I just started playing Nino Kuni a couple of weeks ago. It's a really fun game so far 💜!!! Cozy Grove is actually a really nice game too (it reminds me of animal crossing)
For me Cozy games are the type of games where you can progress at your own peace, even if they has combat system, the game doesn't puch you to keep going, keep gaining everything. You can do it at your own peace.
cosy = comforting, soul food, happy, etc. Murder She Wrote used to be known as "cosy" murder mysteries because they always were resolved and the bad guys were convicted. I think of cosy games being relaxing and something you play to destress.
I have recently turned 30, and for some time now I've started to love and seek out these "cozy" games, mixed with JRPGs which I had never played. I discovered Atelier Ryza during the eShop sale and I've been obsessed with it and how cozy it feels, it's the game that has sparked my late love for JRPGs, and made me take the jump into getting into the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy. EDIT: I've also been looking at Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin lately as a potentially cozy game, and I'll probably give it a try too once I've gone through my backlog of games a bit.
How interesting that you’ve taken the leap into Xenoblade Chronicles. I have too! I’m 60 hours into the first one and keep thinking how much it’s like the Atelier games. (Minus the complicated synthesis of course.) I think you’ll love Sakuna. Definitely a cozy game. Just make aure you have rice on hand irl while playing bc it’ll make you crave it like crazy lmao
@@ViolinChick5 I think Ryza just finally made me click with the mindset of playing a JRPG. I played a couple growing up but I just tended to try and blast through the main story and skip most side content, but as I've grown older I just became more keen to take things slow and explore all the content in no rush, I just needed my gateway!
"Cozy" to me is a game where there is little risk of failing/dying. The game is more about the experience of playing, rather than winning. There can be combat, but it should be easy combat where you are not worrying about your health all the time. A game where you can turn off your brain and just enjoy being a part of it!
To me a cozy game is a game where you don’t have to stress to get through it. Right now I’m about to finish YS IX and it’s such a fun game. You always know where to go, there are markers to show you where to investigate. You can play it at your own pace. It’s just relaxing to play.
Potion Permit just came out today for Switch! I played about an hour this morning and it seems lots of fun! I'm so excited to keep playing it. Also ooblets has been an absolute joy to play, it never fails to put a smile on my face🤠💗
Ni no kuni is supercozy!! Pokemon arceus is also cozy to me, and Spiritfarer. That last one is some of my favorites ever. I also love Dreamlight Valley and I'm still deciding on whether to get Ryza (but maybe after a while because I'm into DDV now)
I think people usually get Cozy Games and Comfortt Games mixed. These chill games are Cozy games in my opinion, where as games that are super familiar and can Be played anytime are more Comfort games, such as Skyrim 😃 Great video! Thanks!
Listening to your voice is cozy. Cozy to me is calm and comfortable and peaceful. I burned out on Animal Crossing so thanks for this video. Good place to start with this list. I got Dreamlight earlier today and haven't stopped playing since. The laundry to be put away is staring at me in a decidedly UN cozy way.
I prefer watching your “cozy” recommendations. You’re funny and have a stellar personality. I’ve watched other ytuber videos where the person is talking very slowly and bc of that they’re kinda creepy to me. I have to speed up the video, and 9/10 times I end up getting bored of their video and watch other ytubers. It’s nice seeing a real person talk rather than a fake, robot like personality. With that being said, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and stay unique!
Yes Skyrim is cozy. I keep grinding just to get more gold so I can buy a bigger house with my 2 daughters and wife. It's like a fantasy life simulator. I haven't even touched the main story yet 🤣
Skyrim is actually the first game that comes to mind, when I think cozy, for recent games. It just feels right. Games from my childhood, like Zelda I are cozy too.
It was the first game that came to mind for me too. At least once I'm done getting my mods set up because configuring all my mods is definitely not cozy 😂
To Ircha Gaming, I think you are the truest, most authentic, and the original "cozy gamer" I know that other "youtubers" have built channels around using this term, but YOU DID IT FIRST!!! And yes. Cozy games can involve games like Skyrim. YOU, yes you were the person to introduce me to games like My Time in Portia or Little Dragon Cafe. I applaud you for your work. I'm actually slightly offended that no one has given you credit for being the "OG Cozy Gamer"
I agree with all your choices what concerns cozy games and I also consider Skyrim a cozy game (no, I'm not joking 😉) cause it's such a relaxing game (I just love wandering around in Nature and exploring every little corner ) and relaxing means cozy to me.
