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A well-timed Steam Next Fest means we've been trying out tons of new cozy games right before they hit release day this month.
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If there's one thing cozy games love to do, it's shifting a release date by a couple days or even a month, only a week before launch. I've seen more than one try to pull that over on me in March so far. They probably don't love it, really, but they sure do it a lot and it makes keeping track of each month's cozy game releases a real juggling act.
To keep you from feeling like a cozy circus clown dropping farm sims on the ground all month, I've gotten PC Gamer's cozy gaming collective together again to track down the most up to date releases—though I make no promises about dates that change after the month begins—and make a pitch for the cozy games we're personally looking forward to playing the most.
This month begins with the Steam Next Fest, the big event where tons of upcoming games offer free demos ahead of launch. At time of writing, almost every cozy game we want to play in March has a demo available. Next Fest does end right at the beginning of the month on March 2, though. In past Next Fests, some games pull down their demos after the event, but others may leave theirs live until launch day. I've marked which games have a demo right now in the release calendar below, but you may find things change over the course of the month!
Game
Release
Genre
Demo?
The Abbess Garden
March 2
Gardening life sim
💿
Tales of Bloomrise
March 2
Life sim dungeon crawler
❌
The Legend of Khiimori
March 3
Open world horse-ing
❌
Mistpaw Ravine
March 4
Cat city builder
💿
Cupiclaw
March 5
Claw machine…roguelike?
💿
Twiggle's Grove
March 5
Desktop idler
💿
Planet of Lana 2
March 5
Puzzle platformer
💿
Lost and Found Co.
March 6
Hidden object
💿
Puppy Park
March 9
Dog daycare sim
💿
To The Carrot
March 10
Logic puzzler
❌
Bubblegum Galaxy
March 11
Hex tile city builder
💿
Collector's Cove
March 12
Seafaring farm sim
💿
Writer's Block
March 12
Vocab arcade puzzler
💿
Pocket Flight
March 12
Casual flight sim
💿
Monster Hunter Stories 3
March 13
Turn-based MonHunt
💿
Mythmatch
March 13
Mythological merge game
💿
Skeleseller
March 17
Shop sim idler
💿
Dungeon Bodega Simulator
March 24
3D shop sim
💿
Nova Roma
March 26
Strategy city builder
💿
Together Forever
March 27
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If there's one thing cozy games love to do, it's shifting a release date by a couple days or even a month, only a week before launch. I've seen more than one try to pull that over on me in March so far. They probably don't love it, really, but they sure do it a lot and it makes keeping track of each month's cozy game releases a real juggling act.
To keep you from feeling like a cozy circus clown dropping farm sims on the ground all month, I've gotten PC Gamer's cozy gaming collective together again to track down the most up to date releases—though I make no promises about dates that change after the month begins—and make a pitch for the cozy games we're personally looking forward to playing the most.
This month begins with the Steam Next Fest, the big event where tons of upcoming games offer free demos ahead of launch. At time of writing, almost every cozy game we want to play in March has a demo available. Next Fest does end right at the beginning of the month on March 2, though. In past Next Fests, some games pull down their demos after the event, but others may leave theirs live until launch day. I've marked which games have a demo right now in the release calendar below, but you may find things change over the course of the month!
Game
Release
Genre
Demo?
The Abbess Garden
March 2
Gardening life sim
💿
Tales of Bloomrise
March 2
Life sim dungeon crawler
❌
The Legend of Khiimori
March 3
Open world horse-ing
❌
Mistpaw Ravine
March 4
Cat city builder
💿
Cupiclaw
March 5
Claw machine…roguelike?
💿
Twiggle's Grove
March 5
Desktop idler
💿
Planet of Lana 2
March 5
Puzzle platformer
💿
Lost and Found Co.
March 6
Hidden object
💿
Puppy Park
March 9
Dog daycare sim
💿
To The Carrot
March 10
Logic puzzler
❌
Bubblegum Galaxy
March 11
Hex tile city builder
💿
Collector's Cove
March 12
Seafaring farm sim
💿
Writer's Block
March 12
Vocab arcade puzzler
💿
Pocket Flight
March 12
Casual flight sim
💿
Monster Hunter Stories 3
March 13
Turn-based MonHunt
💿
Mythmatch
March 13
Mythological merge game
💿
Skeleseller
March 17
Shop sim idler
💿
Dungeon Bodega Simulator
March 24
3D shop sim
💿
Nova Roma
March 26
Strategy city builder
💿
Together Forever
March 27
Sock matchi...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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