25+ Hidden Cozy Nintendo Switch Games You Might Have Missed (2026 Edition)
If you already love cozy games on Nintendo Switch but feel like you’ve played all the usual recommendations, this list is for you. Beyond the big names, there’s a huge library of smaller, quieter games that rarely get talked about, the kind you stumble across late at night and end up sinking hours into.
This list focuses on those less obvious cozy Switch games: thoughtful indie projects, slower-paced management sims, gentle creature collectors, and creative little experiences that are easy to miss unless you go looking for them. If you enjoy games like Tiny Bookshop, Sticky Business, or Minami Lane, you’re very much in the right place.
These are cozy games that don’t shout for attention, but stick with you once you start playing.
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Developer Image: neoludic games
A cozy management sim that gets what makes bookshops special. In Tiny Bookshop, you’re not just selling titles, you’re matching stories to people, one thoughtful recommendation at a time. With its watercolour art style, relaxed pace, and surprisingly thoughtful mechanics, it’s a perfect pick for bookworms, cozy gamers, or anyone craving a quiet, meaningful escape.
Related: Love reading and recommending books to others?
Tiny Bookshop is definitely for you! Check out my full review here!
Developer Image: Wombat Brawler
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Cast n Chill is a beautifully calming fishing game designed for players who want to slow down and savour the moment. With stunning pixel art, gentle ambient soundscapes, and a relaxed progression system, it turns fishing into a mindful, cozy experience rather than a race to optimise. You’ll unlock new licences, discover peaceful fishing spots, and gradually build your collection of over 50 fish across 16 locations, all without timers or pressure. Whether you’re dipping in for a short, soothing session or settling in for a longer unwind, Cast n Chill is perfect for cozy gamers who love quiet discovery — and it even includes local couch co-op for sharing those peaceful moments together.
Related: Not sure if Cast n Chill will be your thing?
Check out my full review of why I think this is a fab fishing game
Developer Image: Crinkle Cut Games
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
A quirky and colourful shop sim where you don’t just run the register, you build trade deals, stock strategically, and navigate the charm and chaos of running a store in a small town. With a satisfying checkout mechanic, evolving narrative, and cozy pixel art, Discounty puts a fresh spin on the genre while keeping that satisfying “one more day” loop.
Related: Ready to start playing Discounty?
Check out my full review here!
Developer Image: Cheesemaster Games
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
Cost: €19.99 or included on Xbox Gamepass
Spirittea is a charming roleplaying game with elements of life and management simulation where you a writer that moves into a town plagued by mischievous spirits challenging the peaceful balance of the townsfolk. Restore the town’s bathhouse, upgrading to fill with as many spirits as you can manage to please the spirits and befriend and solve the townsfolk’s puzzles to create harmony with humans and spirits alike.
Related: Want to know more about SpiritTea before playing?
Check out my full review here!
Sun Haven
Developer Image: Pixel Sprout Studios
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €24.99
You arrive at Sun Haven with just a few coins and some rusty tools and discover the town has been struck by dark magic! Create your own unique character with thousands of clothing options as well as a variety of magical races and starting professions to choose from. Build a farm in three different cities, and manage your skills progression through a customisable skill tree. With over 40 different crafting stations, grow your skills and customise your self, farm and home with everything from baking to smithing to jewellery making. Befriend and romance up to 15 singles around the town, and attend festivals and celebrate with the townsfolk. Raise mystical animals, unlock dozens of mine floors and complete your museum by donating hundreds of items.
Developer Image: Doot, Blibloop
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €4.99
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!
Related: Looking for more on Minami Lane?
Check out my full review here!
Developer Image: Spellgarden Games
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €9.99
Become your own boss by creating a sticker printing company in the management simulation Sticky Business. Create original sticker designs with over 100 elements to delight customers, post them on your website, print and pack your orders before the day ends to earn money to buy new design elements, treats for your customers and make more stickers!
Related: Looking for more on running your own sticker business?
Check out my full Sticky Business Review here!
Cassette Beasts
Developer Image: Bytten Studio
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
Cost: €19.99 or included on Xbox Gamepass
Arrive on a remote island where you discover a variety of monsters to collect and help you in turn based battles in this open world RPG. Get close to your beasts increases their benefits and fuse monsters together to create new types. Record monsters to your cassette tapes and find a way home.
Developer Image: Washbear Studio
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €20.99
Parkasaurus is a Tycoon Management Simulation where you must create a series of exhibits to house your dinosaurs based on their specific requirements. Complete tasks and delight your customers with a large variety of dinosaurs that you care for, and earn money to grow your park.
Related: Want to know more about Parkasaurus before playing?
Check out my full Parkasaurus review here!
Developer Image: Pinecreek Games
Available on: PC, Xbox, Gamepass, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €24.99
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.
Related: Interested in more before playing Winter Burrow?
Check out my full review here!
Calico
Developer Image: Peachy Keen Games
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Playstation
Cost: €9.99
A day in the life community sim where you need to rebuild the town’s cat cafe and fill it with cuddly felines. Decorate your cafe with furniture, cook pastries and find cats to befriend and add to your party, who will follow you around your cafe as you work and relax with the customers.
Developer Image: Cozy Bee Games
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Amazon Physical Copies*: Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS5
Bunny Park is a short, relaxing sandbox game where you build a peaceful park to attract adorable bunnies. By planting crops, decorating your space, and keeping your rabbits happy, you unlock new items and bunny types at a gentle pace. It’s a simple, feel-good experience that’s perfect for a quiet afternoon, especially if you enjoy decorating and collecting cute creatures.
Related: Think you might like running your own bunny park?
