40+ New Cozy Games to Look Forward to in the Steam Next Fest!

Restore a deserted world in a cozy soilpunk simulation. Grow plants, rebuild wildlife habitats, and revive entire ecosystems. Upcycle abandoned junk into tools and decorations, befriend ancient nature spirits, and hug ALL the animals as you transform a forgotten world into a thriving paradise.

“Run a haunted dark ride from the control booth in this spooky horror management sim. Load guests, trigger scares, route carts, and keep the power alive as the queue surges. Earn cash and prestige to rebuild the mansion, automate the ride, and survive every shift.”

After a long journey, a little hamster returns home to his familiar daily routine. Yet even everyday tasks are full of adventure. Join him as you search for lost items, clean up, and organize the space in a new journey taking you from a forest little house to a lively town.

All Rats on Deck is an online co-op adventure game where you must navigate a paddle steam boat through dangerous waters. Forced to leave your home, you must work together to operate the boat, scour for resources, and overcome obstacles to reach the ocean.

Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.

A woodcutting incremental where you explore different forests, process wood, and keep growing. Start with just a basic axe, max out your stats, and become the greatest lumberjack in the forest!

Sort the Tapes! is a cozy organization sim set in a small-town American video rental store in the 2000s. Sort 3,030 VHS tapes by genre, handle customer returns, watch tapes on the VCR, and find audio cassettes to play on the boombox.

Build and manage the ultimate monster park. From fascinating abominations to world-ending horrors, your park isn’t just for show – it’s the cover of a secret (not very smart) cult. Kidnap visitors, turn them into creatures, and keep everything under control in this darkly comedic tycoon game.

You are a little rain cloud over grey, dead floating islands. Hold to rain and watch grass, flowers and trees burst back to life. Wake rivers and waterfalls, find lost seeds and heal a sky full of islands. Relax, or chase gold medals and race the rival clouds.

Jimin dreams of finally having her first birthday party, but what begins as a childhood wish unravels into social pressure, fragile friendships, family expectations, and consequences that hit closer than you’d like. Join Jimin in this coming-of-age story where every choice carries weight.

Welcome to Rabby’s Rainbow Farm! Rabby the rabbit moves onto your desktop and keeps tending it while you do other things. Give a simple command, and he’ll till, plant, and harvest on his own. Chat with visitors who drop by, and watch your farm grow, little by little.

MR. RECORDS is an uplifting adventure where every vinyl transports you into a world of memories and emotion, where you will jump, slide, and move through psychedelic landscapes in time with the music.​

Silk Collector is a cozy organizing simulator where you shelve 4,012 scattered clothes in a magical fashion house. Shelve the clothes to collect silk, then spend it on spells that speed up the sorting. Keep an eye out for the clothes that wander the store like ghosts.

The humans are coming. Someone has to get the place ready. Scan what grows here, gather and mine. Repair the robots from crashed ships, and they’ll teach you new recipes and take over jobs. Build a new home for the humans, and a home for the robots you found. No combat, no timer, no fail screen.

Choose your own Pal and venture out to grind skills and gather loot right from your desktop. Forge powerful gear, cook and brew invigorating meals and potions, and discover rare cosmetics. Manage energy, cleanliness, and training to grow. Or, just enjoy the company of your Pal

A creature-collecting extraction RPG where every expedition is a risk. Charm wild Amiko and fight alongside them across an untamed world shaped by your actions. Push deeper or pull out, but only what you extract is yours to keep.

From the makers of Cozy Grove: Glide through pastel clouds, help lost spirits along the way, and design your own home nestled high on a mountain peak. Befriend strangers around a warm campfire, or share memories while lazily fishing in the sky with a friend. Welcome to your strange new home. 

Play as a gang of mischievous raccoons in this chaotic co-op sandbox for 1-4 players. Complete ridiculous missions, steal everything you can carry, and outsmart a relentless Exterminator determined to throw your gang behind bars.

Celebrate love with Ellie and Lucien in MyDear.exe. A short and cute game that takes place in the folders of an old PC. In the shoes of Ellie, play the game offered by Lucien after a long life together. Humor, memories and love are on the menu of this short ~2 hours experience.

The Littlelands region is brimming with strange characters and magical landscapes to discover if you know where to look, for a big-headed little youngster like you every moment exploring, growing berries, searching for buried treasures or walking through these lands can be an epic adventure.

Run a cozy capsule shop at the bottom of your screen while you work or study. Attract adorable animal customers, collect charming capsule toys, create & decorate a relaxing, ambient world. This idle sim brings you small moments of joy with cute companions making your desktop a place you’d rather be.

See the world through the eyes of a brave little mouse in this enchanting 3D co-op adventure. Explore breathtaking landscapes inspired by Northern Sweden, solve puzzles, and be a force for good in a land where heartwarming storytelling and the beauty of nature intertwine.