r/CozyGamers

Hi! I’ve been getting back into cozy games lately, and I realized I really love having a few that feel especially good on iPad.

Some of the ones I’ve enjoyed most so far are Stardew Valley, Good Pizza Great Pizza,and Monument Valley. They all scratch slightly different itches for me, but I think what they have in common is that they’re easy to pick up, relaxing without feeling boring, and just really nice to play on a bigger screen. I’ve also noticed I’m much more likely to stick with a game when I can just curl up with my iPad and play for a bit without needing to fully “commit” to sitting at my PC.

Now I’m kind of in that phase where I want more games that fit that same feeling. I’m open to pretty much anything cozy—life sims, management games, decorating games, puzzle games, even mobile games that just feel really polished and comforting on iPad. I think I’m mostly looking for something relaxing, easy to settle into, and with enough charm or depth that I’ll want to keep coming back to it.

Would love to hear what’s worked for other people.

Title! I'd like to purchase for Switch 1 but will purchase for PC if the performance isn't great.

I have chronic hand pain and when I have to manually move my character a lot, it hurts my hands the most (I'm talking about WASD/arrow key/controller stick type movement, not the type of movement where you can click somewhere on screen and the character automatically moves there on their own).

I'm looking for game recommendations on Steam where you don't have to manually move your character much or at all (like the Sims) or there are fast travel options (like Kynseed has a lot of character movement but it's been okay for me because of the fast travel options).

Looking for any farming, shop, and life simulators. Some games I've played and liked (though some of these have too much character movement): the Sims, Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Spiritfarer, Littlewood, Kynseed, Teddy's Haven.

I am not looking for visual novels.

Basically title, I was hoping for some more recommendations of this type. It’s a game mechanic that I really enjoy but not a lot of games seem to do it. I already have Kynseed, Echoes of the Plum Grove and I Was A Teenage Exocolonist.

Hi, whenever i try to run Momento it gets stuck on the loading screen with the little Dinosaur going back and forth. I've tried looking it up on google and i found a steam forum where someone complained about the same issue but it had no answers. It's such a niche game and I don't know where i could ask for help so I'm trying here if anyone knows

Hi guys!

I'm playing Tidy up the Arcane Library right now, because I'm apparently missing my job too much, ha.

I found one key (the yellow one) so far and obviously could just look up a guide, but I'd rather just have some hints where to look instead of the locations outright...

So, like, are the other keys under piles of books, for example, or something like that.

I hope someone can help me, thanks!

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EDIT: Please, if you recommend a Steam game, it would mean a lot if you could check it make sure it isn’t Windows only. My kid just got majorly bummed out when we assumed a recommendation was compatible and it wasn’t. That’s why this post exists!

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My 12 year old really wanted to play Eastshade but our platform options are Switch or Steam on Mac OS. Are there games like that for either platform that are (a) “visually photorealistic” (their phrase), (b) have a big open world, (c) have no specific goals, (d) are completely non violent?

Thanks for your help! And apologies if I’m describing Eastshade wrong, I’m going by their perception of it.

"Lake" is absolutely hot GARBAGE on the switch!!! Like, i never expected it could be this bad... i wonder if i could get a refund 🫩🫩🫩

I’ve been in a rut and I’m dying to play a game with dateable characters. The last games I enjoyed were Cabernet and Mission: It’s Complicated.

I’m debating grabbing Fields of Mistria for the dating aspect, but I rlly dislike farming sims. Is it still worth it or is a large chunk farming?

I’m open to any recs, Tia!

Hoping people may have recommendations to scratch an itch of mine. I have been playing Discounty and find a certain kind of satisfaction out of the shop inventory management with the boxes being in stacks. At the end of the shift I restock the store and then rationalise all the crates back up to the 20 stack limit, put the full crates at the back and keep the less quantity in reaching distance and love the feeling of getting an empty crate and trying to see if I can move things around get 3 of the same kind to put in the compactor.

Might be a super specific request but if anything comes to mind that is available on switch I would love to hear it.

[Games I have played and enjoyed: Dave the Diver (incl Jungle DLC), Cat Cafe Manager, Sprout Valley, Roots of Pacha, Tiny Bookshop, Dredge, KeyWe]

[Games I started but didn't love: Lemon Cake, Little Dragons Cafe]

[Games I have bought but haven't played yet: Bear & Breakfast, Bloomtown, Whisper of the House, Toem, Touhou Mystia's Izakaya, Spiritfarer]

I am eagerly awaiting the Discounty update as well as the second Cat Cafe Manager game!

Anyone excited for this? I know I am!

Thats all. Any suggestions?