Dan writes for Commonsense Gamer: "Even though competitive gaming is becoming more and more of a thing nowadays and most computer and video games challenge you to complete quests, destroy stuff or achieve something, gaming can and should also be considered a medium for relaxation."
The creator of Stardew Valley mod Baldur's Village thanks Larian for saving the project after a Wizards of the Coast takedown.
Baldur's Village is a fan-made mod for Stardew Valley that brings iconic characters from Baldur's Gate 3 to the pixel-art farming simulator.
"Free quality fan mods highlighting your characters in other game genres are proof your work resonates and a unique form of word of mouth. Imho they shouldn't be treated like commercial ventures that infringe on your property." Read that Nintendo, much respect to Swen Vincke.
the dmca wasn't a mistake, only when they realized that people would give em shit for it they considered em a mistake. Pretty sure Swen talked them out of it.
Players' desire to marry the Trout Man may be an unusual one, but it also shows that the current romance options aren't enough for some fans.
The Sims games, they are very relaxing games......addictive too.
Zelda BotW
Slime Rancher is pretty good if you haven't played it. That's also pretty relaxing. Well unless you get tarr loose on your ranch.
I would like to see more relaxing games too. I enjoyed Stardew Valley, I also liked the old Sim City games for the same reason. It's nice to just sit back and idle away a few hours without having to struggle in a raid or take down that huge boss.
One thing I don't like is when you have a day/night cycle it's like you have a time limit. I understand they want events to happen on certain days but it would be nice if the day didn't end until your character went to bed.