etc!
I think some people make the mistake of assuming genres existing means less games for them which is absurd. I myself don't like cozy games because I play games to get on adventures with friends and have a laugh usually through explosions and or punching, but I love that cozy games exist because a lot of other people enjoy them which if anything means the market is spreading out rather than people who want different things being forced to play one big compromised not fun for anyone game.
Great video. It's pushed me back into a weird spot. I see these games doing really well, but also, hear gamers are sick of them. Perhaps making a cosy game that isn't advertised as such is the middle ground
The deal with "Cozy" games is very talked about and on some cases VERY controversial, but I'm going to give my true opinion. They aren't for everyone. I personally enjoy hard/challenging games as could be Hollow Knight, osu! (I feel like some will understand), Soul-like games etc. I enjoy the thrill they make you feel, the blood running through your veins and the INMENSE feeling of acomplishment they give, but sometimes it's good to take it easy. I have some cozy games in my phone that I open because I don't want to feel the pressure of having to beat a boos after the 1000th try, sometimes it's better just to sit back, talk to some NPCs and enjoy the music. It is true that at sometimes you can feel bored or anxious, but they are good in their own way as well as the "High risk, High reward" games, you just got to let your perspective loose a little, after all, games are made to be enjoyed. Btw, great video! Looking forward for more!
7:09 Creature Street is not, as you put it a "low quality, low effort verion" of Animal Crossing crossing. It is a detective murder mystery set in an Animal Crossing like world.
I turn 30 next month. Hearing you say end game came out when you were in middle school made me feel ancient. I was working in Video Games industry then. 😂😅 enjoyed your video btw!
Also, on gender, I noticed my audience (and to some extent, my videos) are like *very* masculine, which is weird cause in the real world I see femme people represented far more in the "interested in making games" demographic. Having scrolled through my femme friends' homepages, I think there's definitely such thing as a "boy video" that I wanna break out of somewhat, lowkey I'm moving towards facecam with a nice cosy background like you have cause it definitely brings something that my videos lack, but I feel like it ads barrier to doing voiceover work
And by extension, in the same way that my very masculine, american football playing, Call of Duty enjoying brother loved Stardew Valley, I'm really interested in ways we can bridge that genre/gender divide
@@I-OMusic Doing facecam toooootally adds barriers to voice over work lmaooo I feel that, since you have to semi-memorize it to look at the camera and worry about things visually being nice for recording. But what I do is just section certain bits of my script to actually have camera footage, and just record not looking at the camera as if I'm doing voice for other parts so I can lock in on the voice over. Just my process. But I totally recommend it dude, definitely adds a more personal feel also to your channel ((: Hyped to see what you do with it if you do
Games are a form of art, and art has no rules! You assert at the beginning that games are supposed to make you feel accomplished, and I know you only say this as a setup to contrast this to cozy games' strengths later, but games don't have to be about accomplishment-and many games popular with women aren't. The problem too is we know that the way young girls play tends to get dismissed in boy-centric spaces. Think of playing house or dressing up dolls like your mom might have talked about, or collecting items to decorate your purse or book bag, or hand clapping games you might have played in elementary. None of these are competitive or give you a sense of completion; they are more about sharing an experience. This carries on into adulthood, too. Think about other games that everyone likes but are also popular with women: real-life jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, sudoku, etc. With them you feel accomplished even when you don't complete the entire thing, when you solve each new low-stakes step. But even competitive games that are popular with women have a focus on sharing an experience rather than just proving dominance over others: trivia games, Scrabble, chess. As an aside, I think it's no surprise that more women have been getting into Dungeons & Dragons: it's a game where, while there is a great feeling of progression and achievement as you level up your character, it's not about whether you win or lose (necessarily) but how you participate in crafting a story together. This isn't to say that I think cozy games are _only_ popular with women, though, I think they are popular because they are games where everyone can get their own best experience, like you say in the video. That's probably why Minecraft is also so popular, too. Anyway, great video :)
Your first sentence is a literal contradiction. A form has rules ie limits, conditions etc. Art in general has rules even if it’s just “stay on canvas”. Games at the very least if the word has meaning beyond general activity must have some form of opposition. Gameplay by definition is the attempt at achieving the goal of the game even if it’s not finite eg the goal of trading stocks is to achieve a profit.
I think another problem that cozy games face, is that a few of them want to be “make your own fun” cozy game. or even “pet simulator” cozy games, where you just pet your creatures & feed them.
