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  1. #1 The Archipelago
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
    Dev: Never Done Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.

    Why similar: Cooking 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%

  2. #2 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,761 reviews2024
    Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%

  3. #3 Dungeon Hotpot
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Renala Games
    Windows

    Dungeon Hotpot is a cozy narrative game set in a torchlit dungeon, where you comfort weary adventurers with warm, delicious bowls of monster hotpot.

    Why similar: Cooking 17.6%, Cozy 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Medieval 12.1%

  4. #4 Confections & Conversations
    95% 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: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Cooking 18.8%, Shop Keeper 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Visual Novel 7%

  5. #5 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,770 reviews2023
    Dev: Toge Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Relaxing 6.6%

  6. #6 Tavern Talk 2: Dreamwalker
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.

    Why similar: Cozy 24.1%, Cooking 14.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Lore-Rich 8.4%

  7. #7 Beastfolk Barber
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
    Windows · Mac

    You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Cozy 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11%, Relaxing 7.2%

  8. #8 Coffee Talk Tokyo
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2026
    Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.

    Why similar: Cozy 23%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%

  9. #9 Mad Tilly's - Magical Amulets
    92% 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 21.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Shop Keeper 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%

  10. #10 Rice & Rest
    91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Squirreled Away Games
    Windows

    Rice & Rest is a cozy narrative game where running a food truck leads to unexpected friendships. Cook meals and chat with quirky, heartfelt, and weird characters in a modern-fantasy city. Stuck far from home, you’ll soon find that food has a way of bringing people together.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Cozy 20.9%, Cooking 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Fantasy 6.2%

  11. #11 Noko's Noodles
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cyclogon
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Run a warm, cozy noodle shop in a dark, cyberpunk world. Make noodles, listen to your customers, put together jobs, and drive the story to spread your warmth through the world, or send it deeper into darkness.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Cozy 17%, Cooking 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Shop Keeper 9%

  12. #12 Best Served Cold
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 724 reviews2025
    Dev: Rogueside
    Windows · Mac

    Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!

    Why similar: Cozy 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, LGBTQ+ 8%

  13. #13 Birb Café
    90% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
    Dev: Birbgames
    Windows · Linux

    Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!

    Why similar: Cooking 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%

  14. #14 Fractured Library
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Raguthra Studios
    Windows · Mac

    An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.

    Why similar: Cozy 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Choices Matter 4.7%

  15. #15 ThaumSmith
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fox in Box Games
    Windows

    Become the ThaumSmith, the master crafter every hero relies on! Forge gear and brew potions for heroes of different kinds as they embark on quests to protect the town. Level up your craft, uncover the secrets of corrupted magic, and help the heroes grow stronger daily!

    Why similar: Cozy 25%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Medieval 7.6%

  16. #16 Black Dog Bar
    86% 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: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Cooking 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Relaxing 7.8%

  17. #17 Toad Tavern
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Community Couch
    Windows

    Play as a down-on-your-luck bartender in a 1920s speakeasy visual novel. Mix drinks, master recipes, and if you serve the drinks perfectly, you may uncover hidden truths; after all, drunk toads tell no lies.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.7%, Cozy 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Simulation 8.5%

  18. #18 The Afterlife Cafe
    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Cozy 11.9%

  19. #19 A TAVERN FOR TEA
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2023
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.

    Why similar: Cooking 16.4%, Shop Keeper 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%

  20. #20 India 89
    84% 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 26.4%, Cooking 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%

  21. #21 TRUE LOVE'S CURSE
    82% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2026
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A fantasy curse-casting adventure. Make curses that can only be undone by true love's kiss!

    Why similar: Cozy 23.2%, Shop Keeper 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%

  22. #22 High Times
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2026
    Dev: Yangyang Mobile
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage your own cafe and become a donut therapist in this cozy dating/cooking sim. Cook mood-changing donuts, decorate your shop, and help customers navigate life, love, and heartbreak—one bite at a time.

    Why similar: Cozy 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Cooking 15.4%, Shop Keeper 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%

  23. #23 Afterglow Bytes: Reverie by the Shore
    82% 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 25%, Cooking 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Shop Keeper 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8%

  24. #24 Coffee Talk
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 12,525 reviews2020
    Dev: Toge Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  25. #25 Pip's Potion Shop
    81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Temple 7 Studios
    Windows

    With your shop on the line, meet unique characters and craft potions of every flavor in this short, light-hearted game. From giant constructs to quirky little creatures, listen to their troubles and mix the right ingredients to create a potion that soothes their hearts and satisfies their cravings!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Medieval 9.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%

  26. #26 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
    79% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2026
    Dev: Tortita Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Magic 7.3%

