25+ Best Cozy Xbox Game Pass Games to Play in 2025
Relax, unwind, and discover feel good favourites on Game Pass!
Cozy gaming has never felt more essential, and in 2025, Xbox Game Pass is packed with gentle, heartwarming gems perfect for a slow night in. From quiet exploration to satisfying routines, cute characters to touching stories, there’s something for every kind of cozy craving — and new titles are arriving all the time.
As someone who loves slow-paced games that let you breathe, I’ve rounded up 25+ of the best cozy Xbox Game Pass games. Each one has been chosen for its calming gameplay, warm vibes, or meditative flow. Whether you’re curling up solo on the sofa or sharing a screen with friends, from life sims to management games, RPGs to puzzle adventures, there’s plenty here to lift your spirits and soothe your mind.
So grab a blanket, pour your favourite drink, and explore my favourite cozy Game Pass picks for 2025. ✨
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Disney Dreamlight Valley
Developer Image: Gameloft
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4, PS5
Disney have taken on their own space in the life and farming simulation market with Disney Dreamlight Valley, with an unrivalled selling point - you’re villagers are Disney characters! Unlock the mysteries of the “Forgetting” and help characters come out of their realms to live alongside you as you complete tasks, farm, cook, fish and help restore Dreamlight Valley to it’s former greatness. There’s a good mix of Disney themed items and outfits to unlock themed by your favourite Disney films and characters. What’s more, the game is still in development with more realms and characters to be added, so keep an eye out for your favourite!
The Sims 4
Developer Image: Maxis
Of course, the most obvious option for a life sim is The Sims 4, or any version of The Sims, the original life simulation. Dominating the life sim market since 2000, there’s a reason this game is so popular. The level of customisation is uncomparable to any other game I can think of. You can build anything, be anything, do anything! And with a wealth of expansion packs, you can theme your world around anything you desire. An absolute must have for any cozy gamer looking for a life sim.
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Developer Image: ConcernedApe
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch
Of course, the most obvious choice if you’ve not already played is Stardew Valley, now considered the peak of cozy farming simulations. And for a good reason, Stardew Valley was created by 1 developer in a solo project, and with many updates over the years it has grown to be an outstanding game in this genre. Grow and sell crops, fight monsters in the mines, fish, craft items, cook recipes, raise animals and gather their produce, and meet a cast of amazing characters to befriend, romance, and maybe marry! If you haven’t already played it… just do.
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Developer Image: Doot, Blibloop
A shop management game where you build your own Japanese inspired street of shops and attractions from boba shops to Kareoke bars. Manage customer’s feedback to unlock upgrades, new shops and attract cats!
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Developer Image: uvula LLC
A wonderfully weird and heartwarming indie gem created by Keita Takahashi, known for the hilarious Katamari Damacy. it follows teen stuck in a T pose through a seaside town full of bizarre mini-games, unexpected moments, and one of the catchiest soundtracks I can’t stop singing. Funny, thoughtful and totally unique, it’s a short but unforgettable adventure you won’t want to miss.
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Have a giggle with this fun and silly game with a lot of heart
Developer Image: StudioBando
Step into a silly, colourful world where a boy, a gang of frogs, and a stolen potato collide. This charming, cosy adventure blends playful humour, quirky characters, and fun little quests across vibrant, cartoonish landscapes. With a lively Latin American-inspired soundtrack and light exploration gameplay, it’s the perfect short indie adventure for a relaxed weekend.
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Developer Image: Dogubomb
Blue Prince is a puzzle game that’s taken the gaming community by storm. Combining roguelike mechanics with intricate puzzles, it offers a refreshing experience for fans of both genres. With its eerie yet cozy atmosphere, challenging gameplay, and rewarding progression system, Blue Prince stands as one of the best puzzle games of 2025 so far and is my Game of the Month for May 2025.
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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of The White Witch
Developer Image: Level 5 Inc
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, PS4
A story rich and gorgeously designed RPG created by Studio Ghibli, where you follow Oliver, a young boy who finds himself in a mysterious world where he hopes to find a way to bring back his mother after a tragic accident. There’s huge variety of familiars that you can tame and add to your pack to help you in turn based battles by training up their skills and improving your relationships with them.
Developer Image: Q Games Ltd
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation, Xbox Gamepass
Cost: €14.99 or included on Xbox Gamepass
Play in couch co-op or online in this cozy, colourful puzzle game where you play as cute kawaii animal cubes, moving together to help each other fit into a series of puzzles.
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Developer Image: Pinecreek Games
Winter Burrow wraps you in a snowy woodland world as a small mouse returning home to a childhood burrow that’s fallen to ruin. As you explore the snow‑covered forest, collect wood, forage, and craft tools, you slowly restore the burrow — repairing walls, knitting warm clothes, baking pies, and bringing warmth back to a place long forgotten. The game blends light survival mechanics with cosy, contemplative gameplay: managing warmth, gathering resources, and building a safe, welcoming home.
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Mythwrecked
Developer Image: Polygon Treehouse
Play as Alex, a backpacker washed up on a mysterious island which turns out to be home to Greek gods who’ve lost their memories. Your job? Befriend them, recover their lost relics, help them remember who they are, and in doing so slowly restore the island itself. The vibe is gentle and inviting: no combat, no rush, just exploration, puzzles and quiet friendship-building in a warm, sun‑lit world.
Developer Image: Double Dagger Studio
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch
In this chaotic and adorable exploration and adventure game, play as a little kitty trying to find it’s way back home. It’s an open world playground for this mischevious cat with trellises to climb, slippers to steal and jars of jam to knock over. Make friends, complete quests or cause a ruckus in cute collectable hats in your adventure to find a way home.
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Celeste
Developer Image: Maddy Makes Games Inc
Amazon* Physical Copies: PS5
Play as Madeline and help her to survive her inner demons as she ascends to the top of Celeste Mountain in this puzzle platformer. Complete hundreds of challenges, uncover secrets and solve the mystery of the Mountain with a gorgeously atmospheric synthy soundtrack.
Developer Image: Thunder Lotus Games
In this beautifully hand drawn management life sim about death, build, manage and improve your ferry to help carry spirits to the afterlife. You can farm, mine, fish and craft all while caring for and building bonds with your spirit passengers, as you get to know their heartwarming and thoughtful stories.
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Developer Image: Tunic Team
If you’re looking for a game with a bit more of a challenge but still feels cozy, Tunic is a quietly enchanting adventure where you play as a fox, exploring a mysterious world filled with secrets, puzzles, and hidden paths. With no dialogue or hand-holding, the game gently encourages curiosity as you piece together your journey from fragments of a cryptic guidebook written in a charming invented language. Power up your skills and battle monsters as you explore the land and uncover it’s secrets.
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Developer Image: Witch Beam
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch
Unpacking is a unique zen puzzle game that transforms the tedious task of unpacking boxes and moving home into a soothing, meditative journey. Unpack, organise and arrange belongings into various homes over a period of 20 years as you learn more about the owner’s story through light puzzle-solving and subtle storytelling.
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Developer Image: Deadpan Games, Gaziter
Wildfrost is a charming yet challenging roguelike deck-builder where players battle through a harsh, eternal winter from the safety of a snowy outpost called Snowdwell. The game features three unique tribes, each with their own randomly generated leaders, companions, and decks. As you build and upgrade your card collection with quirky allies, weapons, and powerful charms, every run offers new strategies and surprises.
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Unravel
Developer Image: Coldwood Interactive
Unravel is a quietly beautiful puzzle-platformer that follows Yarny, a small creature made of red yarn, as it traverses forests, rivers, and snowy fields. Each level is a gentle exploration of nature and memory, with physics-based puzzles that feel more like play than pressure. The world is full of tiny, moving details, leaves rustling, water flowing, snow drifting, that encourage you to pause and take it in.
