HI UHM? APPARENTLY I HAVE BEEN MISLED IM STILL PLAYING CAFE ENCHANTE AND MY FRIENDS JUST MESSAGED ME AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO WITH “are u sure its fluffy lol” AND “wait and see” SO IM JUST?? IN DISTRESS SEND HELP to think i was gonna be like “4/5 games in this list made me cry” watch it end up being 5/5 😭😭 edit: some people are questioning me saying “not having the brain cells for a farming game” then including fe3h. i stand by what i said. i don’t have the brain capacity for farming games. they don’t interest me, so they take more effort for me to play because i have to actively force myself to get through them, thus they burn me out more than comfort me.
Can never trust otomes to be fluffy through and through 😔 Except Kitty Love: ways to look for love nOW WAITWAITWAIT I know the name sounds "( ≖ ▿ ≖) wtf" but it's not a furry game at all it's pure concentrated wholesomeness I've played every route. Fully voiced and on switch if you're interested.
@@Anreii i started out playing otome games w cxm and code: realize so i already got the ominous vibe from the common route. cafe enchantes common route was basically really soft so i thought i was gonna have a smooth ride 😭 bUT ALSO?? THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE!! will definitely check it out, am in need of some fluff!! 🤩💞
Coffee Talk is a great game! You are a barista in a night coffee shop and you serve customers of all kinds (orcs, elves, etv) and listen to there stories while having lofi music in the background. ITS AMAZING
i wanted coffee talk to go on so much longer than it actually did!!!! it was so good and i felt like i had JUST gotten deep in the thick of it by the time it ended. it was such a good game!!!
I can't recommend "A Short Hike" enough. It's cozy, relaxing, funny, heartwarming and after playing it you want to call your parents just to hear their voices. Buy it, play it, love it!
have been seeing a lot of people recommend it, but the “you want to call your parents after” bit sold me. will definitely be checking it out, thank you!!
Guys Coffee Talk is a REALLY good game, you play as a super chill barista and you get to make so many different drinks plus be part of a nice long story with many characters
I highly recommend Gris! it made me cry and it's super cozy. You start out and world is gray and as you keep playing it you unlock the world's colors :) It's gameplay is basically completing a bunch of puzzles and the art style is so beautiful it took my breath away!!!
That is my favorite game. I was struggling with a kind of loss and found a hidden statue when I picked up the game that gave me the achievement "Depression" and it made me break down. I don't know why, perhaps it was the first time I really acknowledged it, but I still treasure it and hold it close to my heart.
Warning about Spritifarer: if you are afraid of dying this game will break you. Coming from a person who had this exact experience and hasn't finished the game because of it. It's SO GOOD, but it hits VERY close to home
"The same water that hardens the potato, softens the egg." We all relax differently. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who finds farming simulators so stressful. If I need a guide to have a satisfactory gameplay then it's not relaxing for me. Maybe some people find the routine and grind relaxing for various reasons but not me. I have enough responsibilities thank you.
Well said! Thank you for putting this out in words. It’s the same for me, except instead of farming games it’s multiplayer gamer with randos on the internet! Gives me too much anxiety, although I feel bad because my bf always is the one to invite me to join him in these games.
