I’m not sure how I missed three months of posting a cozy game roundup, but I did. So, things are a little different this time around. Instead of having all of the reviews in my usual formatting, you’re seeing most of them as a list. If a game has a picture attached, it means that it got a 9 or a perfect 10 from us.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that each month had bangers, but May really stepped up the quality. Honestly, 5 out of 15 games rated highly may only be 33%, but I’ll take it.
March Cozy Game Roundup
Reviews
Finnish Cottage 8 is a fun anomaly-seeking horror game. I think it straddles the horror elements well, it’s not too scary or too dull. It’s the Goldilocks of horror. While it’s a shorter game, it’s still a lot of fun.
- Review: Spirit City: Cozy Kitchen DLC has been baked up and released for Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
- Review: Alchemist Shop Simulator has all the right ingredients, but the recipe is a little off
- Review: Spilled! is a game about cleaning up pollution, but it may have more to clean up than just that
- Review: Sugardew Island has promise, but it might just be purgatory repackaged
- Review: Desktop Cat Cafe is serving up cute cat-stomers and a ton of decorating paw-sibilities!
- Review: Book Bound – Is it a page-turner or is the binding snapped?
- Review: GUNNAR Campbell is full of style, durability, and the amazing Clear Pro lens
- Review: GUNNAR Barron and GUNNAR Dume both want to make you the next Iron Man
Previews
- Preview: Burgie’s Cozy Kitchen brings hungry customers right to your desktop
- Preview: Cosmic Arcade Tycoon — A simple game that would be a great starter game for kids!
Demos
- Demo: Promise Mascot Agency is the weirdest game that’s going to come out of 2025, guaranteed
- Demo: Tiny Bookshop looks like it’ll be worth adding to your gaming library
Lists
- 3 Exploration Games that I loved every minute of playing
- Everything Cozy in the March 27th Nintendo Direct – Cozy Games and News
- 3 Cozy Horror Games – Yes, they do exist and they’re delightful
- Spring has sprung and we have 3 cozy springtime games to welcome the season
- 3 St. Patrick’s Day games that just make sense to support today – Or, 3 cozy Irish-made games
- 3 funny Steam games that are so silly and humorous they’ll brighten your day
- 3 free and easy games to boost your Steam achievement count
- 3 book-based games that let you live the librarian dream
- 6 Obscure Super Mario Games You May Have Never Heard Of – MAR10 Day
April Cozy Game Roundup
Reviews
While there are a few qualms with Promise Mascot Agency, the overall game is a triumph. This may be my favorite game this year. The graphics, the story, and the music are perfect and the ability to run around freely was a joy. I just wish there were indicators for everything on the map and that the truck flew better once that upgrade is unlocked.
- Review: Urban Jungle lets you have a green thumb, even if you have the touch of death
- Review: GUNNAR Fremont is a boxier cousin to the Campbell frame, and I mean that in a good way
- Review: GUNNAR Overwatch Reaper glasses make you look dangerous, but feel like cheap sunglasses
Lists
- 3 incremental games to slow down and relax with
- 3 visual novel games that are great and don’t focus on romance
- 3 organization games that will make you feel like some part of your life is in order
- 3 fetch quest games that made my ADHD brain happy
May Cozy Game Roundup
Reviews
Bugtopia is an absolute steal. There are literal weeks of gameplay value here for only $6. It’s not just idling either, there is a lot of active playing here, as well as customization of your tanks. Seriously, I can’t recommend Bugtopia enough.
| Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping brings us more of the same from the first game, where you put words into blank sentences to figure out the mystery. Honestly? I don’t have any complaints. I loved the first game and I was happy to play more of the same formula. The fact that this game is nearly twice as long is an added bonus. |
Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine is an adorable little game with puzzles that offer a little challenge without being illogical. I wish the controls worked a little differently, but they didn’t impede gameplay ability. Other than a superficial dialogue hiccup surrounding berries when berries weren’t used, I had no problems.
- Review: Grandma, No! brings 3 hours of fun, but offers it at a staggering price we’re not convinced is worth it
- Review: Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 will have you asking for dinomore of the dinolore
- Review: FREERIDE is a narrative RPG that doubles as a personality test, but does it get a passing grade?
- Review: Lepro TB1 and TB2 AI Smart Table Lamps
- Review: Lepro O1 AI Smart Floor Lamp brings light and creative color to your living space
- Review: GUNNAR Loop with Amber Sun–Shift are some fine looking transition glasses, but tries to do too much
