Hmm...I failed the Sent:Won. Not surprising; my stats are a little different. XD
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✧ All event GAs added to the list, cozy cats collage added to the OP as well, since we've chosen cat to be our mascot for this year, hehe (if anyone has mad photoshop skills and wants to make a better collage from all the cat pics posted for the event, lmk. I had to use some online generator when I made it as I didn't have time and necessary skills to do it in PS myself, so it didn't turn out that great).
✧ Also, in case you missed it check out the cozy Spotify playlist put together by jesuswarjesus, feel free to contribute with some songs as well.
✦ And finally, to thank patch22 for thanking me for my efforts and their cozy train, here's a GA from me: Cloud Gardens (lvl 3+). Thanksception. 😎 The train and AndyFrost's current GA will put us above 100 cozy games given away in the thread, so I guess we could celebrate this too, hehe.
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Both groups from the previous event are gone now btw, I remembered that I could just everyone and then leave the groups myself, so they would disappear, you're welcome. 😎
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Congrats to you and everyone else who contributed as well, it's a collective achievement for our little community.
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What's the difference between a wow bump and a regular bump? 🤔
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Forgot the comma :p Should've been "Wow, bump and thanks for (...)"
Punctuation really is important...
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And here I thought you've discovered a new type of bump, hehehe... 😿
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Have a cozy WoW cat instead...
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I made a giveaway for Triple Town. Level 1+ invite only
Thought it looked cozy and wanted to share rather than redeem for my account. It's been updated for many years, too.
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Just finished playing TOEM and that was such a cozy game, I felt like bumping the thread just coz ;)
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Was there anything else you liked about it besides the coziness? I'm yet to play it myself, but it's near the top of my cozy backlog haha.
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I loved the exploration. It reminded me a lot of a Short Hike, in all the good ways.
But more than that, taking photos was a blast. They made it both realistic and cartoonish, which was really cool.
All the locations are also really cute and it's very fun and relaxing just going around and figuring out what you need to take a picture of and for whom.
I don't know what else is in your backlog but it's great that's near the top of your list
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Have you ever tried pokemon snap? I had it for n64 and loved it. Since this sounds very much alike, I should try it soon :)
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Not yet released, but it's this one: Petit Island. The devs posted this Valentine's day art today, thought it was too cute not to share.
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And right you are, it's very cute. Thanks for sharing, wishlisted it ^_^
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So my friends, I decided to give away a game that has only been mentioned once in this thread.
But to make it a little difficult, I will put a simple and difficult puzzle. It ends in 10 days, so that as many people as possible can take part, even those who think I don't want to.
As a hint I will give x=28. And you are free to give hints or whatever you want.
The code is: 9 20 23 6 D and I hope I didn't make a mistake.
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Hmmmm intriguing! I may have to think about it in my sleep (if I sleep) though because my crypto skills are non-existent when I'm running on fumes.
Cool idea :)
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You have plenty of time. And just to say, you don't have it in your library.
I want to try some things so I can get better at the puzzles in general until I do something more complex in the future. :)
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I'm sure if you put some time and research into it, you'll be able to figure it out.
If I'm not mistaken, it can be solved with more than one of the well-known deciphers. If you don't have time, sometime I will write the solution. :)
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All of us started with no experience. If you want me to teach you about them, I don't know if I'll be a good teacher, but I will tell you how to solve them.
By the way, have you come across any name where the alternating letters and numbers are the same as the name of a robot from a very famous movie franchise? And I'm not referring to C-3PO
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It's a great puzzle! Took some time to figure out how to solve it!
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Oh! Thank you! :)
Yesterday I experimented in excel with some encryption methods. My intention is to make a combination of them, at some point, if I ever get inspired...
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Such a simple but fun puzzle, loved it! The hint is extremely important for solving it.
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Thanks and congratulations! :)
I would like to mention that I wanted to experiment and not put something difficult for all of you. Since I'm seeing low participation, I'll give hints every now and then so more people can participate. Everyone is free to give hints.
