13 Best Cozy Christmas Games To Play This Holiday Season

Light Up The Town is available on Steam

Light Up The Town is a cozy, creative game about spreading cheer in a wintery town. — Steam

You are a young female ferret called Bean, who wants to spread some holiday cheer this year. Light Up The Town is a fun decorating game that’s easy for even new gamers to pick up. Click to throw a light or decoration and sprinkle some life into this sleepy town.

Winter Burrow is available on Loaded, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox

Winter Burrow is a cozy survival game about a mouse and its burrow. The game opens with a tragic backstory but you soon find your feet. — Steam

Brave the elements and journey out into the wilderness to collect your resources. But beware, the insect wildlife are also trying to survive the harsh weather. Explore, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and find new friends, expand your survival handbook and solve the mystery of what happened to your Aunt.

Did you know you can listen to the soundtrack on Amazon Music?

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures is available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox

The Grinch has had a wonderful, awful idea – steal all the presents in Who-ville, using gadgets like his stealthy Santa costume and Candy Cane Lasso. Help him sneak around, freeze creatures with snowballs, and learn the meaning of Christmas along the way, in this festive platformer! — Steam

There’s even a new DLC on Steam which has 6 new levels with a secret snow-filled level, fun gadgets to customize and even more accessories! You will need the base game to play. Grab it on Nintendo Switch from Amazon.

Bread & Fred is available on Loaded, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation & Xbox

Bread & Fred is a challenging co-op platformer from Apogee where two players must cooperate to jump and climb to the top of a snowy mountain. — Steam

The first of many co-op games on this list – Bread & Fred. Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Listen to the soundtrack on Amazon Music.

Islands & Trains is available on Steam

Craft tiny railway dioramas in a stress-free island sandbox. — Steam

Islands & Trains is a love letter to building little toy train dioramas you loved in your childhood. This cozy, relaxing sandbox builder lets you build railroad on top of your beloved island and place animals in the countryside. No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress.

Now with a Christmas update. You get 12 new train engines/wagons (carrying christmas goodies, everything’s covered in snow, xmas-themed items and buildings like Rudolf the Reindeer, candy canes and ginger bread decorations, ice rinks and even a ski lift!

Tiny Bookshop is available on Steam & Nintendo Switch

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. — Steam

Collect used books, curate your inventory and choose between the many scenic locations to set up shop. Of course, you’ll meet the town’s residents, cause mischief and form friendships, all the while catering to the coastal town’s reading habits.

Now with a seasonal update which includes a cozy snow sled, and four brand-new rugs are now available to help you tie your bookshop together!

Jackbox Party Pack 3 is available on Loaded, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and some Android and Apple TV’s

The threequel to the party game phenomenon features FIVE new sense-shattering games! — Steam

Jackbox Party Pack 3 is a collection of trivia, drawing, and joke writing party games. With 5 games to play – Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party 1, Guesspionage, Tee K.O. (my personal favorite) and Fakin’ It. It’s a fun party game for after Christmas dinner.

You can play with up to 8 family members by using your phone as your controller. When playing with remote players, you can use a video conferencing tool like Zoom, Steam Broadcast, Google Hangouts, Discord, and more to connect with others! And if you have a family member who doesn’t want to play they can join the audience!

Milo and the Christmas Gift is free-to-play on Steam

Enjoy your Winter Holidays with Milo and the Christmas Gift. — Steam

This short but sweet hand-drawn game is free-to-play. A point and click spin-off about our favourite little cat, Milo, who once again needs your assistance. But this time, Milo needs help finding one runaway Christmas Gift!

It Takes Two is available on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox and PlayStation

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. — Steam

It Takes Two will always be on my cozy December games rotation. Play online or in couch co-op and work together across a huge variety of enjoyable challenges.

You play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.

Hidden Paws is available on Steam & Nintendo Switch

It’s winter and cats are still outside. Cold and alone. Find them and bring them home. — Steam

Hidden Paws is a a hidden object game where you search across 20 Islands for 184 Cats and 116 Yarns. Open cars and boxes, rummage through piles of wood, search the forests. Cats are well hidden but they meow when you get near so listen closely and you might just be able to find them all.

Now with a free Christmas update which adds 4 festive isles.

Blanc is available on Loaded, Steam & Nintendo Switch

Blanc is an artistic cooperative adventure that follows the journey of a wolf cub and a fawn stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. — Steam

As I said at the beginning of this post, Blanc is a game my husband and I play each Christmas together now. There’s no dialogue and no on-screen text at all. You find your way by following your family’s tracks through the snow, with each animal leaning on a different skill to get past whatever’s in the way.

I rarely hear people talk about this one, which is odd given how well it fits a cozy Christmas list. If you want the full breakdown (including where it frustrated us), I’ve got a whole review of it here.

Röki is available on Steam & Loaded (Nintendo Switch)

Every dark fairytale has its monster. — Steam

Röki is a narrative adventure set in a snowbound Scandinavian wilderness, drawing on Nordic folklore for its cast of creatures. You play as Tove, who ventures into a hidden, long-forgotten world to save her family after a monster from an old fairytale attacks her home.

DOGWALKi is available on Steam

A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio. — Steam

DOGWALK is a wholesome mini-game, around 15 minutes. There’s no dialogue or text; you play as a dog romping around some camping grounds, forest paths, and a frozen pond, helping your child decorate a snowman with items found around the map. The entire environment is built from scanned, real-life paper craft models.