Just look how different boys and girls play outside at school and such. Boys are having sword fights with sticks, doing sports, building fight arenas for insects and running through the forrest like its an agility course. And girls... honestly don't know what girls do as kids, riding around on bikes and making dolls kiss? My point is, we are different and games have sadly been very skewed towards the interest of boys. In an alternative universe most games started off being like sims and cozy games and guys grew up thinking games were stupid.
Love your content! However, I believe the video title could be improved, as it currently feels a bit misleading. In the future, you might consider a title like 'Celebrating a New and Inclusive Genre.'
@@WilliamLaurenson Yesss I am! I'm going into my second year. Some schools require more math than others, I have to go up to linear alg + calc 2 and I am not a math person ;| Buuut from what I understand, and my own internship experience, companies care a lot more about your work portfolio. Put all the projects you do onto a Github so you can smack it on a resume whenever. Then, if you took any AP classes for comp sci that give you credits out of the introductory coding classes -- be careful. I qualified out of the first 2 CS classes technically, but I am SO glad I took them through the uni itself.. it was a way higher level than AP/community college ever was even if it started slow. Might depend on the program though so just be cautious 🫡 And good luck!!
it's very odd to call the cozy genre the first female dominated game genre. do otomes and dress up games not count or something? also it's worth it to mention that sdv never tried to be a cozy game. that fundamentally changes the context that sdv was made in and what cozy games are made in
But in the end, the essense of a game is still competition and skill, like the example i like to take is chess, it's the oldest most played game in the world for centuries, but then yeah it's hard, need hours of practice to get good, it's quite boring, and then it's like saying people have too much anxiety to play chess, so we make chess piece look like panda instead, and simplify the rules, and in the end there is no looser and winner and you just move cute panda on the chess board, i mean it's fine and all if you have anxiety but it's not a game anymore. A game needs rules, score, a winner and looser, otherwise it's not a game it's something else. Even if it's controlled with a gamepad and look like a game, it just look like like a game. There should be another name for this.
Going to recommend my top 3 cosy games: - Darkwood: very cottagecore with lots of cute mushrooms. - Pathologic 2: you play as a med school drop out who goes back to his quirky little town to heal the sick and collect singing herbs. The Forest: It's like those fun wilderness camping videos in a very peaceful forest.
Check out GameMaker for FREE with opr.as/GM-JuniperDev or I will be outside your front door at 2:14pm today
Unfortunately, I already use it, so I cannot check it out.. But as I come to think of it, it is not that I would actually mind it.
I highly recommend this cute cozy game called "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" . It's a fun cozy farming sim. I think you'd really enjoy it.
That's one of my favorite cozy games, it's up there with Persona 4
@@HyperGravityWave great vegetables
Oh, I Dont think this is a cozy game
@@lucafirmeita5927 /s ;-)
Lmao!
I think a lot of it comes down to depth of immersion. I want to be immersed enough to distract myself from the real world but I’m not so immersed to the point where I am worrying about paying my in-game taxes on time
playing the tada sound effect when abigail came on screen was the best editing choice in this video
I have a cycle.
Play terraria
Rage
Play Stardew Valley
Calm
Play Terraria
Rage
Play Stardew Valley
Calm
And it repeats forever.
Very nice video! I avoid videos with titles like this because as a beginner indie cozy dev (developing my first project!) I need to filter some things to avoid getting discouraged by pessimistic videos.
My project is still very early, only 7 months old, but I have reserved the next 2 years to work on it and make it as complete as I can. I believe a spam of quick "cozy" games can saturate the market a little, but one thing I believe is that the market will never be saturated of good games.
I’m so glad cozy games is it’s on genre now and we get a lot more of them. Before I had to wait years for a new harvest moon or animal crossing game to come out.
My new daily schedule is
- Wake up
- Turn brain off to watch some short form content
- Turn brain off to work monotonous 9-5
- Turn brain off to play cozy game
- Turn brain off to go to sleep
based!
The last one isn't true, the moment you lay down and actually want to sleep, the brain begins to run in overdrive
Well, The Sims series were basically cosy games before the label existed and they were all about making money from expansion packs and Microsoft is trying to find ways to exploit Minecraft Bedrock players.
I'm not sure I'd call TS1 cozy ... often, its hectic, and my first family were dead in about 10 minutes due to burning down the kitchen.
By the way, when I say video *game*, I think that is something that should be entertaining, and the way of achieving it should be secondary (for the sake of the people who know what entertains them the most), and not a way of measuring its "goodness".
First time ive ever seen a gamemaker sponsorship lol
Man I doubt I would have ever gotten into game dev if not for gamemaker. There's a tutorial for EVERYTHING :o
I can't believe it's the real Juniper from JuniperDev!
