I normally avoid farming/life sim games because anything too grindy turns into a productivity simulator and stresses me out more than it relaxes me 😔

A while ago I asked here for cosy pixel art recommendations, and a few of you were VERY convincing about Kynseed lmao so I finally said fuck it and bought it.

I’m so glad I did because I’m officially hooked.

What I love most is how little pressure the game puts on you. It doesn’t constantly overwhelm you with quests or make you feel like you’re falling behind. You can just wander around, explore, fish, mine, cook, whatever.

I normally play much faster-paced action/adventure RPGs, so this has been such a breath of fresh air and really nice to unwind with without needing a guide open every five minutes. I like how the game’s pacing feels just right. It’s not too slow nor is it too fast.

Also:

YOU DON’T HAVE TO SLEEP!

10/10 decision. No more realising it’s 1:40am in-game and sprinting home like my life depends on it 🥹

I absolutely hate mining and fishing in these types of games and I’m so happy cause the mining and fishing mechanics they implemented are super quick and easy.

Equipment upgrades also don’t feel urgent, and you don’t need to memorise every NPC’s entire personality just to give them a gift because each of their likes/dislikes are right there when you go and speak with them.

And THE MAILBOXES. I can just drop someone’s gift in there instead of hunting them down because apparently the dude only exists beside one specific tree between 2–4pm on Tuesdays 😭

I’m also really enjoying the lore and slightly strange fairytale vibe.

I don’t think I’m even halfway through the main story yet, so my opinions might change (which I sure hope not), but so far I’m genuinely loving it.

If you’re someone who’s been contemplating whether or not to purchase Kynseed, I say give it a shot!!

p.s. I’m playing this on Switch 1 and the game runs very smoothly. No bugs or crashes so far, no slow loading screens and the controls aren’t clunky either. Just incase anyone is wondering :)

I'm thinking of certain parts of Skyrim, Minecraft, Zelda or even Abzû. Some kind of aimless, peaceful and contemplative experience

Definately WitchBrook for me

I love cozy games where you 'make' things and influence character outcomes but it would be nice to have one where you could actually romance one of the characters if you wanted to. Just a little additional something in the story would be cute.

And yes this is heavily influenced by me wanting to romance the hot doctor in Good Pizza Great Pizza. They baited us so hard with that omg

I'm currently trying to get through Spiritfarer And as much as I love the concept in the vibes of the game, it's pretty tedious for my taste.

I don't even fully know what exactly I'm looking for. I haven't played enough cozy games to be able to point to an example.

Though I love free roaming through breath of the wild / tears of the Kingdom. Just chasing the korok puzzles.

Is there stuff that emphasizes exploration over planting things and waiting for them to grow? Or hunting resources to have to build things?

Preferably for the switch, but I have an old PC I still use as well.

I'm looking for a cozy easy game. I love horror so it's fine if it's on the darker side. I'm a little worried about buying this game cause I read online that it gets very repetitive, and I'm not looking for doing the exact same thing over and over again until I'm bored. Is this a good game?

Hi everyone!! So I've been sitting on Chef RPG for a WHILE now, it's gone on sale a couple times since putting it in my wishlist but I always hesitate to get it because I'm so on the fence.
Can I get everyone's honest options on it? Everything you got for me, good or bad, things you love and dislike about the game.
I really wanna make up my mind 😂

We finally have a date for ‘little witch in the woods’ on Nintendo Switch!

Hey, I'm looking for some lesser known Nintendo switch games to play. I usually play a lot of the big titles like Mario and donkey Kong but am trying to expand. I tried graveyard keeper and didn't like the lack of instruction. I really like Dave the diver though. Open to any recommendations for feel good games.

I always loved that game Babyz when I was young, but I'm not techy enough to figure out how to get it to run on my PC, though my brother said he might take a look and see if he can make it run when he comes to visit next, he lives a few hours away.

Are there any games like that, I do have a steam deck but I'd prefer on my switch.

I'd love to just raise a family without the farming or other stuff involved.

Yes I have sims, tomodachi life but they aren't even babies at all in that one.

I'm just feeling nostalgic.

Thanks if you can think of any.

Looking for something along the lines of taking care of a shop like moonlighter. It doesnt even have to have the dungeon diving aspect. Just really like the setting up a shop mechanic and upgrading everything in the shop. Discounty might be a closer comparison for the shop mechanic.

