Top 25 Casual & Cozy Games Coming in 2024 | ALL Platforms

With 2024 upon us, we needed to sit down and do an honest browse through thousands of upcoming releases. Out of all of them… we’re featuring only 25 of our personal favorite new casual and cozy adventures.
We have not been paid or promoted to feature any of these titles and have done so of our genuine own interest. We enjoy crafting these lists for our community and will be continuing to do so throughout the year for every month of releases, so make sure you hit that Subscribe button if that interests you.
We’ll be seeking to cover most every game on this list when and where we can, so make sure you tell us in the comments which games in particular you’d like to see us take on.
All the research, writing, recording and editing was done by us, so please be kind and know that we’re passionate creators that are very much human, and we do make mistakes from time to time. If you see anything inaccurate or having changed, please feel free to leave a comment or get in touch via our email below.
🎮 Buy the Games🎮 ➜
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator: store.steampowered.com/app/19...
Open Roads: store.steampowered.com/app/14...
Lightyear Frontier: store.steampowered.com/app/16...
Critter Cove: store.steampowered.com/app/16...
A New Leaf Memories: store.steampowered.com/app/15...
Distant Bloom: store.steampowered.com/app/14...
Life By You: store.steampowered.com/app/23...
Europa: store.steampowered.com/app/22...
Fantastic Haven: store.steampowered.com/app/25...
Honeycomb: The World Beyond: store.steampowered.com/app/15...
Tavern Keeper:
Aloft: store.steampowered.com/app/16...
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story: store.steampowered.com/app/17...
Cat Quest III: store.steampowered.com/app/23...
Closer the Distance: store.steampowered.com/app/19...
Fields of Mistria: store.steampowered.com/app/21...
Little Kitty, Big City: store.steampowered.com/app/11...
Magical Delicacy: store.steampowered.com/app/22...
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain: store.steampowered.com/app/18...
Mirthwood: store.steampowered.com/app/22...
Ova Magica: store.steampowered.com/app/12...
Sunnyside: store.steampowered.com/app/17...
Tales of Seikyu: store.steampowered.com/app/23...
The Ranchers: store.steampowered.com/app/15...
Trash Goblin: store.steampowered.com/app/24...
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📚 Chapters 📚
0:00 Opening Regards
1:17 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
2:08 Open Roads
2:47 Lightyear Frontier
3:32 Critter Cove
4:25 A New Leaf Memories
5:13 Distant Bloom
5:57 Life By You
6:52 Europa
7:36 Fantastic Haven
8:22 Honeycomb: The World Beyond
9:08 Tavern Keeper
9:54 Aloft
10:39 Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story
11:21 Cat Quest III
12:14 Closer the Distance
13:05 Fields of Mistria
13:55 Little Kitty, Big City
14:33 Magical Delicacy
15:14 Mika and the Witch’s Mountain
15:57 Mirthwood
16:42 Ova Magica
17:35 Sunnyside
18:27 Tales of Seikyu
19:13 The Ranchers
20:04 Trash Goblin
20:56 Closing Regards
21:36 To Developers
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Top 25 Casual & Cozy Games Coming in 2024 | ALL Platforms
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[@thepillowfortgaming]

Want another great list? Check out our TOP 20 Games we HOPE are Coming in 2024 We make these all the time, so make sure to sub! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3fEYph_mbSkeZo

[@joannabevan5456]

👍👍 I'd like for there to be a game where you play as a modern day wild animal. Like a Monkey or Snake. Something similar to Ancestors: a humankind odyssey.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@joannabevan5456 There are a few of these style games in development, though, sadly nothing as in-depth as Ancestors :( We'll keep our eyes peeled as we agree, that would be an epic experience!

