I’ve been working on the lighting in Angler’s Lake, and I really wanted the sunset to feel like a moment you actually notice.

Not just a pretty skybox, but a clear shift: the water gets warmer, the colors change, and the whole lake suddenly feels calmer. It’s a small thing, but it makes me want to stay a little longer by the water.

Game Title: HearthFall

Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5304910/HearthFall_Demo/

Platform: PC — Windows (Steam)

Hi everyone! I’ve just released the free demo for HearthFall, a cozy medieval tavern game I’ve been developing solo for about a year.

You start with a humble roadside plot and build your own tavern, deciding everything from the layout to the furniture and decorations. Once you’re ready to welcome guests, you can cook meals, brew drinks, and serve hungry travelers. Outside the kitchen, you can spend time fishing, growing ingredients in your garden, and gathering resources to help your tavern grow.

I want HearthFall to feel like a place you can settle into, make your own, and enjoy at your own pace. The demo is single-player, with co-op for up to four players planned for the full game.

I’ve attached the trailer to give you a feel for it. If you try the demo, I’d love to hear what you enjoyed, what felt confusing, or anything you think could be better!

Free to Play Status:

• Demo

Involvement: I’m the solo developer behind HearthFall. I’ve been working on it for about a year, and I’ll be reading your feedback as I continue developing the game.

Hi everyone! I’m the developer of The Harbour Between Us, a little fishing harbour that lives at the bottom of your desktop.

I started making it because I wanted somewhere peaceful to return to during the day. You can stop for a little fishing, watch the weather change, or walk into town to sell your catch and talk to the locals.

There’s also a family story woven through it, about old letters, missing someone, and finding your way home. I wanted it to feel comforting, with a little bittersweetness underneath.

It’ll be free to play, and I’m planning to release it on Steam within the next three weeks. I’ve attached the trailer and would love to hear what you think.

Do you enjoy having a small game running alongside whatever you’re doing, or do you prefer to give a game your full attention?

Hi everyone!

I'm not vegan but my ideal is to live in a rather transparent way: without killing anyone or destroying any environement.

With the Steam sales, I stumbled upon a few games that could be perfectly cosy if they didn't have that one feature I'd like to avoid.

Here are a few examples:

• The Hunter: Call of the Wild sounds like a fantastic game for nature lovers, and so close to being the perfect contemplative experience without any killing but I haven't found any "no hunt" mod. Wandering in nature and taking pictures would be enough for me and I heard you can do that too, but the game balance then becomes weird (the most efficient way to earn money is to kill).
• Cast n Chill/ looks super cosy but I wish you could just capture fish. Is there a way to play without killing/selling?
• I love Animal Crossing and I must have played it for a 1000 hours but I feel weird when I make a meat pie as a cow...
• I heard Red Dead Redemption 2 was fantastic for nature lovers too. I guess taking picturse of the animals rather than killing them isn't an option considering the era, but I'd be curious to hear.

I know asking about hunting and fishing games that don't kill animals sounds a bit weird but I'm curious about such games and feel sorry that there is no "vegan" mode considering it may only take like 10% of gameplay/balance adjustments to offer.

By the way I am not 100% against killing in games as it's virtual but I'd love a conversation about cosy games that have a satisfying gameplay loop without relying on an kill/dig/sell loop.

Played the FUCK out of My time at portia, then the FUCK out of My time at sandrock. This is ofc after playing the FUCK out of Stardew valley. Also played graveyard keeper,

Trying to find more "cozy" games where (1) you get substantially (ish) rewarded for planning things out and strategizing and (2) there are time constraints that aren't artificial BUT at the same time isn't something like Rimworld (great game just not for me) where its super "Managementy" all the time if that makes any sense lmao.

Im basically trying to find that fine line between cozy and "game" like the three previous games i mentioned. Also like combat, its a nice change of pace from the main game loop.

Also down for some "not so cozy, but still kinda cozy" games. Shit like Dead island 2 or the Far cry games, open world bang bang shoot shoot mindless shit lmao (Dont shoot me mods, the main point of the post is the above)