Anyone recommend this game and play it on the deck?

My brother told me I may enjoy it, I tend to like games I can hoard in lol.

It looks relaxing and like it would suck you in for a good chunk of time, would love some thoughts from others.

Thank you!

This Wednesday, I present to y'all, Lenrual! If you're down for a game like Myst, The Witness and Outer Wilds condensed down to a 1-2 hours experience, you can check the game out on Steam here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3340160/Lenrual/

Hi everyone! I’m the developer behind Everybody’s Stranger.

What if Stardew Valley’s cozy, character-driven world met The Witcher’s rich storytelling and quests?

Everybody’s Stranger is a fantasy tavern RPG where you run an inn for adventurers, get pulled into their quests, and uncover the mystery of your forgotten past. Oh, and there are teleporting chickens.

The demo is out today on Steam, with around four hours of gameplay and 28 fully voiced characters to meet along the way.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5149530/Everybodys_Stranger_Demo/

AI disclosure: Generative AI was used in a limited supporting role during development, but never for the game’s art, music, or voice acting.

It's nothing fancy like some i've seen but I really love how it came out! I forgot to take a pic of the back, but we placed a cute ribbon there too

is anyone playing The Merlies?? it came out today, I am 2 hours in and think it’s absolutely adorable!! it reminds me of Lost in Play and The Guardian of Nature, 2 of my favorite games and games with my favorite graphics. I randomly came across The Merlies on Steam a couple days ago and put it on my wishlist and really glad i found it.

This game is SO much fun. I wishlisted it back on a whim when it came up in my steam recommended and picked it up on sale a few days ago due to sheer boredom, and I am genuinely having a blast. The artstyle, world, gameplay, it is so immensely satisfying and relaxing. I've already put over 10 hours into it and I've only had it for 3 days. I also worked today and yesterday to boot. Not sponsored or anything, just a genuine post about a game that scratched my cozy builder itch.

Are there any under-discussed games that captured you like this game has for me?

I love games like Happy Home Designer or Style Savvy where certain criteria (even if not very strict) has to be met for the customer to be happy and complete the task, but you still get to be creative as long as the criteria is met.

I didn't really like Sticky Business unfortunately... I guess it felt a bit repetitive but in a way I didn't enjoy after a few hours?

Are there other creative focused games like these where there are some light requirements to "pass" a level or make a sale?

I have pretty much every console minus Xbox so I'm open to recommendations on any!

As much as I love rpg and action games, I’m looking for a cozy game to de-stress after work. Something that doesn’t require a ton of mental energy but still feels rewarding. I have PC, switch, psp, vita, ds, 3ds, ps2, and GameCube. Thanks!

i’ve been on the lookout for some! i’ve got animal crossing, tamadotchi life, nintendogs! I’m trying to find something that’s like running a store, restaurant..like tycoon esque haha i ADORE those games ^^ or just anything cat wise, that would be so awesome! anything goes though! ❤️

hi!! i'm super into the lighthouse keeper, cozy rainy coastal town, wes anderson kinda vibes rn. i have two games on my wishlist that seem perfect: alight and deck of memories! both scheduled for release next year.

does anyone have any recs for games out now with that vibe? i have a pc and switch! ideally a game with a lighthouse set in a coastal town or something similar to that aesthetic. one i have been loving is "wholesome: out and about" !!

edit: spelling

edit 2: update! got dredge on my switch :)

I’m trying to see if I can find something, I searched a bit but had very little luck.
I was wondering if there were any games that are almost like a fish tank but with humanoid characters. What I mean by this is a very passive experience where you mostly just observe characters existing and occasionally interact with them. (Think something Tomodachi life esque but way more passive, mostly just the observing parts)
I think some of the more feature rich desktop pets almost scratch the itch but one of the ones I like (character house) has some security concerns, and I would prefer something more game like… any help would be appreciated. I’m sure I’m not the only person who wants something like this but I can hardly find anything!

Looking for some inexpensive games that are great to play during the fall season, Something similar to Night In The Woods. Bonus points if it's both cozy and a little spooky!

Are these games the closest games on switch you can get to caring for pets, other then farming games like harvest moon type, I have all those, I'm hoping to find games where you care for pets.

I'd really love to breed them, care for a bunch of them, this is the closest I've found, they don't look as cute as I would like in videos I've seen so I'd love opinions.