[@ahoysparky9674]

Thank you for only including confirmed titles. There are too many lists where they include abandoned games just because they like the trailers!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Happy to do it! We've featured things before thinking they were coming out thatve been postponed half a dozen times, so now we only post things we're mostly positive are releasing 😅❤️

[@dynogamergurl]

I really can’t stand channels that do that. Much respect to this creator for including games that are actually coming. I hate it when channels get em excited for something that was never going to happen

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Our biggest pet peeve is actually featuring a game on one of our release lists that isn't coming out or gets delayed last minute 😅 We do our best to help our community know what's genuinely releasing every month / year @@dynogamergurl

[@dynogamergurl]

@@thepillowfortgaming I can see how it would be irritating for both sides. especially as a content creator, people watching the videos depend on you/us to be trust worthy. having games that arent coming or delayed last minute breaks trust with the viewer.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That is ultimately what it comes down to for us. We want our community to feel trust and faith in us to only deliver what's actually coming / worth spending time thinking about that month. There are so many games in "production" stage and while we want to share them, we prefer to wait until our community can play within a few weeks / that year, rather than getting them hyped up for something that's 3 years off (lol). For devs, we get it, delays happen, but devs should have the due diligence to communicate that a few months in advance, rather than waiting till the very last minute. Consumers aren't going to get upset with a pushback if it's done early and they're nearly unaware it happened, but pushing back release dates last minute just stirs concern for consumers xD@@dynogamergurl

[@worri3db3ar]

After having attended consecutive funerals in the past 2 years really need some cozy games just to take some things of my mind. So glad this channel and this video exists hope this year will be better.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We'll keep bringing you cozy and casual games all year, we definitely hope it gets easier for you 🥺❤️ glad we could bring even just a bit of happiness to you with our content 💞

[@jbingbong]

oh jeez, another gaming channel that i must follow for cozy gaming news... how terrible 😂🥰

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We do our best to be extra informative and answer all questions as well! We also do a lot more than just cozy games, so we'll have things for when you want that adrenaline rush! 😋

[@renobutters]

Oh gosh I'm also doomed 😅 too many channels in my subscription list... Can't afford a channel that posts several times a day. Even With such a lovely voiceover... 🥰 I'll still watch this video!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Sorry for the frequent posts, we just get way more Coverage Requests than we know how to handle so the only way to get them all covered is to post multiple times a day some days😅 @@renobutters

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We had a blast putting this together and can't wait for the release of every title on this list! Tell us what you're looking forward to, or what you think deserves to be on our next list 👀 For Developers, here's the form to submit a request 📰 ➜ forms.gle/KsGk345WssNEbjcF9

[@Lila-ie1eo]

Thanks for the list, I found some adorble games to look forward to! I think Love, Ghostie would also be suitable for this list. I played the demo recently, and it's very cute and cozy. It's coming out in 2024 too.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We have that one curated and will be featuring it during its monthly release window! 🥰❤️ It does look adorable, but dating Sims aren't necessarily our favorites, so we tend to only feature them on our monthly release highlight lists 💞

[@claudiathedev761]

Thank you so much for including Ova Magica❤!!!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It's our absolute pleasure! We're quite excited for it 🥰

[@chere100]

Fields of Mistria and Mirthwood look really good. Wishlisted.

[@chrystalb705]

Can't wait to find out more about Critter Cove and Bandle tale!!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Hopefully we'll be able to get into the next Beta test (if they host another one before launch) and provide some updates! We adored the first Beta though, twas a real blast 🥰 Bandle Tale is one we're exceptionally impatient for for sure!!

[@missitheachievementhuntres560]

So many awesome games I’m looking forward to as well. I’m so glad Cozy/wholesome games became a thing! Ty for the awesome list. And yay for sims like games. Took a long time before they come out.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Our pleasure! We can definitely agree that we'd be in a lesser place without the beautiful cozy games that've blessed our lives

[@gtg_vicki]

This is a fantastic list of games! I agree with Cat Quest 3. Loved the previous ones even though I actually never got around to finishing them and I'm really looking forward to the third one even though I'm in my 30's. Very well narrated and presented too.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It is definitely deceptively well done 🥰 plenty of fun to be had for adults haha!

