Okay, cancel all your plans — September 2026 is absolutely stacked with cozy games. We’re talking 50+ titles dropping this month, and the variety is honestly kind of incredible.
One minute you’re rebuilding a witch’s graveyard in Graveyard Keeper 2, the next you’re sorting vinyls in a record store, running a ramen shop, or helping a lost otter find his way home. Want to search for a single needle in a massive haystack with friends? You can do that too. From supernatural farming and ghostly party games to chill puzzle sims and creature-collecting adventures, there’s something here for every kind of cozy gamer.
Grab your drink of choice, get comfy, and let’s dive into all the new cozy games launching this September!
Staged
by Project Sunset
Staged is a co-op first-person physics party game for 1–4 players. Play mischievous goblins, rebuild stage sets from reference photos, haul oversized props through tight backstage spaces, and get every placement right before the curtain rises.
Recreate complex stage sets based on visual references. Search storage rooms, operate machinery, and transport props through tight backstage areas. Every object must be placed correctly before the curtain rises.
Release Date: 2 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Orbitals
by Kepler Interactive
Grab a friend and launch into Orbitals, an intergalactic 2-player co-op adventure set in a wholly new retro anime world.
Team up as Maki and Omura, two inseparable explorers with a whole lot more determination than experience. You’ll brave the perils of space in search of help for their crumbling station home, now trapped within a supernatural cosmic storm. It’ll take brains, bravery, and teamwork to make it through!
Release Date: 3 September 2026
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2
Fofumia
by Actoon Studio
Fofunos are adorable one-eyed kittens from another dimension that are impossible not to fall in love with. Curious, hyperactive and adorably clumsy, they never mean to cause trouble, but they keep bumping into stuff. Meet Amanda and Luno as their quiet vacation quickly turns into an unexpected adventure. Explore charming environments, organise items, solve small challenges, have fun and enjoy a cozy adventure with a little bit of chaos.
Release Date: 3 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Friendly Steps
by KORO.GAMES
A physics-based 1-4 player co-op disaster about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. Sounds easy? Not really. You literally have to control each leg independently. Keep your balance, stumble forward, crawl if you must. Just try not to land face-first on the pavement!
Release Date: 3 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Carriers Together
by HooTootyGames
A 2–6 player co-op puzzle game where you carry and throw each other to solve clever puzzles. Coordinate your timing, work as a team, and clear every stage. Pick up and carry your friends to where they need to be, or coordinate your movements and timing to create a path forward. Sometimes, one player may have to take a risk so that everyone else can move forward.
Release Date: 4 September 2026
Platforms: PC
The Boo Croo
by Synodic Arc
Welcome to The Boo Croo! Grab your friends, choose your ghost, and survive a collection of chaotic long-form minigames where teamwork is optional.
Search a dark, maze-like hotel for hidden keys in Hotel Hustle. Keep a damaged spaceship running while aliens hunt the halls in Alien Assault. Collect candy while avoiding the masked man in Halloween Haul, or help a witch complete her spells as falling rocks reshape the map in Cauldron Chaos.
Release Date: 5 September 2026 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
Tiny Eden
by Bajka Games
Turn a small apartment high above the city into a garden. Start with a few pots and whatever space you can find, then learn what your plants need as you care for them from seed to harvest. Cook with what you grow, sell what you make, discover new varieties, and reinvest your earnings into an ever-expanding indoor garden.
Read our full Tidy Eden review here.
Release Date: 7 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Breezy Blooms
by EXPECTACLE
Breezy Blooms is a cozy sliding grid puzzle where each breeze moves every seed at once. Choose a direction, guide every seed through the obstacles in their path, and bring every flower bed into bloom. Each seed is searching for the flower bed waiting for it. All they need is you to choose which way the wind blows.
Release Date: 7 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Nothing Strange Here
by Dandelion Developers
Nothing Strange Here is a cozy mystery adventure where your choices shape the town of Larcenest Gap. Meet quirky locals, take on strange quests, and use your camera to capture memorable moments. Turn those moments into articles that influence how the world reacts with cozy, funny or even mysterious outcomes. It’s up to you.
Read more about Nothing Strange Here below.
Release Date: 7 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Pumpkin Woods
by Bajka Games
Pumpkin Woods is a witch-themed open-world survival crafting sandbox set in a strange and unforgiving forest.
