2025 is shaping up to be a dream year for cozy gamers! If you love relaxing, wholesome, and heartwarming games, you’re in for a treat. I’ve found 14 incredible new upcoming cozy games that you will definitely want on your wishlist. And trust me, some of these are absolute hidden gems that are flying under the radar!
Stick around to the end because I’ve saved one of the most magical games for last that you probably haven’t heard of— and I can’t wait to show you!
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Starting off with a game that has taken mobile gamers by storm, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is FINALLY making its way to PC and Nintendo switch on January 30th and to PlayStation later in 2025! If you loved Animal Crossing , this game will be perfect for you.
You’ll explore a colorful island, complete quests, befriend adorable characters, cook, craft, fish, catch critters, plant gardens to breed rare and exotic varieties, solve hidden puzzles, decorate your home, renovate other cabins to attract new visitors to the island, and yes—there’s a café you can run.
And don’t worry, this game will offer multiplayer for you to team up, get bonuses, and solve challenges together with the chance to gain special bonuses like trading rare items and clothing.
This is one of the highest-rated cozy games on Apple Arcade, so the console and PC release is a BIG deal.
Releases: January 30, 2025.
Sugardew Island
Next up, we have a farming sim inspired by the Nintendo DS Harvest Moon games—Sugardew Island. In this game, you’re not just farming—you’re also caring for adorable animals, restoring life to the island, and customizing your home. Plus, there’s a HUGE emphasis on relaxation and pressure-free gameplay, which makes it even cozier. THis game is currently set to be enjoyed solo with no plans currently to expand into co-op.
If you love games that let you craft your own little peaceful life, on your own time, this is one to keep on your radar coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox.
Release: March 2025.
Wanderstop
Wanderstop is an highly anticipated upcoming cozy game that feels like a warm hug in game form from the developer Ivy Road.
The story is surprisingly deep and definitely meant to be focused on the narrative—you play as a fallen championship warrior named Alta managing a tea shop within a magical forest and tending to customers who pass through. Your cozy tea shop serves as not only a business but a place of healing. The twist is that Alta does not want to be there however and if she gets her way the tea shop will be nothing but a brief and painful memory.
It will be interesting to see how Alta fairs at the shop and how she will change over time in the story. This will definitely be one of those games that ends up soothing the soul.
Release: March 11, 2025.
Tales of the Shire
Okay, Hobbit fans, get ready for the most wholesome Lord of the Rings game ever! Tales of the Shire is all about living the simple life in Middle-earth—decorate your own hobbit hole (with grid-free placement to position the furniture just how you like), also tend to your garden, fish at the clear ponds, forage wild fruits and herbs, and trade with the townsfolk. Prepare homemade meals to share with your fellow hobbits and foster your relationships with them.
If you’ve ever dreamed of experiencing a cozy Hobbit-filled world, this is your chance.
Release: March 25, 2025.
Urban Jungle
The next game isn’t the type I typically gravitate to when playing cozy games; however, this one is so spectacular it has really caught my attention and I know it will yours too — Urban Jungle is a charming and relaxing simulation game that invites you to turn small ordinary apartments into lush, green havens by placing plants around the spaces!
No gardening or tending to the plants here, just creating a comfy and cozy home for them all. You will even have the ability to interact with other items in the homes like lamps, humidifiers, and books to alter the ambiance and further enhance that cozy feeling.
While the game is primarily about decorating, you will have to strategically place each plant to maximize the comfort and visual appeal of the home to unlock new plants. There is no time limit or high-pressure scenario so this game will definitely be one you can pick up anytime to relax.
And if you’re one for storytelling there will be a narrative subtly woven into the environment. As you progress the story will unfold across the different stages of the protagonist’s life.
Release: Q1 2025.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Another one of the most anticipated cozy RPGs this year set to release on Nintendo Switch is Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. This is a completely new entry in the Fantasy Life series. This game will see you building your own city and go on adventures on a new island that has been deserted.
