If You Loved Stardew, You’ll Love These Cozy Games

ByKristen Wood Updated on

If Stardew Valley stole your heart with its peaceful charm and wholesome gameplay, you’re in for a treat. These cozy games offer that same relaxing vibe, perfect for unwinding after a long day. Happy gaming!

Spirittea

Pixel art scene depicting a character facing a monster in a house overtaken by tree roots. A table with items is on the right, and traditional sliding paper doors form the backdrop.
Spirittea | Gameplay Screenshot

Ever wonder what a mix of Spirited Away and Stardew would feel like? Run a bathhouse for troubled spirits and help them find peace in this charming life-sim.

Littlewood

Pixel art town scene in winter with snow-covered roofs, buildings, and people. A fountain is centered, flanked by decorations and animals. Day 16 of Winter displayed at the top.
Littlewood | Gameplay Screenshot

After saving the world, you finally get to relax and build a peaceful town. It’s a sweet, slow-paced game that lets you craft, farm, and befriend quirky villagers.

Sun Haven

A colorful garden scene with trees, mushrooms, a table with food, flower stands, and lanterns. The garden is surrounded by a stone path and has various decorative elements.
Sun Haven | Gameplay Screenshot

Like Stardew but with dragons and magic. Farm, mine, fish, and romance across a beautiful fantasy world full of adventure and charm.

Dinkum

A character in a cozy video game holding a bug net in a lush garden with plants and a compass on the screen.
Dinkum | Gameplay Screenshot

It’s Animal Crossing meets the Australian outback. Raise animals, catch bugs, and build a town in this cozy, sun-soaked sandbox.

My Time at Portia

Animated town square with a fountain, people gathered in a circle, balloons in hand, and a building in the background with a "Day of the Bright Sun" banner.
My Time at Portia | Gameplay Screenshot

Rebuild a workshop in a post-apocalyptic town where everything’s colorful and hopeful. There’s farming, crafting, and lots of townsfolk to befriend.

Garden Story

Pixel art game scene showing a village with a dialogue box from Lychee: "Sawp! You're new here, aren't you?" Characters and buildings are styled in a cute, colorful design.
Garden Story | Gameplay Screenshot

Play as a tiny grape with a big heart. Defend your island, grow plants, and restore the community in this adorable pixel art world.

Wylde Flowers

A person tends to a colorful vegetable and flower garden with sunflowers, tomatoes, corn, and strawberries, surrounded by a white picket fence in a game setting.
Wylde Flowers | Gameplay Screenshot

This one’s part farming sim, part witchy mystery. Grow crops by day and brew potions by night—it’s relaxing, magical, and full of heart.

Bear and Breakfast

A bear and a rat character converse in a cartoon-styled game; Gus the rat says, "There ain't a smell in the world that can disgust me.
Bear and Breakfast | Gameplay Screenshot

Yes, you’re a bear running a bed and breakfast. It’s as delightful as it sounds, with decorating, management, and a story that’s surprisingly sweet.

Cozy Grove

A top-down view of a whimsical, brightly-lit garden scene from a video game, featuring crops, trees, lanterns, and various interactive objects, with a character near the center.
Cozy Grove | Gameplay Screenshot

Think Stardew meets Don’t Starve, but less stressful. Explore a haunted island, help ghostly spirits, and enjoy a slow-paced, real-time experience.

Hokko Life

A character with black hair fishing off a wooden bridge in a vibrant, cartoon-style garden with lush trees and water, reminiscent of games like Palia.
Hokko Life | Gameplay Screenshot

Decorate your town, customize furniture, and design outfits in this cozy life sim. It’s creative, chill, and perfect for fans of Stardew’s homey vibe.

Kristen is a writer, photographer, cookbook author and avid cozy gamer. Her work has been featured in various publications including Forbes, The Associated Press, Elle, Pure Wow, Chicago Sun-Times, and Willow & Sage Magazine.

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