Stardew Valley- ConcernedApe/Chucklefish
Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android
In Stardew Valley, the player takes the role of a character who, to get away from the hustle of the city, takes over their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as Stardew Valley. The player manages their character's time and energy levels as they clear land, plant and tend crops, raise livestock, craft goods, mine for ores, and engage in social activities, including romances leading towards marriage, with the various residents of the small town, all while earning in-game money to expand their farm. The game is open-ended, allowing the player to take on activities as they see fit. The game also features a four-player cooperative multiplayer mode.
Stardew Valley is quite obviously a spiritual successor to the Harvest Moon games, and many of the mechanics play out that way. Stardew Valley technically has combat in the mines and forest, but its pretty easy to avoid those as the game is fairly open-ended. Stardew Valley has a huge online community and has been a favorite game of many noncombat players for years now. You can get many hours of gameplay out of this one (I myself have about 45 hours logged and I feel like I’m in the early game stage still.) Replay value is also high as you can arrange your farm differently and romance various characters.
