@kasdeya to me, the entire premise of stardew valley is relaxation, being away from "modern society", disconnecting entirely and simply enter a simple life of farming and dealing with very slow town politics/drama or whatever
now that i think about it, animal crossing fits this description very well too :blobcatpeek:
@kasdeya i feel like iyashikei isn't a story *structure*, per say, but an idea of how you'd want people to engage with that world, a walk-in relaxing poster, a tea house on the edge of the world, a quiet farm with little hubbub