Cozy games are any games that give you those warm and fuzzy, comfortable feelings. Games where you feel content or at home and relaxed. For many, that can mean games like farming/life sims or management games. For others, it's simple mobile games like match 3 games. Or maybe it's games you have nostalgia for; for example, there's no cozier game for me than Final Fantasy VII. Though, for others, turn-based RPGs like FF7 can be super stressful! Cozy is a vague genre because it encompasses so MANY genres, but we all know that cozy feeling when we get it 😊
For me, cozy games are games that completely take away any stress and/or anxiety, and really any expectations from the player besides enjoying either a good story or very basic movement/collecting/gathering/doing style things. Ideally this means the combat system, if there is one at all, is straightforward (a la pokemon simple your turn my turn turn based stuff, or very simple action combat not requiring certain button order presses or planning). No strategy, no reflex-based timing anywhere, no memory required, just complete turn your brain off mindless entertainment. No pressure to level up this or figure out what stat goes where. I found Ni No Kuni (both 1 and 2) to be stressful to play despite its cozy aesthetics because the combat system was frustrating (aka I failed at both), same with Atelier games, and with the Atelier games the synthesis system requires too much thought/focus/brain power. Dreamlight Valley is another perfect cozy game though, as it hits all the points I felt Animal Crossing missed, plus has that nostalgia factor as I was a 90s kid. I dunno, most games in general these days seem to have moved towards either competitive, reflex-based, or high puzzling/sequencing/memorizing/strategizing/planning/coordinating stuff. I'm currently playing Dragon Age on PC and consider that to be pretty cozy if I'm following a build guide since I can focus on mostly the story itself and roleplaying while the combat and thought-needing-parts are trivialized down to nothing. For me that's ideal coziness. Turn brain off, point, click, move, enjoy a good story or good scenery/world, relax, gg. Edited to add: Visual novels! Those are also my idea of cozy games. I love a good story, I love roleplaying a character and making decisions which impact the story or at the very least the dialogue along the way of the story, etc.
For me, a cozy game is any game that instills a feeling of well-being, ease, or comfort. Some games I personally find cozy: All of the games in your list, including Skyrim Pokémon series Diablo 3 (Maybe not in theme but in the rhythm loop of the game and the fact you set any difficulty you want) Cozy Grove Spiritfarer Stardew Valley Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Treasures (can't wait) Ooblets Sims 4
@@ircha I liked it! I love creature collecting. There is also some light farming. Graphics are bright and colorful. The dance battles are adorable. I had a good time with it.
Potion permit...hokko life.....let's build a zoo...wylde flower.....life in willowdale. Excited to try all these. Oh lemon cake and bunny park also lol
I see cozy as "you can pick it up casually at any moment and have fun doing anything you want to do with it". I was originally going to say as definition that says there's no combat or dying, but that would exclude Stardew Valley and include Overcooked, which makes me lol. But Stardew Valley you can do whatever you want with it, even avoid the cave combat, and Overcooked you must progress by making the plates...even in the free mode it's not that casual. So my definition fits a little better now.
I consider cozy games , games that are chilled and relaxed with not so much thinking to them . I can play snuggled up in bed with a glass of wine or a nice cup of tea and my favorite blanket after a long day. Cozy games are different for everyone but my top favs right now are dream light valley , Wylde flowers and ACNH.
For a tower defense game, Pixeljunk Monsters 2 is oddly cozy. It can get intense and frustrating, but the overall aesthetic, the vibe, and the music is so good and it's just a nice time especially on normal difficulty.
If you have little daughters… they will LOVE this game! When That thing happened with mr drippy happened they were crying, then he come running across the water and they were so happy and so much laughter!
Cozy games for me are usually ones that are either short experiences (like 4-6 hours), or experiences that can go on for a loonnnggg time with no real ending. Examples of either are stuff like A Short Hike and The Last Campfire, or Animal Crossing and Story of Seasons. They're feel-good games that don't usually rely on action/combat. But that's just my take!
Hi Irene, thanks for all the great videos and congrats on your wedding and new kitty. As someone who games on Switch, PS, XBox, and PC with Xbox controller, I have often wondered how you (and others) deal with the opposite buttons for A-B and X-Y. Do you reassign the buttons on one set of consoles, or do you just “go with the flow?” I’d really like to know. Thanks! Peace and love, Stephanie
I agree with all of those except nino kuni. I love it but it can be difficult and frustrating at times so it doesn't make me feel cozy. I love wylde flowers which is perfect for fall. I also like ooblets and am looking forward to hokko life.