"man I'm low on chimes, i should probably go to the small crevices store and sell the old bones brathors inspected."
- a creature street player probably
*Shrug* been playing this genre since it was around in black and white on unlit screen, it's just become much much more popular right now. It's not really new, been around at least since the 90's. It's nice it's become so popular though. Honestly calling it a genre to me is just weird in some ways... pet sims, farming, fishing games... they already are their own genre.
We love this video, really interesting! Thanks for the collab Juniper :)
I think the true definition of video games is to have fun, that’s all that needs to be said. Stick Tetris in front of anyone and they will have fun, no need for art or purpose or anything else.
Stardew Valley allowed me to play the same game as my 8yo daughter for the first time, it's really cool to share a common interest. It's even pretty good for education, it teaches her to set goals, plan their execution over time, search for info, and some small math problems.
When she said "I was in middle school when Endgame came out" I was like "Wait I was in middle school when Endgame came out." I assumed she was older than me but now that I know we're the same age it made me realize that I really need to start getting shit done lol.
@@enozlliks7794 You got plenty of time brother, and it will pass anyways 👌 It was also 8th grade for me
@@JuniperDev It was 8th grade for me as well
Gonna date myself here but I think cozy games are partially the natural evolution of the MMORPG. MMO games like WoW and Final Fantasy 14 have been an optionally cozy genre that historically had one of the more equal male-female populations in the industry since you didn't totally have to go for the hardest content or sweat your ass off in a mythic raid or something. Plus MMO guilds are also very tight knit social spaces where people can find community and play whatever content they want together (excluding sandbox MMOs like Albion and EVE Online). Cozy games have a lot of the low pressure environment of theme park MMOs while appealing to the more introverted types that maybe don't want to seek out a group of people to talk to in a game.
No, certain people suck at enjoying them
Enjoying it =\= good game
@@dandre3K fair point.
@@dandre3K- it's literally the definition of if it's good
You don't like them. Ok. So?
@@danielcrafter9349 if you enjoy a game it is subjectively good. Dandre's point (i think) is that enjoying a game doesn't make it objectively good. If I enjoyed RAID: Shadow Legends, I'd subjectively enjoy an objectively bad game.
@@danielcrafter9349 So if you don’t enjoy a good game it’s not good anymore? I don’t have to enjoy football to see the value of that game.
Huge respect for you for diving deep into this topic and shedding light on it! My admiration for you just skyrocketed.
@@mohLuk7121 🥹🥹🥹
great thoughts!! I think the many different preferences of cozy gamers is the reason why games are adding more options to toggle on and off in the settings- like the day lengths, fishing mini games, etc!
I think some people make the mistake of assuming genres existing means less games for them which is absurd. I myself don't like cozy games because I play games to get on adventures with friends and have a laugh usually through explosions and or punching, but I love that cozy games exist because a lot of other people enjoy them which if anything means the market is spreading out rather than people who want different things being forced to play one big compromised not fun for anyone game.
Great video. It's pushed me back into a weird spot. I see these games doing really well, but also, hear gamers are sick of them. Perhaps making a cosy game that isn't advertised as such is the middle ground
Your videos are always so good!
@@isaiahisme thank you dude!!
I hear stardew valley music playing and I'm hoping that you aren't implying that stardew valley isn't the most stressful game I ever played.
I’ve watched a few of your videos today. This is good content! Keep it up and your channel will get huge.
@@snakemanjake thank you!!
The deal with "Cozy" games is very talked about and on some cases VERY controversial, but I'm going to give my true opinion.
They aren't for everyone. I personally enjoy hard/challenging games as could be Hollow Knight, osu! (I feel like some will understand), Soul-like games etc.
I enjoy the thrill they make you feel, the blood running through your veins and the INMENSE feeling of acomplishment they give, but sometimes it's good to take it easy.
I have some cozy games in my phone that I open because I don't want to feel the pressure of having to beat a boos after the 1000th try, sometimes it's better just to sit back, talk to some NPCs and enjoy the music.
It is true that at sometimes you can feel bored or anxious, but they are good in their own way as well as the "High risk, High reward" games, you just got to let your perspective loose a little, after all, games are made to be enjoyed.
Btw, great video! Looking forward for more!
Dinkum is so underrated, it deserves more attention. I play it almost everyday since its early access launch and had so much fun
It's funny how this is a common subject in my group of friends and this video has my exact thoughts about it
Really liked it, very good!
as always, such a great video!
the stardew valley skill issue jumpscare made me chuckle (I'm skill issued)
7:09 Creature Street is not, as you put it a "low quality, low effort verion" of Animal Crossing crossing. It is a detective murder mystery set in an Animal Crossing like world.
