Hello again! I'm back, this time with hidden gems on sale in the Steam Summer Sale

Only 12 out of 1,286 that are sale, but hopefully something you've not seen will pop out! :)

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#1 - A World of Keflings

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Keflings may be small, but their kingdom-building adventures are gigantic! Build a world with your friends in A World of Keflings! Harvest resources, construct robots, befriend a dragon, and help a creepy witch get even creepier in this update of the classic 2010 city-building adventure.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238580
• $9.59 (was $11.99, 20% off) | 99% positive (460 reviews)
• Released Jul 29th, 2025

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#2 - Virtual Cottage 2

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Study alone - or together in your own customizable cottage! Virtual Cottage 2 motivates and supports you in tackling your daily tasks. Use its built-in productivity tool to accomplish your goals faster. Create your ultimate cozy space with hundreds of items.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2943180
• $6.39 (was $7.99, 20% off) | 99% positive (281 reviews)
• Released Mar 27th, 2026

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#3 - NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws

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A warm and cozy desktop cat companion game. Let Miino keep you company while you work or study, focus with Pomodoro, Lo-Fi, to-do lists, and white noise; collect Headgear and decorations, decorate your room, join the Online Study Room, go fishing, and build your own relaxing desktop space.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714370
• $4.19 (was $5.99, 30% off) | 98% positive (391 reviews)
• Released Nov 3rd, 2025

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#4 - Gaucho and the Grassland

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LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1670830
• $12.99 (was $19.99, 35% off) | 97% positive (522 reviews)
• Released Jul 16th, 2025

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#5 - The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure

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Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy adventure.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248890
• $6.99 (was $13.99, 50% off) | 97% positive (481 reviews)
• Released Mar 26th, 2025

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#6 - Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim

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Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2922570
• $4.99 (was $9.99, 50% off) | 97% positive (230 reviews)
• Released Jan 21st, 2026

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#7 - Light Up The Town

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Light Up The Town is a cozy, creative decorating game for all ages. Play as Bean, a precocious young ferret, and explore the town of Bellflower, Colorado as you hang up festive string lights around to spread holiday cheer. Click to throw a light or decoration; the only limit is your imagination.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3419910
• $9.74 (was $14.99, 35% off) | 96% positive (787 reviews)
• Released Dec 6th, 2025

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#8 - Zen Aquarium

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Immerse yourself in the ultimate relaxing aquarium experience. Watch fish glide gracefully through a serene, ever-changing tank—no setup, no stress, just pure tranquility. Enjoy soothing visuals and ambient ASMR sounds as your aquarium comes to life effortlessly. Your peaceful escape awaits!

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3479140
• $2.49 (was $4.99, 50% off) | 95% positive (296 reviews)
• Released Sep 25th, 2025

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#9 - Twinkleby

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Twinkleby is a cozy decoration game where you map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for a society of spacefaring Neighbours. Expand your collection, discover antique secrets, decorate, and when you change your mind – evict everyone and throw their furniture into space!

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362960
• $8.49 (was $16.99, 50% off) | 93% positive (289 reviews)
• Released Sep 23rd, 2025

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#10 - Cozy Cleaner

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Cozy Cleaner is a relaxing cleaning game where you tidy and organize rooms messed up by playful cats. Pick up clutter, wipe away dirt, and bring order back to every space for a calming, refreshing experience with cozy soundtracks.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742710
• $4.19 (was $6.99, 40% off) | 92% positive (627 reviews)
• Released Jun 22nd, 2026

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#11 - Locomoto

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Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2328650
• $12.49 (was $24.99, 50% off) | 91% positive (637 reviews)
• Released Apr 8th, 2025

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#12 - Coffee Talk Tokyo

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Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161220
• $11.99 (was $14.99, 20% off) | 91% positive (409 reviews)
• Released May 21st, 2026

I've grabbed the horror hidden gems (over 150 reviews, under 1000) hiding in Summer Sale; hopefully there will be a few new faces to check out :)

Sorted by review score:

#1 - PROXIMATE

Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% accurate. Just don't ask why the "ketchup" in the corner makes such a horrible crunching sound.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800

• $4.79 (was $5.99, 20% off)
• 93% positive (925 reviews)
• Released Nov 8th, 2024

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#2 - Vomitoreum

Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania with a focus on atmosphere and horror, inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549750