Gather magical resources, brew potions, trade with merchants, roam around in your traveller wagon, explore mysterious landmarks and manage your health, happiness, hunger, and thirst to survive. Collect magical ingredients and build your cozy witch home while exploring the wonderful sights and secrets of this mysterious land. Beware, though; danger might be lurking deep in these woods…
Release Date: 7 September 2026 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
Cat Me If You Can
by Cosmic Stag Games
Cat Me If You Can is a charming and cozy game where you explore beautifully handcrafted black-and-white worlds, searching for hidden cats to photograph and bring their colours back into the world. Not every cat is easy to spot! Some are hiding behind riddles, locked doors, or curious contraptions just waiting to be figured out.
Release Date: 8 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Hex Town
by Nighttime Games
Every level brings an interesting puzzle to solve. Place and merge tiles using patterns that you’ll discover along the way. Plan ahead, find optimal solutions, and earn rewards that you’ll use to build your Homestead. In addition to merging tiles, there is a relaxing Hidden Object Mode where you can enjoy searching for cute animals and photographing them in beautiful surroundings.
Play Hex Town single player or multiplayer with up to 4 players.
Release Date: 8 September 2026 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
Garden Ink
by Kranich
Paint, combine and discover! Garden Ink is a cozy sandbox game. Combine decorations and use painting tools to customise your world. With hand-painted graphics and a relaxing soundtrack, it’s time to discover every cute surprise. Find over 150 combinations to shape your garden. Many combinations don’t just look great, but also come with little secrets. The world is your personal colouring book.
Release Date: 10 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Welcome to Elderfield
by Chris Cote
Welcome to Elderfield, a cozy horror RPG with hand-drawn art and dark lofi music. Manage your farm, befriend or romance the locals, investigate mysteries, decorate your home, fight terrifying creatures, fish, cook, seek the Old Gods, die in your sleep, and more… There’s lots to do in Elderfield!
Release Date: 10 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Dumb Ways to Build
by Dumb Ways to Die
Welcome to Dumbville’s least reputable construction company! Dumb Ways to Build is a physics-based co-op game filled with deadly construction jobs that no sane crew would touch. Safety violations are likely, survival is optional, and your co-workers are the real occupational hazard. It is time to rally your crew and put your building skills (and friendships) to the ultimate test!
Release Date: 10 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Monster Shop Simulator
by For Fun Games
Sell magical eggs, hatch rare monsters, and build the ultimate monster shop. Collect valuable creatures, set your prices, grow your business, and expand your store. Crack open magical eggs and discover monsters of different types and rarities. Keep your favourites, build your collection, or sell valuable creatures for a profit.
Release Date: 10 September 2026
Platforms: PC
I Need to Fix My Dream Car (But I Work at a Junkyard)
by GameFactory, Kai
Dig through junk, find rare parts and lost collectables, rescue dogs, complete odd customer orders, drive a forklift with a magnetic crane, and relax as you slowly rebuild your dream car in this cozy junkyard simulator. Break down piles of trash, scrap, broken machines, car parts, and forgotten junk. Every pile can hide something useful, valuable, or just weird.
Release Date: 11 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Moon Garden
by Kairos Games LLC
A cozy incremental game about growing your way home. Strategically plant flowers, optimise machinery, and grow your tree tall enough to escape!
Release Date: 12 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Neat!
by Korova Games
Feeling overwhelmed? Play as Molly, a successful startup founder who helps people organise their lives by organising their spaces. Behind every messy room is a story. Your job is simple. Help them feel calm again. Let’s take it one object at a time and make everything feel neat again.
Release Date: 14 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Cloudscrapers
by Nementic Games
Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.
You start with simple tools and build the tallest tower you can. With every climb, you will learn something new, improve, and unlock upgrades to help you build even higher next time. As your tower rises, you’ll find ancient relics and uncover mysteries buried deep within the clouds – though some of them might be better left untouched.
Release Date: 14 September 2026
Platforms: PC
The Headlands
by Korova Games
The Headlands is a cozy top-down farming strategy about a small Ukrainian village caught between two eras: Soviet-built machinery and a newly independent countryside on the edge of the 2000s. Revive a neglected farm, trade on the market, take on neighbours’ contracts and grow your fleet — from small tractors and trucks to specialised harvesters and heavy machinery.
Release Date: 14 September 2026 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
Aniimo
by Pawprint Studio
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, and unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!
