Although 2024 was a huge year for cozy games - with instant classics like Tiny Glade and Fields of Mistria releasing, 2025 is shaping up to be even bigger. There are so many cozy games set to come out in 2025.
With everything from mushroom foraging and owning a camper van to going to a new magical school to learn spells, there is something for everyone coming out in 2025! Cozy games are one of the best ways to relax either after a long day of work or on a rainy day.
Although many of these cozy games are heading to PC gamer first, many of these will also come out on the Nintendo Switch later in 2025. If it's your first time picking up video games, consider grabbing one of these cozy games that's releasing soon. Here are 30 of the best cozy games releasing in 2025:
Overthrown is a new unique take on a cozy farming game. Overthrown is a choatic city builder where you and lift and throw anything to make your dream farm and dream town happen. Instead of using an axe to chop down trees and lug lumber to the mill, players can literally pick up the lumber mill and use it to take down entire forests at a time!
An ancient crown gives you these magical abilities, and it's up to you to build a kingdom and defend it. The demo for Overthrown just released on Steam and is expected to release either late 2024 or early 2025.
Kitori Academy is an upcoming life simulation where you and your cat familiar attend a new magical school! Kitori Academy won an award at the Wholesome Direct expo in 2022, and the game is still in development.
Kitori Academy is a combination of farming and ranching game, and a magical school game. Attend classes to learn new spells and potion recipes, and then care for a small plot of land and ranch animals in your free time. You can even explore outside the academy and enjoy quiet hours of bug catching, foraging, fishing, and cooking. Kitori Academy will hopefully release in 2025!
We Harvest Shadows is a spooky twist on a farming game, and I will always lump in spooky and cozy together. If you love Appalachian folklore and watching those spooky Appalachian Forest videos on TikTok, you will love this upcoming farming game!
In We Harvest Shadows, players can safely plant crops and tend to their barn animals during the day in a beautiful forest valley. When darkness falls, something eerie comes out of the forest. If you're brave enough, you can venture into the woods at night and follow a dark psychological horror storyline. A demo for We Harvest Shadows is already available on Steam.
Way to the Woods is an upcoming game with beautiful graphics and a soundtrack written by the composers for the show Steven Universe. In this ethereal cozy game, play as a deer with a fawn companion tasked with exploring an abandoned world.
In Way to the Woods, players explore an abandoned world covered in oil spills. Clean up the oil on your way to the woods. Meanwhile, explore beautiful environments to a relaxing soundtrack. Way to the Woods is listed as Coming Soon on Steam, hopefully within the next year!
Out and About is an upcoming cozy game on Steam. Out and About is a foraging adventure where the player explores a bountiful forest, collecting mushrooms and other ingredients.
Explore nature and photograph everything you can to create a full catalog. Use the ingredients you find to cook recipes, brew herbal remedies, and help the local community. Learn about factual mushrooms and herbs while you play! A demo for Out and About is currently available on Steam.
Solar Punk is an upcoming cozy survival game set on futuristic floating islands in the sky. As the name suggests, everything in your homestead runs on solar power. Craft gadgets to automate your farm so you can hop in your airship to explore distant islands. Solar punk is set to release in 2025!
Solar Punk is going to be a chill game with graphics similar to Animal Crossing New Horizons and Lil Gator Game. Players can explore this beautiful world in 2025.
Witchbrook is another upcoming witchy life sim where you enroll at Witchbrook College. Chucklefish, the creators of Eastward and Starbound, are currently working on this charming witchy game. With cozy pixel graphics like Stardew Valley, Witchbrook is set to be one of the best new games coming out in 2025.
While you're attending classes and earning badges at Witchbrook College, you also become the resident witch of the local village, Mossport. Practice your skills by completing tasks for the local villagers, developing relationships and even finding love along the way!
Ritual of Raven is an upcoming magical farming game, but you don't do the farming yourself! Enchant magical constructs to grow your herb garden while you follow a magical storyline.
In Ritual of Raven, portals are causing havoc around the local village. Befriend the villagers and use your new witchy skills to help out! Ritual of Raven was announced this past August.
