Featured in Wholesome Direct 2024, The August Before is a narrative puzzle game about cleaning up, sorting out, and moving on. "Pack up the life you will take with you. All is well that ends well — and all is well that ends."

With so many new games on the horizon, we decided to create a monthly newsletter to help you keep track of upcoming releases! Links below to view this month's letter and sign up for future emails ⬇️

Set in a Thai river village, Dancing With Ghosts is an interactive story about grief, friendship, and finding joy in life again. "As Pim the ghost, players search for villagers with troubled thoughts, and help them by catching and delivering the 'heart-light' they need".

🐰 Celeste is finally here!! 🌙✨ Dark as the night sky, with celestial blue eyes, she’s a curious bun who’s always gazing at the stars 🩵🌟 Preorders open now at @theyetee.com ! We need 250 to bring her to life! 🐰💙

Nintendo announced a Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing and a free update coming Jan. 15 Free Update: 🏖️ Resort Hotel 🧹 Resetti can tidy your island 🌐 NSO members can save 3 islands 🎮 New items like Ultra Hand, consoles Switch 2 Edition: ✨ 4K 🖱️ Mouse 📢 Megaphone 👥12-player sessions

🐴 ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER 🐴 Horses of Hoofprint Bay – a lovingly hand-drawn 2D point and click barn buildup game where you take care of horses, train them, and compete for prize money! Breed adorable foals, hire and manage staff, and build the stable of your dreams!

Get ready for the latest Wholesome Snack this December 9, 2025 starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET! Tune in for 20+ exclusive and world premiere announcements from games that inspire optimism, hope, and introspection. As always, huge thanks to @thegameawards.com for co-broadcasting!

Described as a short, cozy, and relaxing typing game, "b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back!" will find you exploring strange lands, solving unique puzzles, and enjoying a calm and gentle journey as you search for your lost beetle.

Become a bento content creator in Bento Story! "Arrange rice, proteins, veggies, and cute decorations into personalized bento boxes. Follow a wholesome narrative about your journey from small hobbyist to beloved bento influencer."

ANNOUNCEMENT: introducing our latest game! The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕 💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle 💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman 💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/

Featured in Wholesome Direct and released on Monday, ILA: A Frosty Glide is a game about a spirited young witch searching for her lost kitty. "With your trusty skatebroom, find secret places and collectables, and improve your magic and flying abilities as you reach the summit."

#ad It's time to set sail! Introducing Cruise Control from @nomorerobots.io Manage your cruise liners, build facilities, and tend to your guests' needs. Work fast to solve problems and ensure smooth sailing! store.steampowered.com/app/3973220/...

Described as a "PET-roidvania", I'm intrigued by the recently announced game Good Boy. "When an anomaly is detected on the planet Terra II, a Human explorer is sent out to investigate. After a bumpy landing, the Human's S.O.S beacon awakens a nearby, dormant LAIKA Rover."

The MakeRoom Halloween Update is here! 📅 Daily prompts to inspire you 🖼️ Use your own images with custom paintings 🏮 Recolor and dim lights to set the perfect mood 🎃 New Halloween-themed items

Happy Diwali! 🪔 Experience a little taste of India this Diwali with The Palace on the Hill, out now on iOS and Android! Also, it's 40% off! Links ⬇️ apps.apple.com/in/app/the-p... play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Added to my ever-growing list of post-apocalyptic cozy games, NAMAKORIUM is a cooperative multiplayer RTS for up to four players. "Command the Namakos (sea cucumbers) left behind by humanity to clean up the polluted oceans."

The latest edition of Steam Next Fest is underway! As always, there are so many cool new demos to sort through, so I'll use this thread to keep track of a few I'm interested in. Devs and fans, please reply with your recommendations!

Out today on Steam, Undusted: Letters from the Past is a game about cleaning long-neglected objects and learning their backstories. "As each object is restored to its pristine condition, the items start whispering memories of the past to her."

MAKEROOM Cosy sandbox building game where you furnish and decorate rooms, gardens, boats, camper vans and more. There's over 1,100 items to place, and you can extensively customise all of them [ PC / 2025 / @kenney.nl @wholesomegames.com ] store.steampowered.com/app/2212670/...

Mingle with a charming cast of characters and enjoy fun activities like fishing and snowball fights in the VR-only title, Penguin Festival! "Complete some last-minute festival to-dos during the day while you explore the vibrant penguin town."

Congrats to the winners @niftihalostudios.com, @maddmilliner.bsky.social, @nyxthebat.vtubers.social, @dollfieplaytime.bsky.social, and @nadine-von-terror.bsky.social Didn't win? SOPA is out now on Steam and Xbox! s.team/a/1935330

We're giving away 5 copies of SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato to celebrate its release on Oct. 7! "Miho steps into the pantry and falls into a magical world full of wonders." 🎮 #Steam 🔁 Repost and... 💬 Reply with what's in your pantry ⏰ Ends tomorrow!

MakeRoom is $7.99 on Steam buff.ly/GmNvdiX Deck verified

Navigate unique mazes with the help of gadgets like a hoverboard or a robot mouse that scurries towards the exit in Go North.

Unravel Frog Island's history and discover the key to your escape while farming, fishing, cooking, and befriending the island's magical and divine frogs.

Explore the mystical sanctuary of the Old Well and reconnect with your childhood friends in The Well's Blessing, a first-person exploration and puzzle game from Barcelona-based art collective BIG STRETCH.

