☕ 12/2023: December cozy games, rise of cozy games, news & meme of the month

Good Vibes only!

Season's Greetings, Cozy Gamers! 🌟 Welcome to the December edition of our newsletter, where festive gaming delights and heartwarming updates await. Let the cozy gaming festivities begin!

NEWS-ROUNDUP

🗞️Here is an overview of some news

  • 🌤️ Wholesome Snack recap: Do you missed the biggest cozy games showcase? Here complete wholesome snack recap.

  • ❄️ Snow-system in Tiny Glade: In the last devlog, the developers of Tiny Glade presented their snow system. How beautiful does it look?

  • 🏆 The Games Award Show: The Oscars of the games industry! Cozy-Game "Tchia" won an award in "Games for Impact". Great! By the way, Sea of Stars deservedly won Best Indie Game.

  • 🥗 Recipes & Farming: The new update for Travellers is now available! It includes a revamp of the crop-growing system, a new way to unlock recipes, weather phenomena and more.

  •   Success & marketing fail: Mike Rose, founder of No More Robots, shared launch information about Spirittea. Reportedly sold over 1 million times.

  • 🔪 Nintendo Switch killer? Valve introduced Steam Deck OLED “A high dynamic range screen, a longer-lasting battery, faster downloads, and much more”. Verge made a great review.

  • 🎮 What to play? The best games that are fun for the whole family.

  • 😯 Incredibly beautiful: Watch the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time x Studio Ghibli Inspired Fan Film

🗞️Quick News

More beautiful than Winterfell ... Tiny Glade's snow system is impressive.

COZY MONTHLY PICKS!

📰Releases of the Month

14th Dec | PC/Steam (PS5, Xbox comes later)

After the incredible success of House Flipper 1, the second part of the house-building simulation game developed in Poland is now being released.

🏠 It's time to dust off your hammer - House Flipper is back in a brand-new fashion! Buy and renovate run-down houses! Or maybe you want to build new ones? Now you can! Start as a rookie Flipper and make a fortune by helping out the community of the charming town of Pinnacove.

23rd Nov | PC

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

5th Dec | PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox

A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!

01st Dec | PC

Find and discover 100 cute cats hidden around a festive holiday village in this FREE hand-drawn hidden object game. Can you find them all?

14th Dec | PC, Switch

Moira McKinnon is running away. A wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, maps and music. From the creators of Heaven's Vault and 80 Days.

ROKAPLAY ANNOUNCEMENT

🔨Super Dungeon Maker - Update 1.1

December 19th | PC, Switch

Zelda meets Mario Maker: Super Dungeon Maker is a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games. Choose however many levels, enemies, secret rooms, traps and items you want. Challenge your friends and the community to master your dungeon or play the countless dungeons of the community.

  • Build your own dungeons easily in just few steps

  • cross-platform level sharing

  • Channel mechanic makes it easy to "program" creative or complex dungeons.

  • Endless possibilities for puzzles

  • Decorate your level as you like

  • Play thousands of dungeons from the community

  • Optimized for Joycons/Gamepad and mouse/keyboard

COZY UPCOMINGS

📆Coming out soon

20th Feb | PC

Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!

22 Feb | PC, Xbox, PS5

Use appropriate gardening techniques, express your

creativity, and experience the serenity that cultivating your own garden brings.

✨Freshly Announced

2024 | PC, TBA

A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.

TBA

A mysterious force of power transforms you and other highly attractive people in your area into superheroes and villains! TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike.

2025 | PC, TBA

Hang out and get lost with close friends in a big world. A cooperative online walker-talker from the creators of Untitled Goose Game.

KICKSTARTER

💸Projects we love

Dates: Dec 6th -> Jan 10th (36 days)

Trash Goblin 😈 - "Powerwash Sim for the RPG crowd"

A cosy fantasy shopsim; discover, clean, upcycle & sell trinkets to all kinds of customers! Coming to Steam in 2024!

Upcoming Campaign

Spilled!

Clean up ocean waste in this relaxing & satisfying cozy game! Recycle, earn coins, upgrade your boat, repeat!

COZY GAMES UPDATE

💫The rise of Cozy Games

🔴= Casual Games | 🔵=Cozy Games

We are thrilled to share an exciting trend that has unfolded over the last half-decade in the gaming realm. Google Trends paint a vivid picture of the remarkable growth within the Cozy Games sector, positioning it alongside the well-established category of Casual Games.

As we examine the trajectory of Cozy Games, it's evident that the sector has blossomed, capturing the hearts of gamers seeking a unique blend of tranquility and engagement. This journey showcases not just a trend but a burgeoning movement towards gaming experiences that prioritize relaxation and warmth.

Stay tuned for a closer look at the cozy revolution!

MEME-O-MAT

🤣Meme of the Month

Some devs are extremely creative to make dissatisfied customers happy. The developer behind Leaf Blower Man even created a special DLC. Subsequently, his action went semi viral on Reddit and Imgur.

Made a game about being a Leaf Blower Man, someone left a very specific negative review... and I listened

Developer of “Leaf Blower Man”

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