[@brittanyannphillips]

I definitely wasn't expecting to hear my voice in this video (Magical Delicacy). I'm excited that you're looking forward to the game! I hope you find it as charming as I have!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

So cool that you're a voice actor for it! We enjoyed the Demo from Next fest a ton, and can't wait for the full release ❤️

[@EvlutnTrnrDaisy]

Ooh! I didn't know there was a Cat Quest III!!! Thank you!!! I added a few other games to my Steam list.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Glad we could help pad your Wishlist 😁❤️🥰

[@skippergemx]

Thanks for the list!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Happy to do it!

[@user-vy4tn8xw4n]

I love how casual some of these games look. I usually don't think of video games has been a relaxing endeavor.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It's an entire genre that's developed over the last 10-15 years thanks to games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing ❤️ but, they're getting more in depth. Simulation games in particular dominant the casual market (House Flipper, Powerwash Simulator, Cooking Simulator, etc)

[@lexybennet]

I'm so looking forward to Life by you! And tavern keeper seems so much fun as well. One of the cozy games that are not on the list and I'm looking forward too is Echoes of the plum grove😍

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Echoes of the plum Grove is definitely up there for us too 🥰 we were lucky enough to get into the Tavern Keeper playtests but it's under NDA so we can't share anything related to it unfortunately... Regardless... Excited for it's full release!

[@lexybennet]

@@thepillowfortgaming I'm glad to hear that!! Ohhh how exciting, I just added it to my wishlist, definitely checking it out when it releases!😍

[@HeadHunterSix]

Hoping to see Yokai Inn this year. I'm most looking forward to Europa, Tales of Seikyu, and Lightyear Frontier... that is, if I can put down Palia long enough to play anything else.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We'll be hosting a Palia stream at the end of the month as we haven't played in over 2 months so it's time to give it some love! Yokai Inn is definitely one we're looking forward to! We'll likely be featuring it in another list which will be 'Games we hope are coming out in 2024' 😂 but we wanted to showcase things we were pretty much positive we'll get to play this year in this one ❤️

[@user-ed1tf9gf4e]

This was such a good list! And all real titles too, thanks!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Our pleasure! 🥰 We'll keep them coming 😁

[@jessicamiller4587]

I just want a game that has a similar real time day to day mechanic with gardening and farming. A cute open world with 3rd person camera. Loads of crops, fish, insects, ore, pets, and collectible system. With regular live updates that add more animals, fish, insects and what not to collect. Expand your farm and add dlc areas. Actual good handcrafted areas with content not just hollow crap dlc. 3 to 4 years of content updates. Seasonal events and festivals. Horse racing, ect. Dynamic weather and lighting. House/farm decorating. In depth relationship building. Idk why that’s so hard to come up with. Would be the perfect game, at least for me. If I was a game designer that would be my goal. It would smash animal crossing and stardew valley because it would combine what’s good about those games into one game.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

So, Palia? 👀❤️ Though not real time sadly

[@jessicamiller4587]

@@thepillowfortgamingI do like Palia, there is a lot of potential. I just hope they eventually add animal barns, coop, and maybe horse races and mounts. That’s all it’s really missing. I wouldn’t necessarily have to have real time as long as the game didn’t stress you being cut off at 12/1am.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Lil agrees 1000% about horses, she was a horse trainer until she sadly broke her back, but still enjoys them in games It sounds like you're looking for a game that allows you a full day without passing out? Not sure if you're into a more Oriental / Management Sim, but Immortal Life offers an infinite cycle and is Lil's favorite Farming / Life Sim - sadly no animals though so that's a downfall, but replaced by Mythical Realms, Fantasy and Magic so it keeps you engaged@@jessicamiller4587

[@litneyloxan]

I've been a kickstart backer for Mika and the Witch's Mountain for a while now and can't wait for it to finally be here!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Such a fun and cute entry from Chibig, can't wait!

[@litneyloxan]

@@thepillowfortgaming the dev team is really good about updating and answering questions too! Anytime I had a question Abraham answered my email pretty quick!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Yeah, they were a pleasure to work with when we reviewed Koa, such a kind and welcoming team!@@litneyloxan

[@chaeones]

Added a few on my wishlist can’t wait for them to release

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Always a good day when things make it onto your Wishlist!

