Cosy video games as digital third places for emotional well-being: Case studies of Stardew Valley, Coffee Talk Episode 2 and Kinder World

HC Gunderman - Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, 2024 - intellectdiscover.com
Cosy games are an established sub-genre of video games offering relaxed gameplay in a
soft, calm environment. While any video game can offer emotional benefits, cosy games …

Whose Vibe is it Anyway? Negotiating Definitions of Cozy Games

K Boudreau, M Consalvo, A Phelps - 2025 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
While many games that are now widely considered 'cozy'games, such as Animal Crossing
and Stardew Valley have been on the market for close to a decade (or more), cozy games as …