Winter may be over but with the right game and your Steam Deck, you can cozy up on a warm summer night and play these top 5 cozy games to your heart’s content. Although the Steam Deck came out only 2 years ago, there still seem to be quite a bit of games that aren’t compatible or just overall don’t play well.
However, hope is not lost. Many AAA gaming companies and Indie developers have started to produce more games that work well on the deck. With magical storylines and intriguing characters, these are sure to pique your interest and keep you playing well into the early morning
Cozy Game #5. Dredge
The simplistic yet beautiful artwork in Dredge gives it a deep feeling of strangeness and curiosity. In this single-player adventure game, you work as a fisherman who attempts to sell his fish for the day at the local market. Upgrade your ship, fish, and uncover the secrets that lie not only within the waters of the ocean but also in the people of the town. This may not be like the other fishing games you’ve played before.
4. Let’s Build A Zoo
Let’s Build A Zoo can be one of the more chaotic cozy games that you’ll find compatible with your Steam deck. You are in charge of building a zoo—multiple in fact—while maintaining a fleet of staff to look after your animals. Complete your play through with morality choices that affect your gameplay, or work on creating new species of animals through DNA splicing. This cozy building game gives you endless hours of fun and cute animals.
3. Mineko’s Night Market
The illustrative nature of Mineko’s Night Market brings cozy games a whole new meaning. In the game, you play as Mineko, who just moved to a new town in Japan. Throughout your quests and adventures, you have the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture, craft items, follow a storyline, eat food, and give love to all of the cats in the game.
2. The Wandering Village
In a post-apocalyptic world, you build a sprawling town on the back of a creature that resembles a tortoise or dinosaur, take your pick. Due to poisonous plants killing your village, you then must find new shelter somewhere else. Throughout your building and exploring, you find peace in caring for the creature your town has temporarily settled on. However, the true question remains—will your friendship with the beast flourish, or burn out?
Cozy Game #1. Spiritfarer
Finally, Spiritfarer. This game gives you a little bit of everything and does so in a way where you never feel like one area of the game is lacking. Instead, you’re taken on a journey filled with a deep-rooted storyline, friendships, and love for the characters you meet along the way. In addition to its touching storyline, Spiritfarer also gives you some explorative gameplay and overall, pretty graphics. It’s a cozy game that truly has it all.
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