The new year means new games to play, and we’ve got just the thing to kickstart your 2025 gaming journey. We’ve compiled a list of cozy indie games coming out this year from studios across Southeast Asia and beyond. We’ve also got a good mixture of solo adventures and couch co-ops, so there’s a little something for everyone!
1. Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (Soft Not Weak)
In the spirit of the new year (get it?), we’re kicking off our list with Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To, a cozy action-puzzle game set in a lush, narrative-driven world of witchy demons. Swap to a custom lofi soundtrack by the incredible Meltycanon as you reassemble lost spirits, cast powerful spells by arranging spirits into special patterns, and bond with a cast of witches and demons… and maybe even smooch!
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2. Afterlove EP (Pikselnesia)
From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. In Afterlove EP, you step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.
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3. SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure (kopiforge)
SEDAP! is a co-op cooking-combat adventure that combines the chaos of a collaborative kitchen and the wonders of adventuring into an unexplored world. Embark on an exciting culinary journey, whip up delectable delicacies, and serve your way through a fantastical reimagination of Southeast Asia!
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4. Building Relationships (Tan Ant Games)
Experience life as a house in this silly adventure game! Play as a building as you roll, jump, and wave-dash to explore a mysterious island. Meet eligible structures, romance them, and experience a bizarre, yet oddly familiar story… or go fishing cars (don’t ask) instead.
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5. Wanderstop (Ivy Road)
From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide, Wanderstop is a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea. Playing as a fallen fighter named Alta, you’ll manage a tea shop within a magical forest and tend to the customers who pass through. But Alta does not want to be here. And if she gets her way, the tea shop will be nothing but a brief and painful memory.
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6. Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (Happy Broccoli Games)
When spookiness strikes a luxury campsite, the one and only Duck Detective is summoned to quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery! Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is part of the Duck Detective anthology and a sequel to Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, which we absolutely loved.
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7. Tiny Bookshop (neoludic games)
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
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8. OPUS: Prism Peak (SIGONO)
From the award-winning creators of OPUS: Echo of Starsong comes OPUS: Prism Peak, a narrative adventure where your choices lead to divergent endings. Play as a photographer lost in an ethereal realm, and unveil its mysteries with your camera to find a way home.
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9. Potion Punch Rivals (Monstronauts)
Potion Punch Rivals puts your shopkeeping, potion punching skills to the test! Go head-to-head with fellow heroes and see who the best Keeper in the kingdom is in Potion Punch’s very own competitive multiplayer spin-off!
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10. K-pop Idol Stories: Road To Debut (Wisageni Studio)
A love letter to the exciting world of K-Pop, K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut is a life simulation where you are the manager of multiple K-Pop talents. Manage their schedule, pick their music and choose their fashion to turn them into superstars, featuring music produced by a K-pop composer exclusively for this game.
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