Tip for Bandle Tale: if your instinct is to grind for skill points, try throwing a non-story party instead. You’ll probably need to do a food stand at the location (or the same island at least) to raise morale before you can throw a party, but parties are absolutely the way to earn the skill points you need. The early gameplay suggests that parties should be for story beats, but that’s just not true.

Your voice is so comforting. There's nothing like coming home after work and finding so many new exciting games to add to my list 😌

a PHD in chemistry is actually so impressive!

I bought Moonstone 2 days ago and it's interfering with my job lol I love it so so much- my favorite game to come along in quite a while

My wishlist has been expanded, thank you.

ive never heard of tavern talk but it sounds so cool!!! such interesting gameplay

Ive just started playing Everafter Falls, its new so not many guides out. Id love to see other people and youtubers make some vids about it! Its a lovely and fun and funny game so far.

LOVE when a gaming channel is sponsored by a game!

Thank you so much for the lovely Paper Trail mention! 😭🥰

Could you possibly make a Top 10 or Ranked video of best Cozy games for Cooperative/Multiplayer on PC? Like Farm Together 2, Lightyear Frontier, Dinkum, etc.? Would love to see a video like that from someone like yourself with hundreds of hours of experience. Wife and I are looking for new Cozy type Survival, Building or Farm games to play to fill our time together. Cheers! Love your videos btw! :)

You're my best cozy KZfaqr of all time ❤🎮😍

So many good ones on this list! I have been playing Dave the Diver, princess peach showtime, and Moonstone island a lot so far.

Love your content! Got me back into playing my switch more 😊

I've gotten to know so many great games because of your videos! Thank you for your great videos and all the information you provide! 😊

Thank you so much for recommending Tavern Talk, just got it and so far I love it 😊

please please try Slay the Spire if you like balatro!!! It’s widely beloved as one of the best deck building roguelikes of all time and it is so well done and fun to play! it’s like balatro but with lore and critters instead of numbers. it’s still card based like this though. it’s soooo addicting. i’m a cozy game girlie at heart. but slay the spire has over 500 hours of gameplay for me. more than my 450 hours in stardew and my 300+ in animal crossing. edit: everything you described as reasons why you love balatro were reasons i love slay the spire 😭😭 so good

Ok, Dr. Cozy Games! We see you. ❤

It's fun to watch reviews of videogames that simply didn't exist 25 years ago. It speaks to the diversity and creative spirit of the medium and all the many ways you can play. Thanks for sharing!

I bought moonstone island on switch on launch after seeing your video looking forward to it and omg I’m hooked! I also love that there’s nothing you have to do, so you can do whatever you feel like and change your focus as you desire. I’m probably equally excited about the dates as I am taming spirits. 😂

i bought moonstone island and i liked it a lot! unfortunately it has some issues on the switch that can be quite annoying (opening chests in your home sometimes doesn't load the content of the chest and the character gets stuck, but time still passes, so you either wait for 2AM or reload everything; and also getting out of the medallion kind of "immobilizes" the character, making the glider not work anymore) and i found myself a but worried about losing my progress while playing, but apart from that it's been enjoyable! will definitely check out Bandle Tale next

ok Dr. Eeowna!! That's awesome!

Been bonkers for Moonstone Island all month! 🎉 It's very Studio Ghibli-esk along with the other comparisons. 😊

Everafter Falls has been my go to for cozy this year!

Tavern Talk and Stitch are so good. Along somewhat similar lines to Stitch is the picross game "LogiArt Grimoire." I love any picross game, but this one in particular is extra rewarding as you're basically discovering the things that make up the world by combining the objects, etc from the puzzles you complete to make more puzzles, which you then combine to make more puzzles/objects, etc. There is quite a bit of content, and it's fun enough that I'll probably start over from scratch whenever I do finally complete it. Also, while I know Powerwash Simulator isn't exactly a new release, that latest DLC pack is by far my favorite, and it looks like we have even more top notch levels still to come this year. I have over 700 hours in PWS. Imo, there is no game that's better to pair with a good audiobook/podcast or show in the background. Some good stuff this year, to be sure. ETA: How did I forget Balatro?? Love me some Balatro.

yes!!!!!!! a new video! you are literally the best cozy youtuber ever!

I am really looking forward to Fields of Mistria. It has a Sailor Moon vibe to it and the fact that Toby Fox made the trailer music had me sold

My top 3: Coral Island, Little known galaxy, & Roots of Pacha

Balatro is really fun

Botany Manor: a gardening puzzle game where you explore a beautiful Victorian estate. Pros: very beautiful, available on switch. Cons: expensive for the short number of hours of gameplay. Really enjoyed it, would highly recommend if it goes on sale!

Moonstone island is my obsession at the moment.

So many of these games going on my list! Also, so many games so little time 😂 Did you ever finish BG3 by the way? If so, what did you think? I know it’s very different to the usual stuff you stream!

smushi come home is a great open world adventure. Very calming

Stitch seems like a fun game to play. Thanks for sharing!