As an indie game dev, I love your content!
I turn 30 next month. Hearing you say end game came out when you were in middle school made me feel ancient. I was working in Video Games industry then. 😂😅 enjoyed your video btw!
such a small, off-topic part of the video but huge props to the Jackbox player whose solution to showering in the morning was League of Legends.
Ooblets is a good farming simulator that has its own thing to make it unique, (little plant creatures that you do dance battles with).
The saddest part of this video is that I don’t recognize every game in it, and I can’t find them all!
@@bluber9027 let me know some timestamps and I got u
Another day, another banger
For your data, saw this three times and clicked after the title change
Also, on gender, I noticed my audience (and to some extent, my videos) are like *very* masculine, which is weird cause in the real world I see femme people represented far more in the "interested in making games" demographic. Having scrolled through my femme friends' homepages, I think there's definitely such thing as a "boy video" that I wanna break out of somewhat, lowkey I'm moving towards facecam with a nice cosy background like you have cause it definitely brings something that my videos lack, but I feel like it ads barrier to doing voiceover work
And by extension, in the same way that my very masculine, american football playing, Call of Duty enjoying brother loved Stardew Valley, I'm really interested in ways we can bridge that genre/gender divide
@@I-OMusic Doing facecam toooootally adds barriers to voice over work lmaooo I feel that, since you have to semi-memorize it to look at the camera and worry about things visually being nice for recording. But what I do is just section certain bits of my script to actually have camera footage, and just record not looking at the camera as if I'm doing voice for other parts so I can lock in on the voice over. Just my process. But I totally recommend it dude, definitely adds a more personal feel also to your channel ((: Hyped to see what you do with it if you do
This continues to be one of my favorite GameDev channels. Always looking forward to new videos!
“Avengers: Endgame came out when I was in middle school” WHAT DO YOU MEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL???
Games are a form of art, and art has no rules! You assert at the beginning that games are supposed to make you feel accomplished, and I know you only say this as a setup to contrast this to cozy games' strengths later, but games don't have to be about accomplishment-and many games popular with women aren't. The problem too is we know that the way young girls play tends to get dismissed in boy-centric spaces.
Think of playing house or dressing up dolls like your mom might have talked about, or collecting items to decorate your purse or book bag, or hand clapping games you might have played in elementary. None of these are competitive or give you a sense of completion; they are more about sharing an experience.
This carries on into adulthood, too. Think about other games that everyone likes but are also popular with women: real-life jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, sudoku, etc. With them you feel accomplished even when you don't complete the entire thing, when you solve each new low-stakes step.
But even competitive games that are popular with women have a focus on sharing an experience rather than just proving dominance over others: trivia games, Scrabble, chess.
As an aside, I think it's no surprise that more women have been getting into Dungeons & Dragons: it's a game where, while there is a great feeling of progression and achievement as you level up your character, it's not about whether you win or lose (necessarily) but how you participate in crafting a story together.
This isn't to say that I think cozy games are _only_ popular with women, though, I think they are popular because they are games where everyone can get their own best experience, like you say in the video. That's probably why Minecraft is also so popular, too.
Anyway, great video :)
Your first sentence is a literal contradiction. A form has rules ie limits, conditions etc. Art in general has rules even if it’s just “stay on canvas”. Games at the very least if the word has meaning beyond general activity must have some form of opposition. Gameplay by definition is the attempt at achieving the goal of the game even if it’s not finite eg the goal of trading stocks is to achieve a profit.
I think another problem that cozy games face, is that a few of them want to be “make your own fun” cozy game. or even “pet simulator” cozy games, where you just pet your creatures & feed them.
the point on indid games being a million genres is a lot like a point i saw that said animated movies should not be a genre. it is just an art style.
4:17 I remember ours would give us a referral if we spoiled it because so many kids were complaining
My favorite cozy game is Valheim
Absolutely brilliant breakdown!
Haven't watched but just wanted to ask, you gonna join the GMTK game jam?
@@emperor8716 I wishhh but I am far too busy with work and school );
TRAFFICKING THE WHAT?
Just look how different boys and girls play outside at school and such. Boys are having sword fights with sticks, doing sports, building fight arenas for insects and running through the forrest like its an agility course. And girls... honestly don't know what girls do as kids, riding around on bikes and making dolls kiss? My point is, we are different and games have sadly been very skewed towards the interest of boys. In an alternative universe most games started off being like sims and cozy games and guys grew up thinking games were stupid.