  27. #27 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gunoha Games
    Windows · Mac

    Play as Iris, a burnt-out goddess who opens a midnight bakery in a sleepless city. Read customers’ emotions as color and craft cakes to comfort them, while hiding from the gods searching for her.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Shop Keeper 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13%, Visual Novel 12%, Cooking 9%

  28. #28 Midnight Ramen
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 402 reviews2024
    Dev: Cointinue Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Cooking 20.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Lore-Rich 10.5%

  29. #29 Fishbowl
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 182 reviews2026
    Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
    Windows · Mac

    Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

    Why similar: Cozy 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%

  30. #30 Gossip & Potions: Tales from the Witch Shop
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Pequesoft
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Gossip & Potions is a potion-brewing and gossip-listening simulator about a witch named Owi, the small town she just moved to, and the very specific potions its very specific inhabitants need. Help them. Or don't. Watch what happens.

    Why similar: Cozy 20.9%, Shop Keeper 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  31. #31 Tea for Sana
    77% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: Pillow Soup
    Windows

    Tea for Sana is a story-driven exploration game set in a Slavic-inspired fantasy world. You play as Vesna, a spirit healer who is losing her memory. Discover recipes, find new ingredients, and cook traditional dishes to restore the balance between the mountain spirits and the villagers.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Cooking 19%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Fantasy 6.7%

  32. #32 Infusion
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dragon's Boat Studio
    Windows

    Infusion is a cozy, narrative-focused, coffee-making sim with branching storylines that takes place in a fantasy world full of magic and intrigue. Make different types of coffee, get to know your patrons, help them solve their dilemmas and become the best barista the Cordara has ever seen!

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%, Medieval 8.1%

  33. #33 Divine Diner
    76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Ambrosia Interactive LLC
    Windows

    A Greek Myth-based, heartfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.

    Why similar: Cooking 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%

  34. #34 Safe Haven Repair Station
    75% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: Misclick Media
    Windows

    Make a new start in a dying city. Repair arcane cyberpunk items, befriend odd and intriguing characters, and make choices to shape the world around you, all from the warmth of your workbench.

    Why similar: Cozy 21.2%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Shop Keeper 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 8.5%

  35. #35 Wandering Okali
    76% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: Connil de la Mienuit
    Windows

    Discover magical creatures while exploring a fantasy world in this whimsical, art-filled visual novel!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Cozy 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15.3%

  36. #36 Good Lord! Everyone at the Reunion For My Religious All-Girls School Is a Trans Man... And They're Hot?!
    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: tofurocksPub: Project Ensō
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Are you really the only woman at the ten year reunion for your religious all-girls high school?! Catch up with your old graduating class and maybe learn a thing or two about yourself in a hilarious weekend romp at a posh vineyard. What could possibly go wrong?

    Why similar: Cozy 23.1%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  37. #37 Mascareri: Mask Making Simulator
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Katharina GröschnerPub: Spelkollektivet
    Windows

    You are a Venetian maskmaker in 1797. Craft stunning masks for picky patrons.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Shop Keeper 17.4%, Cozy 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%

  38. #38 Potion Tales
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NighttrainGames
    Windows

    Potion Tales is a potion brewing game, in which the potions you create decide the fate of your customers. Make yourself at home in a cozy potion kitchen and prepare different potions for the unique problems of your customers.

    Why similar: Cooking 25%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Relaxing 9.1%, Lore-Rich 7.9%

  39. #39 A Week Before Autumn
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paper
    Windows

    Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Cozy 12%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%

  40. #40 Circuit Shop
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RobotBobotGames
    Windows · Linux

    A calm, story-driven simulator where every crafted part matters. Run your tiny workshop, meet other robots, and discover how even the smallest detail can change a life in this forgotten city of machines.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Cozy 7.7%

  41. #41 Irene. The Window
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Right Words
    Windows

    Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.

    Why similar: Cozy 28.4%, Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Relaxing 7.3%

  42. #42 你的所屬之花
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AliceJi
    Windows

    In the game, players will be given a series of questions to test them. They will continuously interact with the examiner and make decisions, ultimately discovering the flower that represents them.Welcome to play.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Simulation 8.5%

  43. #43 Spring in Summer
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fantasync
    Windows · Mac

    A storytelling sandbox adventure driven by your own personality about helping a jackalope ghost who cannot move on. Explore a mystical island inhabited by quirky mythical creatures, connect with the hearts of its community, & discover one’s heart fulfillment in your own heartwarming personal journey

    Why similar: Cozy 28.7%, Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Fantasy 9%

  44. #44 The Lusanti Chronicles
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GOA
    Windows · Mac

    The Lusanti Chronicles is the first interactive visual novel set in the fantastical World of Krondoria. Guide your character through meaningful choices. Learn hidden secrets, unlock a gallery of portraits, unlock the rich lore of the Tome of insight, choose a queen or will you build a harem?