[@chaosordeal294]

Couldn't care less about LoL, but the Graveyard Keeper creators definitely have my attention. Nice to see a video about new games that actually has NEW games.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Yeah blending Triple A studio quality with Graveyard Keeper dev was just a great move 👍 glad we could be true to the title 😁❤️

[@Greensky02]

I honestly don't know if anything will surpass Roots of Pacha any time soon. What a game that was! May as well have been Stardew Valley 2 with a different title. Though I haven't played My Time at Sandrock yet and I hear that one was superb!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We didn't feature it due to the fact that it got taken down from steam and they got into some drama with their publisher. We wouldn't have really cared about it, but it was one of very few games we paid for Day 1 this year and recommended, only to have it yanked down from Steam as a few people in our community were attempting to buy it. We weren't sure if it was ever going to come back or if it was going to be wasted money 😅 From a recommendations standpoint we can't advise buying a game that's at risk of disappearing or losing support on Steam, so we chose to leave it off the list. We can say it was a phenomenal game though, and we definitely agree with your analysis. We just leave it with a 'buyers beware' warning since it has been physically removed from Steam before ❤️ we care about our community too much to recommend something that could end up wasting money, no matter how good it is.

[@Greensky02]

@@thepillowfortgaming Thanks for sharing! I had no idea about that dispute. I read up on it just now and they officially announced on Twitter many months back that "Crytivo and Soda Den have made the decision to amicably part ways". This was when the game became available again on Steam back in May, 2023. Not sure if they found a new publisher or if they even needed one at that point (probably not?). If the license lies solely with the developers now, I don't think it would ever be removed again. It's selling for around $25 which is such a steal at this point. I get the sour taste that it leaves when you pay for a game and it disappears for a while though.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@Greensky02 yeah they settled it a week after it got taken down, so it got put back up. Our distaste for the company is that they lied during the process and attempted to blame their publisher for the issues, then Crytivo put out a notice stating that the Sodaden team had broken the contract and attempted to remove their access to the game on Steam without telling them. So, Crytivo contacted Steam and had it removed while the dispute happened. It sets a bag precedent for behavior in the industry and the consumers were the ones held hostage while they had a petty dispute because they didn't realize how well the game would sell... So essentially they got greedy 😅 we're just against that mindset and prefer to avoid supporting studios that act in such a manner since we're business professionals ourselves and hold ourselves to a higher standard of behavior. That's not us saying people shouldn't buy the game, or that we even discourage people from doing so, it's a great game 10000% and people should choose to play if they want! We just maintain our stance and won't promote teams that pull shady stuff at the risk of their consumers, it's bad business and we'd rather avoid studios who practice it.

[@Greensky02]

@@thepillowfortgaming Fair enough. You have to stand behind what you believe is right, which is exactly what you're doing! I can respect that.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@Greensky02 ❤️

[@erinwillie2790]

Amazing video, thank you for putting all of these on my radar for the year! I was wondering what the game at 0:15 was? I might've missed it in the video!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That's footage from SunnySide! Happy that we could help pad the Wishlist 🥰

[@arvinlim9062]

Great video!! what was the game called in the opening regards clip? it looks super fun :)

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That would be Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator! As individuals who adored the Demo, it is quite fun, and that was with it lacking half the features lol!

[@qiqi4736]

love cozy games! I recently played another on mobile that might worth mentioning: Purr-fect Chef

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We got asked to put together a list for mobile games, so maybe now we really need to 🤔

[@embereclipse634]

im working right now on an open world 3D game with cute art style the whole plot is a kid (male/female) want to create delicious recipes so he/she has to explore different bioms, plants, animals, spices, cooking methods, machines, dungeons... so they have to be adventurers and chefs, so they need to develop fighting and magic skills also cooking, crafting, alchemy and potion skills and also at the same time upgrading their equipment for cooking and fighting. Plus a huge lore for the whole world, about this ancient beast sealed in a dimension because of this incident that happened in the ancient past.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Sounds epic, ngl! Sounds a bit like Fantasy Life and we LOVED fantasy life so, anything that's going to bring that experience of multi classing and doing tons of different things to help save the kingdom is good with us 😁

