Cozy games to play on Nintendo Switch: My All Time Favorites

Here are my all time favorites games to play on Nintendo Switch. I thought perhaps I’d give you a little more information on what made me love each of these games the most!

1. Graveyard Keeper

Build and manage your own graveyard and expand into entertainment with witch-burning festivals.

Enjoy a dark humored storyline with unique gameplay and concept. Be the preacher in your church and upgrade many skills.

I hesitated at first for that one and it turned out to be one of my favorite of all times. It was original and there was so many different things to do. There is fishing, crafting, cooking, you even get to have a tavern if you buy the DLC’s and a team of zombies to help you do the tasks you get bored of. The story is captivating also and I never got so excited to dig graves and receive a dead body that’s for sure. I bought all DLC’s and completed everything. (Which is a rare event for me) I wish I could discover this game for the first time.

Average gameplay: 46 hours

Number of players: 1

Price on Nintendo Store: 24.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved:

• Concept of the game overall is very interesting, loved to take care of a graveyard. It was also perfect for fall/ Halloween;
• Interesting and engaging storyline;
• A lot to discover and to upgrade;
• Never felt overwhelmed, but always curious for what came next;
• DLC’s are WORTH IT. Not just some money grab;
• Cute and satisfying pixel graphics.
• Breaking Dead DLC took away a lot of “repetitive tasks” which is amazing for my ADHD brain.

2. Dragon Quest Builder 2

In this surprisingly underrated block building RPG, you get to experience a rich story and a huge world!

Gather, craft, create, combat, swim, glide, plant and so much more! There is always a new layer to discover in this game. Plus, the tutorial is quite extensive allowing you to really understand what is happening!

Average gameplay: 55 hours

Number of players: 4

Price on Nintendo Store: 69.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: Yes

Things I loved about this game:

• Building villages and increasing the population, unlocking new recipes & perks.
• The storyline was interesting even if I had never played any Dragon Quest related games before.
• Every time I thought I  had unlocked everything, there was some new things to unlock.
• There is a lot of materials, recipes to discover.
• You can change everything in your main island and it is very big. There is many hours that could be put into turning everything into what you desire. The possibilities are endless!
• You meet new characters in different parts of the game and every time people join your main island.

3. Stardew Valley

Highly addictive open-ended country life RPG. Build relationships, improve your skills, decorate the whole town, discover countless secrets and win capitalism in a cute pixel world.

Average gameplay: 53 hours

Number of players: 4

Price on Nintendo Store: 16.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• It’s in constant evolution, after years of playing, the developer STILL adds new content. Even whole new places to discover, it’s impressive.
• It’s super easy to categorize chests and super intuitive buttons to organize your inventory.
• Sounds and visual are very comforting (maybe even addicting)
• A LOTTT of customization. You can decorate your whole farm, the whole city and even the inside of other NPC’s houses.
• The wiki is so complete, you can never get lost and not know what to do next.
• You can fish, cook, craft, romance, have a ton of pets even dinosaurs and blue chickens!
• There is a lot of easter eggs to find, after years of playing the game, some people still find new ones!
• The mining part of the game is not the coziest for everyone, but it is incredibly addicting.

4. Cozy Grove

Collect all types of resources, pets and recipes. Craft, decorate, cook, fish and bring back the colors and the lights to this adorable hunted island.

Arrive on a mysterious island where you meet adorable ghost bears and learn their life stories. Take your time as this game takes real time in consideration!

Average gameplay: 75 hours

Number of players: 1

Price on Nintendo Store: 16.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• Although I wasn’t sure of the graphics at first, it seriously grew on me. I also love how the art style is so distinctive from anything else.
• The story line made me smile (and shed a tear, possibly…) a couple of times.
• The bears are so cute! And I loved the little fire that you need to feed! Remind me of Calcifer in the moving castle.
• I loved how everything was grey-ish and becomes colorful when you spread light. Very satisfying.
• The VARIETY of plants, outfits, decors, animals and overall things you can have!! It was very satisfying and fun to create something cute.
• You get rewards when you reach certain goals, not just a title. That was gratifying. It made me even more excited to complete collections.
• You can decorate inside your house and have cute little cats that have very distinctive taste for decor.
• You start with a small island and you grow it with time and by completing missing and giving wood to your little fire. – The different tools are so practical! The harmonica especially.

5. Cult of the Lamb

Play as a cute little lamb and grow a cult. Customize your cult members, your camp and discover many new abilities!

You can choose multiple ways to manage your cult… from sacrificing members to feeding them mushrooms… It is an addictive masterpiece.

