Stardew Valley-Like Games Have Dominated the Nintendo Switch

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Currently, it is hard not to notice the oversaturation of farming simulations on the Nintendo Switch. Just recently Fae Farm and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life were announced at the latest Nintendo Direct, adding to an ever-increasing pile of farming games. One of the most popular farm games of all time, of course, is Stardew Valley. Since it was released in 2016 and had incredible success, more and more farming games have been on the rise. However, that is not entirely the fault of Stardew Valley.

The increase of Stardew Valley-like games became more noticeable when Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out in 2020. Not only didAnimal Crossing add to the lure of life simulation games, but it also came out during COVID's first year, and COVID may have a lot to do with life simulation games becoming more popular. The Nintendo Switch, in particular, has decided to be the console for Stardew Valley-like games.

Fae Farm Seems Like a More Magical Stardew Valley

The Nintendo Switch tends to have more innocent games than the PlayStation or Xbox consoles. It is built to appeal to all ages but also has a game library that is particularly tailored to younger gamers. Another thing that sets the Nintendo Switch apart from other consoles is that it can be handheld. In terms of genre, farming games work very well for a handheld console. They are known to be relaxing, low-risk, and would not distract too much when played in public spaces.

Farming games before Stardew Valley were also successes on handheld consoles. Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, Rune Factory, andAnimal Crossing games had plenty of titles on the Game Boy, Nintendo DS, and 3DS. In other words, farming and simulation games have a longstanding tradition of appearing on