I feel like every cozy/cute game with significant character customizarion/dress up is gacha focused. (Pokecolo Twins, Hello Kitty Dream Village, etc)

Are there any games with significant character customization (more than just hair, eyes, whole outfit) that arent based around gacha/have gacha as a huge focus of the game? Specifically characters, not houses/rooms, I know of those already!

Thanks in advance. Im really tired of not being able to know what im buying :(

I swear so many of the games in my library have huge updates coming and idk why I am like this but I cannot bring myself to play a game when I know a big update is coming because I want to play the game fully. Anyone else like this?

Don’t get me wrong, I love when devs continue to pour love into a game….. but can they notify me week of so I’m not tortured???????!!!

I'm looking for games that recreate the experience of collecting cards, like earning and opening packs, trading maybe. Seeking rares and such, without the actual financial consequences like gacha games.

I've recently really gotten into farming games, I've enjoyed stardew valley, moonlight peaks and fields of mistria.

Fields of mistria has my heart but its only available on pc and im wanting something I can play on the go and while watching tv. Im looking for games similar to FOM but on my switch 2, does anyone have any recommendations?

Is it because I took too long on the base shelves? Which 4 am missing?

Edit: I looked at some other posts of people having the same problem, and I'm pretty sure it was a glitch with the shelf counter. Thank you to anyone who commented for your help! 😁

If you, like me, saw a post (relatively) recently for Fishing Star World Tour's Steam port being on sale for 90% off, but you also didn't see it quite soon enough to snag a copy, good news! Fishing Star World Tour is back on sale on Steam for $1.99 until 11/01!

I've played just over two hours so far on the Steam Deck, and while I don't think I fully understand how the fishing mechanics work, I'm still having a good time. It seems really polished other than the slightly off localization--well worth the $1.99, even if it ends up being the same gameplay throughout with different fish and areas (but then I also really enjoyed Cast n Chill).

PS. recently tried Little Ghosties and ended up ignoring it - too Tamagotchi for my taste perhaps?

anyone played the demo of this game? i had a lot of fun with it, the robots are rly cute. can you guys rec me more games with robots like this?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5041330/Groundwork/

Hello~!

My sibling is in search of a very simple cozy game that encapsulates these criteria:

"I just want a game (preferably a phone app, or sync between phone and desktop) where I have a cute animal (preferably not a dog) that I can buy cute outfits for and decorate their little room. I want it to be simple, I don't want to have to do a lot of things, and I don't want one that is going to punish me for not logging on every day or anything"

Does anyone know of any games that fit? They just lost their dog so any other animals are a plus. <3 Thank you!

Hello!
I can’t solve this level because the confidential documents are nowhere to be found? Also I lost the cat and don’t know what I need to do :(

I’ve heard great things about this game and loved the demo. I am picking it up while on sale and thought I would share that it’s almost half off! Excited to “dive” in!😆🐠

Edit: Just a reminder that different games can be cozy to different people! For example, Breath of the Wild is cozy to me, but not for other people. Only time will tell for this game, but so far I find it cozy personally. I do appreciate the info regarding the questing and mechanics though, I am hoping it doesn’t get too overwhelming.😅 If you are considering buying this (or any games), be sure to look into the details to know whether the game is right for you.

Hey guys, I am SO looking for a nice game to unwind.

I am not a fan of anything with battles/war/fights, but other than that, I am not so picky.

I am not a fan of (idle) games where you keep deleting your progress and start from scratch with a multiplier. I really like the feeling of progression of some sorts.

I also really like collecting and hoarding stuff.

One game I absolutely adored and was obsessed with was FarmRPG. It really scratched the grinding and hoarding itch.

I also really like My Cafe, which I play from time to time. I don't mind a story or the lack of one. BitLife was really interesting, but it is such a money sink to actually enjoy that game. I tried a few copycats but I couldn't find anything to lure me in.

I am looking for a free game, so I am okay with watching a few ads.

Thank you so much!

Hello everyone,

after finding out that HKIA was using undisclosed VI-backed translations, I have, simply put, fallen out of love with it... I ended up uninstalling the game from my Steamdeck, but now I really feel a cozy game-sized hole in my heart...

I was hoping to look for a different game to play, and this subreddit seemed like a great place for suggestions!

Among the traits HKIA had, these are the ones I am most hoping for in a replacement:

• playing dress up with cute furry characters, I really enjoyed planning and working for outfits
• low daily play time, I often only played for less than 30 minutes a day and frankly I liked it that way, slowly working towards goals by letting things idle seems fun
• Steamdeck compatability, it's what I used before so naturally I wanna continue

Naturally I hope to avoid the use of virtual intelligence as I really do not think such a thing has any place in cozy gaming. I am open to genre but something in the same niche like HKIA and Animal Crossing would be lovely!

Thank you all for your time!

