Ranking · Cozy games
7 Best Cozy Games Like Stardew Valley
Finished your farm and want that same warm, unhurried feeling — without starting the exact same game again? These seven picks each capture a different part of what makes Stardew Valley special: the routine, the village, the gentle progress, or the story.
We compared every game on the four things cozy players actually ask about: how long it lasts, where you can play it, whether you can play together, and what it costs.
At a glance
| Game | Best for | Playtime | Platforms | Multiplayer | Price* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | The full farm life | 40–100+ hrs | PC, Switch, PS, Xbox, Mobile | Yes, co-op | ~$14.99 |
| Spiritfarer | Story & feelings | 25–35 hrs | PC, Switch, PS, Xbox | Yes, local co-op | ~$29.99 |
| Cozy Grove | 15 minutes a day | 30–60 hrs (daily bites) | PC, Switch, PS, Xbox, Mobile | No | ~$14.99 |
| A Short Hike | One perfect evening | 2–5 hrs | PC, Switch, PS, Xbox | No | ~$7.99 |
| Unpacking | Gifting & non-gamers | 3–5 hrs | PC, Switch, PS, Xbox, Mobile | No | ~$19.99 |
| Dorfromantik | Pure relaxation, no goals | Endless | PC, Switch | No | ~$13.99 |
| Wylde Flowers | Farming + magic + romance | 30–50 hrs | PC, Switch, Mobile | No | ~$24.99 |
1. Stardew Valley — still the one to beat
If you somehow landed here before playing it: this is the farming life-sim that defined the genre. Inherit a farm, restore it season by season, fish, mine a little, and slowly become part of a small town. Fully voiced by nobody, loved by everybody — and still receiving updates years after launch.
- Playtime
- 40–100+ hrs
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS · Xbox · Mobile
- Multiplayer
- Yes — online co-op farm
- Price*
- ~$14.99 — verify at publish
2. Spiritfarer — the cozy game that will make you cry (kindly)
You are Stella, ferrymaster for the dead. Build a boat, cook favourite meals for animal spirits, hug them often, and eventually help each one let go. It has Stardew's gentle management rhythm, wrapped around the warmest story in the genre.
- Playtime
- 25–35 hrs
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS · Xbox
- Multiplayer
- Yes — local co-op (play as the cat)
- Price*
- ~$29.99 — verify at publish
3. Cozy Grove — a haunted island, 15 kind minutes a day
A life-sim designed to be played in small daily sessions, like a warmer Animal Crossing. You're a Spirit Scout helping ghost bears on a slowly re-colouring island. Perfect if Stardew's open days ever felt overwhelming.
- Playtime
- 30–60 hrs, in daily bites
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS · Xbox · Mobile
- Multiplayer
- No — solo
- Price*
- ~$14.99 — verify at publish
4. A Short Hike — one small mountain, zero pressure
Climb, glide and wander a tiny island park while waiting for cell reception. No combat, no fail state, no checklist anxiety — just a lovely 2-to-5-hour exhale, and one of the best first games to gift a non-gamer.
- Playtime
- 2–5 hrs
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS · Xbox
- Multiplayer
- No — solo
- Price*
- ~$7.99 — verify at publish
5. Unpacking — a life story told through cardboard boxes
Unpack belongings across eight moves and decades of a life, placing each object where it belongs. It's a puzzle game, a story, and the single most giftable cozy game on this list — anyone can play it, everyone finishes it smiling.
- Playtime
- 3–5 hrs
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · PS · Xbox · Mobile
- Multiplayer
- No — solo (great to watch together)
- Price*
- ~$19.99 — verify at publish
6. Dorfromantik — build a landscape, tile by tile
A peaceful tile-placement puzzler: draw a tile, place a meadow, a forest, a little village. No timers, no enemies, no losing — just the quiet satisfaction of a landscape growing under your hands. The definition of a wind-down game.
- Playtime
- Endless (sessions of 20–60 min)
- Platforms
- PC · Switch
- Multiplayer
- No — solo
- Price*
- ~$13.99 — verify at publish
7. Wylde Flowers — Stardew, but you're secretly a witch
By day you farm and befriend a seaside town; by night you tend a coven. Fully voice-acted characters and a real storyline give it more narrative pull than most farming sims, while the farming itself stays gentle.
- Playtime
- 30–50 hrs
- Platforms
- PC · Switch · Mobile
- Multiplayer
- No — solo
- Price*
- ~$24.99 — verify at publish
How to choose
- Want the full farm life, possibly with a partner? Stardew Valley — it's also the only full co-op farm here.
- Want a story you'll remember? Spiritfarer, then Wylde Flowers.
- Only have 20 minutes a day? Cozy Grove was designed for exactly that.
- Buying a gift for a non-gamer? Unpacking or A Short Hike — short, complete, impossible to fail.