I’ve started looking a bit into the future for cozy games to keep on my radar and I’ve found three that I found interesting that had demos available to try. Sorry in advance that these all seem to be clicker/idler games. I really can’t help myself.

There’s a bit of a range here that I didn’t realize until I actually got into them and tried them out. Each of these demos represents the different types of idle games. There’s one that’s incredibly passive, one that requires you to be active, and the last is a mix of the two.

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Tiny Egg Clicker

Tiny Eggy Clicker
Tiny Eggy Clicker

Tiny Egg Clicker is a pet-collecting clicker cozy game where you grow and hatch eggs either through clicking or typing. It’s a small, unobstrusive little window that has your pets meandering across the bottom. It’s a bit like Pokémon, where you get to choose your first pet for free and then work on hatching the others.

It’s definitely a slower-paced cozy game that you need to be a bit more active with upfront in order to upgrade your game, or else progress will drag. The upgrades that you can buy affect the percentage of gold you get per click, how quickly the tiles on your egg disappear for hatching, a percentage of how much faster the egg will hatch on its own, and specific upgrades for your particular egg boi.

Each egg will have two layers to it, so it will take significantly longer to hatch a creature than you think it will, but they’re so stinking cute to watch walk back and forth across your screen! If you want to level up your specific creature, you need to hatch another egg of its kind. Once you’ve gotten them up to level 5, you can unlock a shiny charm.

To me, this is definitely the type of game where you pay attention to it for maybe 30 minutes actively, and then you just let it sit while you do other things. It’s perfect to just have it open because typing triggers progress. So, just writing this article has passively given me not only a ton of money, but a full hatching of an egg.

I started the game with Froggo and now I have a Sealky. In the demo, you’ll have access to hatch five different kinds of creatures.

At first, I was a bit turned off by how slow progress started, but after I’ve spent the time upgrading and stopped trying to pay attention to active progress, I find that things are flying for me. It’s adorable and I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for this cozy game when it fully releases.

The only thing you have to be aware of is that when you click somewhere to type, you’ll have to move your mouse because where the cursor is, you’ll see your money pop up with every press of a key and that will be in the way of your typing.

If you want to try out Tiny Egg Clicker, you can visit the Steam page and try out the demo. If you like the game, go ahead and wishlist it!

Desktop Slippers

Desktop Slippers
Desktop Slippers

Desktop Slippers is an odd one and it’s more for the passive idler. You just watch a pair of slippers walk around a home, chasing after bugs, and stomping on them. You have no control over them; they’ll just autochase the bugs. At first, it’s a bit slow, but after upgrading things like walking and turning speed, you’ll start to see progress in the bug ending business.

You can upgrade the number of bugs that show up, how fast they spawn, and how much they give per smash. By saving up, you’ll be able to unlock the ability to jump as well and that will give you a little bit of an edge on catching those bugs unaware.

The demo just has one layout available to you. The Steam page doesn’t say what other rooms offer, but I’m assuming they may have different bugs or at least different values.

It’s weird and I almost want to say that I don’t know why you’d want to play this game, but I’ve had it open for about half an hour now and it’s just something to keep on your screen to feel like you’re accomplishing something. The only downside is the sound of the slippers. I had to turn that off because it was constant.

I’m not sure I’d pay to play this game when it fully releases, but I’ve definitely had an interesting time with it. If you’re intrigued by it, then you should try out the Desktop Slippers demo over on the Steam page. If you like it, then go ahead and add it to your wishlist!

Idle Gumball Machine

Idle Gumball Machine - cozy game
Idle Gumball Machine

Idle Gumball Machine is the only one from this list that takes up the full screen and is a very active play style. You’ll have to manually shoot gumballs at gears to make them disappear and earn money from doing so. While it might be called a gumball machine, it’s very much set up like a pinball game except that the balls drop from the top rather than shoot up from the bottom. Later upgrades will even introduce bumpers in the same way as pinball machines do.

As you earn income, you’ll be able to purchase upgrades that affect a wide range of things, but mostly they’ll affect the value of the gears and the amount that shows up on the screen. There are a few upgrades that give you gum instead of coins and you’ll be able to restart with that currency to enhance a separate set of upgrades.

By resetting, you’ll go back to zero, but with the new advancements, you’ll be able to level up a lot quicker. I reset 3 times and nearly had everything maxed out. These upgrades will be silly ones, like making your balls explode or shooting out knives in addition to the gumballs.

It’s just an incremental game at its core, but I had a ton of fun with Idle Gumball Machine and the gritty, hand-drawn style of it was exceptionally charming. This is definitely a cozy game that I’d put on my wishlist and buy when it fully releases because I’m interested in playing more and seeing what the upgrades in the full version do.

If you want to give it a try, you’ll be able to earn 4 different achievements from the demo and if you like what you see, go ahead and add it to your wishlist.

If you try out any of these cozy game demos, I’d love to know what your thoughts were on them! Obviously, we have no clue when these will be dropping or how much they’ll be, but they’re games to keep on your radar.

If you want to see more games coming in the future, you can check out the tag for Upcoming Cozy Games or check Cozy Games Today for games that are out in full to enjoy.