Loved this video! My fav cozy games on switch; Littlewood - Stardew Valley - Story of Seasons FOMT and POOT - Ooblets - My Universe Green Adventure farmer friends. And cozy games I am very excited for that are arriving next week!!! These are; Lemon Cake - Let’s Build a Zoo - Dorfromantik 💖💖
I love all the games you mentioned here! Yesterday I got Potion Permit (it's a new one on Switch and most other platforms) and it's very cozy in my opinion, I think you'd like it ^^
I’m ashamed of how much I love and how much time I’ve sunk into Harvestella. It’s incredible. I bought it not expecting much and I cannot put it down. I’ve almost 100% it and I can’t put it down until I do lol
I don't recommend Harvestella on Switch Lite. It is just not optimized for the Lite. Main character many times slide instead of walking. And as Ircha said graphics is blurry. Other thing dialogue options. First kid that you encounter asks you: do you want me to show you were the place is OR will you find it by yourself. I click: by myself. And kid says: I don't have time to show you you need to find it... . And I am wtf? Other scene, one of main characters is telling you "Oh no don't go there, there are bad people there" and suddenly in the next dialogue "Oh no! How can you say it? We need to save them!". But the worst is time management that doesn't let you explore the game,expecially at the beginning "you need to go to bed, you need to go to bed". And tonnes of loading screens. This game just needs 1 more year of polishing.
Skyrim is definitely cozy. I've put countless hours into that game, and am excited to jump back in later today now that they've dropped the Anniversary edition upgrade on Switch. Also, No Man's Sky is super cozy. It's probably tied with Skyrim for me as my ultimate favorite cozy game. I am *so* looking forward to the upcoming NMS port. I'm also hoping the amazing dev team behind it has managed to pull off the seemingly impossible to get it to run well on Switch. That said, great list! I always enjoy seeing what other people think of as "cozy" when it comes to gaming.
How is the anniversary edition of skyrim?? I keep thinking if I should buy it or not! Is it worth it on switch? I love skyrim so feel like I should really get it!
@@gamergirlclo If you love Skyrim, I'd say it's definitely worth it. There's a significant amount of new content, and I've really been enjoying it. I should note that people are reporting frequent crashes when playing the new Survival mode, so if that's something you're interested in, you may want to wait a bit and see if it gets patched. I was never really interested in that mode anyway, so I've just been enjoying the other new content. New quest lines, new houses, new ingredients, etc. It's a lot of fun.
@@nicked_fenyx amazing! Thank you so much for answering! That is extremely helpful! I will definitely be getting it, I'm not so interested I the switch but just new quests and new 'things' as such to liven it up again not that skyrim could ever be boring!
Cozy games are my favourite! It does differ between people for sure though, but I prefer games without, or at least less focus on combat for sure - because it gives me anxiety unless turn based strategy like heh but farm life sims definitely fall into the category fully for me. I have DDV on Switch and love it, but been playing Ooblets constantly right now lol My wallet is crying with the many many cozy esque games this month and coming up lol I should really check out Atelier sometime as you've mentioned it a lot and it does look fun! Which do you think, on Switch, would be best to start with?
Not Ircha, but imho you can’t go wrong with the Ryza games. Get the first one bc you may as well start at the beginning of the trilogy. The Ryza games are on sale in the US eshop now too, but I think today is the last day.
@@ViolinChick5 Happy for anyone's opinion really as I've never played. There seems to be many of them so I wasn't sure if they were an in order type of game heh Unfortunately between paydays right now but will keep an eye out for them to go on sale again as I've noticed they seem to quite often. Thanks!
I've been watching your videos for some time and you always recommend the Atelier series. I want to play them so badly but I feel like I'll be super addicted 🤣😭
Hey Ircha check out sunhaven for the pc if you haven't. I believe you'd love it... I myself do, it's still in early access but I feel like it'll soon be done. It's like stardew valley but even better!
Games that usually have a story that is serviceable, and full of puzzles. True Fear, Enigmatis, there are a bunch on the Switch, and are really inexpensive when on sale. They are normally trilogies too.
I am OBSESSED with Dreamlight Valley rn. I'm not even a huge Disney fan, the game is just so well done and fun. I was surprised when it turned out to be really good instead of just an IP cash grab.
Great video! Cozy games to me are games that doesnt put any kind of pressure on you. So depending on people it could be almost any game 😅 That's why i think many life sim and farming game are considered cozy. I'm evily (😈) glad you're also addicted to dreamlight valley 🙈 Can't put the game down that's crazy, it's been a while i felt that!
