☕ 05/2024: Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration Newsletter

The best cozy games picks that were shown during the Summer of Games Showcases.

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rokaplay
June 01, 2024

Hello to the thousands of new readers who have discovered us on Steam. Welcome to issue 05/2024 of our cozy games newsletter. Get comfortable with a latte, here’s your cozy news for May.

NEWS-ROUNDUP

🗞️ May's Cozy Game News Roundup

  • 👚 Dress-up adventure? Sony announced the trailer for the open-world dress-up adventure (What? 🐶) game Infinity Nikki at the State of Play (Youtube).

  • 😍 Finally: Nintendo has finally confirmed the successor to the Switch and promised an announcement this fiscal year (Twitter / X).

  • 😲 Master Plan?: Nintendo acquiring the studio that ported Hogwarts Legacy is super interesting (Polygon.com).

  • 🧝‍♂️ Good Zelda Movie News!: Sony says it's working in "close collaboration" with Miyamoto on the Zelda movie, a sentence I never thought I'd write (vg247.com).

  • 🏆 Cozy Games success: Cozy games can also inspire the masses. For example, Tiny Glade has reached 800k wishlists on Steam. BTW: Outbound has reached the 300k wishlist. Congrats to both teams.

  • 📺 Netflix x Cozy Games?: Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit launches on Netflix on June 25 (venturebeats.com)

    • Netflix is also making a Minecraft animated series (Polygon.com)

  • 💬 Discussion: “can we all pretty please just agree that cozy is fully subjective and what is stressful to some may be very relaxing to others” (Reddit.com).

🗞️ Quick News

DISCOUNTS, DEMO’S & MORE

☕ Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration Steam Event

Our own cozy games Steam-Event 😁

This is our second Steam event full of great cozy & family friendly games. We are so incredibly proud and grateful that so many cool dev teams are taking part. The Steam event will take place from 30 May to 4 June and will once again feature lots of great games! Here are some of the highlights 🤗❤️.

You can expect great discounts, demos and games that you absolutely have to add to your wishlist.

⭐ Featured discounted games:

  1. Dinkum (25% off) - Co-op farming sim

  2. Dorformantik (30% off) - Peaceful strategy & puzzle game

  3. Spells & Secrets (40% off) - Cozy co-op (rokaplay game)

  4. Disney Dreamlight Valley (25% off) - Life Sim with Disney characters

🎲 Featured Demo’s

  1. Tiny Glade - relaxing game about doodling castles

  2. Ova Magica - Pokemon meets Farming

  3. Camper Van - Unpacking like interior design puzzle

  4. Urban Jungle - Enjoy gardening without worries

📆 Top upcoming games

  1. Outbound - Calm Open World Survival Game

  2. Tavern Talk - A cozy visual novel about running a tavern

  3. Wish Upon A Llama - Colorful pixelart rpg sim

🎫 Giveaway:

The publisher behind Oddspark is currently giving away keys on Twitter/X. “An Automation Adventure is a blend of Automation and Real Time Strategy”

COZY MONTHLY PICKS!

📰 Best Cozy Games in May 2024

02 May | Switch

Relaxing, Ocean, Atmospheric
Take a deep breath & plunge into the Veiled Sea: an unexplored region with discoveries that change with each dive.

Wishlist on Nintendo eShop

02 May | PC

Productivity Tools, Ambiente Music, To-Do List
Chill Pulse combines productivity tools with serene environments. Use a Pomodoro timer & to-do lists to boost focus.

Wishlist on Steam

09 May | PC

Cats, Exploration, Sandbox, Funny
Explore the city as a cat, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, & leave more than a little chaos in your wake.

Wishlist on Steam | Nintendo eShop

15 May | PC

Choose Your Own Adventure, Co-op, Story Rich
Bring joy to a bright fantasy world in this RPG adventure for 1-4 players. Craft your own story & solve quests how you like.

Wishlist on Steam

23 May | PC, Switch

Detective, Noir, Duck, Funny, Story Rich
Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, & bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure.

Wishlist on Steam | Nintendo eShop

COZY UPCOMINGS PICKS

📆 Cozy Games selection in June

4 June | PC, Xbox

Cooking, Life Sim, Time Management, Story Rich
A life sim about running your own shushi restaurant. Make friends, purchase ingredients, enhance your shop, & improve the lives of your neighbors.

6 June | PC, Xbox, Switch, PS5

Mario-Party-Like, Smurfs, Family Friendly
Papa Smurf has decided to organize an exceptional party! Embark on a party game set in the Smurfs' Village, featuring an adventure mode.

8 June | PC, Switch, Xbox

Relaxing, Mini Games, Farming, Frogs
Restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy farming sim where you raise frogs by playing mini-games and decorating your habitat.

14 June | PC

Farming, Dating Sim, Anime
Find harmony in the Japanese countryside. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, & chase your own happiness in SunnySide.

Wishlist on Steam | PS5 Shop

20 June | PC

Visual Novel, LGBTQ+, Shop-Keeper, Story Rich
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, & meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

21 June | PC

Dorfromantik-like, Story Rich, Cats
Architect beautiful, peaceful worlds in a far-future universe ruled by Cats. Restore and manage extinct Humans.

✨ Freshly Announced

TBA

Horses, Adventure, Life Sim
Cultivate your Mongolian nomad camp and complete missions to build your legacy as an ancient courier rider. Tame and train horses with specialized abilities to explore every aspect of a diverse landscape.

Wishlist on Steam

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