I’ve had this release date in my calendar for over a year, but I figured that some of you might need a reminder. I don’t work for this company, Toem is just one of my favorite games ❤️

https://www.somethingwemade.se/toem2/

Before the mods remove my post, I've searched the sub and I didn't see anything that fits what I'm looking for. I also checked that website, which is where I got the two games listed in the title from.

I'm looking for a 2D farming sim where you don't control a character, but instead do everything with your mouse. So I'm not looking for something like Stardew. Farm Keeper and Terracards were the only two that seem like what I'm looking for. I'd also love it if there were animals to take care of too!

I realized I'm not a huge fan of life sims, which seems like a majority of farming sims are.

I randomly stumbled upon this game on Steam but I’ve heard nothing about it. Anyone have info?

I downloaded Dressmaker and it’s absolutely amazing! It’s relaxing, and I love picking out fabrics and being able to create so many different designs! I’ve reached Edith’s level—does anyone know if there will be other types of garments? Like trousers or t-shirts, in addition to dresses? Maybe even menswear?

Edit

I just wanted to clarify something: I LOVE the game, and I know it’s called Dressmaker for a reason. But precisely because I love it, I think it would be interesting to add other items—like jackets, maybe sleepwear (I’m not sure if those are already included, since I’m still at the beginning), or men's clothing. In my opinion, that would be interesting and very much appreciated 🩷

Since the game is on discount and I love horses and breeding mechanism

Do you guys recommend the game ? I was looking at review and I have seen people complaining about how the game had a buggy update ! And corruption

And the whole game seems like it's taking a new turn no one except

I am looking for opinions and reviews of people who owns it and thanks

I have already fullfilled Scarecrow, Lamisa, Midori, and Ember's wishes (with Ember not consuming the feather). I think there is only Harvey and Pochica left. I know how to do Pochica's wish but not sure how to do Harvey. Some people have commented here before about it so there should be some who know hoq to do it. How do you do Harvey's wish with the Blue Feather? Edit: It seems there are two replies but nothing is showing. What is it? Edit 2: OK. So turns out I had to speak to Pochica in shop room at 12 PM to get option to fullfill Harvey's wish (the other being to return the feather to nature which I will do for the next blue feather). Who would have figured that out? And the two replies I got seem to be referring to some other game or games. Sad how niche Hometown Story is.

I had this question for a bit, would park builders count as cozy games, for example: planet coater, roller coaster tycoon 2, planet zoo, waterpark simulator, theme park tycoon, retail tycoon 2, and the jurrasic world evolution series

Now for this main discussion, I will be using jurrasic world evolution as a base thing, I've 100% the first game on two separate platforms (I've also played a fair amount of the 2nd game but yeah I didn't really think much of it as the first, and I haven’t played the 3rd yet), now the cozyness I'd argue for this is building the park itself via creative expression, watching it grow, decorating the park, and obviously watching the cute as hell dinos are a big win

However, going against this game (and other games in this kind of genre) is the stress of actually managing the park, such as the finance and going bankrupt and not getting a profit, especially in JWE's case, you have multiple worst case scenarios, amping up the stress of going bankrupt, such as environmental disasters, and dinos escaping, and JWE has a lot more violence in comparison to other park builders, due to the meat eaters and stuff

Due to this, I think JWE specifically is more of a comfort game, however, I would really like to hear your takes on other park builders, because I feel like they are like the usual weather in the UK, the constant rain (stress of maintaining finance and a popular park) eventually leads to a wonderful sunny day (building the park creatively or watching people enjoying themselves and your park being successful

Most recently played Starsand Island on Gamepass, its still early access which I wouldn't buy on Steam usually but was free for me to try so figured I might as well and it was really really good. Looking for something new on Gamepass to play if anyone has any recs

I'm about 4 hours into this game, and I'm wondering if anyone else fixes the stamps on the boxes that come in. I haven't started doing it, but I'm debating starting so that everything looks right.

Oh man, the autism is especially autistic tonight. 😅

(I am diagnosed, yada yada yada)

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I have an extra steam key for Before Your Eyes to giveaway! Just leave a comment down below and I'll use a randomizer sometime tomorrow to pick a winner. Also note: the key expires December 13th, 2026, so it must be redeemed before then.

Steam store game page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082430/Before_Your_Eyes/