8 New Cozy Games You Should Play In October 2024!

[@acedemi5229]

Rival marriages is pretty much the whole reason I preorderd Orange Season! It's a mechanic I miss, as it always made the town feel more alive if all the marriage candiates don't just stay eternally single if you don't romance them-that's sad to me! The fact that you get to influence who ends up with who is so fun!

[@southparkfirefly]

I know I hate that they took it out of FoMT remake. I just hope if they ever do a Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade remake they keep them in.

[@mocharoll3486]

@@southparkfirefly Same!! I really love that aspect of the games, plus it's so cute seeing the rivals have their own children and then the children also interact with one another. Animal Parade has been my most wanted Harvest Moon remake and I'm hoping they keep that in.

[@tngribz]

I agree! Rival marriages has been my big soapbox topic for years - my friends are sick of hearing my talk about it 😂 Preordering now just to support that!

[@helen4787]

I really don't like 1st person games, so if they don't have 3rd person options I won't even consider them. They make me motion sick

[@shadowlibrarian400]

Same, motion sickness is the worst.

[@RoseOfTheAbyss]

I'm really looking forward to finally playing Potionomics! It comes out near the end of the month for switch

[@Asunnixe]

So excited for Amber Isle even though it seems like a simple farming + dino game

[@tngribz]

I have been wanting rival marriages for AGES. That is one of my favorite mechanics. It makes it feel so much more like time is passing and also less guilty for choosing a partner when everyone else just stays forever single!

[@microwave7512]

We need more rival marriages! 🤗

[@sillysoz]

I'm excited for Amber Isle, I really enjoyed the demo and played for ages!

[@shozzy_id]

Very curious for Amber isle, can't wait for your review!

[@ashleybrown3237]

I'm honestly not overly interested in anything so far releasing on October but like you said, I'm kind of happy because my backlog is HUGE and I don't think my wallet can take much more 😂

[@SimuLord]

The Arkansas DLC just came out for American Truck Simulator, so I'll probably spend October contributing to the community event and driving around the state. What I'm really looking forward to is My Time at Evershine; their Kickstarter just went live today and I put about a day's pay toward a big donation. Can't wait for that one to be ready for backers to play through the development cycle.

[@katiethefandomgirl4412]

One game I'm personally excited for that hadn't been listed in this video is Whimel Academy, which is a cozy time management where you attend a magic academy to hone your magic. It's planned to be releasing on October 9th, my birthday, and as someone who played the demo and never played time management games before I really enjoyed my time playing it!

[@tinahoefs1455]

Is it only pc or consoles too?

[@katiethefandomgirl4412]

@tinahoefs1455 as far as I know it's PC only

[@medusathedecepticon]

Happy early birthday 🥳🎂 🎉

[@SwankyHoneybee]

I'm really looking forward to Cabernet & Last Time I Saw You 😊

[@girlytomboyx]

I tried the Orebound demo and it's not controller friendly which is a dealbreaker for me, it's definitely the kind of game that should have both option of keyboard and mouse, or controller. Fruitbus looks cute, I might check out its demo. I think October will be a miss for me but that's OK, I got tons of games in backlog LOL. November I'm very excited for with Mirthwood and Luma Island, and there's something else as well but I can't remember cus there's so many upcoming games on my wishlist. Plus Steam's Autumn Sale will be end of November so I expect November to be very busy month for the new games as well as the sales. Great video Josh, thank u for showing what's coming up on October.

[@eggegg8181]

Many of these sound interesting. I’m interested in Amber Isle, Shin Chan, Orange Season (especially excited about the rival marriages!)

[@abel5333]

Rock and Stone

[@100millioneuros]

I wonder if Amber is by the same team as Paleo Pines? It looks so similar in so many ways. New huge update for paleo pines today with 2 dlc?!

[@JoshGamingGarden]

No, it's from a completely different developer, but they do look a bit similar!

