The most wonderful time of the year just got more wonderful for your favourite cozy decorating games. If you’re done decorating your own space for the holidays or just can’t get enough of the festive season, then you’ll want to check out this blizzard of new winter updates. From Camper Van: Make It Home’s cozy Christmas update to inZoi‘s limited time holiday event, this list of games is full snowy backdrops, twinkly lights and enough festive furniture to make even the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes.
Here are 10 incredible cozy decorating games that have recently unwrapped a festive winter update.
Twinkleby – Yuletide Update
by Might and Delight
Twinkleby is a cozy decorating game and from now until the 13th of January 2026, they’re hosting a Yuletide Event. Complete with holiday decorations, six cheerful new Neighbours, and new backdrops to transform your archipelago into a floating winter wonderland! Visit Molligan’s Antiques during the event to discover a special seasonal selection of items, including Christmas trees, holiday gifts, candles, yummy Yuletide food, and more.
Read more about Twinkleby here.
Release Date: 24 September 2025
Platforms: PC, Mac
Camper Van: Make it Home – Christmas Update
by Malapata Studio
Camper Van: Make It Home‘s Christmas update allows you to deck out your van with festive decorations, warm winter vibes, and plenty of seasonal charm to make your camper van feel extra special for the holidays. Decorate your home with gingerbread cookies, holiday oven mitts, Christmas trees and of course, hot cocoa.
Release Date: 7 June 2025
Platforms: PC, Mac
Whisper Of The House – Winter Update
by GD Studio
Whisper Of The House’s Winter update not only brings new snowy levels but also a limited-time festive celebration. The Snow King Festival is a gift-giving celebration where all the characters in town will give you gifts. Some will give items, while others will gift you with vouchers. Most characters give multiple items, so be sure to find everyone and talk to them! There is also a special “Snow King Festival” furniture set, as well as much more to discover with this update.
Read more about Whisper of the House here.
Release Date: 27 August 2025
Platforms: PC, Mac
MakeRoom – Winter Update
by Kenney
MakeRoom is a highly customisable cozy decorating game that lets you build and decorate everything from kitchens, studies, gardens and even your own wagon or camper van. In the Winter Update, they’ve added a lot of new Christmas-themed decorations with everything from presents to cookies, snowmen and more!
Release Date: 7 August 2025
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC
Hozy – Holiday Playtest Update
by Come On Studio
Hozy is a cleaning and decorating sim that helps you restore a forgotten neighbourhood. While the game isn’t technically out yet, there is a playtest available on Steam now, and it’s gotten a festive holiday update too. When you enter the game, you’ll now find snow-covered rooftops, sparkling lights, a Christmas tree, and even presents in the first level of the playtest.
Release Date: TBA
Platforms: PC
Islands & Trains – Holiday Update
by Akos Makovics
Islands & Trains lets you build tiny railway dioramas, and in this holiday update, you’ll be able to give your trains a festive feel. There are 12 new train engines and wagons carrying Christmas goodies as well as specific seasonal themed items and buildings like Rudolf the Reindeer, candy canes, gingerbread decorations, Ice Rinks and more. Deck out your snow-covered diorama for the holidays!
Read more about Islands & Trains here.
Release Date: 29 May 2025
Platforms: PC
Small Spaces – Christmas Update
by Niklas Tomkowitz
Small Spaces, as the name suggests, is all about designing your own small living space, whether it’s a modern flat in Tokyo or an industrial loft in New York. In the Christmas update, you’ll be getting 40 new festive-themed items and decorations, as well as a live Christmas event where you can upload your Christmas designs for others to play and unpack!
Release Date: 27 May 2025 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
Log Away – Christmas DLC
by The-Mark Entertainment
Log Away is a cozy cabin builder, and with the Christmas DLC, you’ll be able to deck out your cabin for the holidays! There are plenty of festive decorations – candles, garlands spill over shelves, sparkling Christmas trees and so much more. There are toy trains, gingerbread houses, nutcrackers, stockings, and reindeer as well as a calm Christmas soundtrack.
Release Date: 5 December 2025
Platforms: PC
inZOI – Holiday Festival
by inZOI Studio
The holidays are coming to inZOI. Visit each city’s main parks to experience a limited-time exclusive festival featuring themed booths, gifts, and more. During the Holiday Festival, special gifts will be delivered to your home that will include up to 19 different Holiday build items. And there will even be a Holiday Festival Special Gift Box to be delivered at midnight on the first and second nights of the festival for 3 more special build items.
Release Date: 28 March 2025 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
House Flipper 2 – Winter Update
by Frozen District
In House Flipper 2, you’re in charge of buying and renovating properties and with the game’s Winter Update, you’ll be getting a very special client. Santa Claus is coming to town and he has a job for you! Complete with 170 new winter and holiday-themed items available in the shop, with everything from Christmas trees and lights to stockings, nutcrackers, holly bushes, and so much more. Then of course it wouldn’t be Winter without some snow, snow, snow!
Release Date: 14 December 2023
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
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