Cozy games with no magic,
no spirits and no violence
I check every game before I recommend it — the tags, the DLC, the wiki, the forums, the ending. So you can stop finding out the hard way, three hours in.
Start here
Three ways in, depending on what you came for.
The database
Every game I’ve checked, with what I found in each one — including the ones I turned down and why.
How I choose
The four checks, the nine sources I work through, and the difference between screened and played.
Free: the clean cozy games checklist
A printable one-page checklist of every game that passes all four checks — plus a backlog tracker for the ones you’re working through. Yours for an email address.
Latest from the blog
- Content Check: DressmakerDressmaker is the sewing sim that took Steam by storm in its first week: you run a dressmaking shop in the small…
- Content Check: The Wild at HeartThe Wild at Heart is an action-adventure from Moonlight Kids, published by Humble Games, released on PC and Xbox in 2021 and…
- Content Check: Beacon PinesBeacon Pines is a narrative adventure from Hiding Spot Games, published by Fellow Traveller and released in 2022. You read a storybook…
Hi, I’m Tammy
I play on a laptop with one extra monitor and no graphics card worth mentioning. Most cozy gaming content is photographed on a very expensive desk — this isn’t that. Almost everything here runs on an ordinary machine, and I say so when it doesn’t.
I’m also honest about where I’m up to: I’ve screened a lot of games and played a few, and every entry says which.
Know before you buy
New checks, corrections to old ones, and the occasional game worth stopping everything for. Sent when there’s something worth sending — not on a schedule.