@@helenalee6547 Are we the same person..? Multiplayer makes me SO STRESSED. I have a very VERY low social battery, so it could be because of that.. My cousin invited me to join the world of online shooters and RPG:s, my reaction was like: "How do you even relax with this? 😳" (I really like to WATCH other people play though.) The only multiplayer games I've ever really could relax with was Mario Kart DS when it still was online and poker lol 😅
Ok no but professor Layton is literally my childhood and a part of my being at this point, and seeing someone else enjoying it is just 🥺🥺 it makes my heart squeeze. If you liked the first one you will certainly adore the rest of the series 💕 I hope you enjoy your journey
thank you so much, and yes, i absolutely can’t wait to get to the rest of the series (once i stop drowning under a pile of requirements). it’s honestly really lovely to see how much the game has affected your life, hope you’re having a good day!! 💞✨
@@Chonnie I feel like, try playing the newer ones first (4,5,6, they are prequels to the originals anyway) and THEN play 2 and 3. I haven't played 6 or Katrielle yet, but I do feel like 4 and 5 were lacking a certain emotional impact that the first three had in spades. They were not bad games, but in comparison they weren't as good storywise. The Layton series itself is excellent and very special though, and the puzzles are always fun, so definitely try to play more! Oh yeah there's also the crossover game with Ace Attorney. I liked that one. If you like visual novels, especially sad ones, Ace Attorney is also an excellent series, particularly the first 3. I liked 4 personally but it did feel a bit drier and suffered due to not having a pure unrelated new cast, and uh... in retrospect, I really hated 5 and Investigations because they were directed by someone else... I encourage you to try them on your own, but don't expect anything terribly meaningful... it's fantastic for fanservice for your old favorite characters though, I admit. oohhhh and Ghost Trick if you can find it... That was also by the original Ace Attorney director. It's a bit on crack, but it will smash your feelings to pieces, A+++ Anyway I hope you have fun slkfjslkjf sorry if I am adding a ton of things onto your backlog...
@@tsunfish9443 Investigations is actually a really good spinoff that adds quite a bit to Miles's character imo you just have to keep in mind that it's a different style of game
@@cloudyglass I fully invite other people to try it out, but in my experience, when I played it, I ended up thinking Edgeworth himself was really boring... Then I replayed Trials and Tribulations and had an absolute blast at that one part with him. That was one of the most glaring thing that made me see how much I hate Yamazaki's games... The only times I was entertained in Investigations were when Franziska appeared. I do think Investigations added a lot to portraying their interactions. Oh, and also I liked to think that "all of the npcs are so annoying because Edgeworth sees them as annoying, this game is from his point of view" xD
Probably because it can help us connect to our feelings and help us sympathize with others when playing games with heavily emotional premises. Games that can successfully bring out emotion in us i think helps invoke a sense of some kind of sympathy for both ourself and others. Because we can see the struggles the characters go through and better understand people who go through similar things. Or can even have someone to relate to with such characters. especially when feeling like you're all alone.
Fun Fact: In literary sciences this is called catharsis. Even back in Shakespeare's times his plays were made to invoke some kind of catharsis because viewers would go to the theatre to just let their feelings out and feel intense emotions in a kind of cleansing way. There were comedic and tragic catharsis, whose functions I'm sure you can tell from their names. I know all of this isn't really relevant to your comment but you reminded me of that fact and I personally find it interesting so maybe someone who reads this will get some enjoyment from it as well. :)
i personally recommend these: 1. *night in the woods:* it just just such a beautiful and personal game about this 20 yo cat (Mae) who drops out and returns to her dead-end hometown and tries to re-explore her relationship with friends, family and those she previously left behind. this game is personal because it explores topics such as metal health and how rough the transition to adulthood can be on some people. the story and its characters were so fleshed out and it made me appreciate indie games more. the vibes might not be “soft cozy” but they’re definitely warm tones in its tunes, characters that you’ll eventually spend time with and lastly it’s thrilling story. 2. *a short hike:* this game is just so beautiful. although it isn’t a very long game, it definitely feels super nice to play since the game proves to be confident in its strengths. the music is so calming, the dialogue is sweet and funny, the mechanics are easy and playful and the views are just mesmerizing! 3. *firewatch:* might not be cozy but it can and it will try its best to be thrilling! sometimes even scary (maybe that was just me). i loved that this game didn’t demand so much out of me. like it was just mainly dialogue and believe it or not lots of hiking. the scenery and colors of the atmosphere are so beautiful. it can be argued the game is about rhe experiences of escapism, lonelyness and companionship. the ending still made me kinda disappointed lol 4. *coffee talk:* might not be my cup of tea most days, but if im bored and wanna chill chances are i’ll put this one on. i just mainly lovr the music and ambiance of it. 5. *superliminal:* last but absolutely not least. i loved this game from beginning to end. i fully recommend people play it at a time in their life where they feel stuck, worthless or even just don’t see a point in mundane things. although it is a puzzle game, the narration will become somehow soothing and will try to comfort you. the end is the best. i believe that the game does an excellent job conveying that the point of view, or the position from which you observe reality will change your perception of nature.