I hope those who have already solved it, as you, will forgive me, as this will reduce their chances.
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Can't figure it out after 10 minutes, so moving on... Don't have the same patience I used to for these things
Thanks for whatever the game was :)
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You're not stupid and it's not about stupid or smart, it's about getting the proper mindset.
For puzzles like these, I recommend taking a quick look at Zelg's puzzle guide, it's a good primer for a lot of crypto found on SG and elsewhere.
It can help you get familiar with "basic" formats. Once you know how they look, it's easier to recognize them in puzzle threads.
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What at first seemed impossible to do got really easy when I took out a pen and some paper.
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I have to admit defeat.. I've looked, scribbled and looked at the puzzle guide. I simply do just not get it.
But stil, thanks for making a giveaway :)
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It's really not hard. Think of what type of symbols the GA codes mostly consist of. "x=28" is the key. But is 28 the real number for x?
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Don't give up. You still have 7 days.
8-19-18 ' 24 11-13-26-9 25-20 . 29-19-25 23-24-13-16-16 12-5-26-9 C 8-5-29-23 .
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24 12 5 18 15 23 | 10 19 22 | 24 12 9 | 11 13 26 9 5 27 5 29 :)
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Knew I was doing something stupid but finally got it. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Sorry, but I have to strongly disagree with you here: this thread is as appropriate for puzzles as any other. I know why you think that way, as we spoke about it a little in private and I guess you didn't change your opinion, but I don't want anyone to be discouraged from posting their puzzles here thinking that it's somehow wrong, cause it's not. Casual puzzle solving imo is one of cozy activities, therefore it's welcomed here. And I say this as someone who generally doesn't like puzzles and skips most puzzle GAs haha.
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The puzzles are made to prevent bots. We all agree on this and it is a good measure. But what if behind a powerful puzzle (I'm not referring to mine), there are people leaking the links? How can we prevent them? Considering that the admins do not take the necessary measures for this.
I thought that with my puzzle I could prevent them, instead I inadvertently prevented other members, increasing the chances of the leakers.
So I'm thinking of dramatically increasing the difficulty in my future puzzles, but in other threads, and using simple sgtools rules here.
Anyway, I'm still thinking about it and I'm open to new ideas. :)
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The way I see it, there are to types of puzzles: the ones just to prevent bots and the ones that are made for fun. Tbh I thought your puzzle fell into the latter category and that you've made it just for fun and not just to prevent bots from entering, and I guess that where confusion comes from. I was strictly speaking about the fun puzzles when I said they're welcome here. As for the ones that are used as a bot prevention measure, honestly I'm not sure if any measure is necessary in the first place, as there were some GAs posted here without any protection at all and I don't remember them being overrun by bots lol. But otherwise I agree that puzzles aren't necessary for bot protection at all, as simply adding some letters and numbers to the GA code in your URL is supposedly effective enough.
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Hello :D I hope these count as cozy/relaxing ♡ Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons does have some action in it but the atmosphere is very cozy and I don't think it's very hard at all :)
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons LV 3+
MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition LV 3+
Mountain (2 copies) LV 3+
Be kind to yourself, others and animals ʕ๑• ᴥ•ʔ੭♡
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Thank you for the giveaways ^-^
In my opinion it is. :-) I'm a cozy player and I enjoy Brothers - a tale of two sons very much.
Have a great weekend!
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Oh that's great! I'm going to play it myself soon! Fantasy-themed cozy games are my favourite :D Hope you have a great weekend as well :)
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Thanks for the GAs. 🍦
And here's a game you might be interested in, it has a similar premise to Grow (randomly spotted it today): Homestead Arcana.
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Aw thank you so much for the recommendation :D That game looks beautiful and adorable! ʕ´❛ᴥ❛`ʔ Added it to my wishlist!
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3 days without a bump? Time to set things right with a cozy giveaway!
Rainy Season (lvl 3+, SGtools 0.4 Real CV Sent/Won ratio) Will be gifted via Steam.
