Cozy Games for Winding Down at Night

Not every game needs to test you. Some of our favourite evenings have been spent tidying a virtual farm with no timer in sight.

Cozy games are a genuine genre now, and the mobile versions are often the best because they fit the sleepy, half-attentive state you're in before bed. Meadowfall Days nails this with its unhurried loop.

The key ingredient is the absence of pressure. No energy bars, no punishing fail states, nothing nagging you to come back. Just steady, gentle progress.

If you struggle to put your phone down at night, ironically the right game can help. Something calm beats endless scrolling.