Wholesome Games is about to bring its cozy vibes back to Summer Game Fest 2025 with a brand new games showcase. Read on to learn where to watch their stream and when it will go live.
Wholesome Direct Summer Game Fest 2025 | Everything Announced
Sizzle Reels of Other Wholesome Games!
The Wholesome Direct Summer Game Fest 2025 concluded with a compilation of game trailers, presented in the following order:
⚫︎ KuloNiku: Bowl Up
⚫︎ A Tiny Wander
⚫︎ Outside the Blocks
⚫︎ Clawsome
⚫︎ The Berlin Apartment
⚫︎ Llamalandia
⚫︎ Danchi Days
⚫︎ Sheepherds
⚫︎ The Great Coffee Caper
⚫︎ Capy Castaway
⚫︎ Anxiety Puppy
⚫︎ MAFATE
⚫︎ Townbox
⚫︎ Shiba Sweet
⚫︎ Muri: Wildwoods
⚫︎ Puni the Florist
⚫︎ Mazey Village
⚫︎ Mecha
⚫︎ Dosa Divas
⚫︎ Letters to Arralla
⚫︎ Asocial Giraffe
⚫︎ Gemporium
⚫︎ Crescent County
⚫︎ Pawsta
⚫︎ On-Together
Fishbowl Available to Wishlist with a Free Demo to Play Now
Fishbowl is a heartfelt, pixel art coming-of-age game developed by a passionate two-person team—and it’s now available to wishlist on PS5 and Steam, with a free demo ready to play today!
Step into the shoes of 21-year-old Alo, who returns to her childhood home and begins sorting through her late grandmother’s belongings. As you explore nostalgic puzzles and unlock treasured memories, you'll navigate the delicate balance between grief, adulthood, and self-discovery.
Town to City Coming Summer 2025
From the creators who brought to life the minimalistic and relaxing Station to Station comes a new cozy city builder set in the 19th century. Town to City features a thriving Mediterranean town where every street has its own story to tell.
Help the city flourish as you freely customize and construct buildings to create the perfect home for your community. Freely construct the city of your dreams with its gridless building mechanics and a wide range of selection of buildings, settlements, amenities, and other things that will make your town enticing for new families to move in.
Town to City comes out on Steam in Summer 2025, with its demo available today.
Collector’s Cove Demo Arrives Today
Take care of an adorable dino and grow your very own farm on the high seas with Collector’s Cove. Cultivate your floating homestead and discover islands as you take on perilous adventures over uncharted waters.
Reel in rare and elusive fish while customizing your ship to your liking. Personalize your ship and transform it into your cozy new home. Collector’s Cove release date was not specified, but its demo arrives today.
ISLANDERS: New Shores Releases July 10 with Free Updates to Follow
ISLANDERS: New Shores sets sail on July 10, 2025, launching on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Steam, and PS5—and yes, a free demo is already available on Steam!
This serene and creative city-builder returns with 44 building types, 6 diverse biomes, and 4 vibrant color variations for each structure, giving you the tools to build the island of your dreams. Whether you're chasing high scores or just vibing with the aesthetic, New Shores lets you craft beautiful, unique cities your way.
New features like Photo Mode let you capture your creations, and free post-launch content updates promise even more to explore after release.
Discounty Demo Available Today
Discounty lets you manage your very own supermarket and unravel the town’s mysteries. Run the local discount mart and engage with the townsfolk’s drama. Organize and plan the perfect layout of your shop and get the most lucrative deals to help build your aunt’s secret business empire.
Be the best shopkeeper in Blomkest and get to know the community to make them loyal patrons of your supermarket. Build relationships with the manufacturers in the neighborhood to sell local specialty goods to boost sales.
Discounty is coming on all platforms on August 21, while its demo is available today.
Out and About’s Playtest is Now Out and About
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of real-life plants in Out and About. This cozy foraging game lets you identify and collect over 100+ species of wild flora and fungi, transform them into tasty dishes and potent herbal remedies, and play a vital role in rebuilding your storm-damaged community.
Discover a sprawling natural world, from lush forests and sweeping grasslands to stunning coastal beaches and rich wetlands. Customize your character and make friends with the local townsfolk as you become part of the community.
