Best Games Played 2016, Day 7: Stardew Valley — Best Escapism

Best Games Played 2016, Day 7: Stardew Valley — Best Escapism

December 28th, 2016 | 12:00 pm ET

Best Games Played 2016

These games and awards were decided during the Wardcast’s Best Games Played 2016 episode, where we considered any and all games played by the members of the Wardcast in 2016, even if they weren’t released that calendar year.

‘Stardew Valley’ allows you to unburden yourself from the real world to take on the role of the humble farmer.


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ometimes, you just want to break some rocks, till some soil, and grow some crops.

Best Games Played 2016

These games and awards were decided during the Wardcast’s Best Games Played 2016 episode, where we considered any and all games played by the members of the Wardcast in 2016, even if they weren’t released that calendar year.

A spiritual successor to Harvest Moon infused with equal parts Minecraft and Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley is hypnotic in the cyclical nature of its gameplay. The dopamine effect of getting rewarded for progressing every day makes you feel accomplished within the systems of the game.

Little by little, step by step; as the virtual days tick by, the physical hours slip away. When you wake up from the trance, you’ll have created a little farm to call your own and hopefully someone to take to the Flower Dance.  

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