Choose the occupation that suits you best and even swap between the options. There is anything from being a hunter, cook, magician, miner, farmer, blacksmith, alchemist, artist, and more! Travel between the past and present while using resources you collect along the way to unravel the mysteries of the ruined island and restore it to its glory.
This is going to be a BIG game for cozy fans who love a mix of adventure and life simulation. Don’t forget to bring along your friends to play multiplayer with up to 3 others online.
Release: April 2025 on Nintendo Switch.
Magic Inn
The next game, Magic Inn, is a brand new cozy tavern life simulator where you run a magical inn in the middle of a fairytale world. Recruit top chefs, or hone your own skills and become one yourself! Forge ties with local farmers for quality ingredients. Manage the menus, staff, and rooms of your completely customizable inn.
Build relationships with winemakers, trade with merchants, or search the corners of the world for rare gems. Master the spell to unlock a world of friendly ghosts. Serve and befriend these charming spirits, and in return, you’ll receive whimsical rewards beyond your imagination.
Uncover a tale of tragedy, redemption, and of course, magic. With abundant resources in hand and wand, you can shape this magical world.
Get ready to journey through this enchanting universe when the game releases.
Release: April 2025 in early access.
Sally
Sally is another much anticipated, and might I add breathtaking, game! In this life sim adventure you will live on an airship and travel the world. It’s all about discovery and meeting new people. Craft, cook, farm, build, and explore the skies made up of many floating islands waiting to be discovered. One great feature of this game is that the characters are different in every game you play so you can get to know your own unique crew aboard the ship.
It will take a village to lead the Sally to its final destination, and to do so, everyone aboard the ship will have to achieve their personal aspiration. Help your crewmates hone their craft and grow together to reach your full potential!
This is a game you don’t want to miss!
Release: Q4 2025.
Paralives
This next game just may be THE MOST ANTICIPATED COZY GAME OF 2025. Paralives is a life sim set to rival the very well known, popular Sims franchise and one game that we have all been waiting for! Paralives gives you full freedom to build your dream house, create characters and manage their lives the way you want inside their homes and all around an open world town!
As far as house customization goes, enjoy grid-less constructions, curved walls, resizable objects, split level floors, custom shaped stairs, full color and texture customization, and so much more! The characters, called Parafolk, can be created using height sliders, resizable facial and body features, full color customization, and complex personalities.
Look forward to focusing on a career, finding true love, taking care of your pet, exploring hobbies, or being as mischievous as ever. You will even have the ability to use the Steam Workshop to download user created mods, houses, characters and much more!
This is a must-play for everyone to experience this year.
Release: Later 2025.
The next list of games have been announced they will be released in 2025 but there is not an estimated month, quarter, or season.
Solar Punk
If you are into survival games this next game is a must-play. Solarpunk is set in a technically advanced world of floating islands. Alone or together with your friends with multiplayer, you can construct buildings, grow food, craft gadgets and explore distant islands with your own airship.
Use sunlight, wind and water to create an energy system and automate your processes like gathering resources and watering your plants.
There have been some concerns whether the game will only offer the first person view or if the typical third person view will be an option. Regardless, I think this game will definitely be one to check out when it releases.
Release: 2025.
Tales of Seikyu
This next game is another hidden gem. Tales of Seikyu is a breathtaking, Japanese folklore-inspired life sim. Harness your powers of transformation to manage your farm and explore the island of Seikyu – a haven hidden far from the human world. Grow bonds with extraordinary islanders, and uncover the secrets of the land.
Using your Fox Clan heritage, shapeshift into magical Yokai forms to take care of your homestead and explore! Soar freely in the skies, dive deep for sunken treasure as a slime, or till the ground of your farm as a boar. You’ll unlock even more Yokai forms on your journey!
Cultivate crops, raise livestock, craft furniture, fish, mine, and cook meals from locally sourced ingredients. Renovate your ancestral farmhouse, expand its rooms, and decorate it to reflect your unique vision!
