r/WholesomeGames

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I made an incremental game where you shake vending machines until they basically run themselves – One More Shake

One More Shake is a small incremental game where you start by manually shaking vending machines to make money.

Upgrade your machines, increase their value and speed, unlock more machines, and eventually automate the whole process.

If you enjoy incremental games, I'd really appreciate a wishlist on Steam!

Wishlist One More Shake:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4933650/One_More_Shake/

u/Deep_Philosopher1426 — 6 hours ago
▲ 49 r/WholesomeGames+2 crossposts

Imagine Sisyphus Happy -- Anniversary Trailer

Hey folks! I wanted to share a remake of our first trailer for Imagine Sisyphus Happy that went viral last year and made our game what it is today!

Our game is a story-rich mixture of Streamer Simulator, Incremental game and Minigames about life, spectacle, and making the grind worth living. There you push the boulder, do tricks, and unlock new struggles.

Can you Imagine Sisyphus Happy?

Check out the Steam demo and let us know what you think about the trailer = )

u/Loikarin — 11 hours ago

A cozy game about restoring Mini Monuments

We are a couple of indie developers creating Mini Monuments; a cozy restoration game about reviving forgotten ruins. Dig out hidden pieces, clean away dirt, and reassemble broken structures with tactile tools. Relax, play at you own pace, make some cozy memories with a photo mode.

🔗 Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4868390/Mini_Monuments/

u/MiniMonuments — 11 hours ago
▲ 17 r/WholesomeGames+5 crossposts

Meet Plumbo! an Adorable Desktop Pet Companion.

This is a friendly, low-maintenance, cute desktop pet companion that enjoys just being on your screen while you work, study, or use your PC. He eats, plays, cries, gets mad when you annoy him... and lives on your desktop completely rent-free.

We're currently working toward our Steam launch, and every wishlists means the world to us as a small indie team.

If Plumbo made you smile, we'd love it if you added him to your Steam wishlists!

u/OzzbitGames — 17 hours ago
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After 3 years of development my boyfriend and I are finally releasing our trailer 🦊

Fuhon is a cozy nature-building sandbox game about restoring a decaying world. It's about exploring, experimenting, discovering and puzzling together, what happened on the islands.

u/Cool_Annual4821 — 1 day ago

It's midnight in the earliest time zone on Earth. Which means: Cozy Home Designer is finally out on Steam!

Hi everyone! I just released my wholesome game: Cozy Home Designer, which is an isometric home decorator. You get empty rooms and complete creative freedom, with absolutely no time pressure. 2,200+ furniture items, native Linux/Steam Deck support, and it's localized in 12 languages.

You can get it on Steam today with a launch discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5032810/Cozy_Home_Designer/

I'm happy to answer any questions about the game :)

u/NaturStoned — 16 hours ago
▲ 1 r/WholesomeGames+2 crossposts

Fantasy RPG powered by real world activity

Hey, as some of you may already know, I am building a game to quench the gaming thirst of used to be gamers who are now busy with life.

Stridera awards and at the same time gatekeeps you from nerding out too much by converting your calories burnt into ingame currency which you use to explore a spiritually hollow world.

The game aims to reward you for living well and give you a little gaming cheat meal for it. Worry not, there is also passive generation of said currency for not so active days.

And instead of games like Pokemon GO, where you need your phone open whilst walking, Stridera lets you live your life and sync calories once you are ready and willing to play.

On your journey, you gather, craft, evolve your base, tame companions and occasionally even fight an enemy.

Currently only the first biome is playable as part of external testing (7 more to come).

I am attaching a video showing some of the “ritual”.

AI is used for image generation and coding assistance.

u/tr99house123 — 1 day ago
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What is your idea of whimsy?

Lately, I've been thinking about the emotional experience of players. One of the many concepts that go around in my head is the word "whimsical". In my native language, Greek, although it is a very rich language, I think there isn't a word that expresses exactly this kind of feeling. Nevertheless, I am very fascinated by this word and its associated experiences.

It is that first gameplay of Breath of the Wild, the grass, the sky, the music, the cities, the canyons and valleys, even the combat was whimsical to me.

It is the island of the Witness, full of places and puzzles that breed curiosity and manifest the whimsical.

It is sailing through the stars of Super Mario Galaxy, on the Wii, in front of a small TV, with my little brother.

That's only some of the examples that I can bring to mind as I'm typing these words.

Posting these thoughts wouldn't be complete without mentioning examples from other media. The whimsical cinematic worlds of the adventures of Baron Munchausen, the Golden Compass, Narnia. It's an episode of Winnie the Pooh. It's the song "Little Paws" by Of Monsters and Men (both the music itself and the video clip). It's these wonderful anthropomorphic fairytale drawings that I come across sometimes, of foxes, rabbits, and other creatures.

When trying to put it into words, I feel that whimsy is the right combination of immersion, surrealism, innocence, and stardust. I am very curious about YOUR thoughts.

How do you experience whimsy?

How would you describe it?

What examples are your favorites?

What elements constitute a whimsical game?

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u/Mr_Hoplite — 1 day ago
▲ 29 r/WholesomeGames+7 crossposts

This is Aberrate Inc. - a warm, clever 3D indie puzzle game about splitting and fusing crates! From Australian Duo "Chilltop Games"

Australian duo Chilltop Games just revealed their debut; 3D puzzle game, Aberrate Inc.

