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Requested by @thedeviladvocatesme

[myguiltyartpleasure]

Cozy games recommendations! part 2

As I promised here is another one bunch of cozy games. This time it's not stardew-like only.

Carto

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I've completed it for 8.5 hours without any rush)

I don't really see this game in lists of recommended cozy games, but it really deserves to be mentioned! It has interesting concept and beautiful art style. You're playing as a kid, who can change landscape by making changes in their map. You've lost from you grandma, you're trying to find her and all map pieces that were lost. It's a bit of a puzzle, you're travelling through different areas and see different people. It's quite short, but I loved it a lot.

Potion Craft

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I've played for 32 hours. There are still things to do and developers still release new content)

You're and alchemist in medieval kind of town. You need to create potions according to customer's request (there is no time limit, so don't worry about it). Brewing potions has it's own mechanics, which is easy to get used to. There is no plot, just some optional goals. The final one appears to be creating philosopher's stone. This is a kind of a repetitive game kill some time.

Unpacking

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I've played for 8 hours)

You're a person going through different stages of life. There are boxes with personal stuff to unpack and to put in places the way you want to. And I've just realized that "Unpacking" isn't just about things, but also about person's own life and problems, which is shown quite subtle. It's very relaxing and cozy

Cloud Gardens

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I have about 8 hours, but there are still things to do)

The world seems to be post-apocalyptical and you're helping the life to thrive again. Place plants to overgrown ruins and trash to create better scenery. If you love this kind of post-apocalyptical view, you'll like it. Just relax and pick places for plants to grow

Dorfromantik

PC, Nintendo switch (I have about 16 hours)

Place tiles with few rules to create as big area as possible. No plot or quests, just beautiful landscape to create. Apparently there is also a board Dorfromantik game, but I haven't tried it

PowerWash Simulator

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I have about 120 hours)

You basically just washing different surfaces with pressure washer, but it's really satisfying. There are stories from customers and missing cat, but I usually got too involved in washing process to track them. There is coop mode and paid additional content, but there is enough locations if you don't want to pay extra

Storyteller

PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo switch (I have about 4 hours)

You have a book to fill with stories. You can create ones that asked to be completed or create some weird stories. All you have is a page, characters, scenes and actions to create your fable. I've created number of gay marriages and game allowed me to 😄

What's your definition of cozy game? I have some more to share, but they don't always match the "cozy" term, so I'd love to hear your opinion

[stiwfssr]

Dorfromantik

[nbadenverweeders]

been playing a lot of dorfromantik lately

[sylvyspritii]

The Steam Deck

So i got the Steam Deck now, the cheapest one, and it's really fun It's particularly fun for indie games such as roguelites and tower defence games I've been particularly enjoying Hades, Kingdom: Two Crowns, and Dorfromantik But to my surprise, it was even able to run games like Mordor: Shadow of War at 60 FPS (albeit with some small hiccups when loading some stuff)

The Steam Deck is basically replacing my Nintendo Switch as my indie machine now, and the Steam sales (such as the winter sale right now) make buying games for it a lot easier It also comes with the benefit of having my 12 year PC backlog, for the most part, and let me tell you, it is really strange being able to play Sonic Adventure 2 on the go, i mean, that was my childhood game, and yet, this device can just...do it, it's nice, it's very versatile

[comfeeeeeeee]

getting better at dorfromantik but this run has been going on for 3 days, i thought this was a cute game, why am i tryharding my time away

[balu8]

Game Night

Dorfromantik by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach

[msbarrows]

Already beat my high score from last night. This game is ridiculously addictive.

Helps that I’m getting better at paying attention to flag quests They generally show up after you complete one of the “get this type of place to have (at least) x many things of type” quests, and involve closing off the edges of that type of place. Which can get interesting because you’re also still getting the previous variety of quests, but for even larger numbers of that type of thing, so there’s a tendency to abort closing off the area and instead incorporate it into the new “x many things of type” quest. Which sometimes leads to you having multiple high number “x of type” and flag quests all attached to the same sprawl of tiles.

Like, see the huge labyrinthine forest in the upper left of that map? At one point that was three or four disconnected areas of forest* with a bunch of both counting and flag quest types, and then I started linking them up to finish all the very high count “have a forest of at least x many trees” quests in them, and every time I linked in another and it finished those, I got relevant flag quests, plus once they were all linked it turned out there was maybe three tiles I had left to block off to close the edges. I went from only having about 3 tiles left at one point to having almost 50. Likewise you can see that I was building multiple disconnected waterways instead of trying to keep them all joined up.

* - disconnected because if you get a tile with a quest for a specific number of trees or fields or houses or whatever (instead of getting one with a quest for at least that number) you might have to start a new area of them if your existing area(s) are already above that value. After you reach the specified value you're okay to link it up to others of that type, so it’s worth building it near an area where you already have an “at least” quest building up so you can just link it up and fold it into that area.

Anyway, that forest? Got me the “have a forest with at least 1,000 trees” achievement. Yay.

[minecraftant]

some of my dorfromantik worlds

[hawkstincan]

after what i did to perspective i feel like i should marry it (maybe colors too...)

[flamboyantposting]

[fictionalred]

ok just found out there's a Dorfromantik boardgame 👀

[razaldia]

Week of 3/20/23 Stream Schedule

TUES @ 6pm ET - 🀄️ Mahjong Night - Mahjong Soul THURS @ 6pm ET - 🗡️ HARVESTELLA SAT @ 10am ET - 🤖 Doraemon Story of Seasons SUN @ 1pm ET - 🌸 Dorfromantik - Hanami Special

Streaming at twitch.tv/razaldia

More info about the games below!

Spring has finally arrived to the cottage this week and we're celebrating with some pretty games!

Mahjong Night will be on Mahjong Soul this week. Anyone wanting to participate in friendlies can grab a free account on mobile or via their browser of choice!

HARVESTELLA was an emotional rollercoaster ride as we finished out unraveling the mystery of Heaven's Egg. This time around we'll be focusing a bit more on our farm and looking to get some livestock. We've got some cooking quests to work on as well so let's be cottagecore homebodies together!

Doraemon SoS has us back in spring enjoying the cherry blossoms and trying to keep our farm productive. We're going to be looking to reach the bottom of the mine, but it'll take determination and more than a few energy drinks to see us there!

Dorfromantik is where we'll be parking ourselves on Sunday for a bit of a hanami picnic. As an amazingly relaxing tile-based city builder, with adorable graphics and a charming OST, we'll be setting up some special sakura biomes and enjoying the landscapes we create together. Bring your favorite snack to relax with!

Hope to see you all live, but if you can't make it, everything save for Mahjong Night will get moved to Youtube!

[wickedsick]

[percservallium]

I wish Tiny Glade and Dorfromantik were able to be played on a mac base computer.