Out and About’s playtest went live today on Steam!
Hotel Galactic Releases this July 24 on Steam
Hotel Galactic launches in Early Access on Steam this July 24, 2025, and is now available to wishlist!
Inspired by the warmth and wonder of Studio Ghibli, this cozy management simulation invites you to restore and customize a once-forgotten intergalactic hotel nestled on a magical floating island. Envisioned by Grandpa Gustav, the hotel drifts through space, waiting for you to bring it back to life.
Design every corner to match your creative vision, nurture the island’s whimsical ecosystem, gather strange cosmic resources, and uncover charming secrets. Along the way, you’ll meet a delightful cast of quirky characters, grow alien plants, raise adorable creatures, and breathe life back into a forgotten dream among the stars.
Heidi’s Legacy Mountain Calling Available for Wishlist on Steam
Guide the flock and manage your herd as you shepherd your animals in Heidi’s Legacy Mountain Calling. Drawing inspiration from the beloved Heidi novels, this game lets you experience a serene pastoral life as you tend to goats, create mountain goods, and assist your community in rebuilding. It's a journey of nature, healing, connection, and self-discovery.
This cozy narrative sim lets you experience a peaceful pastoral life as you escape the harsh city and enjoy the fresh breeze of the mountains. Heidi’s Legacy Mountain Calling is now available for wishlist on Steam.
One Move Away Demo Out Now
One Move Away is a cozy, first-person puzzle game about new beginnings. As you pack for another move, you'll step into the lives of three distinct characters, unraveling their personal stories through the belongings they choose to keep or leave behind.
One Move Away is set to be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Its demo is now available today on Steam.
Gecko Gods Releases this Fall with a Playable Demo Out Now!
Gekko Gods is set to launch in Fall 2025 and is now available to wishlist on Steam! Even better—a free playable demo is out now, so you can try it today.
Step into the tiny feet of a gecko in this relaxing action-puzzle platformer as you climb walls, solve ancient puzzles, and explore the ruins of a lost civilization. Whether you're leaping across sun-soaked temples or sticking to walls to uncover secrets, Gekko Gods offers a chill, thoughtful adventure packed with charm and discovery.
All Will Rise Brings Justice in 2026
All Will Rise is a narrative courtroom deck builder that brings justice to the world. Lead your team through a high-stakes conflict, navigating alliances with ecoterrorists and godmen. Build your deck, pursue leads, and recruit allies to strengthen your position. Ultimately, you'll need to make your case and win the battle for the future.
All Will Rise is set to be released in 2026. You can now wishlist the game on Steam.
Fireside Feelings Airs Its Emotions Today
Fireside Feelings invites you to connect with others by sharing your thoughts and exploring theirs. Imagine the cozy warmth of a campfire as you engage in conversations with people across different times and places.
Exchange experiences and talk with a friend in Fireside Feelings, available today on Steam.
Milano’s Odd Job Collection is Coming Sometime this Year!
Milano’s Odd Job Collection is finally getting its long-overdue global debut! Originally released exclusively in Japan in 1999 as a beloved PlayStation classic, this quirky gem is coming worldwide in 2025 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
Fully remastered with enhanced resolution, improved quality-of-life features, trophy/achievement support, and for the first time ever—fully localized English text and voice acting—this cult favorite is ready for a new generation.
You play as 11-year-old Milano, who finds herself spending the summer alone at her uncle’s house. Instead of moping, she decides to take on an assortment of hilarious part-time gigs! From delivering newspapers and helping out at a café to oddball tasks you’d never expect, every job plays out through a colorful variety of mini-games.
Whether you're working hard or just chilling at home, Milano’s Odd Job Collection promises a cozy, whimsical slice-of-life adventure with loads of charm and heart.
Omelet You Cook Serves Up Today
Craft the perfect omelet in the cafeteria as you serve up in Omelet You Cook. Mix it up with different ingredients to satisfy the cravings of your quirky customers. New hazards, evolving restrictions, and ever-increasing score thresholds await you in each round, demanding you stretch your culinary creativity further than ever before.
