Cozy Games Today: 22 new games have been released bringing us familiar franchises and new gems! - November 18, 2025

There are 22 new games that could fall into your personal cozy game aesthetic. They span a wide genre from the more familiar to the more obscure. There are platformers, farming sims, JRPGs, and more! There’s even a surprise visit from SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Cozy Games Today: November 18, 2025

The Diner at the End of the Galaxy

The Diner at the End of the Galaxy is a base-building management game. You’ll influence the fate of the Nusa star system by feeding the inhabitants and making them happy in exchange for Faction Points to use for special perks and items. Grow ingredients, create a menu, and discover treasures in the outer worlds.

Steam

Kingdoms of the Dump

Kingdoms of the Dump is an SNES-style JRPG set in a world of garbage. You play as Trash Can Knight and Dustin Binsley as they quest across five and a half kingdoms to save Dump from war. Created by two janitors, you can be sure that the Kingdoms of Dump were created from a knowledgeable source.

Steam

Can’t Stop Rory

Can’t Stop Rory is a voxel-style farming game with a bit of a twist. You’ll plant, grow, and sell crops, but each night, the Unfed will rise to tear down what you’ve built. You’ll put effort into building up your base with traps, turrets, and mecha to defend your peaceful little farm.

Steam

Discover more cozy games below!

Desert Race Adventures – Driving, Retro, Roguelike, Strategy
A Better World – Interactive Fiction, Time Manipulation
AIXIN: Goddess’ Love – Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction
The house of traps – Action-Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration
Action Study Runner – Word Game, Typing, Action, Educational
Not My War – Stealth, Exploration, Adventure
DECRYPTO Project – Point and Click, Puzzle, Mystery, Simulation
Powwow Bound: A Menominee Homecoming – Adventure, Interactive Fiction
Good Morning My Darling – Point and Click, Visual Novel, Puzzle, Emotional
Golftacular! – Mini Golf, Party, Local Multiplayer, PvP
Once Glorious Artahk – Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration
Oreflux – Action Roguelike, 2D Platformer
Sudoku Relax – Puzzle
Rune Ark – Match-3, Dungeon Crawler, Roguelite
Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb – Puzzle Platformer, Action-Adventure
Replicat – Card Game, Roguelike Deckbuilder
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide – 3D Platformer, Adventure
Kind Heart Survivors – Exploration, Survival, Crafting, Inventory Management
Virago World – Farming Sim, RPG, Adventure, Stealth

Which games from this list are you most intrigued by? I’m fairly terrible at JRPGs, but something about Kingdoms of the Dump really calls to me. The pixel art is absolutely stunning, the concept is cute, and I love that two janitors are behind it.

If none of these struck your fancy, you can check out more Cozy Games Today, like our most recent from November 14th and 17th.