I’ve been playing Assassins Creed Origins lately. They offer a historical tour separate from the main part of the game. (Not on Switch.) It’s really cozy to just go into Alexandria and take a historical tour of it, or to the pyramids. It’s amazing the details that went into it, and I greatly appreciate it.
cozy is being comfortable. comfortable is being in a comfort zone. comfort zone includes video games. video games makes thing comfortable. hence video games are cozy.
my cozy games in switch are stardew valley, little woods, forager, garden story, kairosoft games most of them are 2d i only have few 3d games. thinking of buying graveyard keeper.
cozy games for me are ones that are not scary, stressful, or fast-paced in any way. they should have beautiful graphics, pretty music, nature sounds, changing weather. skyrim would be cozy to me if there weren't wolves and bears jumping out and giving me a heart attack every time im trying to go on a peaceful nature walk 😭
Cozy is for me Games were you can jump in have a goodfeeling time to relax and jump out when you feel it is enogh for today. I have 3 Children and there is the little Bit time i have to enjoy a game. So this is it for me. I can Play a game for hours our just for a moment.
rune factory runs well on your switch?! LOL you should try rune factory 4 special, i think everyone prefers rf4s, rune factory 5 is ok but only works on PC for me
The only Atelier Games I played so far we’re the Arland Series, and these weren’t cosy for me 🤣 but I heard the other Atelier games don’t have such a strickt time limit thing. Don’t know how to call it. So maybe it’s different when I play the other games and feel it’s cosy 🤣 but I’d say the story itself is cosy. Just not gameplay wise for me xD
@@ircha yes and they are so far the only atelier games I played and every time I read and hear atelier games are cozy, I get reminded how brutal Arland trilogy was 🤣🤣 I should definitely check out other games soon. So I can at least agree for once! 🤣🤣
I consider musou games cozy... Well, until i some jank happens and i lose because the cpu somehow got one shot from across the map before i can react. Walking sims like firewatch or edith finch are cozy. Really anything where i can just sit back and enjoy the game for what it is, instead of trying to hurry up and beat it, or i have to lean forward to really get serious
I feel like I also consider “brainless” games as cozy. Like the games u don’t really have to think abt in terms of story/battle/mechanics being too complicated. You can just jump in whenever, even after a long time, to play & enjoy. An example would b the Torchlight series lol
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I just started playing Nino Kuni a couple of weeks ago. It's a really fun game so far 💜!!! Cozy Grove is actually a really nice game too (it reminds me of animal crossing)
For me Cozy games are the type of games where you can progress at your own peace, even if they has combat system, the game doesn't puch you to keep going, keep gaining everything. You can do it at your own peace.
Truuue!
cosy = comforting, soul food, happy, etc. Murder She Wrote used to be known as "cosy" murder mysteries because they always were resolved and the bad guys were convicted. I think of cosy games being relaxing and something you play to destress.
Dreamlight Valley is my cozy place right now ☺️
The way she says it is cute and cosy
I have recently turned 30, and for some time now I've started to love and seek out these "cozy" games, mixed with JRPGs which I had never played. I discovered Atelier Ryza during the eShop sale and I've been obsessed with it and how cozy it feels, it's the game that has sparked my late love for JRPGs, and made me take the jump into getting into the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy.
EDIT: I've also been looking at Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin lately as a potentially cozy game, and I'll probably give it a try too once I've gone through my backlog of games a bit.
How interesting that you’ve taken the leap into Xenoblade Chronicles. I have too! I’m 60 hours into the first one and keep thinking how much it’s like the Atelier games. (Minus the complicated synthesis of course.)
I think you’ll love Sakuna. Definitely a cozy game. Just make aure you have rice on hand irl while playing bc it’ll make you crave it like crazy lmao
@@ViolinChick5 I think Ryza just finally made me click with the mindset of playing a JRPG. I played a couple growing up but I just tended to try and blast through the main story and skip most side content, but as I've grown older I just became more keen to take things slow and explore all the content in no rush, I just needed my gateway!
"Cozy" to me is a game where there is little risk of failing/dying. The game is more about the experience of playing, rather than winning. There can be combat, but it should be easy combat where you are not worrying about your health all the time. A game where you can turn off your brain and just enjoy being a part of it!
100% this.
Sometimes I don't want to play games like NGII in which enemies can kill me in 1-2 seconds.
To me a cozy game is a game where you don’t have to stress to get through it. Right now I’m about to finish YS IX and it’s such a fun game. You always know where to go, there are markers to show you where to investigate. You can play it at your own pace. It’s just relaxing to play.
Potion Permit just came out today for Switch! I played about an hour this morning and it seems lots of fun! I'm so excited to keep playing it.
Also ooblets has been an absolute joy to play, it never fails to put a smile on my face🤠💗
So excited to play potions permit!! I’m gonna start tonight.
I think I need to get it 😛👍
Ni no kuni is supercozy!! Pokemon arceus is also cozy to me, and Spiritfarer. That last one is some of my favorites ever. I also love Dreamlight Valley and I'm still deciding on whether to get Ryza (but maybe after a while because I'm into DDV now)
Agree on all the titles you mentioned 😁👍
I think people usually get Cozy Games and Comfortt Games mixed.
These chill games are Cozy games in my opinion, where as games that are super familiar and can Be played anytime are more Comfort games, such as Skyrim 😃
Great video! Thanks!
