While Stardew Valley obviously didn't create the farming sim genre, it's definitely one of the main games that led to the resurgence of the cozy game. The likes of Ooblets, Cozy Grove, Coral Island, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth have all blown up in the time since (although Animal Crossing: New Horizons can take just as much blame for that). One of the bigger entries into the genre over the last few years is Gameloft's Disney Dreamlight Valley, which infuses the genre with a roster of Disney characters from my boy Remy the rat to Jack Skellington.