[@embereclipse634]

ill do my best, thank you for the tips@@thepillowfortgaming

[@haleycooHal]

Your game clips and the way you format your videos is so aesthetic. I love it and it makes me want to buy every game you showcase. Great clips, great picks, and great commentary. I look forward to all the amazing games releasing this year.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We deeply appreciate that! We work hard to make the entire video an enjoyable experience to watch, so we're glad that was achieved! 🥹

[@lindseyreisker]

Keri Russel! They got Kerri Russel to voice act in a game! I loved her in the Americans show.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It's definitely above the curve when it comes to voice acting! 🥰❤️

[@missbeans]

So many great looking games this year! What was the one being shown at 0:47?

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That's from The Ranchers! It's probably right at the tip top of our personal list ngl.

[@brynnahooper4657]

if you liked Koa and are excited for Mika and the Witch's Mountain, you should play their other game Summer in Mara if you haven't already!! I love Chibig and have all of their games!!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We haven't played that one yet, we'll definitely have to give it a look! 👀 They do make such wonderful games 🥰

[@Yumehayla]

Hi, you mentioned world renovation games, what others of this genre would you recommend? The idea sounds fun to me!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Sorry for the delayed response! Here's a few great titles that fall under the "Fix up the planet" vibe! Lightyear Frontier (No Combat / Health Mechanics) Distant Bloom (No Combat / Health Mechanics) One Lonely Outpost (No Combat / Some Health Mechanics ) Wildmender (Fully adjustable playthrough experience ranging from impossibly hard to survive to cozy gardening simulator / fix up the world) Terra Nil (More Simulation / Management style) Let us know what your preferred genres are and we'll dig a bit deeper to find you a few more ^.^

[@kawaiku]

Life By You is from Paradox so there will probably be a LOT of DLC's and long-term support.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That'll be cool too, especially if the base game is good ❤️

[@kawaiku]

@thepillowfortgaming Agreed. If it's solid, Paradox will support it for a while. The only game they actually dropped support for was Imperator Rome because it had an awful launch and, despite the devs actually turning it around. I think Life by You will get pretty good eventually.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Just from the features we already see, we'd have to agree with your analysis of the game and studio. They seem like they have a solid enough history to trust @@kawaiku

[@gregnorstrom1571]

Welp, looks like it's officially time to get a steamdeck. The lack of these on Switch makes me sad :(

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Yeah, a lot of them are from smaller teams with lack of access to things like Switch ports, but! If the PC versions do well enough, they always have the chance to come out on it at a later date ❤️

[@taylorredd5816]

If they put aloft on switch omg that looks cool

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It's a BLAST ngl! Beating up mushroom creatures, taming animals, flying your own little island base around... It was a good time ❤️

[@invisiblechicken]

15:49 I have a puppy named Mika and so me and mum are definitely going to have to play this game.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It's such a cute name! I'm sure your pup will be confused if there's any voice acting or calling of the name Mika 😂

[@invisiblechicken]

@@thepillowfortgaming I doubt it. It would be funny if it did.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Considering Koa & the Five Pirates didn't, it's not likely this one will have much more then cute sounds and noises when people talk, but definitely some comedy value to be had if they do end up adding some @@invisiblechicken 😂

[@topaz__]

omggg what song is used at 21:50? i need to hear it again!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We used a few songs from this mix for the video!

[@Sleepystitcheskim]

New subscriber

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Welcome!! Happy to have you as part of our cozy fort! ^.^

[@TheProudWife515]

Hi--Hate to bother you but may I have the title for the game in the beginning? The one where you build a house.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Hey! Never a bother ❤️ that's from the Upcoming Game 'The Ranchers' and one of our personal favorites among upcoming 🫶

[@TheProudWife515]

@thepillowfortgaming Thank you very much..I just subscribed to you. Again, I appreciate your response.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@TheProudWife515 That's why we're here ^.^! Appreciate the sub deeply

[@HolicChan]