Release Date: 15 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, iOS, Android
Mixed Spirits: Bartender
by Rogue Duck Interactive
Run a cozy bar, make cocktails for fun customers! Mixed Spirits is a Job Simulator where you work as a bartender. Take orders, mix custom drinks, and discover secret recipes in a chill, creative night-shift experience with no timers or stress, or rush orders in Happy Hour mode! Whether they ask for something straight from the menu or give you vague hints (I want something sweet and a little bitter), it’s your job to get it right.
Release Date: 15 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Idle Bookstore
by Purpledoor Studios
Turn your daily typing into books. Every keystroke and click helps your desktop companion write books while you work or study. Publish their books, earn money, and grow your bookstore. Publish the books you create and watch them earn money on your shelves. Use the profits to open themed bookstores, decorate each space, hire staff, and grow your literary business.
Release Date: 15 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Woodo
by Tiny Monks Tales
Woodo is a cozy diorama puzzle game where you assemble wooden scenes piece by piece. As you place objects in their correct spots, each scene slowly fills with colour and comes to life, revealing charming animations and small surprises. Follow the story of Foxy and Ben the frog through a series of interconnected dioramas, each capturing a unique moment from their shared adventure.
Release Date: 16 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC
BloomKeeper
by Resonance Interactive
The vast island of Hedera has burned away. As they always do, the Pouics awaken to make it bloom again. But they cannot do it alone. As the Guardian, guide these curious, naïve little creatures across a devastated land. Protect them from the terrain, from corruption, and sometimes from themselves.
Bring life back to a world in ashes by guiding the Pouics, solo or in co-op, through a real-time tactical adventure where every region you save must be protected from falling back into the embers.
Release Date: 16 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Look to the Birds
by Soltorch Games
Look to the Birds is a relaxing first-person birdwatching game set in the forests, wetlands, and shores of New England and Atlantic Canada. Experience the quiet joy of slowing down, noticing nature, and capturing moments of beauty through your camera lens.
Play as a young birder travelling with family on a road trip. Each stop along the journey is a handcrafted diorama filled with local birdlife to discover. Look around, listen for calls, and photograph over 30 unique species to fill your growing bird book with sketches, notes, and observations.
Release Date: 16 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Tiny Ramen Shop
by Rubikon Entertainment
Run your own Tiny Ramen Shop! Prepare food, stock your warehouse with fresh ingredients, and upgrade and decorate your establishment. Hungry customers are waiting for their favourite ramen chef! Create a rich, hearty ramen by frying pork or chicken with onions, eggs, mushrooms, nori, or tofu. Don’t forget about the snacks and drinks too. Gyoza and green tea make the perfect combo!
Release Date: 17 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Old Market Restored
by Alcedo Games
From the developers of Old Market Simulator comes a satisfying market-cleanup game where every item belongs somewhere. Search the market for misplaced products, return them to their correct crates, shelves, and stands. Earn reputation by placing products correctly and spend your reputation to unlock helpful skills and upgrades that make restoring your market faster and easier.
Release Date: 17 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Huglings
by Cuddlecados
Huglings is a cozy adventure for 1-4 players where you can help the huglings restore their village, which was damaged by the goblins. Create peace as you farm, craft, and decorate your dream home. No pressure, just a peaceful world to explore and a heartwarming journey of friendship and helpfulness!
You’re a Hugling – one of the lovable little folk living in a soft, storybook world. Your journey begins not with conflict, but with care, creativity, and kindness.
Release Date: 17 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Shiba Sweet
by Maowoo
Woof! You step into the paws of a novice Shiba chef who inherits a dessert shop from your retired grandma. You’ll buy ingredients, bake desserts, and sell them in bento boxes. Use your earnings to upgrade the kitchen, decorate the shop, and unlock new recipes to create the best bakery ever!
Release Date: 17 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Cooking Crusade
by toogaryn, zeydean
A cozy cooking time-management game set in a medieval tavern. Brew pottage, pour ale and slice snacks for a queue of impatient guests. Toss ingredients into the cauldron, watch it cook and ladle it out before your guests lose patience. Reinvest your coin to upgrade the kitchen, and collect a dozen legendary regulars who each break the rules their own way.