[@Raeilgunne]

I'm depressed today. Fantasy life I is now releasing in April next year. I was pinning most of my end of the year gaming on it, and i know nothing else can scratch the same itch the right way. Feel like a kicked puppy right now, not going to lie...

[@tinahoefs1455]

Have you played any rune factory games? They have many similarities plus romance and monster taming. Dragon quest builders 2, monster hunter stories, and fae farm may also appeal. I'm personally hooked on wylde flowers again since the update.

[@medusathedecepticon]

Honestly I felt the same way when I found out. I had been wishing for a genuine sequel ever since I played the original when I was a kid and was really looking forward to playing it this year. At least it's still releasing

[@Raeilgunne]

@@tinahoefs1455 I've actually played every game you've mentioned to completion, except wylde flowers. It was less about the game, honestly, it was more about how much time I had before I had to go back to work. Withe the October deadline, I had months to play before I needed to go back to work, now I have -2.

[@calor8cle]

I’m super excited for Amber Isle! It looks adorable!

[@HeitjeS]

Thnx for the space lesson! 🌠

[@Bakuuren]

Man, that Shin-chan game looks beautiful. I remember liking Orange Season at first, but I fell off when it was reworked. Such a shame because I love rival marriage mechanics, but that isn’t enough to get me to buy if everything else is rough.

[@medusathedecepticon]

Shin Chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is my top pick for next month even though they all look amazing. I've found that games like this are really my cozy cup of tea and want to try them all

[@brittanyxxbabyxx2186]

Not related but I’m so excited for Bloomtown it releases today! I can’t wait to play when I get off work !! 😭❤️

[@medusathedecepticon]

Hope you enjoy it 😁

[@ningboch18]

Thanks for the tips about Europa. I have followed the indie developer for some time, if I’m going to try any on the list, it’s Europa for sure.

[@Celery_Seeds]

I learned something new! Dropping my like!

[@th4nkyoub3n]

Nothing's standing out to me, but I'll watch future videos about these games anyway.

[@jdhlsc169]

I have had Orange Season a long time and have never been able to get into it in it's current state. I hope with full release it will be much better!

[@suicune2001]

Thanks! Europa looks nice.

[@EighmyLupin]

Amber Isle is Animal Crossing if all the characters were dinosaurs and you played as Tom Nook

[@MiguiMonkey]

I'm looking forward to Orebound the most!!! There's an older game which looks similar, it's called Hydroneer! That one is also fun! Shin Chan looks interesting! I'm liking the ✨vibe✨

[@joanmaridavis5139]

Hey Josh, do you know anything about the tiny bookstore for Steam and do you know when the release date is for?

[@woafie]

my game Mind Garden will be at steam next fest!

[@PhaethonCrafts]

I played Garden of the Sea in VR, and while it was fun, it's not exactly a farming sim. It's more like a puzzle game with farming elements. Either that or I was too stupid to get past the tutorial lol. You can play it on the Quest 2, which is really cheap actually if you can find a used one, or you can wait until the Quest 3S comes out which is pretty going to be pretty cheap as well. I use my Quest 2 and hook it up to a Shadow PC using an Virtual Desktop so I can play VR games that way, but our city finally upgraded to fiber internet with no data caps for an affordable price so I can take advantage of it.

[@goopybird]

I LOVE AMBER ISLE!!!

[@abdulearrington6572]

I like garden of sea on vr surprised coming to console and pc

[@james64468]

I am most likely not going to play Orange Season. Even though I have it on my Steam Library.

[@Sierra-t5y]

Orange town would be perfect if there was simple combat in the mines and lots of crafting smh

[@Sierra-t5y]

Yeah Neva gunna buy lol

[@Laxypants]

Good video! Doesn’t look exciting this month. Fruitbus and Amber Isle stand out to me. But we will see. I could wait for those too.

[@sephinarose420]

I played Orange season when it came out and now and to me, I love the look of it now because it feels real, but with a map, it's hard sometimes to navigate at times. It's not a huge map, I feel it was bigger prior. It's lost its charm for me personally.