5 cozy game demos I'm downloading right now after I counted a whole 37 dropping during Summer Game Fest weekend

The classic cartoons art style in Spiritstead caught my attention immediately but what's keeping me curious is the building and management. I really loved the lite-ish resource management of Fabledom and I'm hoping this activates the same fun beautification plus strategy parts of my brain.

Don't let "roguelike deckbuilder" scare you off! I got to play a smidge of Arcane Eats at GDC this year and I'm eager to get a look at defeating hungry tummies with my deck of dishes on my own time. It takes a bit of getting to grips with the "battle" system, but it's turn-based so it's low stress once you grok it. If you find strategy cozy like I do, it's a fun one.

I'm not a horse girl myself, but I know a few, and from what I can tell this little hand-drawn horse training game is the one the real horse girls are psyched for. My own horse-knowing bestie gushed to me about the Hoofprint Bay demo already, so I feel like I need to go find out what the fuss is about.

I'm always up for another 2D farm sim, especially one with breeding. I've had my eye on Wish Upon A Llama for a couple years now and while normally the datable townsfolk are what's got my attention this time it's those juicy family trees for all my little llamas, deer, and capybaras.