On October 20th #MakeRoom will get its first bigger update; the Halloween update! 🌙 It'll add new features like recolorable lights and plenty of Halloween themed objects. PS. MakeRoom is 20% off now! store.steampowered.com/app/2212670/...

Tons of wholesome and cozy games are on sale now through Oct. 6 as part of the #SteamAutumnSale! 🪑 Is This Seat Taken? 🌿 Tiny Glade 🏠 MakeRoom 🐟 Cast n Chill 📖 Tiny Bookshop 🧩 A Little to the Left 🌾 Fields of Mistria 🛒 Discounty 🍃 Minami Lane 💎 Gemporium

Updates have been sent for all Wholesome Snack submissions! The Snack features about one-third as many games as the Direct, but we received nearly 1,000 entries. That means only 2.5% of submissions made the cut. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their work with us!

🎉 We’re excited to share our first collab with @humblebundle.com! Discover Latin American themes & stories in a bundle of 10 incredible indie games! For just $20 you’ll get the full collection — and support “Trees, Water & People” 🌱 🔗 Link below 👇🏻

Shrink into a miniature world as you explore and live among giant everyday objects in Animula Nook. "Use the objects around you to build, decorate, and customize a miniature haven." This is in the free-to-play category on Steam. As a player, does that change your expectations?

Become a bento content creator in Bento Story! "Arrange rice, proteins, veggies, and cute decorations into personalized bento boxes. Follow a wholesome narrative about your journey from small hobbyist to beloved bento influencer."

Undusted: Letters from the Past, a cozy and heartfelt cleaning game about Adora and her family, finally have release dates!✨ Mark your calendar! 🫧 Oct 13 - Steam 🫧 Oct 16 - Nintendo Switch We can’t wait to share the game with you! ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/2891020/...

Watch your buddy collect bugs throughout the day in My Little Spider, a desktop idle game. "Discover over 50 bugs, upgrade their web, and unlock spider-hats while you work or relax."

Reminder ⏰ Today is the submission deadline for December’s Wholesome Snack! Please complete your entry by midnight Pacific Time to be considered.

Little Rocket Lab now has a release date: October 7th! Featured in Wholesome Snack last year, transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships. "Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!"

#MakeRoom Update 7 is out now! This updates adds 10 new achievements, better Workshop loading, an overhauled tutorial and tons of improvements, changes and new items! ✨ store.steampowered.com/news/app/221...

Wirm is a physics platformer about a worm on a tiny adventure. "hello there i am a wirm come with me and watch me squirm i would eat through dirt all day climb rock, find shell, that's how we'll play bring your friends - they'll be wirms too! nice day for me and fun for you"

👁️Henry Halfhead👁️ OUT NOW 👃 🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects 💌 Experience a wholesome life story 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode! Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch! Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

🔥🍲 SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato has a release date! Grab a bowl of SOPA and enter this magical world of adventures, frogs, and mischief on October 7th!! 👵🐸 "It's like soup; warm and comforting, and exactly what I want" - The Indie Council. #indiegame #indiedev #sopagame #animation

#ad Unleash your creativity in Town to City, out now in Early Access on PC! 🌿 Build at Your Own Pace 🏘️ Nurture The Community ⛰️ Enjoy Grid-Less Building Play now on Steam! ⬇️

Get ready for a fantastic showcase of games! Our annual #GDoCExpo Direct debuts next week, Sept 16 at 1PM PT/4PM ET, so don't forget to hit "Notify Me" on the stream's page! 🙌🏾 With announcements, exclusives, & amazing indies galore, you won't want to miss this💚🩵 gdoc.events/Direct2025 #gamedev

#ad Rhythm Animal Café is a one-button PC rhythm game inspired by Rhythm Heaven, starring five adorable animals living their quirky, music-filled workdays. Tap along to 35 original tracks to cook, clean, snack, and more! Play the demo and wishlist now ⬇️

#MakeRoom Update 6 is now available! 🎉 This update adds hiding & locking objects, sample objects in the editor, hiding the interface and Japanese style items among so many changes/improvements! store.steampowered.com/news/app/221...

Described as a short, cozy, and relaxing typing game, "b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back!" will find you exploring strange lands, solving unique puzzles, and enjoying a calm and gentle journey as you search for your lost beetle.

A celebration of Mexican baking, PancitoMerge is a merge/matching game with a tasty twist: customers will request specific types of bread. "Merge conchas, cuernitos, and more to discover new treats in this whimsical puzzle game with a dash of strategy and a sprinkle of tradition."

Featured in last December's Wholesome Snack, Star Birds represents the collaboration of Toukana Interactive, creators of Dorfromantik, and the animation studio kurzgesagt. It's out today in Early Access!

Do everything while lying down in the "physics-comedy" game Exhausted Man. Play as an ordinary but very tired person as you complete challenges and work toward a better and, I assume, less exhausted life.

#MakeRoom Update 5 is out now! This adds boats, new ambience sounds, new environments, 35+ new items and a lot more! store.steampowered.com/news/app/221... #cozy #cozygaming @wholesomegames.com

Welcome to Arralla Isle, a fictional island off the coast of Australia populated by "big booty cutie fruits". In Letters To Arralla, you play as a mail delivery turnip. "The best part of delivering mail? You can open every letter and look through everyone’s business!"