• $4.99 (was $9.99, 50% off)
• 91% positive (988 reviews)
• Released Jul 30th, 2021

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#3 - [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367230

• $5.59 (was $7.99, 30% off)
• 89% positive (970 reviews)
• Released Jun 16th, 2023

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#4 - Voyager-19

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2925510

• $2.99 (was $3.99, 25% off)
• 88% positive (990 reviews)
• Released May 19th, 2024

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#5 - Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩

Lost forever in the pitch black! But that's what makes it fun! The vast corridors covered in darkness change with each play. All you can do is run or hide from the frightening Apparitions. Use unique items and Karuta cards with special powers in your desperate search for an escape from the darkness!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2310700

• $18.99
• 88% positive (917 reviews)
• Released Mar 29th, 2024

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#6 - REVEIL

REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/809060

• $7.99 (was $19.99, 60% off)
• 87% positive (933 reviews)
• Released Mar 6th, 2024

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#7 - Don't Be Afraid

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/760410

• $1.99 (was $9.99, 80% off)
• 83% positive (971 reviews)
• Released Dec 17th, 2020

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#8 - The Lightkeeper

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612850

• $3.59 (was $7.99, 55% off)
• 82% positive (984 reviews)
• Released Sep 7th, 2025

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#9 - UMIGARI | ウミガリ

UMIGARI is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan. Hunt fish with your harpoon, sell your catch, buy fuel, and upgrade your gear. Alone at sea, the more you explore, the stranger the fish become.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772960

• $9.09 (was $12.99, 30% off)
• 82% positive (984 reviews)
• Released Feb 4th, 2026

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#10 - 除邪(CHUXIE)

除邪(CHUXIE) is a surreal first person horror shooting game developed using Unreal Engine 5. With the powerful capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, players will experience stunning realistic visual effects, smooth game controls, and intense battles with terrifying monsters.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2969160

• $4.54 (was $6.99, 35% off)
• 80% positive (949 reviews)
• Released Jul 28th, 2024

Here are the latest JRPGs to break through to 100 reviews on Steam; I’ve cleaned up the list a bit as Steam’s tag is a bit… inaccurate?

#1 Ova Magica - Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299170/

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#2 STARDUST: Wish of Witch - STARDUST: Wish of Witch is a single-player SRPG beautifully crafted in pixel art. Follow the secret of the wish-granting star and join the adventure of the girl “Star” and the mage “Yu”.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3936730/

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#3 Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered - The Utawarerumono legend reaches a new climax in this sprawling JRPG! As a shadow falls over Yamato once more, Oshtor and friends set out on a fresh adventure—and somewhere, amid white mists, a long slumber approaches its end.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4264260/

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#4 LumenTale: Memories of Trey - LumenTale: Memories of Trey is a captivating Monster Collector RPG set in a beautiful and enchanting world. Follow Trey as he embarks on an adventure to recover his missing memories and make new ones with the Animon.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2261430/

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#5 The Rebirth Tale of Broken Horn Demon Lord Alice - To exact revenge on the Brave, the reckless Demon Lord Alice, after her rebirth, decides to proceed cautiously, step by step. To weaken the brave's forces, she must defeat the Four Sages and expand her territory.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4282710/

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#6 Monster Crown: Sin Eater - Hand-craft your team of perfect Monsters and wage a one-man war against fate and the world in the Crown Nation! With a True Crossbreeding system, every Monster is entirely your own!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3388410/

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#7 Breath of Fire IV - Master an array of skills and magic to unlock strategic victories in battle as you go head to head with unique enemies using powerful "Dragon Transformations" and combo actions! Follow the intertwining stories of Ryu and Fou-Lu to their thrilling conclusion in this classic RPG adventure.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4249150/

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#8 SPARK IGNITES - Spark Ignites - A pixel fantasy RPG where the Star God's Blessing grants one wish each century. Orphan Ash and Clover uncover its bloody truth during their pilgrimage. Holding a world-changing secret, will you steal divine power or defy the gods? Every choice writes a new ending.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3864890/

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#9 Utawarerumono: ZAN 2 - Hack and slash your way through the world of Utawarerumono once again! Experience the saga's climactic conclusion like never before with fast-paced combat, slick animations, and all-new exclusive scenes and side-stories!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3074850/