I did not know fields of mistria was confirmed for 2024, now I’m crying

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Should be! They've been rocking the 2024 date for a while and haven't stated otherwise, so while we don't have any exact dates, if we go based off of social media presence and what we've seen recently, it does seem that development is reaching it's end 👀👀❤️❤️

[@HolicChan]

@@thepillowfortgaming I’m so beyond excited for that game 🥲 I cannot wait

[@thepillowfortgaming]

It's definitely got a ton of promise to it! We'll do our best to cover it if we can ^.^@@HolicChan

[@hufflepuffler2575]

I am excited for Tales of Seikyu.....but after looking up if we'll be able to play as a girl in the game, idk if i am as excited about it anymore. I found a thread where someone asked the developers if we'll be able to play as a girl and they said perhaps they would add it into the game, if they got enough money for it on their kickstarter. They are locking the ability to play as another gender behind whether or not they are given enough money. Kinda sleezy if you ask me

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Yeah... The world of Kickstarter and only adding stuff if certain goals are met can be a deep dark hole. We understand that some teams don't have money to add everything, but something as simple as gender seems a bit of the questionable side to gate behind a goal for sure :/

[@staryuuuuuuu]

I was excited too until seeing the gender issue. the relationship system also has few options and all female soooo... yeah I'm out

[@victoriaelizabeth3483]

​Tbf, the dating options aren't all female, there's multiple males on the list for dateable characters on Kickstarter ❤ but the character customization is locked behind 400k goal so 😅 not sure if it'll reach that​@@staryuuuuuuu

[@staryuuuuuuu]

@@victoriaelizabeth3483 yes, I just checked their kickstarter and they updated the goals!! also a female protag was included and they reached the goal already (no customization though but at least we get to play as a girl too). they didn't have the male love insterests before so its a huge plus

[@victoriaelizabeth3483]

@@staryuuuuuuu didn't see the female goal, only the character customization, so this is indeed Fantastic 🥰

[@lindseyreisker]

Are ya'll going to be playing these games in the future? I don't see any long let's plays just the reviews of demos.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We will, yes! In fact, we're already approved for a few of the full releases, however, most just haven't come out yet 🥰

[@lindseyreisker]

@@thepillowfortgaming I'm waiting for a lot of these games too. I look forward to the let's plays

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@lindseyreisker

[@PeppiGaming]

what game was that at 21:45 does anyone know?

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That's Fantastic Haven! 🥰 We've added tags to our intro and outro footage for our more recent lists to help eliminate confusion around them!

[@McKingski]

PJ on 🥳

[@j255173]

Ohhhh, excuse me Hayden?...I mean Fields of Mistiria lol!

[@thepillowfortgaming]

😁

[@RicardoEsteves]

What's the game shown at 00:25?

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Critter Cove! 🥰

[@RicardoEsteves]

@@thepillowfortgaming Thank you for the quick answer! I watched the whole video but I didn't see that footage when you were talking about Critter Cove, so I was left wondering what it was 😅

[@thepillowfortgaming]

For our newest list we added the titles of the games in a nice faded opacity in the corner so that no one has to wonder!! ❤️ We tried to use footage that wasn't from the talking parts so we could showcase as much gameplay as possible 🥰

[@RicardoEsteves]

@@thepillowfortgaming Yeah, I can understand that, and no worries, thanks for the change! ☺️

[@samanthalittleton5158]

What was the game at 30 seconds in?

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Critter Cove! 🥰

[@Cutiejuliya]

❤

[@McKingski]

Fantastic haven is postponed to Q3 2024

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We should still see it this year (hopefully) but we did see the delay. Honestly, delays are a good thing as it means they're putting more time and resources into it

[@McKingski]

@@thepillowfortgaming Lets hope so! Exactly, better to delay

[@RobWright1981]

What's the game at 00:30?

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Critter Cove! Another Closed Beta is starting soon and we have access (not under NDA), so we'll be bringing some early coverage for it soon ❤️

[@RobWright1981]

@@thepillowfortgaming Great! Thanks very much. Looking forward to it. Great video, btw.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Appreciate the kind words!@@RobWright1981

[@chere100]

Life By You looks cozy to some people? Looks fairly cold and soulless to me. Oh~ maybe it's here cause casual. Got it.

