Picture the scene. It's 11pm, you**'**ve had a hard day at work or at school and the last thing you want is the added stress of trying to figure out how to kill a final boss in the Elden Ring.
What you need is something more basic, more relaxing when you turn on the console. Going to your farm and watering some virtual tomatoes, for example.
It may sound silly, but for many people, that gesture is the only real moment of peace all day.
'Cozy games' are video games with a leisurely pace, gentle aesthetics and a deliberate lack of pressure - the exception being the turnip market in 'Animal Crossing'. It's a genre of game that has been quietly growing for years, becoming one of the entertainment industry's most relevant phenomena. And these games are more than just a genre; they are a cultural diagnosis of a generation.
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