10 Must-Play Cozy Platformers on Nintendo Switch (2025 Edition)
If you’re anything like me, there are days when you just want to tuck into something familiar, a little dreamy, and not too demanding. That’s where cozy platformers come in. These games blend light exploration with soft puzzles, gentle stories, and maybe a few floaty jumps along the way.
I know platformers aren’t always the first genre that springs to mind when we talk about cozy gaming. But hear me out. When they’re slow-paced, lovingly designed, and full of charm? They become something special. Like a walk through a storybook or a soft place to land when real life’s been a bit much.
The platformer genre is characterised by gameplay that revolves around navigating and controlling a character through a series of platforms, obstacles, and challenges. Platform games often feature side-scrolling or 2D perspectives, although there are also 3D platformers that incorporate depth and verticality.
Here are my personal picks for cozy platformers on Switch that I think you’ll fall head over heels for.
1
Gecko Gods
In Gecko Gods you play as a tiny gecko exploring a sun-drenched island full of ancient ruins and sleepy puzzles. Climb anything, solve ancient contraptions and clamber through the crumbling ruins of a collapsed society – all as a little lizard on a mission to save their friend. It’s minimal, beautiful, and never asks too much of you.
2
Monument Valley 3
Begin a thrilling new voyage into an enchanting puzzle world. Navigate optical illusions to bring together a village and guide them to a new home. This series is known for its soft palette, clever architecture puzzles, and quiet storytelling. It’s a peaceful wander through a magical world that feels like origami in motion.
3
MainFrames
Join Floppy, an adventurous program seeking to find their place in the digital world, while cheeky daemons maintain the system’s balance, always managing to stay out of your sight. You’re a floppy disk bouncing across a retro computer landscape. Sounds odd, but trust me, it’s quirky, thoughtful, and surprisingly cozy. Each level feels like flicking through someone’s digital daydream.
5
Weaving Tides
Weaving Tides is a charming single-player adventure set in a world of magic and textile. Ride on the back of carpet dragons and explore a stunning landscape, as you soar above and dive below the weave. It’s slow, magical, and completely original. The kind of game that feels like dreaming in fabric.
6
A Hat in Time
In A Hat in Time you play as a tiny space-travelling girl with a big tophat. Her adventure is halted when all her fuel, the Time Pieces, is lost and scattered across a nearby planet. Hat Kid must now jump, fight and stitch new hats to make her way into every nook and cranny of this new world in order to restore her fuel and resume her journey.
A classic in the cozy world. It’s silly, it’s colourful, and the levels feel like handcrafted playgrounds. There’s also something undeniably charming about jumping around in different hats with goofy characters cheering you on.
7
Super Mario Odyssey
In Super Mario Odyssey Mario teams up with Cappy and takes to the air to save Princess Peach from a shotgun wedding. If you loved The Super Mario Movie you’ll love this game! Collect Power Moons to power up your airship, known as the Odyssey, and set off on an epic 3D platforming adventure.
8
The Adventure Pals
Inspired by classic platformers and cartoons alike, The Adventure Pals sets you and your best friends (a giraffe and a rock) out to save the world and your dad from turning into hotdogs! It’s zany in the best way, and perfect if you want a laugh without the stress.
9
Celeste
Now I’ll be honest because this one’s a bit tougher than the rest. Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain in this super-tight, hand-crafted platformer from the creators of multiplayer classic, TowerFall.
The controls are simple and accessible – simply jump, air-dash, and climb – but with layers of expressive depth to master, where every failure is a lesson.
10
Yoshi’s Crafted World
In Yoshi’s Crafted World, you will embark on a colourful and whimsical adventure set in a world made entirely out of arts and crafts materials. Explore levels with a unique Front Side and mysterious Flip Side as you race against Baby Bowser and Kamek on a grand treasure hunt.
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