Wobbly Life
Developer Image: Rubberband Games
Wobbly Life is delightfully chaotic and endlessly silly, letting you explore a bright, open town with hilariously wobbly physics. You can drive cars, run shops, complete goofy jobs, or just mess around with friends, and the world always feels warm and inviting despite the chaos. Its charm comes from the freedom to play at your own pace, laugh at the ridiculous moments, and enjoy a lighthearted sense of accomplishment.
Little Rocket Lab
Developer Image: Teenage Astronauts
In Little Rocket Lab you return home as Morgan, a young engineer determined to finish your family’s dream: building a rocket ship, but first, you need to rebuild your entire town. You mine resources, craft machines, and build conveyor belts, furnaces and clever contraptions to restore the sleepy village of St. Ambroise. Alongside the automation and factory-building lies community, townsfolk who depend on your work and relationships to mend.
Keeper
Developer Image: Double Fine Productions
Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle-adventure where you guide a long-forgotten lighthouse as it awakens on a mysterious island, joined by a curious seabird. Together, you explore dreamlike landscapes, solve environmental puzzles, and use the lighthouse’s light to gently reshape the world around you. Quiet, surreal, and full of subtle magic, Keeper is about companionship, discovery, and the small joys of bringing life back to forgotten places.
Creatures of Ava
Developer Image: Inverge Studios
Creatures of Ava is a lovely blend of peaceful exploration, creature companionship, and soft world‑building that’s ideal for when you want calm adventure over stress. You travel through a colourful, inviting world, befriend magical creatures, nurture relationships, and uncover the gentle mysteries of the land.
Fe
Developer Image: Zoink
Fe is a dreamy forest adventure that lets you slip into nature’s rhythm without any pressure. You wander through dense woods, sing to creatures, and unlock gentle powers by listening and connecting, not by fighting or racing. The forest feels alive, soft, and magical: trees whisper, animals react, and every step feels like a quiet conversation with the wild.
Herdling
Developer Image: Okomotive
Herdling is a charming, low-pressure adventure about guiding and caring for adorable little creatures. You wander through softly coloured landscapes, helping your herd navigate obstacles and find their way home. The gameplay is gentle and forgiving, focusing on observation, patience, and small wins rather than speed or perfection.
Barbie Project Friendship
Developer Image:
Xaloc Studios, Casual Brothers Ltd.
Join Malibu and Brooklyn Roberts in a feel good makeover adventure, as they rally friends and family to rescue the Malibu Waves Community Centre. You’ll explore six colourful areas, with a pet salon, skate park, tech lab and crafting studio and complete gentle quests, playful puzzles and mini‑games like ice‑cream making or pet grooming. Along the way, you earn community points to redesign outfits and decorate spaces making them your own.
Zoo Tycoon
Developer Image:
Frontier Developments, Asobo Studio
A wholesome, heartwarming park builder where you create and manage your very own zoo filled with over 200 animated animals. Whether you're laying out lush habitats, designing guest paths, or hand-feeding a giraffe in first-person view, the game offers a gentle blend of creativity, strategy, and animal care.
Tempopo
Developer Image: Witch Beam
a gently rhythmic sky‑bound puzzle adventure where you take on the role of Hana, guiding mischievously adorable Tempopo creatures through 60 charming islands, each themed to a different season. With a conductor’s baton of planning commands to smash, lift, block, push you coax the beings into rescuing musical flowers and rebuild your own melodic garden.
Kulebra and The Souls of Limbo
Developer Image: Gala
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a gentle, heart-led adventure where you play as Kulebra, a sweet-natured skeleton snake waking up in the afterlife with no memory, only a curious heart and a notebook. Set in a vibrant, storybook-style limbo filled with lost souls stuck in a daily time loop, you’ll explore, chat, solve simple puzzles, and help others find peace, all without combat or pressure.
House Flipper
Developer Image:
Empyrean
House Flipper is the ultimate tidy and transform game, letting you roll up your sleeves and turn rundown spaces into dream homes at your own pace. Whether you're cleaning grime, knocking down walls, painting pastel feature walls or choosing just the right rug, it’s all about small, satisfying wins and creative freedom. There's no pressure, no timers, just you, your tools, and the joy of making things lovely again.
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