I agree with all your picks. I would add Littlewood. That’s a very cozy game! Also Wytchwood, Spiritfarer and Graveyard Keeper.
I hope Witchbrook comes out for the Switch. It looks like a great cozy game
Listening to your voice is cozy. Cozy to me is calm and comfortable and peaceful. I burned out on Animal Crossing so thanks for this video. Good place to start with this list. I got Dreamlight earlier today and haven't stopped playing since. The laundry to be put away is staring at me in a decidedly UN cozy way.
I prefer watching your “cozy” recommendations. You’re funny and have a stellar personality. I’ve watched other ytuber videos where the person is talking very slowly and bc of that they’re kinda creepy to me. I have to speed up the video, and 9/10 times I end up getting bored of their video and watch other ytubers. It’s nice seeing a real person talk rather than a fake, robot like personality. With that being said, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and stay unique!
Thank you Ircha for this channel! Us farming games lovers love you!
Thank you so much
Because of your channel I got into Atelier Ryza and picked up both games! 👍🏻 Also I consider Stardew Valley on the switch a cozy game!
Stardew Valley is legendary by now ☺️👍
Ni No Kuni is AMAZING!!! It even has a “Pokémon” feel to it since you can catch monsters and evolve them!
Yes Skyrim is cozy. I keep grinding just to get more gold so I can buy a bigger house with my 2 daughters and wife. It's like a fantasy life simulator. I haven't even touched the main story yet 🤣
Perfect 👌
me too omg i have 200+ hours so far and haven't chosen a side in the civil war yet but i have a husband, two kids, a dog, and a house in solitude lol
Skyrim is actually the first game that comes to mind, when I think cozy, for recent games. It just feels right. Games from my childhood, like Zelda I are cozy too.
Skyrim is only cozy for me when inside the TNF mod homes of Breezehome and Honeyside.
Otherwise it's never Cozy..
It was the first game that came to mind for me too. At least once I'm done getting my mods set up because configuring all my mods is definitely not cozy 😂
To Ircha Gaming, I think you are the truest, most authentic, and the original "cozy gamer" I know that other "youtubers" have built channels around using this term, but YOU DID IT FIRST!!! And yes. Cozy games can involve games like Skyrim. YOU, yes you were the person to introduce me to games like My Time in Portia or Little Dragon Cafe. I applaud you for your work. I'm actually slightly offended that no one has given you credit for being the "OG Cozy Gamer"
Omg you're the best. Thank you so much!
I agree with all your choices what concerns cozy games and I also consider Skyrim a cozy game (no, I'm not joking 😉) cause it's such a relaxing game (I just love wandering around in Nature and exploring every little corner ) and relaxing means cozy to me.
😍👍
Despite’s some issues i adore playing Disney’s Dreamlight Valley on Switch. I didn’t had major bugs and 65 hours in. Definitely recommend.
You might enjoy Bear and Breakfast as well as Potions Permit on the Switch! They are cozy games too.
Cozy games are any games that give you those warm and fuzzy, comfortable feelings. Games where you feel content or at home and relaxed. For many, that can mean games like farming/life sims or management games. For others, it's simple mobile games like match 3 games. Or maybe it's games you have nostalgia for; for example, there's no cozier game for me than Final Fantasy VII. Though, for others, turn-based RPGs like FF7 can be super stressful! Cozy is a vague genre because it encompasses so MANY genres, but we all know that cozy feeling when we get it 😊
I would say my newest cozy game is Ooblets. I have been playing it tons since it came out in the switch
For me, cozy games are games that completely take away any stress and/or anxiety, and really any expectations from the player besides enjoying either a good story or very basic movement/collecting/gathering/doing style things. Ideally this means the combat system, if there is one at all, is straightforward (a la pokemon simple your turn my turn turn based stuff, or very simple action combat not requiring certain button order presses or planning). No strategy, no reflex-based timing anywhere, no memory required, just complete turn your brain off mindless entertainment. No pressure to level up this or figure out what stat goes where. I found Ni No Kuni (both 1 and 2) to be stressful to play despite its cozy aesthetics because the combat system was frustrating (aka I failed at both), same with Atelier games, and with the Atelier games the synthesis system requires too much thought/focus/brain power. Dreamlight Valley is another perfect cozy game though, as it hits all the points I felt Animal Crossing missed, plus has that nostalgia factor as I was a 90s kid. I dunno, most games in general these days seem to have moved towards either competitive, reflex-based, or high puzzling/sequencing/memorizing/strategizing/planning/coordinating stuff. I'm currently playing Dragon Age on PC and consider that to be pretty cozy if I'm following a build guide since I can focus on mostly the story itself and roleplaying while the combat and thought-needing-parts are trivialized down to nothing. For me that's ideal coziness. Turn brain off, point, click, move, enjoy a good story or good scenery/world, relax, gg. Edited to add: Visual novels! Those are also my idea of cozy games. I love a good story, I love roleplaying a character and making decisions which impact the story or at the very least the dialogue along the way of the story, etc.