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Medieval 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Fantasy 9.9%

  45. #45 Coffee & Fox
    71% 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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Cooking 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Lore-Rich 12.1%

  46. #46 inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,029 reviews2026
    Dev: Nagai Industries
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.1%, Cozy 22%, Shop Keeper 14.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Relaxing 6.2%

  47. #47 赫斯提的餐桌
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 青礼社Bendetizoin
    Windows

    "Table of Hesti" is a simulation management game with themes of restaurants and farms. From planting, animal husbandry, fishing, to cooking, you will learn everything about food and drink from scratch, gradually understanding the people and life on this land.

    Why similar: Cooking 22.4%, Cozy 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Shop Keeper 11.3%

  48. #48 Pekoe
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 150 reviews2023
    Dev: Kitten Cup Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.

    Why similar: Cooking 19%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Cozy 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%

  49. #49 FALLEN
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dusty Wolf
    Windows

    Finish what had already begun, halt the Darkness in its tracks, and shape a brighter future for the entire world. Prove yourself worthy as a warrior, as you take on what no faint heart could fathom.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Medieval 20%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Simulation 6.9%

  50. #50 49DAYS
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Team Pelican
    Windows

    Become the host of an afterlife teahouse. For 49 days, serve the final cup to the departed. Experience a deep brewing system based on authentic traditions. Listen to the secrets of unique spirits, change their fates, and face the truth of your forgotten past.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Cooking 19%, Shop Keeper 16.5%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%

  51. #51 Shake It: Lycoris
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Exceedium Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Shake It: Lycoris is a bartender simulator where cozy vibes, smooth jazz, and a wide variety of cocktails blend into one unique atmosphere.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Shop Keeper 14%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Cooking 7.8%

  52. #52 Cake & Bake
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vormela Interactive
    Windows

    Bake, decorate, and serve beautiful cakes for customers celebrating life's special moments. Customize every order, expand your bakery with new ingredients and decorations, and create the coziest cake shop in town at your own relaxing pace.

    Why similar: Cozy 41.3%, Cooking 25.9%, Shop Keeper 21.3%, Simulation 5.9%, 2D 2.6%

  53. #53 Omurice Next Time
    69% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2024
    Dev: Griffin CyanPub: MediBang Games
    Windows

    Finn and Gray have been together for five years now. Two men, simple living, and their biggest hobby is just eating for fun. Explore their husband & husband life, joy and love, hopes and dreams, and casual awkwardness and embarrassment in this slice of life interactive storybook.

    Why similar: Cozy 30.6%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%

  54. #54 Ghost Jukebox
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Blue Jay
    Windows · Mac

    Ghost Jukebox puts the “boo” in boogie, having you play all sorts of music for your clients in this cozy rhythm game. Everyone has their own afterlife journey, and it’s up to you to help them complete it!

    Why similar: Cozy 26.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Relaxing 8.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%

  55. #55 Whispering Breeze
    70% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: SoCoolDev
    Windows

    Whispering Breeze is a fantasy brewing simulation game with different storylines. along with the characters Listen to problems and stories inspired by your imagination. And help them out by serving them a drink or two.

    Why similar: Cooking 21.6%, Medieval 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Fantasy 8.4%

  56. #56 Witchy Life Story
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,227 reviews2022
    Dev: Sundew Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!

    Why similar: Cozy 24.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Cooking 10.7%

  57. #57 Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: solarProtag
    Windows · Linux

    A romantic, fantasy slice-of-life visual novel about Emile Mayer — the owner of A Slice of Comfort bakery in the Kingdom of Selias — when the Fae Kingdom's royal procession, and the interesting newcomer that comes with it, changes his life forever.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Cooking 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, Simulation 8.9%

  58. #58 Kokoro no Kimono
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AinkOink
    Windows

    Welcome to Kokoro No Kimono! Step into the gentle rhythm of Japan, where every fold tells a story. Create exquisite kimonos for your guests, master the art of tying Obi belts, and lose yourself in the quiet charm of an authentic kimono shop.

    Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.5%, Lore-Rich 22.9%, Cozy 14.1%, Relaxing 8.8%, Story Rich 6.3%

  59. #59 余白
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: うみ奈
    Windows

    兩名少年在平靜而異常的日常之中,依靠彼此,並逐漸觸及被掩埋的過去。

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Relaxing 8.9%

  60. #60 Underground Business
    66% 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: Cooking 23.9%, Cozy 21%, Shop Keeper 19%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Simulation 6.6%

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