Average gameplay: 15 hours

Number of players: 2 players

Price on Nintendo Store: 27.99 $ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• Perfect mixt of cute & spooky
• There is a lot of buildings & upgrades to unlock that are both super practical & fun
• You can pet, bully, marry, sacrifice and so much more your followers.
• The combat aspect of it feels very smooth & addictive.
• Twitch integration is very fun & interactive.
• There is multiple ways you can manage your cult and that give the game a lot of replay value.
• I loved the variety of followers you can have and how much you could customize them all!
• Every follower have different characteristics.
• The mixt of management and roguelike elements were perfectly blended together and created a very addictive game!
• The fishing mini game was very satisfying in this game. I am not the greatest fishing mini game fan, but I particularly enjoyed this one!
• You can drug your followers with magic mushrooms when they get too angry. It was great for when I went more intensely into combat.
• I loved the cards you collect throughout the runs and how you can buy more to unlock new bonuses throughout the game.
• I loved how faith was collected from the followers and how I always needed to come back to feed them or make some sermons.
• Sometimes the old gods curses your followers. It adds a little spice. Loved it.

6. Let’s Build a Zoo

Create the most adorable and colorful pixelated zoo there is with thousands of possibilities of animal combinations.

Choose a path of good or evil and enjoy watching your animals bounce joyfully on trampolines!

Average gameplay: 41 hours

Number of players: 1 player

Price on Nintendo Store: 22.79$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• Adorable colorful pixel graphics (from the deco, to the animals and the customers! Everything is adorable)
• So much decors! You can really make something beautiful.
• Very original twist with a path that you can choose towards good or evil depending on how you manage the zoo.
• SO many animals! (And each animal have so many variations!) made me feel like i needed to « catch them all ».
• So many possibilities with the DNA option. You can mix random animals together and create very strange results.
• DLC adds a whole new game type. An aquarium and a dinosaur park! The options are endless.
• So satisfying to see all the employees and customers enter the zoo every morning.

7. Moonstone Island

Collect all types of pixelated creatures in an open world with more than 100 islands to explore.

Go on dates, become friends with the villagers, create the house of your dreams and travel the world by balloon, broom and glider!

Build friendships with NPC and wild spirits, customize your world, travel by broom, balloon & glider!

Average gameplay: 34 hours

Number of players: 1

Price on Nintendo Store: 25.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• The graphics are absolutely beautiful. The colors are vibrant & everything feels so inviting.
• There is many islands to discover, each have different puzzles that can be solved finding maps all over the world.
• The dungeons are super rewarding and it’s fun to use your pickaxe to find surprise mines.
• There is many different biomes, each have a lot to forage and each thing have specific effects on you or your Spirits.
• The farming is fun, but not a too big part of the game making it repetitive and overbearing. It’s simple, but satisfying.
• I loved upgrading my deck and my cards. You can find items to upgrade specific cards and it respawns after a little while making it perfect for never ending exploration.

8. Cat Cafe Manager

Open and customize your very own cat cafe and befriend local cats. Meet villagers and try to satisfy your customers while taking care of diverse and adorable fluffy friends.

Average gameplay: 10 hours

Number of players: 1

Price on Nintendo Store: 25.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• Cats! What more could I say!
• The graphics are cute and colorful.
• Building relationships with cats & people in town.
• I loved how you start with a small café and grow bigger with many cats and employees.
• Reminded me of a game that I loved as a child called diner dash! I’m super happy to have found this game.

9. Disney Dreamlight Valley

Craft, build friendships, fish, farm, mine, decorate and so much more! There is always new things that are added and to discover…

Enter a magical realm where all the Disney characters are awaiting for you.

Average gameplay: 33 hours

Number of players: 1 player for main story, up to 4 players can visit your world.

Price on Nintendo Store: 51.99$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• I’m a Disney fan, so I loved to enter a world filled with the characters I love.
• How much I could customize everything: the whole world is customizable!
• You don’t need to fill your watering can… EVER. It’s magic! Literally.
• You get to choose where to put the houses of every character that wants to come to your Valley.
• There is a very extensive story line with very diverse quests and puzzles!
• The magic dust that allows you to quickly find the desired character! Life changing.
• The graphics are stunning! and there is so many adorable little animals.
• Quests change daily and you have also have long term events that appear and allow you to buy special things!
• The wells can be moved around and are also a teleportation point!
• You eat to gain back energy, but you can also eat to fill more the bar and be able to glide super fast. I love that because after a while I can get a little bored by just running around in games like this. Plus it’s fun cause you don’t need to go get a horse or something special, it’s just a button you press when you have enough energy!

10. Two Point Hospital

Manage a hospital with all types of unusual diseases and treatments with dark humor and intuitive mechanics.

Average gameplay: 39 hours

Number of players: 1

Price on Nintendo Store: 54.95$ CAD

Switch Demo: No

Things I loved about this game:

• The radio is hilarious and filled with dark humor.
• There is many things to manage, from the salaries of the employees, to the ways the rooms are made, the temperature, the drinks, the food, the toilets, the treatments and the prices of the treatments! It starts slow and builds more and more!
• You get different hospital to manage each with different challenges and diseases. It’s fun to try to reach 3 stars on each level.
• The diseases are all silly & original.
• You can change the priorities of certain rooms, you can remove the necessity of a certain check-up with a doctor to make the process faster; there are a lot of small details that you learn along the way to make it more efficient.

If you enjoyed Two Point Hospital, I highly recommend checking out the other games from the Two Point series.

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