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Fitting that the 1000th comment would be a giveaway! Ty <3
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A GA-bump is the best kind of bump, thanks for this cozy game. 🍩
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This game looks very Japanese. So count me in.
Thanks for the giveaway! :)
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❣ Catizens, we have (nearly simultaneously) reached two milestones: 100 cozy games given away and 1000 cozy comments posted in our thread. Can't say I expected the thread to last this long when I started it, but I sure am glad it did. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the CGC, and here's an obligatory celebratory GA. 🍰
And one more thing, which I completely forgot to announce in time: any game with a "Cats" Steam tag is now allowed to be given away in the thread, whether it's cozy or not. Just a small perk of cat being our thread's mascot as a result of your voting in FCDSCGC, heh. Not like there's many cat games out there that aren't cozy, but still. Oh and speaking of events, it might be a good idea to be taking and saving some cozy screenshots from any games you're playing, just in case. 😼
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What a fun mix of horror and relaxing/casual. Thank u <3
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Wow that's quit a feat in such a short time, congrats TragicBronson! And thank you for the interesting GA, I'll be keeping my eye out for that game. =D
Well I'll start with the cozy screenshot, I"m playing the new update for Slime Rancher 2 at the moment so here we go:
That franchise hits my top 3 for cozyness ^_^
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2935302295
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Hey, the event is nowhere near starting yet, I was just hinting at what it might involve. 😼 But cozy screenshots are always welcome here regardless, so thanks for sharing.
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I was never good at comprehensive reading (blush) I'll save them for later then ^_^
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No worries, I jumped from one thing to another to another again there, so I'm not blameless either haha. Anyway, good timing with Slime Rancher 2, cause after noticing it today on Gamepass I was wondering if I should try it now or wait until it's out of EA. Very interested in this game. How close to being finished it feels right now in your opinion?
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Well I would hope they are only a third in because we have 3 biomes at the moment. I have 28 hours on it now and I have been taking my sweet time. For reference, I put almost 90 hours on the first game. If you want the full experience I would say wait. At this point the game lacks content. But it's possible you'll be waiting for a long time as the game launched in september and this is the first update with one biome added...
But with game pass, you can have a taste right :-)
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Eh, I think I'll wait until it's more complete then. I'm more or less aware how the game plays, so having a taste in a very unfinished state wouldn't do it for me haha. Hope it doesn't leave GP as soon as it's fully released though. 😃 The first one surprisingly isn't there...
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Thanks for the GA! And grats to us all and to you for starting such a great thread :D
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I have already announced Kitaria Fables as my next weekly giveaway. Is Townscaper cozy enough for the Cozy Corner?
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Yeah, it's very cozy from what I can tell. But anyway, we're not very strict with measuring levels of coziness for games to give away here, haha. If the game seems cozy enough for you then feel free to give it away.
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My cozy recommendation: Inward.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1545430/Inward/
- Recently released.
- From the creator of PLAYNE - The Meditation Game.
- FREE
- Build your own inner cozy corner.
- No bullshit, meditation works.
- I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned earlier.
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Added to library! Looks very cozy (and works on Steamdeck according to the dev hehe).
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Added to Library, too :D
Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
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Heard a lot about the benefits of mediation, I'd really like to start practicing it some day, but for now it has to stay in my backlog. 😺 Good to know that it helped you.
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I'm still trying to find a meditation that works for me but it's an interesting journey and Inward is actually relaxing just from a visual/audio point of view so I can recommend it just for that.
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If you don't mind sharing, what's not working for you with the meditation so far? As for myself, sadly wouldn't be possible at all in my current real-life situation.
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Most of the methods I have tried are based on mindfullness, which is a way to train your mind to stay in the present moment and experience it rather than planning, problem-solving, worrying or general negative thinking.
My problem so far has been that I haven't found an efficient way to make it work for me. I start meditating, I get my breathing on, I let my mind wander and it goes right back to all the worrying, anxiety shit that's the exact opposite of what I'm trying to achieve.
