Summary
Cozy games are popular for a reason - after a long day, you can relax without a difficult game adding to the stress you’ve already been feeling. Cozy games let you unwind and take things easy. No tough challenges or hard boss battles here.
But when your favorite game ends, what do you do next? Instead of having to look for more games to play, you can play these cozy games - they either have no real end or let you continue playing even after the credits roll. They’ll become a part of your regular rotation, allowing you to come back to them again and again.
Cozy Grove is a life sim game where you play as a Spirit Scout, exploring an island haunted by ghosts. Your goal is to discover the island’s secrets and comfort the local ghosts, but you can also craft and go fishing, so there are plenty of activities to keep you occupied.
The game does have an official story ‘end’, but once you finish the credits, you’re able to go right back to the game, allowing you to carry on with all the daily activities and visit all the ghosts you’ve befriended.
Palia isa life-sim MMOwith tons of activities for you to do, including catching insects and making furniture, as well as the classics like gardening, cooking, and fishing. As the game has a big focus on being multiplayer, you’re able to also do all these activities with your friends.
Alongside these activities, there’s also a mystery about the world to uncover. You can get to know the local people - the Majiri - and perhaps romance some of them. As the game is an MMO, there are frequent updates to keep the content fresh too.
The limit to what you can do in The Sims 4 is pretty much the same as the limit of your imagination. You create your own characters, stories, and worlds, so you can play it as much as you’d like.
When you add inofficial expansion packs, like Discover University, Business & Hobbies, Life & Death, there’s so much content to keep you going that it’s almost overwhelming to a new player. Not only that, addingfan-made custom content and modsto your game means you can keep the game fresh for years and years to come.
Tomodachi Life is exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS, but it’s absolutely worth playing if you love cozy life sim games. You create Miis to live on an island together, where they’ll interact with each other and build friendships, and sometimes even romantic relationships.
A lot of what makes Tomodachi Life so enjoyable is its absurdity. You can have a lot of fun making up songs for your Miis to sing, for example. The game is even more entertaining if you base the Miis on people you know or existing characters you like.
If farming or life sims aren’t your thing, but you still want something cozy and relaxing to keep coming back to, No Man’s Sky could be what you’re looking for. You explore an entire procedurally-generated galaxy, with plenty of planets and interesting lifeforms to investigate.
The game has received lots of content updates since its initial launch, so there’s a lot to keep you occupied as you explore the galaxy. It’s one of those games that truly has no end, so you can keep coming back to it as much as you like.
If you’re looking for an open-world game that isn’t all about survival and fighting, Infinity Nikki is the game for you. While exploring the beautiful world of Mira, you’ll come across various puzzles to solve and fun platforming challenges to complete.
However, the biggest appeal of Infinity Nikki is playing dress-up withall the gorgeous outfits you may acquire. It’s a great cozy game to play if you love exploring an open world without too much pressure and trying on different dresses to make your character look amazing.
Sun Haven is an extensive farming sim with RPG elements to keep you playing for hours and hours. You’ll have three farms to grow and develop, and four towns to explore. With that many towns, you can be sure there are lots of NPCs to befriend and romance as well.
Sun Haven also supports multiplayer for up to eight players, so you may share your adventure with friends or start a new multiplayer campaign for a fresh experience. There’s so much content to dig into that you’ll be playing for a long, long time before you get bored.
Who doesn’t lovesome satisfying cleaning? That’s what PowerWash Simulator is all about. It pretty much does what it says on the tin - you use a powerwasher to clean things. It’s a great way to unwind after a stressful day, whether you play alone or chat with some friends while doing so.
PowerWash Simulator also has some excellent crossover DLCs that you wouldn’t expect from a cleaning game, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Final Fantasy 7, Shrek, and Wallace & Gromit. Clean some grime from scenes in your favorite game or movie, and you’ll be relaxed in no time.
Stardew Valley is the ultimate cozy farming game that many fans have been playing for years and years at this point. While you can finish the Community Center (or the Joja route) and settle down with a family, there’s no end to how much you can keep expanding your farm or exploring the caves.
New content has been continually added to the game since launch too, with developer ConcernedApe showing no signs of stopping support. Stardew Valley is a forever game, and if it’s for you, you’ll get hundreds and hundreds of hours out of it.
If you love decorating and hanging out with cute animals, then there are hundreds of hours waiting for you in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. While you’ll see the credits after your island reaches three stars and K.K. Slider plays a show, you’re able to keep playing forever, redecorating your island and swapping in new villagers to keep things fresh.
The Happy Home Paradise DLC adds lots of new content too, with the ability to decorate different types of buildings and even the inside of your villagers’ homes. Take things slow and don’t time travel, and the island life will last as long as you want it to.
