Weekends are a perfect time to relax and take part in hobbies at one’s leisure. Chill games are the perfect fix for a weekend and often give an entire story and experience without the constant grinding and longer plotlines that might be too daunting for a cozy weekend.
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Cozy games are perfect for those lookingfor a manageable bite-sized experience, something to fill the gap in between bigger games, and those who want a little break from the constant grinding and weapon-breaking of their current gaming projects. Chill games are not super intensive or difficult, however, do pack a punch with how much fun they can pack into a shorter game.
8Unpacking
Unpackingis an organization puzzle game made by Witch Beam which features no dialogue or on-screen characters at all. Instead, the player is given levels through different houses and apartments the off-screen main character is moving into.
It is up to the player to sort the main character’s belongings into their appropriate places. This game clocks in at under 5 hours of full zen organization. Even though there is no text, the story of the game is spoken through the character’s belongings, so keep an eye out!
7Error 143
Error143is avirtual dating simulatorwhere the player tries to romance (or not romance) the main love interest, Micah, a talented young coder and hacker. This dating sim features not only stunning artwork of Micah, but a very relaxing original soundtrack. The play talks with Micah both via a text chat and over video calls with flirty voice lines.
The player can have fun accepting or rejecting Micah’s advances and taking part in a few ‘coding challenges’ at playtime coming in around two hours. Replayability is also great here to discover the different endings the game has to offer!
6Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride (A Hidden Object Game)
Hidden object gamesare a trove of puzzle-based, narrative-heavy, and visually-stunning games that are perfect to complete in a single weekend. And oftentimes, like withGrim Legends: The Forsaken Bride, if a player likes one game, many hidden object games are made in series. Grim Legends, made by Artifex Mundi, follows a young woman traveling to the village for her twin sister’s wedding, when all of a sudden, the sister gets kidnapped by a mysterious bear that had been terrorizing the forest.
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Through a series ofpuzzle mini-gamesand (yes) hidden object screens, the player solves the mystery behind the sister’s disappearance. Many hidden object games clock in at around 3 to 5 hours depending on the difficulty setting the player chooses and the bonus content available once the main game is completed.
5Little Misfortune
While the previous games have been chill and cozy,Little Misfortune,by Killmonday Games, featureschill gameplay with a very unsettling narrative. Misfortune is a small girl led on a quest by the disembodied Mr. Voice, who is both the narrator and an NPC within the game.
Misfortune ventures out to seek out the weird and odd to make things sparkly with her bag of glitter and chase after her elusive fox love interest. Things go very awry within the 3-hour playtime and also features different endings that the player can seek out in this game.
4Journey
A hallmark of the chill game variety,Journey,by Thatgamecompany, is another visually stunning and zen gamefeaturing no dialogueand a Grammy-nominated music score. Following the robed and scarved main character, the player explores the ancient sandy world ruins within the game to uncover its secrets and move ever so closer to the distant giant mountain.
The mysterious and breathtaking nature of the game has made it one of the most notable cozy games in the genre. Gamers can roam the sands and discover its mysteries, and gameplay in total can take up to 5 hours.
3The Spirit And The Mouse
While snacking and hiding away at a gaming setup, players can live theirmouse adventure fantasywith the recently releasedThe Spirit and the Mouseby Alblune.
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This game explores a little French town as mouse Lila and her newfound spirit friend Lumion as theywork together to restore balance to their home, saving cute spirit Klibbins and giving light back to the once-glowing Sainte-et-Claire. Full playtime for this game is at around 5 hours.
2Costume Quest (1 and 2)
It is always time to collect candy, especially in the Halloween-inspired turn-based adventure gameCostume Quest. Follow the twin siblings Reynold and Wren as the player trick-or-treats to collect candy and defeat the monsters ruining their Halloween experience.
The main battle mechanic of this game is a turn-based battle with abilities given to thecharacters based upon the costumesthey are wearing and can collect throughout the game. If the first game sparked interest,Costume Quest 2is also available. The player can defeat this trick-or-treating roleplay game in a little over 5 hours, or up to 7 hours for full completion.
1Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened(2023) is a remake of the 2007 game within the franchise following Holmes and Dr. Watson across the world as they piece together a mystery combining classic Sherlock Holmes design with a Lovecraftian twist. This game is both immersive and atmospheric, and an added bonus is that the player can dress up Holmes and Watson in different outfits they gain throughout the game.
Spooky, mysterious, unsettling, and very Sherlockian, this game will have theplayer making their own deductionsand connections in order to solve their case. Playtime for this game is at around 8 hours for the main game, and around 11 for completing all side-quests.