I relax playing games. Or watching movies. But as soon as my mind is not otherwise occupied or distracted, it starts going down the dark path so I'm having a hard time with meditation in general because while I'm supposed to meditate, and "resting" my mind, I focus on thoughts I'd rather stay away from. (and let me tell you, that doesn't help me sleep either)
I'm not giving up though. I have been told other types of meditation like guided meditation or mantra meditation would be more efficient for me. I'll try that. I think the Inward dev plan on implementing more types of meditation than the current ones in the game, which I'm looking forward to.
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I imagine my experience would be pretty similar. Gotta learn to deal with intrusive thoughts first I guess, haha.
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It does help some people deal with those. I guess it needs to happen in stages for some of us.
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Thanks for sharing! Looks like it's fairly new. Added to Library :)
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I don't add a lot of free games to my account, but his one seems worth it.
Thanks for the recommendation!
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It's even better than Playne. And it's free too. And it's planned as multi-device so no need to interrupt your streak if you're away from your computer for a few days.
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Townscaper, level 3+, runs until 6th, place the slashes where they should be:
https://www.steamgifts.comgiveawayFMFUjtownscaper
Very chill, cozy, cute, and other words starting with C.
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Thanks for the GA. 💎
and other words starting with C
Let me think... Calming. 😼 Can we get more?.. 🤔
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I would say cuddly but it doesn't have cats - unless you realize every window has a cat behind it thinking of all the fishes in the surrounding sea.
I found it cheerful at the beginning, when you start to discover all the ways the stuff can connect and change with adjacent buildings and stuff.
It is charming and candid, colourful, and almost cosmic - in an earthly scale, I mean.
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Well, looks like you've covered all the c-words there, heh. Love the word "cosmic".
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Thanks for the giveaway! :)
I can't think of another word... :(
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The Atelier series is on sale and these must be the coziest looking JRPGs ever. Haven't played any, so not sure how cozy the games actually are, but the visuals are certainly there. (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) Anyone played these?
In other news, I finally won Calico lol.
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JRPGs aren't my jam, usually, so I haven't looked into these. Congrats on the kitties!
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A little belated reply (busy lately, so saving time by coming less to the forums haha), but I love Atelier games ^^
For me they're real cozy, but well, there's jrpg fighting to do, so if you're not into that...
You usually have deadlines for some quests, but if you take care of those early on in the month/trimester or whatever period's used, you generally have time to explore, get to know other characters better and so on ^^
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Thanks. Still haven't decided whether I should pick up Atelier Ryza as my first one in series or not... 🤔 It's one of the cheaper ones and I like the visual style in it the most.
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I haven't played that one myself, yet. I will one day I hope, but I've had good feedback from it, so I think it's a safe first try ^^
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Hmm, the most recent I played (and it was some time back) is Atelier Rorona, and I quite like it :)
One I really farmed is Atelier Elkrone, but this one's got more otome game vibes and it's on PSP.
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Oh, I'm nowhere near to be playing it yet. There's a general Steam backlog, then I have a Gamepass backlog and there's also a cozy games backlog already as well, plus the SG wins backlog that goes years back and which I've been slowly going through with the help of PAGYWOSG event, so it's probably gonna take a while before I get to it, haha. But I'll share my thoughts once I play it.
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Oh geez, my bad! I totally misread what you typed. I thought you had finished it! :D
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✦ Another bundle with mostly cozy games: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/unparalleled-puzzlers
Also, added the special Cat tag rule to OP. 😼
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Very good fren: https://www.tiktok.com/@agenor.tupinamba/video/7196275367152225542
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Finally got Stardew Valley!
Now I'm going to have to play it to see if it's worth all the raving reviews. I have a feeling it will be though.