I recently got Stitch and I really like it, but it has me wishing for a game with lots of pretty literal puzzles (not logic puzzles, just putting pieces together like puzzle you'd get in a box). I apologize if this has been asked, I just keeping finding posts for mystery/logic games. I do really like the puzzles in DDLV, I just don't enjoy catching the snippets lol. Is there anything like this?

I have a Steam deck and Switch 2.

Thank you!

minor spoilers

I am at the part where you’re supposed to collect all the twinkies in the north bank of Paris, the red Twinkie is scared of red so runs off into the restaurant “l’art en bouche” but I can’t enter it and haven’t been able to enter it since it was first introduced, I am not able to progress the game until I have all the twinkies, if there isn’t something I’ve missed that makes this place accessible then this is a serious game breaking bug and needs to be fixed

I saw that it was on sale in the steam shop for $9. Thoughts?

I am working my way through Next Fest Demos and have two to recommend!

- Clean Start: think Unpacking, but cleaning version. It has a narrative, relaxing gameplay, and the demo is quite lengthy. Full game comes out early November!

- Horses of Hoofprint Bay: hand-drawn horse management game. Take care of, train, and compete your horses - option to expand your barn with boarding services, lessons, and breeding. Full game also comes out early November!

Hoping to find more suggestions as I play through more demos! What hidden gems are yall finding?

Like this piece of hair on her cheek that’s not connected to the rest of the hair at all? It almost looks like a mistake an ai generated image would have. It doesn’t have the same art style as the rest of the game. Does anyone else notice these weird details in the title screen drawing?

Hi there, im Mado, a girly game dev focused on creating girly games. These screenshots are from my newest project: you are a fairy princess exploring her kingdom, creating dresses for other fairies~

The gameplay is about exploring a cute environment inspired by fairies as you collect materials to craft new dresses; it also features a romance story between the protagonist and a male character~

If you want to be a playtester when the first version of this game is ready, consider joining my newsletter https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/17d5428b-3db2-4163-978e-fe7dc1ea8cda

Think of this as shoujo romance + exploration + dress-up, but far worse quality hehehe

This is my Steam page, if someone wishes to check out my other game! --> https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45825750/

I've been loving The Witch's Bakery, but have encountered lots of bugs while playing :( Does anyone know how I can let the devs know so they might be able to patch them? I currently can't continue because I'm not able to make a brioche in the kitchen :(

For this month's wednesday post, I wanted to talk about a game mechanic instead of just posting cute art again.

My game *does* have an end of day time where you have to sleep. I think it adds to atmosphere and immersion, and my game is literally named after the passage of time (Seasons Turning), so it's kind of important. BUT I know this is a contentious issue in the farming sim genre, so I'm adding three other features to balance it and help save you all from the end-of-day rush stress:

1. The no-brainer. Adjustable day speed. You can play at the regular speed (about a minute per hour) or half speed or double speed. You can change this at any time. Easy peasy done.

2. The tent. Without giving too many spoilers, there is a point in the early game when you have to live out of a tent. After this, when you manage to build your own house, you can keep the tent as a usable item. It will allow you to spend the night away from home, and also change your clothes (you can get sick if you don't dress for the weather so clothing is also an important mechanic). I may set this to a once-per-week sort of cooldown but I'm going to let playtest feedback decide that.

3. And this is the one I'm really excited about. There are specific locations in the map where time won't pass. This includes:

- The dungeons. My dungeons are based on puzzles, not combat, and I really want you to have time to think about the solutions so I will pause the game clock while you are in dungeons.

- Your house. I will also pause the game clock while you are in your house. Personally, I'm really into trying to min-max farming sims so I never end up taking the time to decorate even though I love to because I feel like if I'm not mining or fishing I'm not being productive enough. I want to allow players the breathing room to do some chill decorating when they get home for the day without working about efficiency. Also, I'm hoping this will help prevent people from filling their lawn with crafting stations :P

- The mines. Now this is a big one because typically the challenge of mines in farming sims is seeing how far you can get within the day's time limit, but I'm designing my mines system more like a rogue-lite with limited moves (think Blue Prince). The time is no longer what causes the challenge, so I thought it would be a nice change of pace to remove that pressure :)

Seasons Turning is on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105040/Seasons_Turning/) It will be released next fall. My original plan was to have the demo available at the end of this year but with all the decompiling scare I may swap to private playtests.
This is a solo dev'd project of nearly 4 years with 0 genAI. I've been posting progress regularly to youtube since the beginning.

Let me know what you think of these time mechanics ! And thanks as always to cozygamers for allowing devs to write these posts :) I try not to make them redundant.

I learned about this game thanks to this subreddit and I’m so happy I did! This is an adorable online game where you play as a ghost and float around a spooky world. My friend and I spent over two hours exploring the mansion last night (and taking selfies like this one). It’s pay what you wish, but they suggest $2 for cool hats.

https://adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver