Doing Nothing but Playing Cozy Games

Michelle Mac
4 min readMay 17, 2023
Photo by Branden Skeli on Unsplash

Cozy games offer a retreat from the stresses of everyday life.

Cozy games = cozy vibes + self-care 🤗

I’ve hit another slump with my creative practice in the last few weeks. You may have seen, or should I say not seen, last week’s newsletter as it was never written.

I could feel it coming on and I can feel that I’m under the weight of it right now. Which in itself is progress right? I am a least noticing it.

Anyway all this to say, I’ve been looking for things to get me out of my slump, keep my mood up, and keep me creatively fulfilled.

So I retreated to the world of video games like I typically do.

This time I discovered the world of cozy games. Something I want to dive into here in the hopes of offering you a new type of video game to start playing.

A screenshot from Graveyard Keeper — A fun cozy game I’ve been playing on Switch

What are cozy games?

Cozy games are a genre of video games that offer low-stress and soothing gameplay. The name says it all: cozy games = cozy vibes!

The gameplay is repetitive but enjoyable and everything is low-stakes. You generally won’t die and if…

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Michelle Mac

The *heavily edited* ramblings of a technical writer & frontend dev. I write about creativity, design, and productivity. Start here: https://heymichellemac.com/