Release Date: 18 September 2026
Platforms: PC
DEEPLANDERS
by SOPA Games
DEEPLANDERS is a minimalist construction puzzle game about populating the depths and bringing light into them. Build cozy underground cities and find the perfect place for each Deeplander to live in harmony. As you build, they begin to arrive, searching for a place to settle. Not everyone wants the same thing, and helping each Deeplander find their place becomes a gentle yet engaging logic challenge.
Release Date: 18 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Dear Journey…
by Cosynook Games
Run a cosy little travel agency, one letter at a time. Travellers write in and tell you what they are hoping for. Plan the journey that gives it to them, card by card, and watch it unfold.
Each day you draw activities, destinations and helpful extras, then pair them into travel plans: a beach bonfire for the lonely elder who misses company, a floating market at dawn for the photographer chasing better light. Every journey has a number to clear, and the needs they wrote to you about are how you clear it. A card that answers one counts double, and the right destination multiplies it again. Answer them all, and the trip is perfect.
Release Date: 20 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Dressmaker
by Cozy Lives
Dressmaker is a cozy simulation game where every part of making a dress is under your control. Choose fabric, cut out patterns, and sew them all together to satisfy (or sabotage!) townsfolk in this cozy crafting game inspired by real dressmaking. Whether your pattern is aligned to the grain or cut on bias, how you choose to arrange and cut out your fabric is what appears on the final dress.
Read more about Dressmaker here.
Release Date: 21 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Rivage
by Enchanted Works
Rivage is an immersive sci-fi puzzle adventure set aboard the A.R.E.S. space station trapped in a space phenomenon. You play as Miranda, who awakens alone aboard the station. With clues of the past echoing through the world: an object out of place, a door newly unlocked, a message left behind, almost as if the station itself challenges you. To survive, Miranda must rely on her mind, solving intricate puzzles, experimenting with strange objects, and piecing together the truth behind what happened to her crew and the station itself.
Release Date: 22 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC
EbiTapes
by Geese & Goose
Set off on a cozy-grunge jam journey in EbiTapes, a quirky adventure game where you take on the mission of saving the Annual City Festival. Traverse through intriguing little places, each brimming with mellow vibes and fresh discoveries. Alongside your snarky cat companion, Zongy, dive into the depths of the city, getting to know its people and unravelling its secrets.
Release Date: 22 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Graveyard Keeper 2
by Lazy Bear Games
The most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim is back! Restore the Town, manage the graveyard, automate production, lead your undead army into battle and turn the zombie problem into a thriving business! Graveyard Keeper 2 is the grotesque sequel that’s deeper than six feet, and more unhinged than ever!
Release Date: 22 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC
Sproutmart – Grocery Store Simulator
by Kappa Bits Games
Welcome to Sproutmart — a hands-on grocery store sim where you stock shelves, scan items at the checkout, and grow your business day by day. Set up your aisles, choose what to sell, and build a store that feels like your own. Run your own grocery store. Stock shelves, scan items at the checkout, and keep the store moving — solo or with friends. Farm, process, and fish for goods to expand what you can sell.
Release Date: 22 September 2026 (Early Access)
Platforms: PC
Otterly Lost
by Soulworks Interactive
A curious sea otter named Otto was swept away from home after a mysterious event. Far from familiar waters,
you must find your way back. Meet friendly animals and explore a world full of places to discover. Swim through kelp forests and hidden caves, glide over sunny shores, or climb rocky canyons. Solve soft puzzles, help others and enjoy light platforming as you explore the open world.
Read more about Otterly Lost in our full article below.
Release Date: 23 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Vinyl Freak: Unsorted
by antonio games
Unpack the warehouse, tidy up, and sort 2,880 vinyls scattered across every room. Transform each space as you bring new life to a one-of-a-kind record store, and prepare for Vinyl Freak’s grand opening! Explore each room to find scattered vinyl and empty sleeves. Open crates full of records and organise. The boxes, shelves, and decor are yours to move freely and place. Sort and design your space the way that you want!
Release Date: 23 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Island Restoration
by EliteTheDev
Island Restoration is a cleaning game where you heal a scarred world, one island at a time. Each island starts out damaged by hazards, but the more you clean, the more nature begins to return. Use your special cleaning tools to remove hazards, help cute animals, uncover secrets, and watch each island transform in front of you. Explore diverse regions and transform ever-changing islands into beautiful paradises.
