☕ 04/2026: Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration Newsletter

Topics: Cozy Game Awards 2026, Freshly Announced Games, Upcoming Cozy Games in May!

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rokaplay
April 30, 2026

May is just around the corner, and with it comes our annual Steam event: The Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration from May 28 to June 3! 🥰

We can't wait to show you the amazing Cozy Games that will be participating in the Cozy Celebration 2026 this year. Plus, there's more exciting news. 👀

So, welcome to issue 04/2026 of our cozy games newsletter! 🎮

🏆 Cozy Game Awards 2026!

This year, we will be holding the first Cozy Game Awards, an award dedicated to our beloved cozy games. 🏆✨

It’s a major industry event officially featured by Valve. Experience a high-end awards show packed with world premieres and exclusive announcements.

The Cozy Game Awards + Showcase, co-hosted by content creators from the cozy gaming scene, is the best proof of just how far this community has come. ✨

Don't miss the biggest night in cozy gaming on May28th! 🎮

You can now vote for your favorite cozy games in 6 different categories! 🥳

Voting will remain open until 6:00 p.m. CET on May 10.

🗞️ Cozy Game News Roundup

  • 🥳 Let's Celebrate! - The Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration 2026 Steam event will take place from May 28 to June 3!

  • 😱 A troubling trend? - Josh’s Gaming Garden made a video about the rise of live service cozy games and the problems that come with it.

  • 🍀 25 Years of Animal Crossing - Nintendo celebrates with New Update!

Follow the button to see our highlight games released in the last month.

COZY UPCOMINGS PICKS

📅 Best Cozy Games in May 2026

Every month we try to pick out the best highlights of the month for you!

⭐= Highlight, 💎= Hidden Gem

Farm to Table on Steam

A farming & restaurant management sim with base building elements. Grow in backyard to cook & serve!

11 May | Farming Sim, Cooking

💎 Greenhearth Necromancer on Steam

Raise a garden... from the dead! Greenhearth Necromancer is a cozy, witchy, semi-idle game about caring for living and undead plants alike.

11 May | Faring Sim, Idler

⭐ Outbound on Steam

Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.

14 May | Exploration, Base Building, Online Co-op

Thrifty Business on Steam

Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more.

18 May | Life Sim, Pixel Art

Arcane Merchant on Steam

Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts.

20 May | Shop Keeper, Management Sim

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

Join Yoshi on a charming new adventure in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, a Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive filled with colorful worlds and creative gameplay.

21 May | Puzzle, Adventure | Switch 2

Coffee Talk Tokyo on Steam

Coffee Talk Tokyo is set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.

21 May | Visual Novel, Story Rich

⭐ Paralives on Steam

Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?

25 May | Life Sim, Building

Map Map - A Game About Maps on Steam

In this game YOU make the maps! Become the cartographer of a small adventure crew and use proper navigation tools like a real explorer.

28 May | Exploration, Puzzle

🆕 Freshly Announced!😻

Kitaria Fables 2 on Steam

Develop unique combat skills, gather precious materials, forge powerful items, and tend to your growing farm, either alone or with a friend!

Purrfect Collars on Steam

Purrfect Collars is a cozy single-player shopkeeping adventure.

Tiny Eden on Steam

A peaceful first-person farming sim in the heart of a futuristic city.

Savi's Tale: When White Petals Fall Like First Snow on Steam

Join Savi the cat in the afterlife's 'Good Place' as he prepares a gift for his person.

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