![]() ![]() Unpacking feels like a love letter to these moments. Piece-by-piece, a quaint picture of a person is painted without ever having to truly show a face but it also feels deeply personal: It’s a type of nostalgia to rummage through all of the items, taking forever to put them away properly. As you open these boxes and see what’s inside each of them and where they’re supposed to go, you’ll find out more and more about the kind of person you are standing in for and what their life and dreams are like. The soul of the game’s storytelling comes from the simple concept that you can learn a lot about someone just from what they own and how they live. After foregoing heavy exposition and unnecessary wordiness, it all is packed up quite nicely in a moving box for the player to open at their leisure and spend more time reminiscing about their first moving house experience than they ever thought they would have. ![]() ![]() A story that appeals to nostalgia can be told in many ways and Unpacking tells its story subtly through its gameplay and environment. There are certain emotions that I believe resonate particularly strongly with people and nostalgia is near the very top of my list. Unpacking also evokes a particular feeling in me. As anyone that has attempted to put all of their possessions properly in place (or fill a car trunk with groceries) can attest to, organisation is in fact the world’s most difficult game of Tetris. Unpacking is a puzzle game that is very simple in its concept: you’ve just moved and are unpacking into your new place! Fit everything where you want it to go, if you can actually muster the courage to crack open these seemingly endless brown boxes containing all of your belongings - those shelves surely aren’t going to fill themselves, after all. Big AAA titles? Yeah sure, bring them too, but meanwhile, we want to see which are the best cozy games to play while lying on our bed or couch.We're partnered with Skillshare, where you can do unlimited online courses that'll help you create art, make games, and even help you with school/university! Click here for a free 1 month trial. ![]() Updated March 6, 2023, by Axel Bosso: Cozy games are great no matter what season in the year we currently are. These are the games to play after a long day of work, on rainy days, and when you just don't feel like crawling out of bed. The genre is very flexible, populated with RPGs, platformers, point-and-click adventures, life sims, and much more. Whether the ideal cozy game consists of task-based satisfaction or getting to project personal feelings onto a melancholy storyline, there are options suitable to gamers of all backgrounds. Related: Nintendo Switch: The Most Relaxing Games To Play That Aren't Animal Crossing Indie developers across the globe have answered the call, putting out titles that pride themselves on meditative gameplay while prompting emotional attachment to NPCs. As the gaming industry grows, a demand for relaxing, therapeutic gameplay becomes more and more apparent. Cozy games are entering a renaissance, with titles like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing pioneering the genre. ![]()
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