Cozy Grove
In Cozy Grove, embark on a charming life-sim adventure on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, explore the island's forest daily, uncovering hidden secrets and aiding the local ghosts. Through crafting and exploration, bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove while enjoying new quest content synced to real-world time each day. Afterward, engage in fishing, crafting, and decorating to your heart's content in this cozy and enchanting world.
- Release date: 03-19-2021
- Developer: Spry Fox LLC
- Publisher: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
- Platforms: iOS, MacOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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Animals & Wildlife
Arachnids
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5 critters that look like spiders appear unavoidably during certain months
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Birds
Skulls
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Bird skulls are tied to stakes in several places around the island.
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Cats
Ghosts
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There are cat spirits, but they're purely magical in nature. You can adopt them, depending on how you run into them and the time of year.
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Insects
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There are bugs you can catch. Most are fairly passive but one type will chase you and buzz around you for a short while. Catching all of them is necessary to get certain achievements.
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Misc. Animals & Critters
Bears (ghosts)
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Crime
Road-Related Violence
Motorcycle accident
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Two of the bears died in a motorcycle accident.
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Death & Loss
Death of Child
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When you first arrive on the island, the first bear you meet mentions that the Spirit Scout before you didn't last very long. You also receive a letter from your Scoutmaster stating that he writes letters to all the Spirit Scouts that "never came back". (One of the Scouts he mentions is revealed to be alive, however)
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Death of Parent
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At least four of the bears you meet in the game are revealed to have been parents in their past life.
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Drowning
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At least two of the bears' backstories mention someone drowning.
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Single Parenting
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One bear mentions that her husband suddenly walked out on her, leaving her as a single mother.
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Drugs & Alcohol
Alcoholism
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One bear is addicted to a fictionalized version of beer called "grog", and giving some to him is necessary to finish his storyline. Afterwards he appears drunk and slurs his words a bit. The DLC also contains a character who drinks a fictionalized alcohol called "honeybrew", though his reactions aren't as exaggerated.
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Intoxication
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One bear is addicted to a fictionalized version of beer called "grog", and giving some to him is necessary to finish his storyline. Afterwards he appears drunk and slurs his words a bit.
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Misc. Drugs & Alcohol Content
Medicine; overdose
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Medicine -- One of the bears mentions taking a strange medicine for his headaches, which eventually leads to his death. Overdose -- Not on-screen, but this is how one character died.
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Gore
Animal Violence
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All of the bears on the island are ghosts, and discovering how they died is a key factor in helping them move on.
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Body Horror
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Some bears have some unusual forms, such as one resembling a statue with a crack in her head, and another resembling a tree with branches growing out of her body. However, it's all cartoony and not intended to be scary. One character is missing part of their head/skull, possibly related to their death.
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Hate & Discrimination
Ableism
Descriptions of ableism
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One bear mentions how she was constantly pitied and "offered" forced help from other people due to her disability. There's another bear who is implied to be neurodivergent and mentions that he was seen as weird for his interests. A character recalls that she tried to cure another character’s paralysis, which the latter didn’t want.
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Horror Themes
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LGBTQ+
Misc. LGBTQ+
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One of the ghosts is a lesbian who was married to a possibly nonbinary person when she was alive. Both are deceased at the start of the game.
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Mental Health
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Mental Illness
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A few of the bears are implied to deal with mental illnesses
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Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence
Domestic Violence
DLC
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The DLC contains a character who makes a comment alluding to her being emotionally abused by her husband. This is not graphic and isn't really mentioned again.
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Gaslighting
DLC
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A character alluded to being emotionally abused by her spouse. In one story she recalls said spouse telling her he made "her favorite food" - but it's actually her twin sister's favorite food.
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Phobias
Acrophobia
Falling is discussed
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Not shown on-screen, but one of the characters died by falling down the stairs.
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Arachnophobia
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5 critters that look like spiders appear unavoidably during certain months
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Emetophobia
Gagging but no vomiting
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Some bears make a gagging gesture when they're grossed out by something, but there's no vomiting.
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Misc. Phobias
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Carcinophobia (Fear of cancer -- One of the bears reveals that she died from cancer); Coulrophobia (Fear of clowns -- some of the decor is clown-like in nature)
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Necrophobia
All of the bears on the island are ghosts, and discovering how they died is a key factor in helping them move on.
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Item descriptions in the world will sometimes say grim things about death. You will find letters or other items about people wanting to murder each other occasionally.
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Nyctophobia
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Your main objective is to light up the entire island by freeing the ghost bears. This means there are a number of spots that can be pretty dark visually until you've addressed a specific situation. As you help friends and upgrade your camp, the range of light will increase, allowing you to interact with more items and harvest from more gathering spots. Crafting or purchasing lamps and placing them on the edge of the light field will increase its range.
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Physical Health & Body Issues
Hospitalization
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You can see tubes hooked up to people in a couple hospital back story images
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Terminal Illness
Cancer, unknown disease
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One of the bears reveals that she died from cancer, while another mentions his wife passed away from an unknown disease.
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Traumatic Events
Accidents
Motorcycle accident; falling
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Two of the bears died in a motorcycle accident. Not on-screen, but one of the characters died by falling down the stairs.
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Structure Fire
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One bear dies after getting trapped in a burning building.
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