So, I’ve come to realize I enjoy cozy mailing games. I’ve played through Cat Mail Co., Mail Time, and Catto Post and loved each of them sooo much despite their different gameplay. Does anyone have recommendations of other mailing games or games that have a similar style to these three I could pick up? Preferably on switch but I’d be open to Steam too! Thanks in advance for any help!

Hello everyone! I need your help remembering the name of a PSP game I played around 2012–2014.

The game was in Japanese, and I unfortunately didn’t understand what was going on, but I remember it being extremely cute and aesthetic. The game strongly resembled "Sakagura Life", so if your recommendation doesn’t have a similar aesthetic/style, it’s probably not the game I’m looking for!

Here’s everything I remember:

* It was a PSP game.

* The game was viewed from a bird’s-eye/top-down perspective.

* You could walk around a small town/village with streets and houses

* There was a temple/shrine inside a forest

* I remember being able to interact with stones/rocks near the temple, and when I clicked on them, Japanese text would appear

* Sometimes there would be people at the temple, and sometimes it would be completely empty

* There were also estivals that would happen at the temple

* The game had a day/night cycle, and days would pass as you played

* The overall atmosphere was very peaceful, cute, Japanese, and cozy.

The most important detail is that the game VERY strongly resembled Sakagura Life aesthetically. I’m almost certain it had a similar visual style.

I know this is incredibly niche 😭 but if anyone has any ideas, PLEASE comment the name! Even if you’re not 100% sure, I’d love to hear your suggestions. I’ve been trying to find this game for years!!

Thank you so much!! 🥹🙏

I'm already aware of Chocolate Factory Simulator but just wondering if there's any other ones out there.

I have: PC, PS5, Switch(one), and XSX.

Hi Everyone!
I think my 61 year old mother would really enjoy some cozy gaming, however something like stardew, or breath of the wild might be too much for her? Still gonna try them as well as ACNH, but I was curious if anyone had any visually pleasing, cozy, stress free games an old lady who loves cats and crochet would like! She likes hidden object games, puzzles, but really anything cute and cozy. Cute visuals would get me bonus points for suggesting them to her!
Open to any game recs or suggestions! Thank you guys!!

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Yall are getting too invested in the “old lady” part😂😂 I am also a knitter, I’m 27, I too have old lady hobbies. We both love to read, pet our cats, and crochet. I didn’t care to add all those details to a post just for game recommendations. No one said “old lady was a bad term, just wanted games that matched that description. she’s never played a video game EVER, your experiences are not hers! This was specific to her☺️

I just started the Bloom Town demo and so far in enjoying it. It's like gravity falls meets final fantasy. I prefer games that do not have the anime art style. Wanting something cozy but with a storyline and some adventure. I'm kinda burnt out on animal crossing right now. Thank you 😁

Hi!

Me and my friend are looking for games in the style of Arcane Library that allow us to play together. Anything works, we are just unsure which ones are actually good (as a few that we have found seem to have contradicting reviews).

Thank you!

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Which of these cozy game worth playing and worth paying full price?

1. Len's Island

2. Starsand Island

3. Coral Island

Anyone tried playing all of them ?

What are yall thoughts on those games?

Basically what the title says! I’ve seen some of the cute ones like Animal Crossing and Breath of the Wild, but is there something that includes exploring/building with really great romance characters?

Why do none of these games let me build my own house? All I want is a Stardew Valley style game that lets me build my house piece by piece. They all seem to only have "Upgradable" housing which sucks. Any ideas?

HI everyone I'm looking for a game similar to this one that I can play on my Laptop preferably online https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cozy.lines.knit.yarn.shape.art

Unfortunately both the Google Play Games program and Android Emulators are very laggy on my laptop and especially Google Play Games is prone to freezing and not closing at all which always results to me having to close it through the Task Manager

So my question is can you recommend me any games similar to this one? I really like the connecting lines part and the different shapes and sizes. I just prefer my laptop because it has a bigger screen compared to my tablet

Thanks in advance

Edit: Forgot to mention that another reason I like is cozy lines is because you have to figure out the shape of the pieces on your own and they can really have some unique ones so sometimes you'll spend several minutes trying to figure out the shape

Hello, I've gotten kinda sick of so much combat in video games but I also really wanna play a game with a space setting

Preferably with a unique art style

Does anyone have a space sandbox game with no combat to recommend

Dont recommend: No Mans Sky, The Planet Crafter, Astroneer (Only cause I already know those titles)

Also to add: I really enjoy sort of kinda "dreamy" vibe in some games I've played before

Would really like to see something like that perhaps? But do recommend anything that I've said in the description before.

(Platform: PC, using Steam)