Featuring 15+ customer traits that shake up every run, over 45 delicious ingredients, 30+ relics that aid you in your cooking journey, and much more. Heed your customer’s requests and impress the endless appetite of Principal Clucker. Omelet You Cook is now available on Steam.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark Exits Early Access Today
Lynked: Banner of the Spark seamlessly blends the action-packed fun of a roguelite with the rich progression and charm of a life sim. Team up with your rescued robot pals to build a vibrant new world! In this colorful action RPG, you'll battle waves of enemies solo or with a friend.
Dive into fast-paced combat against swarms of robots and formidable bosses, then use your spoils to customize and grow your home base. Through your team and community’s efforts, you can save the world in Lynked: Banner of the Spark, now available on Steam.
Camper Van: Make it Home Out Today!
Create your home-on-wheels as you personalize and customize your camper in Camper Van: Make It Home. Decorate and organize your dream camper van through a delightful mix of creative block puzzles and relaxing interior design. It's a journey of self-discovery designed to bring ease to your heart and make your custom camper feel just right.
Mix up your designs as you make your way through different locations to capture the perfect essence of that area. Meet furry friends as you take on every step of your journey. Express yourself through designing your mobile home in Camper Van: Make It Home, now available on Steam.
Seasonala Cemetery Comes To Life Today
Seasonala Cemetery offers a meditative experience, inviting players to explore the serene beauty of a truly living cemetery. This game dynamically changes with your system's real date and time: witness the cemetery bustling with life in summer, or explore its quiet, snowy charm in winter. Observe and interact with NPCs and animals, all while immersed in ambient sounds recorded from a real-life cemetery.
Contemplate life and death as you go through the seasons in Seasonala Cemetery, available today for free on itch.io and Steam.
Everdeep Aurora Arrives on Steam This July 10; Demo Available Now
Dive into Everdeep Aurora this July 10, 2025! A demo arrives on Steam today! We’ll be sure to update this section when more information is available, so check back later for more!
The Guardian of Nature Episode 1 Out Now on Steam
Step into a beautifully hand-drawn world in this captivating point-and-click puzzle adventure. You play as Harry, a dedicated botanist, embarking on a magical journey to uncover the deep connections between all living things and the natural world.
Solve environmental puzzles, explore rich, storybook-like landscapes, and fill out your Book of Nature with your discoveries. With its serene atmosphere and heartfelt message, The Guardian of Nature invites you to slow down, explore, and reconnect with the wonders of the natural world.
Haunted Paws Closed Alpha Now Available
Haunted Paws lets you investigate the dark and eerie neighborhood like the good dog you are! Play local co-op with your friend as you try and rescue your human friend in a haunted mansion. Customize your puppy by choosing your favorite breed and adding distinctive features to make your paw friend unique.
Explore spooky environments and defeat evil creatures in this action-packed adventure. Haunted Paws is now available for closed alpha on Steam.
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game releases July 29
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game is just around the corner, as Wholesome Direct reaffirms its July 29 release date! Live the cozy life of a Hobbit as you enjoy the serene landscape of the Shire.
Step into an ideal Middle-earth retreat where you can discover, decorate, and connect with others. Friendly Hobbits and beloved characters eagerly await you in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game.
Winter Burrow is Available to Wishlist Now!
Winter Burrow is now available to wishlist, with a planned release in 2025 for PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and Xbox Game Pass!
Step into a cozy survival adventure as a tiny mouse returning to your childhood home, only to find it in ruins. In Winter Burrow, you'll rebuild your cozy nest, gather resources, craft essentials, and survive the harsh winter. But there's more than just snow to uncover—unravel the mystery behind your missing Aunt as you explore the quiet, story-rich woods. Charming, heartfelt, and full of warmth, it’s a tale of home, healing, and tiny triumphs.
Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk Out Now on Early Access
Count those coins and choose a variety of items as you manage your vending machines in Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk. Create your own vending machine empire in this relaxing idle simulation! Oversee staff, personalize your locations, and enjoy watching your business flourish.
Play at your own pace, or let the game run quietly in the background with calming music to accompany your day. Vending Dokan! Kozky Kiosk is available now for early access!