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#10 BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster - BRAVELY DEFAULT returns in HD! Relive the tale of the warriors of light. Enjoy strategic battles and over 20 different jobs. Plus modern gameplay enhancements and all-new minigames. The story of light and shadow that never fades is reborn.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2833580/

Hey folks, I've used Steam's follower count to pull out the top 10 cozy demos in Next Fest :)

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#1 - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

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Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4146680/

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#2 - Lou's Lagoon

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A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler 2000, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100020/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499130/Lous_Lagoon_Demo/

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#3 - Woodo

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Woodo feels like a 3D coloring book you can touch, a relaxing puzzle-tale told through handcrafted wooden dioramas. A toy for those who never forgot how to be a child.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572040/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3587740/Woodo_Demo/

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#4 - Cozy Game Restoration

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Cozy Game Restoration is a soothing simulator where you gently bring forgotten video game cartridges back to life. Tear wrapping paper, peel old stickers, lift away grime, and transform dusty relics into cherished collectibles. No pressure or failure, just the quiet joy of restoring memories.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581230/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4742270/

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#5 - Flamecraft

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Flamecraft is a 1-5 player cozy strategy game filled with magic. Become a Flamekeeper and help adorable dragon artisans find the perfect home. Enchant the town’s stores and fill them with dragon cards as you watch the whimsical shopping district come to life.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3201730/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4247130/

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#6 - TOEM 2

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Step back into the shoes of a curious photographer and set off on a brand new adventure all about uncovering hidden details, helping friends along the way, and documenting the world’s little wonders in TOEM 2, the sequel to the acclaimed TOEM.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2900640/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4694330/

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#7 - Pawsome Resort

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Pawsome Resort is a cozy life sim where you run an animal hotel in a charming pixel-art village. Design your resort, care for cute animals, grow crops, craft things, complete quests, and bond with villagers. With farming and RPG elements, it's a perfect cozy escape.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3759220/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4361960/

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#8 - Milki Delivery

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Grab your bike and milk bottles, let's hit the road! Explore the countryside in this short cozy delivery adventure. Befriend folks and gently help them rebuild their community, one bottle at a time. Upgrade your bike, your dairy farm, and venture deeper into a once-lively region.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4259360/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4694360/

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#9 - Capy Castaway

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Capy Castaway is a cozy exploration adventure where a capybara pup and a clever crow solve puzzles, help lost animals, and explore a mysterious island after a devastating flood. Play solo or with a friend in this relaxing narrative adventure about curiosity, friendship, and finding your way home.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2890240/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3890490/

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#10 - Moldwasher

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Clean moldy messes as a brave food hero! Equip your high-pressure spray, choose the right nozzle, and clear away sticky messes in this cozy, arcade-style fridge-cleaning adventure.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3688130/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4327990/

Here are the most popular (by followers) metroidvania demos in Next Fest (I've tried to catch the not so metroidvanias that use the tag, lmk if I missed any!)

#1 - Well Dweller

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Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.

Game & Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/

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#2 - Echo Weaver

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A time loop metroidbrainia where time is your best resource and secrets are your only upgrades. You're the last of the Weavers, a remnant of a ruined society trapped in a glitching time loop. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3062420/Echo_Weaver_Demo/

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#3 - Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster

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A classic hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action game, it's time for revenge! Use your Beastmaster skills to unleash your inner beast, fight with your heart-devouring sword and end the threat to Arborea, you decide the ending.

Game & Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459840/

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#4 - Torii: Beyond The Gates

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The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.

Game & Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3933180/

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#5 - Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell

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Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2500690/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3335430/

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#6 - Escape from CALYPSO

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Immerse yourself in a dark, scary and exciting adventure of exploring an abandoned spaceship. Solve puzzles, look for keys, hide, don't get caught by the strange creatures that roam here. Escape from this ship before it's too late. - Sci-fi - Survival Horror - Metroidvania

Game + Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2727520/

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#7 - Zozo and the Lost Dreams

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Help Zozo find his way home in this cartoon-inspired Metroidvania platformer. Pillow-fight sentient pastries, train under an octopus master, and brave a cybernetic jungle as you explore the vibrant landscapes of Zozo's dreams.