Release Date: 23 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Tattoo Shop Simulator
by Old Stuff Studio
Run your dream tattoo shop! Provide tattoo and piercing services, customise your shop, and manage staff. Unlock new skills and roam the living city freely on your motorcycle.
Listen to customer requests, choose the right design, and get to work. Earn money by providing tattoo and piercing services, but be careful; every mistake lowers customer satisfaction. Use different levels of tattoo machines, manage ink stocks, and keep your equipment in working order at all times.
Release Date: 23 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Nomori
by Enchanted Works
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a whimsical spirit world. Challenge your understanding of the world’s physical limits. Place, shift, and rotate portals to change the gravity direction of objects and even yourself. Make clever use of portals to reach new places, and make every surface a floor! Use your Spirit Powers to further influence the world around you. Control the flow of time and rotate the forces of gravity to solve mind-bending environmental puzzles!
Release Date: 23 September 2026
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC
Farming Camp
by Innerfire Studios
Every summer, Evertree Farming Camp searches for the next best Evertree Farmer, someone ready to raise the bar in agriculture. In hopes of a better future, young Alessandra enters the contest to claim the title, but she will have to face her peers and discover what it means to be an Evertree Farmer.
Read more about Farming Camp here.
Release Date: 24 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC
Frog Pond Simulator
by Black Flamingo Games
Frog Pond Simulator is an idle incremental game where you’ll see new frogs coming along continuously, each unique, funny-looking, and unusual. Every frog has something that differ, whether it is its appearance, its behaviour, or both. The only objective that matters is to relax and let yourself be transported by the music and the mood. An un-frog-ettable experience!
Release Date: 24 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Dragon Shelter
by Wild Forest Studio
Dragon Shelter is a farming sim set in a fantasy world. Join a heartfelt adventure where friendship, care, and hard work restore harmony to a forgotten world. Rebuild the lost bond between humans and dragons as you transform abandoned lands into a place filled with warmth and joy. Grow crops, gather resources, raise adorable dragons, and help townsfolk rediscover their happiness.
Read more about Dragon Shelter here.
Release Date: 24 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Replay Value: Second Hand Games
by Rogue Duck Interactive
Run a second-hand game store from scratch! Replay Value is a Job Simulator where you buy and sell used games, negotiate with colourful customers, make a profit and upgrade your shop. Clean up retro finds, and stack your shelves with the most popular games with replay value! Whether you’re restoring a dusty classic or haggling over a rare gem, your goal is simple: make a profit, grow your inventory, and create a store worthy of the name Replay Value.
Release Date: 28 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Nivalis Nights
by ION LANDS
In this slice-of-life simulation, every day is a choice: will you spend it growing your business or forging bonds with the city’s strange inhabitants? From managing bustling ramen bars to navigating complex relationships, your influence grows with every decision. Whether you’re legally growing your own ingredients or illegally sabotaging your rivals under the cover of curfew, this city is yours to conquer.
Read more about Nivalis Nights here.
Release Date: 29 September 2026
Platforms: PC
TOEM 2
by Something We Made
Tie those sneakers and ready your camera; it’s time to set off on a new photo adventure in TOEM 2! Head off on a relaxing journey, spurred on by your newly-awakened passion for discovering and photographing mysterious “events” known as TOEMs.
Run, jump, and climb your way through all-new cozy environments, uncovering hidden paths, scenic viewpoints, and small details waiting to be discovered. The world is built to reward curiosity, so take your time and wander wherever your camera leads you.
Release Date: 29 September 2026
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC, Mac
Supermarket Organizer
by Beru Games
Transform empty Japanese convenience stores into cozy konbinis. Unbox furniture, organise products, and enjoy the relaxing satisfaction of creating the perfect little shop. Carry in furniture, arrange every shelf, and transform it into a warm, beautifully organised Japanese convenience store.
Open boxes filled with snacks, drinks, magazines, desserts, and everyday essentials. Find the perfect place for every product and enjoy the simple satisfaction of neat, organised shelves.
Release Date: 30 September 2026
Platforms: PC
Songs of Glimmerwick
by Eastshade Studios
Become immersed in a musical woodland fantasy world where casting a spell is as easy as playing a song. Attend classes, grow the university garden, make friends with classmates and townsfolk, and explore the island’s many oddities and mysteries in this story-driven witch academy RPG.
Read more about Songs of Glimmerwick here.
Release Date: 30 September 2026
Platforms: PC
