With games like StardewValley continuing to captivate players, what makes the quiet farming simulation genre so appealing?
Stardew Valley, a 2016 indie game that places the player into the role of a farmer after they inherit a farm from their grandfather, has become one of the most popular and influential games over the last few years — with that influence impacting the indie space and major companies like Nintendo. Offering players the chance to “create the farm of [their] dreams”, the game’s polished farming system and open-ended story has earned the game a lot of well-earned love.
These games offer players the chance to have total control over their own farm, often at a slower pace of play. This includes crop selection, harvesting, animal care, dealing with changing weather patterns, and oftentimes collecting various materials like plants, metals, and more to use in crafting. Depending on the game, there may also be social and adventure elements mixed in too.
The slower pace of play stood out among my conversations as being an important draw, both for serving as initial interest in a game and as a factor that kept players coming back. For Peter , a former Twitch streamer, the slower pace in farming games is a big draw for him on an individual level. Non-violent gameplay has certainly seen its fair share of the spotlight in recent years, with 33% of games that were shown at E3 and Summer Game Fest in 2021 being combat-free. Talk of non-violent games continuously pops up online as well, including in entire Reddit threads dedicated to the discussion and recommendation of such titles. Non-violent games, like many of the farming titles out there, often gel nicely with simpler goals that players find within farming games.
In Stardew Valley, for example, you might base your daily tasks around the different weather. If it’s raining, you don’t have to worry about watering any of your crops that day which leaves you with more time and energy to devote to other tasks like taking care of your livestock, going mining, planting, or even interacting with the town residents. But if it’s a sunny day out, you can take the time to water and care for your crops before moving on to other things you want to get done that day.
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