Ya I hate it when people tell me what they want for their birthday or whatever.
Because if I had already been planning on getting it I’m like “GOD DAMNIT now they’ll think I only got it because they told me to and not because I know exactly what they wanted and was listening to them in the conversation we had about it 3 months ago!”
I also hate gift cards, because you might as well just give cash which can at least be used to pay the bills if need be instead of forcing them to buy something they don’t really need.
There a free to play online game called Palia that’s pretty chill.
Not as farm intensive as stardew, but you do have a few plots to grow crops and you can refine them into jams and pickled goods, etc.
Can also cook your food into meals, give gifts to villagers to build up relationships, and each villager has a story and background to learn.
There is also mining, tree felling, plant foraging, animal hunting, fishing, etc.
It’s a first person 3D world, and I haven’t tried it with controller but I imagine it would be fine.
It’s very chill, there is pretty much no negatives for any action or inaction that you take.
Oh also you can build your house on your plot of land and decorate it with a shit ton of decorative furniture and nic knacks.
Main storyline quests are not too bad either, there is a story to the world that develops as well.