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Yep! Casual often gets meshed with Cozy, since Casual at least doesn't induce any adrenaline rushes or stress (usually) so some people find casual games to be cozy as well. It just depends on what genres you personally like... We know some who find a few horror games casual / cozy 🤣

[@mayaha200]

Soulles? The lest time I checked Sims 4 what most disgusting soulless empty game ever exist with 100 packs that are broken and does not even add anything or work! And the game was super expensive when they charged money on it! So LBY actually look amazing compared to the real soulless game that exist now

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@mayaha200 We know a fair few who've sunk thousands of hours into Sims 4 (and previous expansions), ourselves included. It may feel soulless at times, but it does offer experiences that other games just don't offer and that's what contributes to it being the titan in the industry. It's hard to design games in this style, and takes immense work to get them functioning properly and consistently, so we have to at least respect what The Sims franchise has achieved. That being said, we can absolutely agree that the dozens of packs and expansions are a huge turn-off, and why we've never gotten into the series past base versions. It's not financially a good value when you consider how much the entire collection would cost to purchase. LBY, and a few other games set to come out in the next year or two, are great contenders to hopefully topple the titan of the genre down, and offer a similar experience with other rewarding features that will provide some variation and a new world. We will say that it's extremely hard to bake the feeling of a Soul into these games, considering it's the players that give the game its soul to begin with. These titles are about giving players the freedom to create their own stories, so if The Sims (or LBY) forced us into the confines of what they consider to be the soul of the game, they'd fail to deliver that creative freedom we all love in the genre. We must consider that The Sims 5 is in development, so the true question is if these indie titles will be able to keep up with that on the horizon. Regardless, LBY is a FANTASTIC budget option that will absolutely scratch that Sims itch, without breaking your bank the way Sims does 😂

[@chere100]

@@mayaha200 You won't hear me argue against Sims 4 being soulless. It *is* soulless. That's why I don't play it.

[@metinatabay5869]

Hello motherkeepers

[@cryingwatercolours8127]

No way you put life by you on here rather than Paralives, a much cosier game

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Paralives isnt confirmed for 2024, it's coming 2025, and we prefer to feature real releases in our lists, rather than repeatedly give our community false hopes about games that won't be releasing. This is why we put the disclaimer at the beginning ❤️ This is also Cozy and *Casual* 👍

[@cryingwatercolours8127]

@@thepillowfortgaming oh mistake on my part but that’s harsh? paralives is hardly a game that won’t be coming out

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@cryingwatercolours8127 apologize for any feelings of harshness, they weren't intended, just clarifying. We've already featured Paralives on previous lists, so it's gotten plenty of love from our channel already ❤️ and once its release date has been announced, it'll be featured again 🥰

[@minthiie]

Without a PC this video is almost useless unfortunality

[@thepillowfortgaming]

Just the way it goes in the Indie Game world sadly. Most only come to PC and sometimes Switch. Console ports are exceptionally expensive

[@LisaTheTank]

Steam deck

[@minthiie]

@@LisaTheTank Bought one 2 weeks ago 🫡

[@thepillowfortgaming]

@@LisaTheTank Steam Deck is without a doubt a worthy investment if you're looking to get into cozy / casual games, or just PC games in general, since most Indie titles go through the trouble to get them on Steam Deck

[@alexisle7053]

Why r all simulation games FPP? Damn i really hate it! Giving me a headache

[@thepillowfortgaming]

We can 100% understand the frustration. We love em, but any FP games we have a 2 hour limit before we get a headache too 😅 we'll keep our eyes out for any TPP simulation titles for you! When we do get em we obsess over em. There is always Palia, but that's an MMO obviously 😅 albeit F2P

[@user-cq3my7kn8u]

Hi, which game was it you showed in your closing with a woman standing in a green house please? 😍🪴

[@thepillowfortgaming]

That one is Closer the Distance!