Best cozy indie games and sims on Steam
Low-pressure indie games: desktop companions, job simulators, idle builders and quiet puzzles to play with a cup of tea.
Top rated of all time
A Short Hike
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%$7.99
Jul 30, 2019
Travellin Cats in Jingle Jam
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%Free
Dec 1, 2023
Creature Kitchen
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%$7.99
Feb 6, 2026
Ye Guild Clerk!
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%Free
Oct 28, 2025
Smushi Come Home
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$19.99
Jun 10, 2023
Tall Trails
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%$9.99
Aug 4, 2025
Deleted Wiki: Clean Up the Lost Files
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%$3.99
Sep 30, 2026
Dressmaker
Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%$14.99
Sep 21, 2026
Travellin Cats in Paris
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%Free
Jul 16, 2023
Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$4.99
Sep 12, 2019
−50%Lil Gator Game
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$9.99
Dec 14, 2022
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$14.99
Jun 7, 2025
Flock Around
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$4.99
Apr 24, 2026
Cats and Seek: Osaka
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%Free
Nov 27, 2023
Sudocats
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$1.99
Mar 14, 2022
A Webbing Journey
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$9.99
May 19, 2025
Zodiacats
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$1.99
Jan 21, 2022
Plant Therapy
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%Free
Sep 21, 2023
Dread Fields
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$6.99
May 28, 2026
Fruit Mountain
Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$8.99
Mar 17, 2024
WEBFISHING
Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$4.99
Oct 11, 2024
Tiny Glade
Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$14.99
Sep 23, 2024
Virtual Cottage
Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%Free
Oct 7, 2020
−30%Is This Seat Taken?
Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$6.99
Aug 7, 2025New and well reviewed
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Dice Hoarder
Not enough reviews
Nov 13, 2026
FAKE ME
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026
Grandma Left Me A Building
Not enough reviews
Nov 13, 2026
Ski-E-O! Ski Resort Tycoon
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026
Reshine
Not enough reviews
Nov 26, 2026
The Coin Keeper : Tidy up !
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026
SHRED A BILLION
Not enough reviews
Nov 24, 2026
The Cozy Board Game Shop: Tidy Up
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026
The Totemist
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026
Family Time
Not enough reviews
Q1 2027
Wizard Jars: Tidy Up Together
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026
Animal Cubes: Tidy Up Dreams
Not enough reviews
Nov 12, 2026From the maker of Indie Lookout
Made by Alex, the developer who runs Indie Lookout. Listed separately so you always know which picks are ours.
Parcel Inspector Simulator
Run a parcel inspection desk: weigh, X-ray and check every shipment against the rules, then approve, return, hold or confiscate it.
Coming Nov 13, 2026 · Wishlist on Steam
Gramps & Whiskers
A desktop companion: a grumpy fisherman fishes on your Windows taskbar while his cat climbs your windows and steals the catch.
Coming Nov 16, 2026 · Wishlist on Steam
A Game About Pulling A Rope
A rope comes out of the well in your yard. Pull it, and things far too big for a well come out: carts, church bells, somebody's house.
Coming Jan 7, 2027 · Wishlist on Steam