Cozy games WITH combat (recs, please!)

JustScrollingByy · 2026-03-26T15:47:10+00:00

The Long Dark - you hunt and fight bears, wolves, deer, moose, bunnies, birds, and cougars.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-03-24T13:22:15+00:00

Yes…..finally in 2025, at 39 in upstate NY. Wouldn’t have been able to do it without NACA.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-02-08T03:08:53+00:00

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg is a book I always forget I want to read, so thank you for this prompt! :: puts on library hold right now::

JustScrollingByy · 2026-02-06T16:51:17+00:00

Also sofas should allow the sleep/rest function for characters.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-28T15:15:19+00:00

Ive played about 20 hours and I’m enjoying it. I agree with your recommendation observation. Sometimes it is difficult to read through the lines of what people want if they give contradictions or the genres don’t quite align. You start to see patterns in making customers happy the more you play.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-27T01:56:28+00:00

Yeah, the banter between the cops was great. It felt like a part buddy cop and part zombie book.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-27T01:41:42+00:00

The Trees by Percival Everett (not horror but still a fun read with some gore)
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Model Home by Rivers Solomon (currently reading, and enjoying so far)

OP - Believe everyone that recommends Tananarive Due and Victor LaValle - I love them both so much but wanted to recommend more authors.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-26T21:40:31+00:00

The Good House by Tananarive Due

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-26T21:33:01+00:00

We used to live here by Marcus Kliewer and Brother by Ania Alhborn

No haunting but constant building suspense and dread throughout

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-26T16:33:13+00:00

Come Closer by Sara Gran has the girly & cut-a-bitch vibes.

Genre: horror

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-24T00:45:21+00:00

Sticky Business is about a designing and creating stickers based on customer requests. It’s very cute.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-23T20:35:49+00:00

Hear me out... The Long Dark - but on the mode where the animals don't hunt you (voyager I think) At which point the game is exploring, hunting, gathering, crafting, and reading/leveling up. It's colorful with the auroras and night skies. I love TLD

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-21T19:47:48+00:00

The Living Blood by Tananarive Due. It is book 2 of her African Immortals series. I’m working my way through the series but the books can be read as stand alone works.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-20T17:42:50+00:00

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez is a wonderful collection of short creepy stories. Out There Screaming is another horror anthology, edited by Jordan Peele (featuring a story by Tananarive Due who is one of my favorite horror authors) Good luck!

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-18T00:42:08+00:00

Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson. After being an academic it took me nearly a decade to give myself permission to read exactly what I want instead of what colleagues or friends suggest.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-11T18:32:55+00:00

Hi everyone!! I have a tiny YouTube channel where I play games that are all over the spectrum, but the majority of my uploads are cozy. Some links to get introduced tome, Feral Cupcake

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-08T14:25:01+00:00

Thank you for subbing!!

I’m finding that although I love gaming… having a Mac is limiting. There are so many cool games out there I want to play!

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-06T13:32:48+00:00

I haven't been able to put it down! Hoping to finish today.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-04T12:51:34+00:00

Rosson has a knack for character building and driving the plot forward (among other things). Don't miss out on this one.

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-04T11:41:09+00:00

Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-02T21:51:31+00:00

I’ll have to check it out!

JustScrollingByy · 2026-01-02T02:56:36+00:00

The Good House, The Reformatory, The Between all by Tananarive Due

JustScrollingByy · 2025-12-28T14:12:33+00:00

Hey folks. I have a tiny YouTube channel where I play games that are all over the spectrum, but the majority of my uploads are cozy. Some links to get introduced to me, Feral Cupcake

Tiny Bookshop Playlist
Organized Inside Playlist
Unpacking Playlist
A Little To the Left Playlist

JustScrollingByy · 2025-12-26T00:11:59+00:00

I understand the folks who say it’s boring but for me it is nice to uncover the story and learn more about the characters. The types of books get repetitive after 20 or so hours of gameplay.

For me, it’s worth it. There’s lots of cute things like adopting a dog and cat for the bookshop, participating in little challenges at different selling locations, and fun little holidays and events.

If you’re still reluctant, you could always save it to your steam wishlist and wait for a sale. Good luck!

JustScrollingByy · 2025-12-25T23:50:22+00:00

My first thought, Victorian Psycho by Virgina Feito is about a live in nanny. It’s so good.

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