Players guide N.T.R.N., a curious little maintenance robot, through cozy logic puzzles by splitting, moving, and combining red and blue boxes to power doors, platforms, and odd office machines. 

An early build was the Winner of SXSW Sydney’s Best Student Game Award 2025, and now Ripstone are helping the young devs bring the game to market.

Thanks so much for taking a look!

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u/RipstoneGames — 1 day ago
▲ 19 r/WholesomeGames+2 crossposts

Calico/baking

EDIT because I want clear - can anyone recommend something that fills this hole in my joy. 🫠

Hi all. I absolutely loved Calico.

I loved collecting animals and not really having to take care of them (that sounds awful) but picking which one I'd ride or put on my head.  I LOVED the tiny cooking element. That filled my heart with joy. I also loved the glitches, so much fun!! Nothing like being 5cm tall, baking with a massive dog stuck in the wall.

*Getting animals/riding/petting etc. NOT SLIMES/MOBS

*NO to pixel art. Not for this.

*Cooking - TINY if possible.

*Half decent npcs & quests.

*No farming/mining etc - my boots are full of games I can do that in.

🤷🏻‍♀️🤞🏻 TIA

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u/Ithfifi — 4 days ago
▲ 226 r/WholesomeGames+4 crossposts

Salió mi juego en Steam - Shippin

Hola a todos!

Después de bastante tiempo de desarrollo, finalmente saqué mi videojuego en Steam y quería compartirlo por acá.

Se llama Shippin, y es una aventura narrativa en la que manejás un barco alrededor de un mundo tapado por una gran niebla.

Alguna vez hable por este sub, así que si estuvieron ahí y bancaron, mil gracias.

Les dejo la página por si quieren verlo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3334100/Shippin/

El juego va a salir con un 15% de descuento por si les interesa, la historia principal dura alrededor de 4-5 horas, aunque haciendo el contenido secundario se puede extender bastante más.

Obviamente, si alguno lo juega y puede dejar una reseña, ayuda una banda.

Gracias!

u/Method_Boring — 5 days ago
▲ 6 r/WholesomeGames+2 crossposts

bopeep — daily sheep-herding puzzle

Move Bopeep the border collie around today’s field. Her sheep flee when she gets close. Herd them all into the pen in as few moves as possible.

One field per day, short tutorial, leaderboard. Also a community puzzle library and level editor to build your own fields.

I made it for my wife who loves the Scottish Highlands and more specifically, the sheep all over them.

Free, no sign-up. Feedback welcome!

bopeep.bysam.fun
u/superchiefs — 4 days ago
▲ 83 r/WholesomeGames+2 crossposts

I want to see u my first video game ! Its Viva Piñata like with only frogs for the moment

Hello guys! Let me introduce myself, I'm Kerobee and I've created a small studio where I'm the only developer, "Bloom³Game". I'm trying to make my first video game and I chose Viva Piñata as my gameplay style! Right now I'm working on my game Froggous Grove, which is a Viva Piñata-like but with only frogs, currently in a voxel style. Here's a little trailer! Don't hesitate to give me your opinion on what you can already see! And finally, it's also currently available to wishlist on Steam. Big thanks in advance for your feedback! ^-^ For more info, ask your questions and I'll answer as soon as possible

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5007660/Froggous_Grove/

u/Wide-Sky2002 — 5 days ago
▲ 13 r/WholesomeGames+3 crossposts

[GIVEAWAY] A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build Steam Key

Relax with a charming puzzle game in A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, where you help a friendly monster create snowmen by rolling snowballs through compact, cleverly designed levels. It’s cozy, simple to learn, and packed with satisfying little puzzles.

🎁 Answer this question to enter:

What's your favorite relaxing or cozy game?

Giveaway Details

🎮 One random eligible commenter will win one Steam key.

⏳ Giveaway ends in 48 hours.

💬 One entry per Reddit account.

🔑 The winner will be announced in a pinned comment with instructions on how to claim their Steam key.

Good luck, everyone! ⛄🎮

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u/Brave_Breadfruit_213 — 6 days ago

I released my first solo game a month ago and these reviews genuinely made it worth it 🥹🌱

Last month I released Farmers Market, a tiny cozy farming/market game I made by myself.

Releasing a game is terrifying because after staring at it for so long you genuinely have no idea whether anyone else is going to enjoy it 😂

It’s still a very small game, but seeing people describe it as something they play to relax after work, or discovering that someone has spent 14 HOURS playing it, has been pretty surreal.

My favourite might be the player who listed everything they wanted fixed in their review… and has gradually crossed the entire list out as I’ve updated the game. 😂

I’m currently working on a big free Autumn update which is going to add around 4 more hours of gameplay, so I’m not finished with my little farm yet. 🌱

Farmers Market is on Steam if anyone wants to have a nosey:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3930640/Farmers_Market/

u/RomeeStudio27 — 4 days ago
▲ 9 r/WholesomeGames+2 crossposts

If you love Hidden Folks, you might really enjoy OVERLOOK 👀

A cozy, hand-drawn hidden-object adventure where you explore strange little worlds and search for the unexpected.

OVERLOOK is 50% OFF for less than 9 hours!

If you’ve been waiting to try it, now’s the time. ❤️

u/omidjm_ — 5 days ago