Little Kitty Big City Free Content Update Arrives This Summer
Little Kitty Big City receives a big free content update this Summer! Play as a playful little kitty and make your way home. But before that, explore the whole city and make friends along the way. Complete quests and help out other local animals to befriend them.
Customize your cat and go about at your own pace as you take each step closer to home. Little Kitty, Big City is available on Steam and will receive a free update coming soon.
Big Hops is Available to Wishlist Now with a Demo on Steam!
Swing, climb, and craft your own way through a unique 3D platformer in Big Hops. You'll build your path using veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and more. Explore vast Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds as you find your way home, collecting bugs, upgrading your backpack, and meeting new animal friends.
Its Tongue gameplay lets you interact with the world using your versatile tongue. From tongue-swinging to tongue-hooks, complete challenges and discover hidden paths. Big Hops is now available to wishlist on Steam, with a playable demo ready to try today! The full game is set to launch sometime in 2025.
Monument Valley 3 Releases On Consoles on July 22
Monument Valley 3 sails closer to its launch as developer Ustwo Games revealed during the Wholesome Direct Showcase that it will release on July 22 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.
Continuing the tradition of its predecessors, it offers a unique and visually stunning experience centered around manipulating impossible architecture and optical illusions to guide a character through surreal environments.
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home is Out Now for PC and Nintendo Switch
Transform puzzles into charming furniture to create the perfect home for your adorable rodent pal in Squeakross: Home Squeak Home. This cozy game lets you collect hundreds of decorations, accessories, and stickers, filling your virtual home with delightful charm!
With over 650 puzzles to solve, create your cozy rodent home and customize it with plenty of options to choose from. Squeak your way to various puzzles in Squeakross, out now for both PC (via Steam) and the Nintendo Switch!
Let’s Build A Dungeon is Now Available to Wishlist on Steam and Xbox
Let’s Build a Dungeon: Game Dev Simulator has just dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer, revealing two exciting game modes that expand the creative possibilities. The game is now available to wishlist on Xbox and Steam, with a free playable demo live now on Steam.
In this unique management sim, you'll build the ultimate fantasy MMO from the ground up—not just in-game, but behind the scenes. Hire designers, coders, and testers to bring your vision to life, then navigate the high-stakes world of game development.
Balance creativity with business as you pitch to investors, manage deadlines, and handle publisher expectations, all while crafting your dream dungeon-crawling adventure. Presented in a charming pixel art style, this simulator puts you in control of both the fantasy world and the real-world studio that builds it.
Ambroise Niflette & The Gleaned Bell Available For Wishlist on Steam
Ambroise Niflette & The Gleaned Bell features an adorable stop-motion world centered around the cute detective protagonist, the titular Ambroise Niflette. He is called to the small, mysterious village of Touvoir-en-Thym-et-Pomme after a devastating catastrophe has occurred: the town’s beloved Gleaned Bell has been stolen! Without the bell, the villagers cannot celebrate their annual festival. With such a mystery in their hands, it’s up to Ambroise and his detective prowess to get to the bottom of it all!
Ambroise Niflette & the Gleaned Bell can now be wishlisted on Steam.
MakeRoom, The Cozy Diorama Game, Coming to Steam This August
Create stylish miniature dioramas and furniture pieces in MakeRoom, arriving on Steam this August 7, 2025! Choose from over 1000 different objects to place in your diorama rooms, designing and arranging them just the way you want them to be.
You can also take on requests from the inhabitants of MakeRoom Island, having you redecorate their room exactly to their taste. Perhaps you’ll be creating a cozy room for cats, or a deathly, moody room for vampires next!
Is This Seat Taken? Releases this August
Is This Seat Taken? arrives this August 2025 and is now available to wishlist on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Google Play, and the Apple App Store!
Step into the shoes of Nat, an aspiring actor-turned-seating matchmaker, as you navigate a series of comedic and awkward scenarios on a globe-trotting journey. Your job? Make sure everyone finds the perfect seat—even if that means separating a loud snacker from a grumpy traveler.
Solve charming, dialogue-rich puzzles by observing each quirky character’s unique personality, preferences, and pet peeves. With no timers or leaderboards, Is This Seat Taken? offers a relaxing yet clever puzzle experience that’s all about making people feel seen… and properly seated.
