Palia is a game trying to offer an entire world for cozy gamers to exist in together. Whereas most MMOs combine the more peaceful pursuits of homebuilding, farming, and fishing alongside combat or other more violent endeavors, Palia strips all that bloodthirsty stuff away to focus solely on creating a peaceful MMO where players can craft, explore, and discover more about the fantasy world they find themselves in.
This free-to-play game (bolstered by cosmetic in-game purchases only) is exactly what I've been looking for since diving into Stardew Valley in co-op. My best pal lives on the other side of the country, so for catch-up sessions we always like to play something together that's low-drama and preferably co-operative. While Stardew's co-op feature seemed perfect, its disconnect from our core saves meant that we made little progress on our joint farming venture and eventually just gave up on our dreams of co-op farming because, my god, that early game is just so, so slow.