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3230120/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4604520/

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#8 - Fantasy Network

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Join Lyn in a colorful, cartoonish world of Holua where "Likes" are the ultimate power! Explore a non-linear world, master umbrella-based combat, and smash your way through talent-show boss battles. It’s a metroidvania with a social media soul- no subscription needed.

Steam + Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492100/

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#9 - Evolvania

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Explore a colossal creature by blending in with the environment and enemies. Evolve and gain new powers in this hand-drawn metroidvania where you can experience a unique adventure or create your own with a special level editor.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3560430/

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3809560/

Here's the latest cozy games to break through too 100 reviews - any that deserve more??

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#1 Momento - Momento is a cozy room decorator with a twist: the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime! Decorate your room, choose which items are important to you, and discover how the objects you choose will alter the course of the story, in a winding ode to the power of everyday things.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770/

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#2 My Little Cafe Nightmare - Brew otherworldly coffee for ghostly patrons in a dark, cozy first-person café. Upgrade your shop, manage supplies, and turn a haunted café into a sanctuary amidst nightmares.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/

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#3 Focus Grove - Focus Grove is a work companion that grows with your progress. Build your farm, use productivity tools and unlock new content by completing your real-life tasks. Improve your focus, well-being and work-life balance.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4030830/

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#4 Town to City - Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3115220/

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#5 Coffee Talk Tokyo - Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161220/

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#6 Outbound - Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2681030/

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#7 FROGGY HATES SNOW - A survival roguelike where a frog digs through freezing snow, uncovers treasures, unlocks upgrades, and battles mystical creatures. Find the escape door — or defeat the final boss to survive.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3232380/

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#8 In Trusted Hands - Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4183230/

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#9 inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories - inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2723430/

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#10 The Last Gas Station - In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in the compact gas station simulator.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3690030/

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist won the award for best cozy hidden gem!

🥇 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist → 66

🥈 Roots of Pacha → 38

🥉 No Place Like Home → 27

Buuuuuut - it was pointed out that the top voted hidden gem might not be a so hidden! So I checked the vote's tally for the first game with under 1,000 reviews, which was:

💎Little Known Galaxy

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Today's vote; what's the greatest coziest incremental game?

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The tally with all the other hidden gems will be in a comment!

And, apologies for completely vanishing right before the final vote!!! Chicken pox broke in to my home and stole all my free time :( but everyone is well now :)

Cozy Grove won yesterday's award for best for short sessions with 67 votes!

🥇 Cozy Grove → 67

🥈 Is This Seat Taken? → 45

🥉 Unpacking → 42

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Today's vote; which cozy game has the most wholesome cast?

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PowerWash Simulator won yesterday's award for best wind-down game with 70 votes!

🥇 PowerWash Simulator → 105

🥈 Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library → 44

🥉 Cozy Grove → 40

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Today's vote; what's the best cozy game for short sessions?

Also; in case it happens, how do folks feel about a game winning multiple categories? I'm happy with it happening but this is the community's awards 😊

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Pokopia won yesterday's award for coziest building game with 105 votes!

🥇 Pokopia → 105

🥈 Tiny Glade → 90

🥉 My Time at Sandrock → 66

I'll post the full tally in the comments! Apologies for the late post, I spent most of my day preparing a toddler's birthday party 🥳

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Today's vote; what's the best wind-down game?

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Tiny Bookshop won yesterday's award for most heartfelt story in a cozy game with 111 votes!

^((Well, it actually had the same number of votes as Unpacking! I've picked Tiny Bookshop as it had the single comment with the most upvotes.))

🥇 Tiny Bookshop → 111

🥈 Unpacking → 111

🥉 Stardew Valley → 91

I'll post the full tally in the comments!

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Today's vote; what's the coziest building game?

Also: I've had a request DM'd for adding a "Coziest Incremental" award - should I add it to the end or replace an existing award? Lmk :)

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Hey cozy gamers! I've ran a couple community votes before, they're pretty great for drawing out game suggestions - and I have to wonder what cozy suggestions would make the grid :)

Games can be from any platform, any age, indie or big budget; as long as its cozy!

First up: what cozy game has the most heartfelt story?

To vote: comment with the game you're voting for, or upvote someone else’s comment if they’ve already said it. I’ll count everything up tomorrow and add the winner to the grid :)

Also, let me know on the award titles, happy to change them to make the suggestions even more useful!