Fair point! I love Dreamlight Valley so much these days :P
For me, a cozy game is any game that instills a feeling of well-being, ease, or comfort.
Some games I personally find cozy:
All of the games in your list, including Skyrim
Pokémon series
Diablo 3 (Maybe not in theme but in the rhythm loop of the game and the fact you set any difficulty you want)
Cozy Grove
Spiritfarer
Stardew Valley
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest XI
Dragon Quest Treasures (can't wait)
Ooblets
Sims 4
Is Ooblets good? 😁
@@ircha I liked it! I love creature collecting. There is also some light farming. Graphics are bright and colorful. The dance battles are adorable. I had a good time with it.
Potion permit...hokko life.....let's build a zoo...wylde flower.....life in willowdale. Excited to try all these. Oh lemon cake and bunny park also lol
I see cozy as "you can pick it up casually at any moment and have fun doing anything you want to do with it". I was originally going to say as definition that says there's no combat or dying, but that would exclude Stardew Valley and include Overcooked, which makes me lol. But Stardew Valley you can do whatever you want with it, even avoid the cave combat, and Overcooked you must progress by making the plates...even in the free mode it's not that casual. So my definition fits a little better now.
I consider cozy games , games that are chilled and relaxed with not so much thinking to them . I can play snuggled up in bed with a glass of wine or a nice cup of tea and my favorite blanket after a long day. Cozy games are different for everyone but my top favs right now are dream light valley , Wylde flowers and ACNH.
For a tower defense game, Pixeljunk Monsters 2 is oddly cozy. It can get intense and frustrating, but the overall aesthetic, the vibe, and the music is so good and it's just a nice time especially on normal difficulty.
If you have little daughters… they will LOVE this game! When That thing happened with mr drippy happened they were crying, then he come running across the water and they were so happy and so much laughter!
I love the variety in your cozy list. Not just farming sims.
Thank you 😁😁
Cozy games for me are usually ones that are either short experiences (like 4-6 hours), or experiences that can go on for a loonnnggg time with no real ending. Examples of either are stuff like A Short Hike and The Last Campfire, or Animal Crossing and Story of Seasons. They're feel-good games that don't usually rely on action/combat. But that's just my take!
Bear and breakfast is a new really cute cozy game on switch and steam
Ahhhh!!!! Why did I run to watch this? You always pick the right games! Love every single one you mentioned! ❤
You are the beeest ❤️😁
I would recommend The Last Campfire as a short but satisfying cozy game on the Switch.
Trials of Mana feels pretty cozy to me, though I can't quite explain why.
It has such happy music and happy colors 😁
Hi Irene, thanks for all the great videos and congrats on your wedding and new kitty. As someone who games on Switch, PS, XBox, and PC with Xbox controller, I have often wondered how you (and others) deal with the opposite buttons for A-B and X-Y. Do you reassign the buttons on one set of consoles, or do you just “go with the flow?” I’d really like to know. Thanks! Peace and love, Stephanie
It takes a few minutes to get into the new mindset when jumping between them 😂 but it's fine after like 10 minutes 😁👍
My favorite cozy video game is guilty gear strive, especially when I lose 10 matches in a row at floor 8 in the ranked tower :3
I agree with all of those except nino kuni. I love it but it can be difficult and frustrating at times so it doesn't make me feel cozy. I love wylde flowers which is perfect for fall. I also like ooblets and am looking forward to hokko life.
Loved this video! My fav cozy games on switch; Littlewood - Stardew Valley - Story of Seasons FOMT and POOT - Ooblets - My Universe Green Adventure farmer friends. And cozy games I am very excited for that are arriving next week!!! These are; Lemon Cake - Let’s Build a Zoo - Dorfromantik 💖💖
I love all the games you mentioned here! Yesterday I got Potion Permit (it's a new one on Switch and most other platforms) and it's very cozy in my opinion, I think you'd like it ^^
I'm getting it 😁👍
I’m ashamed of how much I love and how much time I’ve sunk into Harvestella. It’s incredible. I bought it not expecting much and I cannot put it down. I’ve almost 100% it and I can’t put it down until I do lol
To me, a cozy game is a game that has at least some cuteness factor, and has no real pressure or time limits.
