This week on JK! Games! Jerica is joined by guest host Josh aka HighScoreWeekly for a deep dive into Whisper of the House — a cozy-but-creepy pixel art game that raised questions about where the line is drawn in the cozy genre.

We review the game’s atmosphere, story, and standout mechanics, then dive into a bigger conversation about "dark cozy" games: Can a game be cozy if it explores heavy topics like grief or death? Should content warnings be required? And does the genre need its own category like “cozy horror”?

Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:22 – Listener Question of the Week
00:18:46 – Easy Mode: Jerica & Silksong
00:30:50 – A Chao Garden Inspired Game?
00:34:00 – Normal Mode: Whisper of the House Review
00:57:20 – Expert Mode: Can Cozy Be Dark?

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