You should also try Dungeons of Hinterberg...

...Corki? Moogles? Huh. I had no idea Riot had stepped foot in cozy RPG!

Been waiting to hear your thoughts on Moonstone Island! Definitely wanna check that one out. Especially since the 1.6 Stardew update is taking forever to come to Switch

Thanks i now know why I couldn't find stitch.

I recently completed Bandle Tale and absolutely loved it! It may be my favourite game of the year. Currently playing Moonstone Island and so far, it's a close second!

Wait to Christmas for new games sadly 😢… these games looks so fun

Looks good

I really need that powerwash dlc lol

my top three for the year so far are little kitty big city, terra memoria, and balatro.

i need to know more about the giant psyduck

Paper trail is officially on my wish list!

I stopped playing Moonstone Island to watch this lmao 😂 I'm obsessed, send help Hmm!! I wasn't super interested in Coffee Talk, but Tavern Talk has me VERY interested. 👀✨ Thanks for the review, I will try it out!! And oof, I *need* Bandle Tale but I'm trying to hold out for a good sale. 😭

I love all of your videos ❤

Paper Trail reminds me a lot of the game Carto that came out a few years ago

I love Stitch. Its just so relaxing. I wondered if you would find it 😊

I just bought Moonstone Island and I’m so excited!!

Paper Trail and stitch. look to be right up my alley. I am hoping they come on sale and I can buy them in the near future. My top 3 cozy games so far are: 1. Balatro - my new obsession 2. Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On (remake of my favorite game on the 3ds, Pocket Card Jockey (by Game Freak), focused around playing solitaire and racing horses. Your performance in the solitaire rounds affect your relationship with your horse and your progress in the races. In my 3ds playthrough, I named all my horses after horse Pokemon like Ponyta and Rapidash! This game was SO addictive on the 3ds and it continues the trend in the Switch remake. 3. Tavern Talk - love the drink making and the quest building mechanics Honorable mentions to Suika Game, Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles, and Wylde Flowers which released in prior years but I only discovered them last month. 😅 EDIT: I learned Pocket Card Jockey is also on Apple Arcade and I expect the user interface is even better there.

I also love Balatro and agree 100% that it's a cozy game, my first games were card games and this one has such a wacky sense of humor. I also adore Paper Trail and have played through all of it, but will have to play again because I didn't figure out the side quest of collecting the origami figures until I was into the second world. I have also played A Fold Apart which uses a similar mechanic. I am still trying to decide if Moonstone Island is for me, farming sims can be such a time suck. I absolutely LOVED Snuffkin my only complaint was it was too short! Bandle Tale looks adorable but again, time suck. I have the demo of Coffee Talk but honestly visual novels can put me to sleep. Love your channel!

I did buy a power washer as a result of playing the game. It awesome but buy a visor too

Love your voice

Moonstone Island is worth it on Nintendo Switch?

you would love love love animal well!

I love your sparkly eye makeup! Can you let us know what it is?

Welp, now I am reinstalling Bandle Tale :)

Genuine question - what is a cozy game? Like does it make you feel cozy?

I’m still trapped in the world of Moonstone Island, mingling with those adorable spirits. Just realised that Moonstone Island is the only cozy game I’ve played so far that is released this year. Look forward to play the upcoming Fields of Mistria, Tiny Glade, Plucky Squire, and Zelda game.

Literally playing stitch as I watch this lol

Wait tavern talk seems even more interesting than coffee talk?! haven't played any of them but was looking to buy coffee talk. but the quests part makes me want to be more interested in tavern talk

Eeowna! I’ve missed you! Did you move? Peeping the background change 👀 (sorry if you’ve mentioned this) 😂🥰

Oh and Switch reminds me of minesweeper! Haha

I've been so interested in some of the League of Legends games, I'm immediately buying Bandle Tale! Are any of the other League of Legends games good and cozy?

I bought Stitch. after seeing your video and it is amazing! I can’t put it down. 😊

I have a question: Do you have octodad because I would like to know your thoughts on it

Have you played Suika Game before? So good and addictive - a daily game!

Bandle tale reminds me sooooo much of drawn to life

Stich is great, i play it on Apple Arcade

Moonstone island is corrupted on my switch and I’m so sad!!! I only got to play for a few minutes 😭

Moonstone island is the goat

Moonstone Island is hugely popular but every single time I think about 100 islands...I just can't. Too many other games to play.

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Balatro is my current love hate relationship. I am obsessed with the game, but cannot win a match for the life of me 🤣 I got to the last ante and messed up and have never come as close to winning again.

i love bandle tale so much (cause i knit and love pixel games haha) but i stuck after 10 hours cause i cant earn orbs (i cant make parties or picnics, i dont have enough skills) this make me so sad… (sorry for my english)

It's shocking that there is no real competitor to Switch Animal Crossing. Every one I've tried just sucks or falls flat.

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What a strange accent

Stitch. for mobile is an Apple Arcade exclusive.. :(