For everyone wanting to play the Professor Layton games but doesn't have a DS, the Google Play and Apple Store have quite a few of the games. I mean maybe playing it on the DS feels cozier, but playing it on your phone definetely makes phone-time itself cozier. :)
For people using android then could try "drastic" ds stimulation. Can download the rom for free on internet better than over pay the games in the stores
"Spiritfarer is a cozy management game about dying" i didn't know this was for the switch too, it has 10/10 on steam as well. I'm very happy I didn't know about this game until now and I'm more than happy to buy it tomorrow! Thank you!!
I just started playing a few days ago and it’s all I can think about. Already cried once though lol. I just know it’s going to be one of those games where I’ll wish I could experience the first time playing through in the future. The music, the characters, the art style and smooth animation, everything about it. I’m obsessed. I just hope I don’t finish it too quickly, I want it to last as long as possible!
Two of my faves are Coffee Talk and Half Past Fate. Coffee Talk is a sweet game where you make drinks for all the customers who stop in your cafe, and Half Past Fate is a chill story game where you follow the lives of each of the main characters and see how they intersect! Both are available on the Switch and I would 10/10 recommend both!!!
Calico is an indie game that deserves all the love. It’s absolutely amazing (very LGBT friendly, focused on witch magic, but the main point is to have a cat cafe and fill it with animals. Please play it!! There’s like two creators and they are working so hard. I love it so much 😭
I disagree and I'm only saying this because other people may see your comment and purchase it from the overwhelmingly positive reviews without knowing any of its drawbacks. The game is cheap and therefore lacks content. Twelve dollars won't get you much and understandably so. The premise of the game is to meet everyone in town, complete 3 requests for each person, and that's more or less where the story ends. Additionally, you can find animals all around the map and have them reside in your café or add them to your party to follow you around. I personally found that each character was not discernible from one another personality-wise which was very disappointing. They all were very watered down, kind and quirky people but with nothing particularly unique in their dialogue. The UI isn't the best, the mechanics for some things could be better like for buying the furniture or decorating the café. It's also very, very buggy but many say that adds to its charm. I enjoy story oriented games like that, or at the very least a game I can really feel immersed in to take my mind off of real world affairs. I couldn't do that with Calico because of how lackluster the characters were. I wish the game was more expensive and had more content; it only took me 10 hours to finish the story, buy all potions, meet all animals, etc. If you're looking for just a cutesy game with buggy mechanics that are fun to mess with (picking up animals and running around for no reason, using potions to make your animals huge and run around, etc), then the game is for you. But if you're looking for a story game where you fall in love with the characters, Calico won't provide that.
@@yanderedani9039 I definitely agree with you on most of this. My only thing is that the creators are working on a lot of content right, and it's a small team, so I can easily see more being added relatively soon. It's a $12 indie game, and it definitely shows. Good that you responded so people will see that side.
The Professor Layton series are amazing! It’s one of my favorite series on the DS & 3DS. In my opinion Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is definitely a tear jerker and one of the best in the whole series. It’s sad we haven’t received any new games in the mainline series for a while.
When you first mentioned To the Moon, my heart sank. I remember playing it years ago and it had changed my outlook in life. It’s still a big part of my life, the soundtrack is beautiful even after so many years. All I wanna say is, you have great taste in games 😌
i think to the moon saved my life when i was younger, i remember whenever i'd go through emotional trauma i'd always come crawling back to laura shigihara's "everything's alright"
"If you haven't played this game yet, it will break you. If you have already played this game, it has broken you." Proud to say I have been broken by this game for a very, very long time...
