Nothing says happy holidays like sitting down and playing a cozy, relaxing game. Whether you’re looking for your next single-player adventure or a casual game to play with family and friends, there’s no shortage of good (and bad) titles to choose from.
There are tons of options within this genre, from adorable farming games to shop management journeys where you run your own business at a more casual pace. Let’s take a look at Destructoid’s picks for the ten best cozy games to come out in 2025.
Best cozy games of 2025
Tiny Bookshop
As a lifelong reader and game lover, Tiny Bookshop truly feels like it was handcrafted just for me. It’s the pinnacle of what a cozy game should be, centering on running a small, customizable, seaside book shop while gently progressing a storyline that runs through the seasons and features a lovable cast of quirky characters.
The experience is calm, thoughtful, and deeply comforting, encouraging you to slow down and savor the simple joy of books and community. You can take it entirely at your own pace, making it the perfect game to enjoy no matter what kind of mood you’re in. This game filled my heart with joy and my to-read list with more books than I can reasonably handle, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Date Everything!
Date Everything! is, without a doubt, the best dating sim I’ve ever played and one of my standout cozy games for 2025. This sandbox-style experience is a genuine love letter to art and creativity, with over 100 unique characters brought to life by an impressively talented voice cast and striking, memorable designs.
Witty, charming, and endlessly addictive, it fully embraces its absurd premise with confidence, transforming everyday objects into unforgettable characters and stories you can’t help but fall in love with. It’s safe to say there’s truly nothing else quite like it, and it delivers an experience you’ll never forget.
Two Point Museum
It’s time to jump right into some classic money management with Two Point Museum. The Two Point series is well-known within the casual gaming space as being strange yet oddly fascinating, and Two Point Museum is no exception. If you’ve played Two Point Hospital or Campus in the past, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.
Two Point Museum manages to kick everything up a notch with its mix of bizarre humor, satisfying visuals, and enjoyable gameplay that goes beyond just making rooms and watching your money go up. It takes everything that made past Two Point games great and evolves them further, cementing itself as one of the greatest tycoon games to release within the past few years.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
I still remember my first hour playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure at the beginning of this year. With 2024 being a strange year for me, I started 2025 feeling happier than ever, knowing we were beginning with a title that’s still near and dear to my heart.
Even if you’re not a Sanrio fan, there’s still plenty to love here, with a massive open world to explore, tons of quests to complete, and an in-depth, rewarding friendship system. If you’re looking for a cozy game absolutely full to the brim with content, Hello Kitty Island Adventure will be right up your alley.
Town to City
I’ll admit it: I adore voxel graphics. It’s rare for a voxel game to look truly beautiful, but if there’s one game that pulls it off flawlessly, it’s Town to City. Made by the team behind Station to Station, Town to City masterfully combines feelings of relaxation with a unique spin on city building, building itself up as one of the most interesting games to come out this year.
Normally, city builders can be stressful, especially if you struggle with resource management or are prone to min-maxing. Town to City gives you the choice: take on the challenge of building up a town through the game’s campaign mode, or jump into Sandbox mode and put all of your energy into creating a bustling settlement. It creates a perfect balance of cozy and challenge, all the while keeping you immersed with its beautiful art style and landscapes. If you’re a fan of Station to Station or want to try out a more casual city builder, this one is for you.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
There are two sides to the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time coin. For those who played the original Fantasy Life on the 3DS, this is a trip down memory lane with vastly improved graphics, revamped dungeon mechanics, and polished controls to make it feel modern. For the rest of us, it’s a fantastic dive into a classic JRPG full of fun combat, unique skilling mechanics, and multiplayer features for wacky shenanigans with friends.
Of all the entries in this list, Fantasy Life i is the title I’ve put the most time into, by far. The main storyline is in-depth and stretches dozens of hours, with fellow completionists out there having well over 100 hours of skilling grinds, dungeon-crawling, and open-world exploration to conquer. It’s an adorable and charming entry I couldn’t put down for the first few weeks of playing, and I wholeheartedly recommend this one to any classic RPG fan who thrives on mastering life skill progression systems.
MakeRoom
2025 is the year of expressing creativity in our games, with MakeRoom being another that steals the show. This title is all about unleashing your interior design skills as you take furniture pieces, change their colors, and arrange them in dioramas. You can make anything from cottage-style kitchens to gaming lounges, cafes, or even a place for your pets.
Although MakeRoom mainly focuses on interior design, you can do just about anything that your heart desires. It lets you recolor and resize furniture, change room sizes, and even recolor the map’s background, giving you more to do than just mindlessly place down furniture. Combine this with an adorable cartoony art style, and you’ve got yourself a game that you can sink hours into if you’re feeling particularly creative. It’s quickly become my go-to chill game, especially when I’m in the mood to recreate rooms from a TV show I’ve recently watched or places I’ve seen in real life.
Cast n Chill
Let’s change things up with some fishing. If you’re like me, you’ll have at least a few games you enjoy just because they have a fun fishing minigame. Rather than just being a minigame, Cast n Chill is all about you and your pet dog riding in a boat, fishing, and making a whole lot of money. It’s a stunning game to boot, donning detailed pixelated graphics and impressive scenery straight out of a wilderness adventure.
The twist? It’s both an active and idle game. If you want to dive headfirst into learning how to catch fish, you can take a more active approach, master its mechanics, and reap the benefits. Sometimes, though, it’s nice to enjoy your surroundings by taking a passive approach and letting the game play itself. Of the many fishing minigames and full games I’ve played, Cast n Chill is up there as one of my favorites of all time.
Gemporium
If you’re tired of fishing, cooking, and combat, maybe mining is for you. Gemporium is a short but sweet game where you play as a mole that recently inherited their Grandmole’s gem business. It turns out, though, that she’s in some serious debt, leaving you to pay it back by taking over ownership, collecting gems, and selling them to groups of customers.
While this might sound like just another shop simulation game, it offers a great mix of strategy and fun without feeling stressful or chaotic. Like others on this list, you can go at your own pace and either speedrun paying off Grandmole’s debt or take your time and treat it as a relaxing hidden gem within the cozy game genre.
Winter Burrow
Last but certainly not least is Winter Burrow, a survival game with a heavy focus on exploration and resource management. While it has some strong initial similarities to titles like Don’t Starve, don’t let its art style fool you—it stands on its own as a completely separate and lovable game that, rather than being brutal and unforgiving in nature, is instead a pleasant and comforting experience.
Winter Burrow balances challenging survival mechanics with riveting storytelling in a way that’s fun without being overwhelming or stressful. It calls itself a cozy survival game and proves it, letting you sit back and enjoy its story without getting spawn camped by monsters or starving to death every few minutes. It’s easily one of my favorite survival games to date, making it a strong contender for one of the best cozy games to release this year.