I fell for the clickbaity title, but stayed for the great analysis on the cozy genre. thanks for such a well put together video. 🙏
I’m trying to think about how to make a 3D cozy game for free
I doubt there is a game engine for that exists
@@SunManMoonFan-v3s Unreal is free for all sales under $1,000,000
@@SunManMoonFan-v3sUnity’s a good game engine for making 3D games for free.
@@SunManMoonFan-v3s what the hell are you talking about?
It seems you have no knowledge of game development right?
Most game engines are free to use, ones like Unity and UE5 perhaps taking the top spot
I'm reluctant to call "cozy" a genera, its seems bigger and broader than a genera. More a feel and approach than can be applied to many genera.
Idk there are a lot of times I get stressed playing stardew
Love your content!
However, I believe the video title could be improved, as it currently feels a bit misleading. In the future, you might consider a title like 'Celebrating a New and Inclusive Genre.'
What game is at 6:21? :0 such pretty art
KYNSEED!! It is so fun, I have many hours and I loved it. No idea how it isn't more popular and I might even do a video on it
@@JuniperDevAh, thank you so much! It looks super neat!
Doing a video for it could help get more eyes on it, too. Seems like it deserves it!
When da games are cozyyyyy!!!!!
Sorry, babes, just gotta make a vid
Why, babes?
SOMEONE IS HAVING FUN WRONG
for a true cozy experience, I recommend Dont Starve
I have a theory that the main reason 31% of cozy gamers are men is because our wives or girlfriends got us into one or more of those games.
could you label the games you put in the videos, so many look cool but hard to find
@@chaircam Too many games to put all in one msg, but gimme a timestamp and I got you(:
10:48 lol
Juniper, have you released any video games?? c*
Are u still studying computer science? Do u have any tips for people going into their first year of uni studying CS? Is math important?? :00 thx
@@WilliamLaurenson Yesss I am! I'm going into my second year. Some schools require more math than others, I have to go up to linear alg + calc 2 and I am not a math person ;| Buuut from what I understand, and my own internship experience, companies care a lot more about your work portfolio. Put all the projects you do onto a Github so you can smack it on a resume whenever. Then, if you took any AP classes for comp sci that give you credits out of the introductory coding classes -- be careful. I qualified out of the first 2 CS classes technically, but I am SO glad I took them through the uni itself.. it was a way higher level than AP/community college ever was even if it started slow. Might depend on the program though so just be cautious 🫡 And good luck!!
@@JuniperDev thank you!
Nice video!
@@Beets_Creations thank you!!
That’s not really true that cozy games are the first women popular games. Hidden object games have famously been loved by women
One of my favorite games for this genre is Super Hot
I will not stand for league of legends slander
is sitting for it ok? 🤔
@@KevEatsCheese Yeah, easier on the knees
it's very odd to call the cozy genre the first female dominated game genre. do otomes and dress up games not count or something? also it's worth it to mention that sdv never tried to be a cozy game. that fundamentally changes the context that sdv was made in and what cozy games are made in
whats the game 1:04 ?
chef rpg!
RAHHHH I love cozy games
Stardew has deadlines and stress loo
Dang it I wanted to make a cozy game now idk
@@SunManMoonFan-v3s you gotta finish the video brother 😭
10:51 git gud
I literally played Stardew Valley for the first time 2 days ago. STOP SPYING ON ME JUNIPER!!!
Good video :)
no
they are hard to make (we know)
"Cozy games are not real games"
Ehhh… I guess
But in the end, the essense of a game is still competition and skill, like the example i like to take is chess, it's the oldest most played game in the world for centuries, but then yeah it's hard, need hours of practice to get good, it's quite boring, and then it's like saying people have too much anxiety to play chess, so we make chess piece look like panda instead, and simplify the rules, and in the end there is no looser and winner and you just move cute panda on the chess board, i mean it's fine and all if you have anxiety but it's not a game anymore. A game needs rules, score, a winner and looser, otherwise it's not a game it's something else. Even if it's controlled with a gamepad and look like a game, it just look like like a game. There should be another name for this.
Going to recommend my top 3 cosy games:
- Darkwood: very cottagecore with lots of cute mushrooms.
- Pathologic 2: you play as a med school drop out who goes back to his quirky little town to heal the sick and collect singing herbs.
The Forest: It's like those fun wilderness camping videos in a very peaceful forest.
LOL
Skill issue 🙀
i HATE cozy games