Stardew Valley is a farming simulation game created by Eric Barone and released in 2016, where players grow crops, raise animals, fish, mine and build relationships in the town of Pelican Town. Its gentle pace and warm, hand-crafted world helped it become a lasting favourite with cozy gamers and creators, who often reuse its sounds and music to signal relaxation, nostalgia and slow living. That cozy reputation is why a short clip from the game still works so well in edits years after its release.