It tweaked my interest when the forums said steam works great with it. And it does! Been playing RDR2 on it and my laptop only has the built-in graphics chip.

You’re a better man than I. I just dipped my toes in Arch by going with CachyOS.

CachyOS?

Now that you mention it, there is a feeling of being rushed by the day-night cycle in SV. And I think that may be part of why I found it “grounding” during the pandemic but a bit of a hassle these days.

Stardew Valley is not a bad game.