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*Looks at my own account, sees Stardew Valley as the most played game and I haven't even beaten it yet"
Yup, you're in for a ride. Enjoy it :)
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Nice, enjoy your time with the game. Can't say I'm very familiar with it myself, played it for a few hours years ago, but then decided to enhance the experience with mods (as I usually do), spent too much time carefully choosing and installing everything, but somehow ended up breaking my game and kinda ragequit and never played it again lol. Should give it another go, game's worth it.
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Heh lesson learned: stay away from mods until I have played for a while. Good tip ;)
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Welcome to the Cozy Zone, the corner of SG dedicated to sharing and discussing cozy games. Get yourself a blanket, some hot chocolate or herbal tea, get comfy in your chair and enjoy the good vibes and the good gibs too.
I'm certain most of you are familiar with the concept of "cozy gaming/games" by now, but to avoid any confusion here are some excerpts I stole from articles written by people who are better with words than me, which should give you the idea:
Links: 1 2 3 4
With that out of the way and skipping the whole "in these hard times we all need more cozy time in our lives" preamble (heh), let's get straight to what the Cozy Zone is
supposed to beabout:❣ My giveaways of cozy games. To be honest (at first) I just needed a place for my next gibs, as it so happened that I was in possession of some amount of keys for this particular type of games, but instead of going with just another one-time train I decided to make it an ongoing thread. So
for nowthe plan is to do GAs for this thread with games of the cozy kind on a somewhat regular basis.✽ Your giveaways of cozy games. Everyone is welcome to join me in making GAs for games that fit the theme. No strict guidelines, use your own discretion when deciding if the game is good for this thread. In general, fitting games usually have one or more of these tags on Steam: Relaxing / Family Friendly / Cozy / Wholesome / Cute / Comedy; and here are some tags that these games usually don't include: Violent / Gore / Survival / Psychological Horror / Hentai / Dark / War / Military / Dystopian (these are just some examples of some of the most popular tags). In any case, if a game seems cozy enough to you, feel free to give it away. Just make your GAs private (aka invite-only).
Special Cats tag exception: as a result of the FCDSCGC-2023 event, cats were proclaimed the mascot animal of our thread and thus any game that has a 'Cats' tag on Steam is allowed to be given away here, whether it's cozy or not.
Every active giveaway will be featured in the OP (if I'm around at the time it's running).
☯ General discussion of cozy games. Random cozy games discoveries, thoughts on latest games you've played, discounts alerts and everything else related to games of the cozy kind.
◒ Recommendations for cozy games. Do share your favorite games, well known or not. Hidden gems are especially welcome though, cause many niche games often go largely unnoticed.
✧ Cozy events. So, events have become a semi-regular occurrence in our thread, and I'm looking to make them an integral part of the Cozy Zone experience moving forward. If you want to host an event in the thread which requires some coordination or have an idea for a future event, please contact me on Steam; otherwise, feel free to post your cozy trains, celebratory GAs, puzzles and whatnot at any time. You can also contribute by either partially or fully sponsoring the prize pool and/or by donating cozy games for events (as I might struggle to fully cover these prize/GAs-wise on my own, so some help is always appreciated; again, contact me for this).
If you wish to just bump the thread, feel free to so, but keep in mind that the recommended way to bump is the cozy way, which is achieved by posting:
♦ pics of your adorable pets ♦ pics of your cozy gaming space ♦ pics of anything cozy or cute ♦ light-hearted memes ♦ links to relaxing music (make sure to check out our own cozy playlist ♫ too) ♦
One rule in this thread: good vibes only, so please let's make it comfy for everyone and keep the negativity to the minimum.
❦ Active giveaways ❦
from Ellendyl ⇝ Euro Truck Simulator 2 (lvl 2+)
❀ from s4k1s ⇝ 4 games cozy Cakeday train (lvl 1-2+) ❀
⋗ Current streak of consecutive days with at least one GA running has been going since: January 15, 2023 (approximately)
Previous giveaways and events: ⟲
Thanks to everyone who contributed with cozy giveaways and recommendations. ʕっᵔᴥᵔʔっ♡
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