Luma Island Pirates Coming on June 20
Luma Island Pirates is an upcoming free expansion for the existing farming and adventure simulation game Luma Island. This update is scheduled to launch on June 20, 2025, and introduces a significant piratical theme to the established gameplay loop.
Build and manage farms by mastering various professions and collecting magical creatures known as Lumas. The Pirates update expands upon this foundation by introducing a new pirate-themed zone. This area will feature mini-games, temples, and traps.
Gourdlets Together Greets Gourd Morning This 2025
Greet your neighbors "gourd morning" in Gourdlets Together! It is a multiplayer spin-off building upon the foundation of last year’s sandbox title, Gourdlets. Here, you’re designing and customizing your own island, inhabited by adorable gourd-inspired characters.
This spin-off comes with fishing! Players can earn money through this, which can then be spent on various buildings, decorations, upgrades, and accessories to personalize your island home.
You can also now invite friends to your custom islands and build it together. If you just want to gander at your friends’ islands, you can do that too! As a cozy game, play it at your own pace! Though no concrete release date was given, the game is slated to launch on PC later this year.
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Releases this August 27!
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar launches on August 27, 2025, and is now available for pre-order on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam!
Inspired by the beloved classic handheld title, Grand Bazaar returns with stunning HD visuals, full voice acting, and a host of new characters and events. Set in the charming town of Zephyr, you’ll raise animals, grow crops, craft delicious goods, and run your own stall at the bustling bazaar. Help revive the town’s fading charm and build a thriving community through farming, friendship, and festive weekly markets.
Instants Out Today!
Take your precious memories and compile them all in a scrapbook with Instants. It’s a narrative puzzle game that tasks you with piecing together family history by arranging images into chronological order. You can even spruce it up by decorating it with stickers and colorful backgrounds!
Get to know the family at your own pace today, June 7, on PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store) and the Nintendo Switch.
Leaf Blower Co. Comes to Steam; Demo Available Now
Take a break from working in your real life by… working in a game? Leaf Blower Co. has you clear away leaves and other clutter from various locales using your, well, leaf blower. But you have other tools too, of course, like rakes and vacuums; you’re not a mad man.
As was showcased, it appears that the game will have a full story mode where players will go on to have a career as a professional leaf blower in a New England town. A demo is currently available on Steam, with the full release anticipated in 2025.
Wholesome Direct Summer Game Fest 2025 Schedule
The Wholesome Direct has carved a unique niche by celebrating games that prioritize positive and light experiences over high-octane action. The stream is set to air on Saturday, June 7, at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET, and will be live on Wholesome Games’ YouTube and Twitch channels.
As part of their tradition, Wholesome Games will also sell merch during the event, with proceeds supporting Point of Pride, a nonprofit that assists trans individuals in accessing gender-affirming care and financial aid.
Check out the timetable below to find out what time their stream starts in your region.
| Region | Stream Start Time |
|---|---|
| United States (ET) | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 12:00 p.m. |
| United States (PT) | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 9:00 a.m. |
| United Kingdom | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 5:00 p.m. |
| Central Europe | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 6:00 p.m. |
| New Zealand | Sunday, June 8, 2025, 5:00 a.m. |
| Australian East Coast | Sunday, June 8, 2025, 2:00 a.m. |
| Australian West Coast | Sunday, June 8, 2025, 12:00 a.m. |
| Japan | Sunday, June 8, 2025, 1:00 a.m. |
| Philippines | Sunday, June 8, 2025, 12:00 a.m. |
| South Africa | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 6:00 p.m. |
| Brazil | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 1:00 p.m. |
| Universal Time (UTC) | Saturday, June 7, 2025, 4:00 p.m. |
This year, the organizers have sifted through nearly 1,500 submissions to curate a selection of approximately 60 titles to showcase. Among the participating developers and publishers are Playstack, known for publishing titles such as Balatro and One Move Away; Ustwo Games, the studio behind Monument Valley; and Wētā Workshop, developers of Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game.
In addition to these, Wholesome Games' publishing division will provide news on its upcoming projects, such as Is This Seat Taken? and MakeRoom.