REANIMAL is a new upcoming adventure brought to us by the creators of Little Nightmares I and II! Little Nightmares I and II are classic spooky but cozy games, and REANIMAL looks like an even darker tale.
Play as a brother and sister through this horror adventure game. Lost on an island, this brother and sister are determined to find their friends and make it off the island together. Wishlist and follow REANIMAL on Steam to see game teasers and stay up to date!
Tiny Bookshop is an upcoming cozy game where you customize and open a little bookshop by the sea. Decorate your little trailer with items you find while playing the game, whether it's a bookshop full of plants or a witchy candlelit atmosphere.
When customers visit your Tiny Bookshop, you can recommend their next favorite book. Customize your stock to appeal to all the island villagers and become a master bookseller! A demo for Tiny Bookshop is available on Steam.
Moonlight Peaks is an upcoming cozy game that's like Animal Crossing New Horizons with a vampire twist. Become a vampire in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks, a cozy farming game with Animal Crossing graphics.
Vampires are only the start in Moonlight Peaks. Befriend witches, werewolves, and mermaids, and keep supernatural farm animals on your homestead! Be ready to build your dream vampire abode, customize your character, and romance any of supernatural characters you find there!
Croakwood is an upcoming town building simulator where you build the perfect village for a forest full of frogs! Deep in Croakwood Forest is a community of adorable frogs that are itching for a more civilized town.
Plan, customize, and decorate towns, explore an ancient forest, and manage the Frog Market to keep the citizens happy! Independent frog folk will wander the village and entertain both you and them, expressing themselves in unique ways. Players can spend their time in this cozy game building houses or just watching the little frogs be themselves.
Homeward is an upcoming cozy deck-building game with no combat. Simply explore a series of islands, different biomes, and build the perfect crew for your ship. Every new crewmate brings their own unique instrument, and eventually you'll build a beautiful soundtrack to listen to while you explore the vast ocean. Since the music is procedurally generated, there will be a unique soundtrack every playthrough!
Tales of Seikyu is an upcoming fantasy farming sim based on yokai legends. You're tasked with restoring an inn set in the remote countryside of Japan, and friendly yokai spirits are willing to help!
Explore the countryside and nearby village, completing quests and forging connections with all the unique characters. The yokai spirits will lend you their powers to build a farm, homestead, and beautiful country inn.
Crimson Hollow is another upcoming witchy life sim. Players can explore the creepy town of Crimson Hollow, befriending and completing quests for villagers. Players will be able to mine, blacksmith, fish, and practice herbalism and alchemy.
Outbound is an upcoming cozy game where you finally get to live the van lifestyle. Build and decorate your dream camper van and live off-grid. You can also build workstations and plant crops, and eventually upgrade your vehicle. Explore the mountains, a forest, red rock canyons, and take a break to sleep in a nearby fire tower.
Urban Jungle is a cozy puzzle game where your goal is to maximize how much decor you can fit into a tiny space. Decorate your apartment with as many plants as possible, making it an urban jungle.
Although this decorating game is mostly about relaxing, there's also a puzzle element. Your decorated apartments will be scored based on how cozy and comfortable they are! You can download a demo for Urban Jungle now on Steam.
Camper Van: Make it Home is another camper van life sim coming out in 2025. It looks like camper van games are going to be a new genre in cozy gaming and the gaming community is here for it!
Build your own home on wheels, decorating the inside with clothes, appliances, and everything you'll need to travel the countryside. Customize the cabinets, bed, and closets, and travel to different biomes, making memories along the way.
Strange Antiquities is a new unique story brought by the creators of Strange Horticulture. Collect items for your occult antique shop and explore the spooky town of Undermere. Collect arcane artifacts and solve mysterious quests around town, uncovering the occult happenings in Undermere.
Hawthorn is a newly announced cozy game made by developers for Bethesda, BioWare, and Naughty Dog. Hawthorn is a sandbox RPG with anthropomorphic animals living in Windermere Valley. Play either solo or in co-op as you rebuild a village and celebrate new traditions. Players can harvest, fish, farm, and decorate a village to accommodate all of your animal companions.
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