The 8 best cozy games to wishlist from the Wholesome Games Showcase
As part of this week's big summer showcase schedule, Wholesome Games hosted its yearly event to share tons of cute and cozy upcoming games. We saw a release date for the lovely family cooking game Venba and caught up with cat teahouse sim Pekoe coming this month too. Both of those are arriving in short order this summer.
Even though I'm trying so hard to stay true to my cozy game roots this year it can be so difficult to keep track of them all when Wholesome manages to stuff so many into a showcase. You can watch the full Wholesome Games Showcase for yourself to find more, but here are eight games and trailers we think you should really have your eye on.
Launches: July 20, demo now on Steam
Forget laying power lines and sewer systems, Lakeburg Legacy is a city management sim where you're performing the ultimate civic duty of matchmaker. You need to pair up your citizens to optimize resource production and produce excellent progeny. Despite its pastel and pretty visuals, Lakeburg Legacies looks like a pretty deep strategic management game in which Ishtar Games says «everything» is simulated. This is screaming cozy Crusader Kings to me with all that character info to crunch for the perfect match.
Launches: 2023, demo now on Steam
The beautiful voxel worlds and realistic lighting in Station to Station are cozy enough, but managing train routes is even more pastel and pastoral. You'll connect areas of a small rural world to encourage them to grow and expand. You can just relax and poke at the world or go for optional challenges while building. Station to Station is expected sometime this year but you can give conducting a go in a free demo right now.
Launches: TBA on Steam
This beautiful picture book-style farm sim is about
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