- #1 Afterglow Bytes: Reverie by the Shore
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Engram Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a cozy izakaya in futuristic Bali. Grill skewers, serve patrons, help wandering spirits, and manage supplies to keep your evening haven alive. Every night tells a new story.
Why similar: Cozy 22.1%, Cooking 16.6%, Emotional 13.5%, Shop Keeper 13% ★, Story Rich 7.5%
- #2 Underground Business
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Two-MoonsPub: Samuel Dufour
Windows
Underground Business is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for a rural town at a pizzeria kiosk. Take orders, cook pizza, investigate the suspicious pizzeria underground and run for your life in high-intensity chases!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Cooking 20%, Cozy 16.2%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 6.7%
- #3 Moonlight Apothecary
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: tinymuse studio
Windows
Brew concoctions, meet and help a variety of fantasy characters, and uncover the secrets of Ravensport in this cozy visual novel.
Why similar: Cozy 25.6%, Shop Keeper 14.9% ★, Cooking 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
- #4 Flaws in the People We Love
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: Gersh Games LLC
Windows
On July 2nd, 2009, every living thing vanished. Gone, without a trace.
Why similar: Emotional 39.2%, Walking Simulator 31.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Indie 2.5%
- #5 Little Desktop Runner
94% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Pet Pumpkin
Windows
Little Desktop Runner is a short set-and-forget incremental idle game about going for runs that sits on your desktop while you do other things. Travel further each run, slowly reaching the ultimate goal, what could it be?
Why similar: Cozy 39.8%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Linear 12%, Relaxing 11.7%, Casual 5.9%
- #6 Still Warm
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mark Molnar
Windows
Deep-fry lángos in a Budapest alleyway and serve the regulars from the apartment building across the courtyard while they slowly realize someone is picking them off, one by one.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.8% ★, Cooking 18.6%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Cozy 11.4%
- #7 COOKBOT
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vestigial Forms
Windows
You've been placed as a standard, industrial kitchen model COOKBOT on the transit cargo ship Zima. Follow recipes and complete orders from crew members. Execute orders correctly if you want the crew to come to you. Pay no mind to what they say, you're not human. The cake is there for company morale.
Why similar: Cooking 25.7%, Cozy 14.8%, Shop Keeper 13.8% ★, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #8 Between the Shelves
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Algornon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy bookshop management game where customers step out of classic literature. Curate your shelves, recommend the perfect book, and unlock new items and mechanics as your shop grows into a living collection of stories.
Why similar: Cozy 34.3%, Shop Keeper 33.5% ★, Relaxing 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Simulation 6.1%
- #9 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,742 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Cozy 24.1%, Shop Keeper 18.4% ★, Emotional 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
- #10 Spring Tales
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: RAF Games
Windows
Rebuild Blossomdale after a storm in this cozy puzzle adventure. Fix broken circuits, organize clutter, and bake treats to save the Spring Festival. Unwind with satisfying puzzles and help your neighbors bring Blossomdale back to life.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30% ★, Cooking 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Cozy 11.7%, Linear 7.5%
- #11 Goodbye
89% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Amabird
Windows
A story-driven interactive game about a sweet old lady and a mysterious figure. Follow her daily routine by completing a simple task list, until it’s time to make an unusual deal with the One Who’s Waiting. And please, do not say “goodbye.”
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Emotional 17%, Simulation 10.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #12 Grand Father ISLAND
91% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Egea Game
Windows
EGEA Game presents GRAND FATHER ISLAND with particular attention to artistic direction and emotional storytelling. An adventure in the heart of the mountains...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Emotional 21.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #13 I'll be Brave, Tomorrow
89% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: InkForge Studios
Windows
A first-person narrative adventure game, telling the story of a sick child playing a 2D platformer. Made in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity!
Why similar: Cozy 26.6%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Emotional 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #14 Yokai Mart
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GudaGuda Studio
Windows
A convenience store at the edge of the spirit world. Aoi returns to her grandmother's cozy convenience store and discovers it has regulars she never expected. Stock the shelves by day, care for the yokai by night, and slowly unravel the gentle magic Aoi's grandmother has always tended.
Why similar: Cozy 33.7%, Shop Keeper 25% ★, Story Rich 9.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #15 A Cat & His Boy
87% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Howdy RiceballPub: RAWRLAB Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Leif, the little boy, is feeling a bit sad since that happened. Take on the role of Midnight, the mischievous cat, and help your human friend through a rough time in his life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Emotional 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Cozy 15%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #16 Cocoa Loco
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nathan Rohner
Windows
It’s Zoey’s first day working at a cosy café! Wait tables and manage the rush, to earn money for new equipment and redesign the space to your liking. As the days pass, unlock new drinks and uncover the heartfelt story of Zoey’s past, along with the lingering mystery surrounding her mother’s fate.