Experience the land’s seasonal changes, help the townsfolk with quests, and take part in various festivals and mini-games! And with 14 love interests to choose from, all with their own unique personalities and heart-warming stories, everyone is sure to find something they love about this game.
Adventure, magic and romance await in this enchanting new cozy game farming life-sim!
Release: 2025.
Tiny Bookshop
I’ve recently got back into reading, one of my favorite past hobbies, and that makes me so excited for this new cozy game where you can run your own tiny bookshop on wheels! This cozy narrative management game will see you stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up in scenic locations, and get to know the locals.
Collect items to decorate your tiny bookshop with. Are you into absolutely filling it to the brim with plants? Maybe a spooky candle-lit atmosphere is more your style? Every item also has an effect on your customers and can introduce new mechanics.
Every place around town attracts a slightly different crowd, so get to know your audience and become a master bookseller!
Explore the scenic places of charming Bookstonbury-by-the-Sea and learn the ins and outs of the town. Discover its long history ~ what happened at Bookston Burgh? And who really was St. Bookston?
Discover secrets, collect items and grow your stamp collection as you explore the nooks and crannies of Bookstonbury. Who knows what else you’ll find?
If you love the idea of recommending books, decorating your shop, and chatting with charming customers, this will be a dream game.
Release: 2025.
Bao Bao’s Cozy Laundromat
This new cozy game is in my opinion more of a hidden gem with not quite as much buzz as the others, but nonetheless, I think you should absolutely add it to your wishlist. This laundromat sim lets you decorate, and run a peaceful little laundromat business with the assistance of a charming panda. Purchase colorful washing machines, add delightful decorations, and hire panda helpers.
Add all sorts of cozy furniture where customers can relax with a good book, snack-filled vending machines that bring joy to those waiting, and lush, leafy plants that breathe life into every corner.
This is an idle game, meaning you can let it run peacefully in the background without needing too much interaction. Your laundromat will keep thriving, even when you’re off doing other things, allowing you to return to a bustling, cozy environment whenever you’re ready.
To make the experience even more serene, you’ll be surrounded by the gentle sounds of 10 beautiful lo-fi soundtracks, creating the perfect atmosphere for a cozy, laid-back experience.
The game is actually finished but the developer wants to ensure that the game is well tested before releasing in 2025, although there is currently a demo you can play. I hope you are starting to get as excited about this one as I am. It will truly be a game of purely relaxation much like Urban Jungle.
Release: TBD, Demo available now.
Ritual of Raven
The next new cozy game is one at the top of my wishlist. Ritual of Raven is a witchy, story-driven cozy farming sim game, but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs and collect all 22 constructs to create a thriving herb garden.
Make friends with the quirky community of outcasts and help them grow closer to each other. Get to know their unique backstories and trade with them for valuable ingredients. And with your own cheeky Familiar Raven by your side, you’ll gather the knowledge and ingredients to perform powerful rituals to stabilize the portals that are causing trouble for the village. Help the local witch, Sage, while as her apprentice, you’ll be able to help search for her missing Familiar, Flufferstoop.
And thats not all. Learn how your harvest changes in each moon phase and use the moons power to charge your crystals. Discover how to command the moon phases to suit your needs at the moon shrine. And for those of you who love to decorate there will be no shortage of options to customize your farm and the village!
I think it is safe to say we are in for a treat from the same developers who brought us Sticky Business!
Release: 2025.
Why 2025 Is a Great Year for Cozy Gamers
With so many charming games on the horizon, 2025 is set to be a banner year for fans of cozy gaming. Whether you’re into farming, exploring, or simply relaxing with a heartwarming story, there’s something for everyone.
Another game I really recommend that didn’t make the list just because it already released earlier this year is Dreaming Isles! You can check out my review article and YouTube video here at Dreaming Isles Review and Gameplay: A Cozy Game Adventure Worth Exploring !
Which of these titles are you most excited to play? Let me know in the comments!
