Cozy Games Today: 12 new cozy games out on Steam for anyone that needs to take a mental break and one of them is FREE

There are 12 new cozy games out on Steam today and there’s a pretty good spread here! If you’re looking for something more involved, want to play with friends, or need something with a bit of a slower pace, then you’ll probably find it down below!

There’s even a very silly game on this list that is completely free to play.

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Cozy games released on January 26th, 2026

GrowBud

GrowBud is an idle farming sim where you grow cannabis. You’ll produce over 20 real-world strains by completing challenges from two different progression systems: The Grow Club and The Bud Club. Upgrade your strains, unlock gene expression, upgrade your equipment, and play mini-games. As you expand, you’ll get closer to full automation.

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Chromatic Conundrum

Chromatic Conundrum is a puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine colors, form shadows, and shift the environment to successfully overcome challenges. There is a colorblind mode, visual hints, and Steam achievements to collect.

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Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?

Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? is a board game-style RPG complete with dice rolls and playable cards. Build your deck and play solo or with friends as you work across changing maps. As you play, you’ll encounter events that may result in rewards or alterations to the adventure. Freely explore and have no fear of losing out on big rolls with the DP system! It banks the extra movement points to be used for power-up events or to give you an edge later.

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More cozy games!

HackHub – Ultimate Hacker Simulator – Typing, Puzzle, Simulation
Incremental Cats – Clicker, Idler
Where’s Fido? – Hidden Object
where’s my egg? – Puzzle, Sokoban, Logic, Strategy
Blackhole Maker – Suika, Arcade
The Way of Knight – Puzzle, Logic, Strategy
My Tiny Landscape – Puzzle, City Builder, Turn-Based Tactics
C – Clicker, Free to Play
Paradise Corner – Clicker,

Which of these cozy games are making it onto your lists? Today, I’m drawn more to the lazier games because that’s what my headspace needs. So, I’m looking at Paradise Corner and Incremental Cats. But I do think that Chromatic Conundrum looks very interesting.

If none of these games put the drop in your water, you can check out the Cozy Games Today tag for more recently released games out on Steam.