Why similar: Cozy 32%, Cooking 21.9%, Emotional 17.1%, Relaxing 8.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #17 Pack my Order
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Owl's Howls
Windows
Pack My Order is a cozy online shopping simulator. Fill your cart based on the customers' lists and budgets, and enjoy the process without any rush. Cute animations, pleasant sounds, and a calm pace await you. No timers — the perfect way to clear your mind after a long day.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.8% ★, Cozy 24.8%, Cooking 14.7%, Relaxing 9.5%, Simulation 4.9%
- #18 Black Dog Bar
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Cooking 25.2%, Emotional 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #19 DON'T OPEN
84% matchMixed66% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: REVO Team'sPub: STuNT
Windows
DONT OPEN is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.7% ★, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Cooking 17.8%, First-Person 7.8%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #20 The Well's Blessing
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BIG STRETCH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the mystical Sanctuary of the Old Well and reconnect with your childhood friends while solving environmental puzzles. Meet quirky animals, unravel forgotten tales and immerse yourself in an interactive soundscape as you piece together your place in the world.
Why similar: Cozy 24.2%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Emotional 18.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%
- #21 The Last Lodge
82% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: Kusppy Studios
Windows
The Last Lodge is a medieval psychological horror game where you work as an innkeeper. Listen closely to your patrons' stories, prepare their orders, and ultimately, choose which traveller has visited their very last lodge.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.5% ★, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Cooking 17%, First-Person 7.4%, Dialogue Heavy 5.6%
- #22 Mad Tilly's - Magical Amulets
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Favorite Ice Cream Studios
Windows
Heal your patients from curses and possessions as a shunned witch doctor in this creepy, cozy witch-life adventure: Care for your plants, craft magical amulets and analyse what is wrong with your neighbors so they start trusting in magic again. Make mythical new friends and heal what is broken.
Why similar: Cozy 23.6%, Shop Keeper 19.9% ★, Emotional 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #23 Bobarista: One Cup at a Time
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mental Jam
Windows
A cozy narrative simulation game where you craft bubble tea, guide heartfelt conversations, and play character-driven mini-games that explore mental wellbeing through meaningful choices and gentle, story-rich gameplay.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 34.4% ★, Cooking 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #24 The House On Holland Hill
83% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Emotional 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Story Rich 12%, First-Person 10.2%
- #25 Barista Life
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xkiela
Windows
Run your own coffee shop — craft drinks, serve customers, and grow your business while managing your daily life beyond the café.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.2% ★, Cozy 25.9%, Cooking 15.3%, Simulation 8.7%, First-Person 6.7%
- #26 nudge
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joey's Friends
Windows · Mac
nudge is a cozy organization-sim about finding space for your work, mom, and huge assortment of gacha toys. Unbox over 50 collectibles from 8 unique sets, decorate your first apartment, and try to find room for everything in your life, including mom.
Why similar: Cozy 36.3%, Emotional 23%, Story Rich 12.1%, Relaxing 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #27 REWOUND
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Auryn Yang
Windows
Rewound is a first-person VR narrative exploration game where players experience the world through the eyes of a black cat, using object interaction and time-rewinding mechanics to explore the fading memories of a novelist living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Emotional 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, First-Person 10%
- #28 The Hope Incident
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Avent games
Windows
In The Hope Incident, you take on the role of a nighttime supermarket employee. What starts as a regular shift quickly turns into a terrifying test of your skills. Serve suspicious customers, deal with the devastating effects of underground anomalies, and uncover the mysteries of GSO-7.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.5% ★, Walking Simulator 29%, Emotional 10.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #29 India 89
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bhaumik Patel
Windows
India ’89 is a story based cooking game, where you are a 10 year old from the UK experiencing a small village in India in 1989. You cook various dishes as a street food vendor in different locations. Explore the joy of village life, family and cooking.
Why similar: Cozy 28.7%, Cooking 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Emotional 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #30 Confections & Conversations
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Croak & Dagger Games
Windows
Confections & Conversations is a cozy bakery simulator about baking sweet treats, managing a small business, most importantly getting to know a cast of colorful customers, and helping guide them through heartfelt conversations all in a modern isekai fantasy world.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.7% ★, Cooking 24.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #31 Wetter
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nutsack Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a misty, rainy island region. Discover cozy havens and uncover lost memories to see the world in a new light. What will you make of your past?