Yeah, it's been my comfort food game too. It has a great cast and there's always something new to test out with your characters/routes. And Hilda is best girl. 💕
@@carmankay yeah. It's definitely good to play that after a stressful day or a session of the older games. (The one I'm playing right now is structured like a tragedy in the first part. The main character's wife just got kidnapped so it's pretty stressful) oh and my favourite three houses characters are Bernadetta (her father can drown in spicy Ketchup) and Marianne!
I actually wanted to play it since i believed the story isn‘t that deep (it is my first fire emblem) just a bit strategy and stuff - a game for relaxing yk. Well ... jokes on me
I really recommend "I am Dead" ! - you play as morris, the old curator of a small island museum, who is... Recently Dead, and you explore the island and you can like, look inside objects and the goal is to find specific items related to memories of other dead ppl so u can speak to their ghost!! i cried at the end but in a rlly good way. its so cute and im Obsessed w it
@@problemaki8618 It really does😭 I started playing a few days ago and just had to say goodbye to Gwen. I cried so hard. That’s actually why I’m here now haha, I needed to take a break from the game and was looking through the comments section to find more cozy games.
i played all the professor layton games growing up and don’t remember crying but definitely remember being frustrated as hell when i couldn’t solve the hard puzzles lmao
I love fire emblem three houses so so much and my favorite route is the blue lions. If you really don't wanna stress too much over it just play it on the lowest difficulty and enjoy the story with students alike. If the battles stress you out there's plenty of guides on the internet to help and it's easy to follow, the fluidity of abilities and classes helps too.
Coffee Talk is an amazing game for feeling cozy! I would always feel so calm and relaxed after playing a chapter or two :) It’s on Steam and Nintendo switch
I played To the Moon when it was first released ten years ago. I revisited the game recently. Now with years of life experiences, the game feels so deep and touching. A must play for all!
I play Fire Emblem games on classic mode hard-lunatic, so instead of being chill, I stress out about every action I make. I’ll never forget dying by a 1% chance on Conquest. Three houses was easy because of divine pulse, so in a way I can see how it would be chill.
The constant need to deal with the monastary really starts to grate after your first playthrough. Strategy RPG's are my favorite genre but I still havent quite finished my NO NG+ Maddening run and it's kinda sad I lost three students so far. I love Fire Emblem though and it's definitely my cozy go to, personally mostly on the GBA and 3DS. Ohh and if your looking for other SRPG's on Switch Langrisser 1+2 remake is decent and Brigandine Legend Of Runeseria is aswell however its quite complex and neither one features relationship stuff.
@@sherrdreamz7232 Yeah, the monastery is the annoying part once you get past your first playthrough. It’s just not as fun anymore. The battles are what excites me more, mostly due to the fact I just really want to hear my favorite battle map themes in training.
@@gingermint1230 that's why I find the older games with straightforward stories/battles easier to replay. I just went through fire emblem 6/7 during downtime at work. Now I'm playing The Last Promise romhack on my gba and it's actually really good.
Seeing that prof layton literally made me tear up right now even though it’s been about 10 years since I last played it (I played the first and third one, absolutely worth it)
If, "A Short Hike" isn't on this list, it needs to be, charming, cute, and has a decent short story. Real fun to spend a few hours on. It's on the switch
If you want to cry emotionally you should totally try Omori (though it can be scary and the ending is pretty sad, a lot of the game is really cozy as well!) Also I just can't with how beautiful the pink consoles are 😭
yes, the pink consoles are everything!! also thank you for recommending omori!! just checked it out and i am sLIGHTLY scared,,, but maybe i should play it on stream lmao
You're welcome! Honestly it is a horror game so it has it's spooky moments, put it has a lovely message that anyone could relate to. But the parts that are cozy are SUPER cozy I love the soundtrack it's super relaxing :)
I just finished this game last week! It’s now one of my favorite games but let me tell you it definitely left me in tears and was probably the most heartbreaking thing I’ve ever played (totally worth it though). I’m still crying over it lol 😭💔
Be forewarned that Omori contains a lot of graphic imagery about suicide. I went through Black Space four weeks ago and I am still traumatized by some of the things I saw. Omori is NOT a cozy game AT ALL. It's one of the most graphic and terrifying games out there and I'm in fact a bit angry at you for potentially scaring the sheit out of people that may now think this is just a sad cozy game.
