☕ 01/2024: Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration Newsletter

Tiny Glade Releasedate, Stardew Valley like Life Sim, best rated cozy games 2023 ⭐

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January 31, 2024

Happy New Year, Cozy Gamers! 🌟 Welcome to issue 01/2024 of our newsletter with the following topics: Tiny Glade is working on a demo, Stardew Valley Dev is developing his own life sim, The Switch 2 is likely to be released in autumn.

NEWS-ROUNDUP

🗞️Here is an overview of some news

  • 🌽 Stardew Valley 1.6: “Update ended up being a little larger in scope than originally planned” said ConcernedApe on X/Twitter.

  • 🎮 Nintendo Switch 2: Switch 2 “likely to be iteration rather than revolution”, predicts analyst.

  • 🎮 More Switch 2 gossip: There are hints that the Switch 2 will be released in autumn.

  • 🤩 Looks like Stardew Valley: Former Stardew Valley developer making their own gorgeous life sim RPG.

  • 🏰 Tiny Glade Release/Demo?: The devs of Tiny Glade are probably preparing for the release + demo, according to their latest devlog.

we’re aiming for the next (Steam Next Festival) one, in June. We want to launch shortly afterwards. Thus, our current guesstimate for Tiny Glade’s release window is Summer 2024.

Tiny Glade Devs

🗞️Quick News

Former Stardew Valley developer making their own life sim called “Sunkissed City” 🤩!

COZY GAMES UPDATE

💫What was the best rated Cozy Games 2023?

All Games above 1$

We took a look at which Cozy Game is the best rated on Steam based on the SteamDB rating algorithm. Here are the top 10.

COZY HOT PICKS!

⭐ Cozyreni HOT picks for 2024

Cozyreni | Some of her posts reached over 1 million people!

Traditionally, very few games are released in January and many of us are still playing the games we bought like crazy in the winter sales. That's why content creator Cozyreni, aka Bonnie, gave us her hot cosy tips for 2024.

22 Feb | PC, Xbox, PS5

Garden Life: A cozy Simulator
Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world.

TBA

Kitory Academy
Kitori Academy is a life simulator where you live the adventures of a wizard apprentice with your spirit companion.

TBA

Chef RPG
Manage your restaurants & craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world.

16 April | PC + Console

Europa
Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.

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🐮 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm-shop

Q2 2024 | PC, Switch, PS5

Shop-Keeper, Farming, Relaxing, Nature,
In this cozy farming game, you have to run your own farm shop. Take care of your animals and your farm, sell your goods to the cute Forest Folk, upgrade the island and fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.

  • 🌽 Farming: Take care of your plants, make fertilizer and sell your farm produce.

  • 🛒 Your farm shop: Sell items in your shop and negotiate with the Forest Folk for prices.

  • ⚒️ Resource Gathering: Collect wood, stones, and weeds for farm improvements.

  • 🐑 Animals: Feed, interact & build bonds with animals for eggs and milk. 

  • 🐈 Pet Companions: Give names to pets, interact with them, and let them follow you around the island.

  • ☯️ Harmony Tree Quests: Fulfill orders to heal the Harmony Tree and upgrade the small island.

  • 💰 Trader Brownie: Purchase seeds, animals, and more from the friendly trader.

  • 👷🏽‍♂️ Upgrade System: Improve your house, barn, and tools to enhance efficiency.

COZY UPCOMINGS

📆Coming out soon

20 Feb | PC

Relaxing Furnishing, Unpacking-Like
Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory!

22 Feb | PC, Xbox, PS5

Farming Sim, First Person, Great Visuals
Use appropriate gardening techniques, express your creativity, and experience the serenity that cultivating your own garden brings.

21 Feb | PC, Switch

Pixelart, Crafting, League of Legend
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a crafting RPG set in the whimsical world of Bandle City.

23 Feb | PC, Switch, PS5/4, Xbox S/X/1

Platformer, Cute, Exploration
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities.

✨Freshly Announced

Q4 2024 | PC, TBA

Life Sim, Farming, Pixelart, Romance, Co-op, Character Editor
Sunkissed City is a life-sim set in an upbeat, sun-kissed seaside metropolis full of funky vibes and quirky characters. Stake out your new life in the city, tending to DIY gardens, learning new skills, and making life-long friends.

Our opinion: It looks like Stardew, but adds new gameplay elements.
🏅 10/10 hype points.

Dragons, Farming, Life Sim
Dragon Shelter is a farming sim set in a fantasy world. Take on the role of a hero who'll reignite the long-lost friendship between humans and dragons.

2025 | PC, TBA

Sandbox, Farming, Co-op, Automation
Weird farming meets silly physics in Southfield! Combine chaotic crops with unpredictable effects, build your dream farmstead, and experiment with playful machinery.

KICKSTARTER

💸Projects we love

Dates: Jan 15 -> Feb 24 (40 days)

Farming, Life Sim, Fantasy
An RPG Farming Sim game, where you can rebuild a old farmhouse, develop relationships & explore a vast Yōkai world with friends.

Dates: Jan 30th -> March 01 (30 days)

Relaxing, Clean-Up Nature, Female Dev
Clean up ocean waste in this relaxing & satisfying cozy game! Recycle, earn coins, upgrade your boat, repeat!

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