Why similar: Cozy 27.1%, Emotional 18.9%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #32 Cup and Counter: Coffee Shop Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Little Big Byte
Windows
Build up your very own Cafe. Make a variety of Coffees to keep your customers happy. Keep your Coffee shop well-stocked, money flowing, and you will quickly expand and build the Cafe of your dreams.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.2% ★, Cooking 20%, Cozy 14%, First-Person 9.6%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #33 Coffee & Fox
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PineappleMint Fox
Windows
Manage your café, meet new friends, and serve unique drinks as new stories unfold every day in Coffee & Fox! Can you handle everything this place has to offer?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.8% ★, Cooking 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Dialogue Heavy 5.7%
- #34 Indian Street Food Simulator
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: C51 Games
Windows
Run your own simple and friendly Indian street food stall. Serve customers from your roadside stand, cook authentic dishes and absurd food combos, manage limited ingredients, and keep up with orders. A chaotic yet warm single-player experience focused on your stall.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 34.8% ★, Cooking 26.7%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Simulation 9.1%, First-Person 6.3%
- #35 Purrfect Bliss
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThreeFrauds
Windows
Alex is desperate. To save his sick mother, he takes a job at Marilyn's trendy cat cafe. But five years ago, his father died here among others. Serve coffee, follow the rules, and survive the night shift to uncover the dark truth behind the cafe's perfect image.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.2% ★, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Cooking 17.1%, First-Person 7.4%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #36 Grandma's Little Store
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yahallo GamesPub: Game Makers Myanmar
Windows
Run a cozy store as a grandma in a forgotten town where the living and the dead collide. Grow your shop by serving customers, fulfilling requests, and managing daily life. Talk to townsfolk and wandering spirits, hear their stories, and help them find purpose and peace.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28% ★, Cozy 21.4%, Emotional 19.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
- #37 Burger Daily Mate
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Tunatwo
Windows
햄버거 가게 사장이 되어보세요. 패티 굽기, 감자튀김, 음료 추출 등 모든 조리 과정에 직접 개입하여 생생한 '손맛'을 느낄 수 있습니다. 7일 안에 월세를 내기 위해 매일의 가혹한 매출 데드라인을 달성해야 합니다. 제한된 시간 속에서 주방을 마스터하고 나만의 가게를 지켜내는 성취감을 느껴보세요.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.7% ★, Cooking 36.2%, Simulation 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Indie 1.5%
- #38 The Perfect Bowl
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Camp Games
Windows · Mac
The Perfect Bowl is a cozy, heartfelt narrative Ramen arranger about dealing with grief, following Jim Wada, the new owner of his family’s ramen business. Journey with him as he copes with his father’s illness and helps his customers find comfort in ramen, aiming to heal himself along the way.
Why similar: Cooking 24%, Emotional 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Relaxing 12%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #39 Alight
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Without Fail
Windows
Photograph birds, decorate your lighthouse, and find companionable peace in Alight, a heartfelt cozy adventure about aging and absence
Why similar: Emotional 32.5%, Cozy 32.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #40 Tiny Ramen Shop
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rubikon Entertainment
Windows
Run your own Tiny Ramen Shop! It's tiny, yes, but customers are already lining up to try your delicious ramen. Prepare food, stock your warehouse with fresh ingredients, upgrade and decorate your establishment. Hungry customers are waiting for their favorite ramen chef!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.6% ★, Cooking 24.4%, Cozy 18%, Simulation 7.2%, Relaxing 7%
- #41 Piece by Piece
71% matchVery Positive91% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: GamkatPub: No More Robots
Windows
It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves. Fix up the prized possessions of the forest folk, paint yourself a masterpiece to sell and make your family shop all your own with decorations, furniture and cookies!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.6% ★, Cozy 29.2%, Emotional 16.1%, Relaxing 7.6%, Simulation 5.2%
- #42 Cook Mix
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Manja Studio
Windows
A Cozy Cooking Game. Experiment with Ingredients. Mix, Cook, and Discover New Recipes! Make any combination and GET PROFIT!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.5% ★, Cozy 30.6%, Cooking 24.1%, Simulation 6.3%, Relaxing 4%
- #43 Full Moon Guildhouse Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NekoNyaa28
Windows
The Full Moon Guildhouse is open for business! Pull a shot of espresso while pouring milk for a latte (or 3). Half matcha, half ube latte with boba and egg pudding? You got it! Serve our busy guildmembers with precision and speed, and who knows? Maybe you'll run into some familiar faces!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.6% ★, Cozy 27.5%, Cooking 25.3%, Relaxing 6.3%, Simulation 3.3%
- #44 Bearly Baking
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Water Bears Interactive Arts
Windows · Mac
Bearly Baking is a cooking and relationship-building game where you play as a bear running an inn to feed animals for hibernation. You cook bread and muffins in small mini-games, and based on the quality, you build better relationships with your patrons and learn more about their stories.