I don't recommend Harvestella on Switch Lite. It is just not optimized for the Lite. Main character many times slide instead of walking. And as Ircha said graphics is blurry. Other thing dialogue options. First kid that you encounter asks you: do you want me to show you were the place is OR will you find it by yourself. I click: by myself. And kid says: I don't have time to show you you need to find it... . And I am wtf? Other scene, one of main characters is telling you "Oh no don't go there, there are bad people there" and suddenly in the next dialogue "Oh no! How can you say it? We need to save them!". But the worst is time management that doesn't let you explore the game,expecially at the beginning "you need to go to bed, you need to go to bed". And tonnes of loading screens. This game just needs 1 more year of polishing.
Agreed! Good points.
I would nominate ‘Giraffe and Anita’ and the turn based ‘Adventure time’ game.
No mention of the Cosy Grove? Check it out, I'm sure you'll love it. Honorable mention: Bear and Breakfast.
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Skyrim is definitely cozy. I've put countless hours into that game, and am excited to jump back in later today now that they've dropped the Anniversary edition upgrade on Switch. Also, No Man's Sky is super cozy. It's probably tied with Skyrim for me as my ultimate favorite cozy game. I am *so* looking forward to the upcoming NMS port. I'm also hoping the amazing dev team behind it has managed to pull off the seemingly impossible to get it to run well on Switch.
That said, great list! I always enjoy seeing what other people think of as "cozy" when it comes to gaming.
How is the anniversary edition of skyrim?? I keep thinking if I should buy it or not! Is it worth it on switch? I love skyrim so feel like I should really get it!
@@gamergirlclo If you love Skyrim, I'd say it's definitely worth it. There's a significant amount of new content, and I've really been enjoying it. I should note that people are reporting frequent crashes when playing the new Survival mode, so if that's something you're interested in, you may want to wait a bit and see if it gets patched. I was never really interested in that mode anyway, so I've just been enjoying the other new content. New quest lines, new houses, new ingredients, etc. It's a lot of fun.
@@nicked_fenyx amazing! Thank you so much for answering! That is extremely helpful! I will definitely be getting it, I'm not so interested I the switch but just new quests and new 'things' as such to liven it up again not that skyrim could ever be boring!
I love all of these COZY games!!!
Thanks for a much needed video on good games for gamers fatigue.
Could you do a video on best switch port games?
Cozy games are my favourite! It does differ between people for sure though, but I prefer games without, or at least less focus on combat for sure - because it gives me anxiety unless turn based strategy like heh but farm life sims definitely fall into the category fully for me.
I have DDV on Switch and love it, but been playing Ooblets constantly right now lol My wallet is crying with the many many cozy esque games this month and coming up lol
I should really check out Atelier sometime as you've mentioned it a lot and it does look fun! Which do you think, on Switch, would be best to start with?
Not Ircha, but imho you can’t go wrong with the Ryza games. Get the first one bc you may as well start at the beginning of the trilogy. The Ryza games are on sale in the US eshop now too, but I think today is the last day.
@@ViolinChick5 Happy for anyone's opinion really as I've never played. There seems to be many of them so I wasn't sure if they were an in order type of game heh Unfortunately between paydays right now but will keep an eye out for them to go on sale again as I've noticed they seem to quite often. Thanks!
Any Ryza, are the best to start with 😍😁
@@ircha haha Fair. I'll have to nab one next sale!
Cosy = Chilled, relaxing game with no boss fights or challenging to play
Rouge likes can therefore never be cozy 😛
I've been watching your videos for some time and you always recommend the Atelier series. I want to play them so badly but I feel like I'll be super addicted 🤣😭
Aww 😍 Ryza 2 is my favorite
Little Inferno is probably the ultimate cosy game. In front of a fireplace, burning items. ❤🔥
You should play Spiritfarer on the switch. Super cozy and one of the best soundtracks in any game. Great story to it also
Hey Ircha check out sunhaven for the pc if you haven't. I believe you'd love it... I myself do, it's still in early access but I feel like it'll soon be done. It's like stardew valley but even better!
twin-tails really suits you
Ni no Kuni, I totally agree!
What about Dragon Quest Builders 2? 🤭 For me a very cozy game
I'm obsessed with this game! I have to leave my switch at home or else I'll play it beyond my lunch hour! lol
your in game character looks just like you!!
Cozy games for me are hidden object games. Since its challenging mentally, but in a relaxing way.
What are hidden object games?
Games that usually have a story that is serviceable, and full of puzzles. True Fear, Enigmatis, there are a bunch on the Switch, and are really inexpensive when on sale. They are normally trilogies too.
I am OBSESSED with Dreamlight Valley rn. I'm not even a huge Disney fan, the game is just so well done and fun. I was surprised when it turned out to be really good instead of just an IP cash grab.
Cozy to me is farming games games that have a lot to do in them. I like farming and zoo games.
Great video!