Here’s my full Bunny Park review after playing for a quiet afternoon
Temtem
Developer Image:
Crema
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X
Cost: €44.99
Travel across 7 islands and collect up to 165 creatures in the story campaign and online world, playing solo or co-op in this open world RPG. Breed your favourite Tems and battle them across 8 dojos. Customise your character with accessories and buy your own house to decorate and fill with your chosen furniture.
Developer Image: Something We Made
Available on: Steam, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €19.99
Journey around various Scandinavian towns and complete tasks by taking photos in TOEM, a cute photography adventure game. With a striking black and white cartoon design, quirky characters to meet and fun tasks to complete, TOEM is a relaxing and engaging game with plenty to see and collect and cute animals to photograph for your album.
Related: Want to know more about Toem before playing?
Check out my full review here!
Garden Paws
Developer Image: Bitten Toast Games
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €16.99
Run your very own shop, farm, and cozy island life in Garden Paws, an adorable life simulation game where you play as a cute animal character helping rebuild a small village. Grow crops, raise animals, decorate your home, and explore the surrounding islands filled with hidden treasures and friendly neighbours.
Littlewood
Developer Image: Sean Young
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €14.99
Littlewood takes place after a great battle has taken place, and it is up to you and the townfolk to rebuild the town. Meet townsfolk and encourage them to stay in the town, while hunting for rare items and materials across the world and bringing them home to craft and sell. Unlock new town buildings with each new person you meet, and complete their requests to build your relationships with them.
Developer Image: Falcon Development
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €12.99
A cat simulation RPG where you get to play as a cat and interact with other cats you come across as you explore to hunt for food, gather herbs and fight with other cats. Find your mate and get married to have kittens, take part in seasonal festivals to win prizes and ultimately survive in the wilderness as a cat.
Related: Ready for your own Cattails adventure?
Read more about this cat life sim here!
Sprout Valley
Developer Image: Vadzim Liakhovich
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €14.79
Play as cute cat Nico on your own little island farm, where you can grow crops and harvest trees to sell to buy more resources. Travel across islands to meet new characters and the island levels are all procedurely generated so you’ll get different looking islands each time! The farm has different weathers and events themed around them, and you can craft with the items you find to decorate your island.
Developer Image: Gummy Cat
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch
Cost: €19.99
In Bear and Breakfast you play a bear, beginning a new life setting up Bed and Breakfasts in a vatiety of different towns with varying climates and clientelle. Meet quirky characters, craft items for your guest rooms and forage for ingredients for recipes to delight your customers at breakfast.
Related: Ready to run your own bear Bed and Breakfast?
Find out more in my full review here!
Dorfromantik
Developer Image: Toukana Interactive
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €12.99
Create a beautiful and ever growing village landscape by placing tiles in this peaceful building strategy and puzzle game. Complete quests and place tiles around their special requirements across different biomes and unlock new tiles.
Developer Image: UN JE NE SAIS QUOI, UMANIMATION
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch, Playstation, Xbox
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, PS5
A nostalgic narrative adventure set in the French countryside, Dordogne is told through the eyes of a young girl spending the summer with her grandmother. With its watercolour art and gentle pacing, this game perfectly captures the feeling of a slow, sun-drenched holiday, ideal for players looking for heartfelt storytelling and light exploration.
Related: Want to know more about Dordogne before playing?
Check out my full review here!
Ooblets
Developer Image: Glumberland
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
Part farming sim, part dance-battle creature collector, Ooblets is full of weird and wonderful characters, pastel towns, and charming nonsense. It’s summery not just in colour palette, but in its playful, easygoing energy. You can spend hours planting, decorating, and boogying with no pressure at all.
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
Developer Image:
Castle Pixel, LLC.
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
Blossom Tales is a delightful homage to classic top-down adventure games, bursting with charm, colourful worlds, and lighthearted storytelling. It’s the kind of game that wraps you in nostalgia while inviting you to explore cozy villages, solve puzzles, and take on fun but manageable battles. With its vibrant art style and cheerful soundtrack, Blossom Tales is perfect for anyone craving a relaxing adventure that’s full of heart and whimsy, an absolute treat for Switch players looking for cozy RPG vibes.
Wytchwood
Developer Image: Alientrap
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
A crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fairytales and fables. Explore a strange countryside while you collect magical ingredients to brew enchantments, and cast spells on a cast of characters and creatures.
Developer Image: 2Boone Games
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €7.99
Bit Orchard is a charming farming sim where you manage your own orchard. Plant trees, harvest fruit, and expand your farm while completing fun, relaxing tasks. Grow your orchard and enjoy the simple life!
Related: Want to know if Bit Orchard is worth the purchase?
Find out more in my full review here!
Potion Permit
Developer Image: MassHive Media
Available on: PC, Mac, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Amazon* Physical Copies: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5
Cost: €19.99
A cozy RPG where you play as a chemist tasked with curing sick villagers in the town of Moonbury. Gather ingredients, brew potions, and restore health to the town. Explore, craft, and build relationships in a charming, relaxing world.
Garden Story
Developer Image: Picogram
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
You’re Concord, a tiny grape tasked with restoring your island community. Rebuild, explore, and lend a hand to your fruity neighbours. While there’s light combat, the focus is on connection and care — all wrapped up in adorable pixel art.
Stitch.
Developer Image: Lykkegaard Europe Limited
stitch. is a relaxing embroidery-themed puzzle game where the goal is to complete various sewing designs by filling in patterns. The game’s soothing gameplay and realistic embroidery engine make it feel like you’re creating real-life works of art. There are thousands of levels to enjoy, ranging from easy to extremely challenging, making it a delightful game for anyone who loves crafting.
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