This year has given us a fresh bounty of farming sims to harvest. Yesterday's Nintendo Direct alone gave us five forthc…
Not all farming sims are created equally, however. Farming meets Final Fantasy combat and character design in Harvestella? Sign me up. Twee, cutesy farming full ofIt's not as if players haven't been having a field day with farming sims for some time: just look at the long history of the Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series, or even Zynga's Farmville.
But the popularity of these games has escalated hugely in the last couple of years. That is, predominantly, down to the success of indie darling Stardew Valley and Nintendo's behemoth Animal Crossing. The latter in particular rose to prominence during the pandemic, with players seeking a more relaxing experience during stressful times. AIt's unclear when this current crop of farming games first began development, but it's not unthinkable they were conceived in the wake of Animal Crossing and are all wrapping up development at a similar time.
What's more, there's the cosy, comfy revolution over on Twitch where farming sims have proven especially popular with viewers finding solace together in crop growing, animal tending, cottagecore, and a sprinkling of romance. It's like gaming ASMR. Farming sims absolutely have their audience, then, and the genre has produced a bumper crop of successes - with more surely to come.Nintendo direct be like— CircleToonsHD Nintendo: and coming up next… ANOTHER FARMING SIM—
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