@@Temaile Hey thanks for your reply. Looking back I probably shouldn't have recommended the game. I forgot a lot of the bad things that happened in it back when I wrote that comment, so I apologize for that. I did genuinely feel very cozy when playing the lighter parts of the game but obviously it doesn't negate the rest of the stuff that happens in the story. I'm also very used to playing horror rpg maker style games and have seen a lot of graphic/terrifying imagery in them and I'm definitely desensitized to the themes of Omori.
I actually gasped when you showed to the moon. I love that game and could not agree more. played it when it first came out and I'm so glad it gets the recognition it deserves
lmaooo all these comments are making me wanna buy it now omg- i just got a switch lite but i didnt think id have to mentally prepare for a game to make me cry my eyes out LMAO😭😭😭
Spiritfarer is one of my favourite games on switch, I found it in the e shop when ages ago and put it in my wishlist. I was able to finally buy it about a couple months ago and it’s amazing.
On this note...I really like Old Man’s Journey, The First Tree, Neo Cab, Gris, Child of Light, Rime, Valhalla, Oneshot, What Remains of Edith Finch and Rakuen. Check them out if you enjoy these kinds of games! They are all some sort of adventure/indie/casual/puzzle/visual novel ish games with mostly really sweet and quirky stories with a hidden message behind it 😊
Professor Layton is just my entire childhood, I got two of them and I absolutely love them with all my heart. I remember getting so frustrated because I couldn't pass some puzzles hahaha I really miss that rainy nights I used to play till morning, hiding from my mom
There's this REALLY fun game called Calico. It's where you run a cat cafe and you collect all these different magical animals and put them in your cafe and you can decorate it however you'd like and you can make so many different friends. It's a very diverse and welcoming game as well. It is a little buggy but the devs are fixing them very fast!😊
My favourite is Professor Layton Vs Phoenix Wright:ace attorney. It's amazing to see both of my favourite characters working together in the same game ❤️❤️😭
Justice for all is probably the most disliked game of the series xD. So strange so find an actual fan of it. I think JFA is awesome as well, not my fave, but probably my second favorite. I'm huge AA fan as well :)
I’m kinda late to this but I wanna get a Phoenix Wright game but should there be a certain one I start with? Or could I just choose any game and it wouldn’t limit my understanding of the characters/plot??
Very nice list, thank you so much! A few other recommandations: Abzû (relaxing underwater puzzles in a beautiful poetic universe), Florence (if you're here for the crying, be my guest ^^), Journey (meditative exploration of a sand desert and your soul) and Moon Hunters (personnality test packed in a retro game design + multiplayer!).
For the DS I recommend Dogz !! The isotope pixelart style is so endearing and you pick out a dog and take care of them as they slowly get to know and love you more !!
