{"id":19753,"date":"2025-08-13T14:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/we-know-that-cosy-games-have-big-audiences-so-wheres-my-epic-call-the-midwife-sim\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:37:15","slug":"we-know-that-cosy-games-have-big-audiences-so-wheres-my-epic-call-the-midwife-sim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/we-know-that-cosy-games-have-big-audiences-so-wheres-my-epic-call-the-midwife-sim\/","title":{"rendered":"We know that cosy games have big audiences \u2013 so where\u2019s my epic Call the Midwife sim?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it\u2019s time the triple-A developers pay attention<\/p>\n

I am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters<\/a>, and I\u2019ve realised that I\u2019m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I trundle along the photorealistic landscapes in my pick-up truck, delivering parcels to isolated communities and building new roads. The only reason I complete the main story missions is to open new areas of the map so that I can meet new people and build more roads. I find it blissfully enjoyable.<\/p>\n

Of course, I am far from alone in playing video games this way. \u201cCosy games\u201d have become a thriving cottage industry<\/a> over the past five years, led by crossover successes such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Untitled Goose Game, but also housing hundreds of smaller titles that appeal to highly engaged communities. On Steam this month you\u2019ll discover Catto\u2019s Post Office<\/a>, a delightful game about a feline postal worker, Fruitbus, a cute food truck management sim, MakeRoom, an interior design challenge, and Tiny Bookshop, which is about running \u2026 a tiny bookshop. Most of these games are united by the same elements: small teams, often young, often working remotely; short play spans; low-stakes challenges; and highly stylised visuals, as an aesthetic choice and an economic necessity.<\/p>\n

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\nIn a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it\u2019s time the triple-A developers pay attention
\nI am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters, and I\u2019ve realised that I\u2019m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I trundle along the photorealistic landscapes in my pick-up truck, delivering parcels to isolated communities and building new roads. The only reason I complete the main story missions is to open new areas of the map so that I can meet new people and build more roads. I find it blissfully enjoyable.
\nOf course, I am far from alone in playing video games this way. \u201cCosy games\u201d have become a thriving cottage industry over the past five years, led by crossover successes such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Untitled Goose Game, but also housing hundreds of smaller titles that appeal to highly engaged communities. On Steam this month you\u2019ll discover Catto\u2019s Post Office, a delightful game about a feline postal worker, Fruitbus, a cute food truck management sim, MakeRoom, an interior design challenge, and Tiny Bookshop, which is about running \u2026 a tiny bookshop. Most of these games are united by the same elements: small teams, often young, often working remotely; short play spans; low-stakes challenges; and highly stylised visuals, as an aesthetic choice and an economic necessity. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it\u2019s time the triple-A developers pay attention I am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters, and I\u2019ve realised that I\u2019m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I …<\/p>\n

We know that cosy games have big audiences \u2013 so where\u2019s my epic Call the Midwife sim?<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19753"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}