Why similar: Cooking 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Emotional 14.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #45 Eve
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eve
Windows
A first-person story puzzle game. Go deep into the digital world and discover the secret behind your AI lover Eve's anomaly.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Emotional 27.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Linear 8.5%
- #46 A Stranded Spark
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomate y Cebolla
Windows
Follow the story of Guina, the lost puppet, exploring the Forgotten Island, meeting new characters, helping them and trying to find a way back home through a wholesome and cute story.
Why similar: Cozy 24.7%, Walking Simulator 24%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Relaxing 10.8%
- #47 Lore of the Frog
71% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: BachoPub: GHC
Windows
First person cozy walking simulator. You are a frog archaeologist on a journey to the elusive Frog island. Cozy hiking adventure in a magical forest with casual puzzles, ancient frog statues... And put hats on frogs!
Why similar: Cozy 32.9%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Relaxing 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%
- #48 Tattoo Removal Simulator
68% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Uraga
Windows
You remove tattoos for a living. Every client comes with a tattoo they no longer want: symbols of once-eternal love, mistakes that refused to stay in the past, jokes that didn’t age gracefully, and secrets asking to disappear. Make the past less permanent.
Why similar: Cozy 45.6%, Relaxing 16.9%, First-Person 15.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Casual 7.3%
- #49 Late Night Fears
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WolfAlertPub: WolfAlert Games
Windows
Work in a gloomy little supermarket during the pandemic. Do your job and keep the boss satisfied. Or maybe you would rather flip burgers in a small kiosk run by your grandpa? But perhaps you just want to take the bus home, one that is packed with anomalies
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.1% ★, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Cooking 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, First-Person 9.4%
- #50 Shiki Tea House
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PP Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shiki Tea House is a single-player cozy life-sim game. Open a little cozy tea shop and take part in farming, running tea business, explore the town and more.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.2% ★, Cozy 28.9%, Cooking 23.3%, Relaxing 6.4%, Simulation 3.7%
- #51 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
67% matchVery Positive97% of 234 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.7% ★, Cozy 25.8%, Cooking 20.3%, Relaxing 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #52 A Play Game
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TRHART
Windows
An immersive storytelling experience that gives you the freedom to roam and explore a large and mysterious building at your own pace while an interwoven narrative plays out around you. Rewind time and watch each story from every angle.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Emotional 18.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #53 Recurring Dream
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Grow Now!
Windows
Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Emotional 22.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Casual 8.4%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #54 Nainai’s Recipe
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fan Fang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Open your fridge, choose the ingredients, examine, chop, seasoning, heat, and taste them. During the lockdown, you start to learn how to cook from your dear grandma.
Why similar: Cooking 29.4%, Emotional 25.2%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #55 Midnight Ramen
67% matchVery Positive96% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Cooking 24.3%, Emotional 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #56 Echoes of the Court
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Affordance StudioPub: uOttawa
Windows
Step into the Supreme Court of Canada in a touching narrative adventure. Explore hidden rooms, hear untold stories that shaped the nation, and craft your own novel inspired by the people whose lives changed here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Emotional 29.3%, First-Person 15%, Relaxing 9.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #57 Jasper and the City of Lights
68% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Rivers and Wine Studios
Windows
A cozy adventure about love, kindness and slowing down. Two siblings are separated, a mystical forest is where they were last seen. In the darkest shadows, an old spirit is hiding, but the lights of an ancient city is shining between the branches. Fully narrated, easy to play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Emotional 21.1%, Story Rich 14%, Relaxing 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #58 Packing Life
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Aroko Game Studio
Windows · Linux
A cozy and satisfying puzzle-simulation game where you step into the role of a warehouse worker with a knack for perfectly organizing and packing orders. With charming visuals, relaxing gameplay, and a lighthearted story, experience the joy of transforming everyday tasks into a fulfilling adventure.
Why similar: Cozy 21.4%, Shop Keeper 16.9% ★, Emotional 16.6%, Relaxing 13.2%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #59 Insanias
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Federico Serafini
Windows
Insanias is a psychological horror game where you will have to explore what happened to find a hidden truth. To do this, you will have to be able to control your sanity to avoid falling into the madness that lurks in every corner. Are you ready to face your fears and discover the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Emotional 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%
- #60 A Game About Ramen
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Blu Wraith
Windows
A Game About Ramen is cozy little game puts you behind the counter of a humble ramen shop. You’ll serve steaming bowls to hungry customers, experiment with ingredients, and keep the shop running late into the night.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.1% ★, Cozy 27.6%, Cooking 19.1%, Relaxing 6.8%, First-Person 5.9%