Are you sitting down? Do you have a hot chocolate and a blanket? Hope so! Because we’re about to take you on a cosy journey through the depths of the internet, highlighting some of our most anticipated cosy games of 2024.
Here’s our pick of the cosy bunch for 2024
Horticular
Horticular is a relaxing garden-builder that sees players summoned to an abandoned garden – by gnomes! What do they want? For you to breathe new life into a long-lost garden, abandoned by its previous caretaker.
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Developed by inDirection Games, enter a magical world where you build and expand a lush garden at your own pace. But just watch out for the mysterious decay and corruption!
There’s no release date just yet, but there’s a demo available now. You can play the Horticular demo and wishlist it on Steam.
Tiny Glade
Tiny Glade gives players the tools to carve and craft castles and landscapes; the developers call it “doodling”.
In Tiny Glade, you don’t need to worry about bad guys or messing something up. It’s just pure relaxing and cosy goodness.
In development by Pounce Light, Tiny Glade is coming to PC later this year.
Fruitbus
Fruitbus is a cosy food truck simulator set across a group of tropical islands. Players must forage for ingredients, cook up a feast and serve it.
In development by Norway’s Krillbite Studios, Fruitbus is shaping up to be a wonderful, quirky and vibrant journey.
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No release date has been set. Check out Fruitbus on Steam here, it’s also expected to come to consoles.
Mika and The Witch’s Mountain
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is very reminiscent of Kiki’s Delivery Service, a classic Studio Ghibli animation. It’s these vibes that make us super keen to explore this open world adventure.
This fantasy adventure was brought to life through a Kickstarter campaign, raising over €1.3 million for developers Chibig.
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is coming this year, but there’s no date set. In the meantime, you can check out a demo on Steam today.
Tales of the Shire
A cosy game set in the world of The Lord of the Rings? Shut up and take my money.
While we haven’t had much more than a 45-second teaser, the whole concept of a cosy game set in The Shire is so precious.
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I feel confident with this one. In development by New Zealand’s Wētā Workshop, a team renowned for their custom weaponry and work with the Lord of the Rings films — there’s no denying Wētā Workshop know their stuff.
No date has been set for Tales of the Shire, but it’s scheduled for release in 2024.
Little Kitty, Big City
Little Kitty, Big City is the curious game of a cat exploring the world around it. No doubt there’s plenty of mischief and mayhem to be had, as you take control of this kitty on a mission to get home.
Little Kitty, Big City is coming to PC and Nintendo Switch this year. No release date has been set.
Southfield
Southfield is a cosy farming game with wild physics and silly characters to boot.
Wobble and roll your way across fields, build crazy machines and grow “chaotic” crops.
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Southfield doesn’t yet have a release date, but it’s confirmed for early access in 2024. A demo will be available during Steam Next Fest.
Bandle Tale
What if League of Legends, but cosy? That’s exactly was Bandle Tale is, taking the beloved lore of League of Legends and making it extra cutesy.
Go fishing through portals, make familiar friends and run a food stall for the town. All while saving the day…
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC later this year.
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Life By You
Life By You is an open-world life simulator, not too dissimilar to The Sims — only elevated to the next level.
You can seemingly customise everything in this game. Intricately design your character and the world, write narratives and explore freely.
Life By You is coming to early access on Steam in June.
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