Cozy games to me are games that doesnt put any kind of pressure on you.
So depending on people it could be almost any game 😅
That's why i think many life sim and farming game are considered cozy.
I'm evily (😈) glad you're also addicted to dreamlight valley 🙈
Can't put the game down that's crazy, it's been a while i felt that!
I loved Doraemon story of season. You should try it
I think you’ll love potion permit. I’m obsessed.
Currently playing it 😍😍
I’ve been playing Assassins Creed Origins lately. They offer a historical tour separate from the main part of the game. (Not on Switch.) It’s really cozy to just go into Alexandria and take a historical tour of it, or to the pyramids. It’s amazing the details that went into it, and I greatly appreciate it.
That tour thing is AMAZING.
cozy is being comfortable. comfortable is being in a comfort zone. comfort zone includes video games. video games makes thing comfortable. hence video games are cozy.
I think your and my definition of 'cosy' is pretty much the same! :D
Cozy is a warm meal and a fireplace on a snowy night.
I'm enjoying the harvestella demo Soo much and I'm also happy that it has a non-binary option
3 hour session of Breath of the wild exploration = cozy.
cozy to me is harvest moon sunshine islands
Skyrim feels cozy when you travel in the night time and there is full moon in the sky, wind blows and snow flies around you...
These are totally cozy games please don’t change it!!! Ever!!!!😌🥰🥰
Cozy games are games that are great for bed gaming to me, so Skyrim definitely qualifies!
I think Skyrim is cozy, that's the first game I thought of actually :)
Take your time chilled out ,therapeutic
Cozy grove! The only downside is it is hard for me to sink more than 2 or 3 hours into it a day.
my cozy games in switch are stardew valley, little woods, forager, garden story, kairosoft games most of them are 2d i only have few 3d games. thinking of buying graveyard keeper.
cozy games for me are ones that are not scary, stressful, or fast-paced in any way. they should have beautiful graphics, pretty music, nature sounds, changing weather.
skyrim would be cozy to me if there weren't wolves and bears jumping out and giving me a heart attack every time im trying to go on a peaceful nature walk 😭
Cozy is for me Games were you can jump in have a goodfeeling time to relax and jump out when you feel it is enogh for today. I have 3 Children and there is the little Bit time i have to enjoy a game. So this is it for me. I can Play a game for hours our just for a moment.
rune factory runs well on your switch?! LOL you should try rune factory 4 special, i think everyone prefers rf4s, rune factory 5 is ok but only works on PC for me
Spritfarer is a cozy game I 💙 it
sky cotl is cozy for me. i sit and play my instrument on the island or in forest
Lulua is the 1 I got. I need to snag the others
The only Atelier Games I played so far we’re the Arland Series, and these weren’t cosy for me 🤣 but I heard the other Atelier games don’t have such a strickt time limit thing. Don’t know how to call it. So maybe it’s different when I play the other games and feel it’s cosy 🤣 but I’d say the story itself is cosy. Just not gameplay wise for me xD
The Arland trilogy is brutal! 😂 👍 Definitely not very cosy!
@@ircha yes and they are so far the only atelier games I played and every time I read and hear atelier games are cozy, I get reminded how brutal Arland trilogy was 🤣🤣 I should definitely check out other games soon. So I can at least agree for once! 🤣🤣
I was wondering when you would talk about DDV! :D
i came from your recommendations and bought ni no kuni and loved every minute of that game.
do you have a recommendation that's similar to it?
Brain academy is pretty cozy to me 😁😁😁
I also consider Skyrim as cozy. Half the reason why I bought a switch was because I wanted a portal version of Skyrim.
I consider musou games cozy... Well, until i some jank happens and i lose because the cpu somehow got one shot from across the map before i can react. Walking sims like firewatch or edith finch are cozy. Really anything where i can just sit back and enjoy the game for what it is, instead of trying to hurry up and beat it, or i have to lean forward to really get serious
If you see cruella DeVille on that Disney game what will you do
I feel like I also consider “brainless” games as cozy. Like the games u don’t really have to think abt in terms of story/battle/mechanics being too complicated. You can just jump in whenever, even after a long time, to play & enjoy. An example would b the Torchlight series lol
Yeahh they're good!!
I beat Animal Crossing New Horizon on switch, I guess that's a cozy game
how do u beat it
@@samu-chan You watch the credits roll and then most likely don't play it again like I did
I couldn't agree more 🥰
Btw what's your friend code? Or do you wanna keep it for your close friends?
Switch friend code is unfortunately for Patreon only :D
My definition of Cozy: Skyrim 😎
I could listen 🎶 to her pronounce "cozy" all video long 😳
Pigtails :)
My cozy game is Harvest Moon Innocent Life on PSP to this day 🫶