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Stardew Valley's influence on cozy games is finally coming to an end
['Josh Broadwell']
Polygon - All
Cozy games have ossified, and it's mostly thanks to Stardew Valley.
These days, regardless of a cozy game's setting, you know exactly what to expect: warm vibes, happy people or those not entirely averse to becoming happy, a hearty welcome, and quick resolutions to every problem.
Moonlight Peaks starts with a fight.
In Moonlight Peaks, the first neighbor you meet is a hungover vampire named Orlock (get it?)
Moonlight Peaks isn't serious all the time, either, and you make friends and lovers in the same way you always do in these kinds of games.