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Kasey Wildgrove

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( she / they ) Cozy fantasy creator making tabletop games, stories, illustrations, and stream overlays · I stream as my PNGtuber about the creative process · itch: https://applefordhearth.itch.io/ · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCozyQuestlog

The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogAug 26, 2026
AuDHD & Hacking my Brain by Streaming
Why I've started streaming and how it fits into my process.
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogAug 18, 2026
The Game Wants to Be Played!
Exploring collectables, repair, stewardship, and games.
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogAug 2, 2026
My Life as a Cursed Sword: A Review of Artefact
Truly, I really wanted to like Artefact. Several people pointed it out to me as comparable to my current project, Awakened Applewood. Both include conscious objects reckoning with their existence and seeking answers to questions innate to their form that have no correct answer.…
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogJul 24, 2026
Awakened Applewood Playtest Available
As I mentioned in my last post, I've been working on a solo journaling game set in Appleford. Well, the playtest version is available today on my itch.io page below:
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogJul 20, 2026
The Quest Has Changed
During my months away from the Questlog, I’ve been attending to some health matters. When I’ve been able, I’ve been creating, reconsidering, recovering, and exploring what kind of work I actually want to do, both in general and with this space.
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogMar 12, 2026
Small Souls in a Big World: A Wanderhome Setting
There are two parallel worlds, although none can tell you where one ends and the other begins. The True world is whimsical and rich with emotion, where animalfolk live lives of gentleness, curiosity, and pastoral comfort. The Weird world is a strange, surreal mirror; a medieval…
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogFeb 26, 2026
Re-Writing Your Adventure: Stewpot & Narrative Therapy
Stewpot is a 2025 TTRPG from Evil Hat where you and your friends play adventurers who have retired to start a tavern. The book is marketed with a cozy, slice-of-life theme, and you could even bring characters from another more traditional campaign that you’d like to retire.…
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The Cozy Questlog
The Cozy QuestlogFeb 5, 2026
The Journey to Define Cozy Games
I’ve been on a journey for a few months trying to understand coziness in games from a top-down perspective. I think I’ve finally found, in reading some philosophy of language, a workable answer.
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