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The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack

The Sims 4 expansion pack "Enchanted by Nature" presents an idealized and heavily romanticized representation of rural life and living with nature inspired by the 'cottagecore' aesthetic and the British countryside.
Digital GameGameFantasyIdealizationIdealizing rural lifeLiving Off the GridLiving Off the LandRomanticizationCalmCozySimulation Game

Grow Wild

Grow Wild is a cozy sandbox style game in which players can discover new plants, find bugs, and watch the world change around them. Players discover the natural phenomena around them and document the different stages of plants and animals throughout the year.
Challenge: Plant BlindnessDeceleration / SlownessEnvironmental LiteracyExperiencing EcosystemsCalmCompanionshipCozyCuriosityEmpathizing With AnimalsEmpathizing With EnvironmentEmpathizing With PlantsRelaxationCollectionSandbox

Garbage Country

The work-in-progress Steam page describes Garbage Country as “a post-apocalyptic exploration sim from the creator of Cloud Gardens and Kingdom: New Lands” in which players “drive across a handcrafted wasteland[,] repel waves of enemy bots in tense tower-defense battles [and] upgrade [their] car to travel further into the forgotten world buried under the dust”. The
ApocalypseDeceleration / SlownessPost-AnthropocenePost-apocalypticAmbiguityCalmDrivingStrategy Game

Cloud Gardens

From the presskit description: “In Cloud Gardens the player overgrows lo-fi scenes of urban decay and manufactured landscapes. Plant your seeds in the right place to create small overgrown dioramas with hundreds of different items and progress through the stages in six chapters. Discover a dozen different seeds and learn how to make them thrive.
Cozy ApocalypseDystopian FuturePost-apocalypticRewildingCalmCozyEcological MelancholyNostalgia

Ruth’s Journey

BirdwatchingNature PhotographyCalmEmpathizing With Animals

Wingspan

Wingspan lets the players take on the role of bird enthusiasts. The player is given the task to discover and attract the best birds to their network of wildlife preserves. The player can then focus on gaining food, laying eggs and drawing on a large variety of unique bird cards.
Analogue GameGameOrnithologyCalmEmpathizing With Animals

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