I’m new to the cozy gaming world, but it was love at first sight. Stardew was my first truly Cozy Game, but I recently started Cozy Grove (loving it!) and am about to try Sun Haven. I tried one called The Archipelago a couple months ago, but it got a bit repetitive and boring after a while. Breadsticks was cute, but I’m terrible at platformers.
So, I was wondering, what are some of your favorites?
Animal Crossing New Horizons
My Time at Portia
Unless you hate the art style, the Atelier Games (especially the newer ones, like the “Ryza”-Trilogy or “Sophie 2” that got rid of the time limit) are definitely worth a look!
And if you enjoyed Stardew Valley, then Rune Factory might also be worth a look: the newest entry (5) is the first mainline 3d-title, which was a divise change (especially due to not amazing performance on the Switch), though I enjoyed it; but the “Special”-version of part 4 is also worth a look (if you can stomach the 3DS-style visuals)
My favorite cozy games are A Hat in Time and Dying Light. Maybe odd choices, but these are games I can kind of turn my brain off and just relax. Whether it’s platforming around poppy worlds, or jump kicking zombies off roofs into spike traps, they relax me!
Stardew is top tier cozy. Would also put animal crossing new horizons on that list.
Spiritfarer is another commonly recommended one. More of a linear story though.
Moonlighter is an older game I liked. Has some combat like the mines in stardew, but also you run a little store selling your treasures during the day 💎
Untitled Goose Game is a short cozy game.
Thanks for making this post! it came across my feed and helped me find this community :)
Edit: I’ll also mention Don’t Starve & Oxygen Not Included here . I find the base building aspect cozy
The Sims 4 - mainly the building and decorating part, but making your sim do cozy things makes me relaxed as well.
Unpacking - this is a pretty short game unfortunately, but great for decompressing. You unpack boxes and put someone’s belongings away in their proper place. You learn a little bit about the person through their belongings too
Valheim - most of the time, you need to be on your toes and not get killed, but I enjoy the “chores” that come with managing a base: turning over the crops, smelting all the ore, cutting down and replanting the tree farm, sorting out all the loot , and cooking food for the next adventure
Ah, yes! I love Sims 4, could get lost in it for days, despite being absolutely dreadful at constructing stuff 😅
Unpacking sounds fun! I’ll have to check it out. I’ve played a mobile game that’s similar in theory, but it was pretty shit.
Oh god, Valheim. I love the “chores” aspect, too, but I usually play it with my SO and he’s all about chasing down giants and trolls and getting us killed. Now I’m lowkey terrified to play it alone 😅
