This sort of in-game agency is explored through the examples of Minecraft and Animal Crossing: New Horizons . One pleasure of the unique spectatorship role of video gaming is the degree to which it offers its player control, not only to play within the game but to play at and withthe ...
More low-key and self-guided games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Harvest Moon, and Spiritfarer have always existed, but they’ve only really established themselves as a separate genre recently. There’s an entire cozy tag on Steam and even an entire industry event, Wholesome Direct, ...
A few months ago, LEGO ran a music building contest over onLEGO Ideasin which builders have a chance for their build to become an official set. The winners of the fan vote wereannouncedearlier today and the top vote getter was Daft Punk Concert with LEGO Night Mode by RobotRock. However,...
More low-key and self-guided games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Harvest Moon, and Spiritfarer have always existed, but they’ve only really established themselves as a separate genre recently. There’s an entire cozy tag on Steam and even an entire industry event, Wholesome Direct, ...