Wandersong is my fav cozy game and I’m pretty sure it was the first game that actually made me cry. I picked up Spiritfarer after watching your video since it seemed the most similar. ❤️
I loved spiritfarer so much, but it took so much courage for me to finish it, and when I did it made me cry so much, I built such a strong connection to this game and it was so hard to say goodbye to
Fire Emblem Three Houses is an absolute vibe. Replayed it as different houses and loved it so much. Donut county is such a random game but so much fun. Spiritfarer is on my wishlist and now I added To The Moon to it too :)
a game i really enjoy is the red lantern, basically it’s where you have a sled with your dogs, and your goal is to survive the wilderness and find out your dogs stories. it’s rlly cute
It's comforting to see another Filipino with similar opinions and interests on RU-vid 😭❤️ i feel like not a lot of people share a positive opinion on grinding or emotional stuff,, much less find them comforting
FE Three Houses is literally my comfort game, I love the Blue Lions’ cast so much (it took me 5 playthroughs to choose another route lol). Will definitely check out to the moon as well.
These game recommendations are really good, thank you for the video! Professor Layton is a classic and Spiritfarer's cute too. Another chill game I recommend is A Short Hike.
I was obsessed with the Layton games as a kid and get emotional whenever someone acknowledges them, and if you ever end up playing Unwound future, I definitely recommend you play Diabolical Box afterwards for an almost equally heart-wrenching experience :')
I'd recommend Our Life: Beginnings & Always (on Steam) over Café Enchanté for an Otome; Our Life: Beginnings & Always only has one route, but it's super chill. Café Enchanté gets dark real quick once you start the individual routes lol.
Another cozy game, if you have apple arcade, is Mutazione. Aside from the story, it centers around planting gardens and learning about the people in the small community of Mutazione (one of them being mc's grandfather). Each garden centers around a certain "vibe", if you will, and each plant has its own sound/instrument so once the garden is complete to your liking, it creates a song. I personally found it really fun and interesting to learn about all the characters, collect seeds, and design the layout of each garden 🖤
There's another game for the PS that was really chill and kinda existential but I can't remember the name. The player is a car (or a person in the car? I don't remember that well lol) stuck on a cliff and can converse the wildlife.
THANK YOU FOR RECCING TO THE MOON!! i always feel like it gets lost in time since it was a lot more popular in the early 2010s but incredible and definitely one of my favorite games, it's even getting it's third game soon!
a comfy game i recommend is Coffee Talk that ive played on the switch. I assume it has multiple endings? It's just been very chillax with the coffee shop vibes at night where you get to listen to customers about their stories with fantasy characters in a modern setting
So many games have made me cry, but very few have like Spiritfarer. It got probably a dozen ugly cries out of me, and each one was so cathartic and the game left me feeling so good. Definitely recommend -- it was one of my favorite 2020 releases! Looking forward to picking up some of these other titles as well!
aaa, i've been avoiding making massive progress in spiritfarer because of how much of a cry baby i already am :')) hopefully you'll enjoy the other titles!! i know that i said that you should go into to the moon blind but there's a reason why i put spiritfarer immediately after it :')))
This video is magic, not just because of how comfy the video felt with all these nice recommendations, but the comments are filled of more game suggestions for others' cozy games, I'm so in love with how I can see some games that I already knew and loved, happy to see more people appreciating them, as well as discovering new titles to add to my experience. So grateful for this video.
My comfy go-to game will always be majoras mask. I know a lot of people may think its highly stressful adventure game where the moon crashes in 3 days and thats a lot of pressure... But its 'videogame' stress, and not real. theres something really calming about having a fantasy problem and choosing to walk away from it. Cant do that irl. Nothing is more of a relief that hanging out in town for the last 3 days of the world speaking to villagers, helping reunite a couple, playing minigames, visiting new places,following peoples schedules, dancing the nightaway, or just skipping around town until all your worries are gone. Ive sat in one place and watched the moon fall. Its the most bittersweet comfort. Comfort in finality.
I played To The Moon in 2013 on PC. It is so good. I still get the feels whenever For River plays in my playlist. EDIT: And go play Fire Emblem games on your 3DS!
I remember many years ago when Pewdiepie played To The Moon, and I am so happy they brought it to the Switch as well. Such a touching game. They also have a sequel that Pewdiepie has also played maybe 2 or 3 years ago; I hope that one gets added to the Switch as well. That one's called Finding Paradise