Last updated on May 30th, 2025 at 04:35 pm
June is shaping up to be one of the biggest months of the year for cozy gamers—and whether you’re here for magical life sims, relaxing farming games, or wholesome story-rich adventures, you won’t want to miss what’s coming.
Here’s your one-stop guide to the three biggest events happening in early June 2025:
☀️ Summer Game Fest
🍄 Wholesome Direct
🖥️ Steam Next Fest
Let’s break down what each event is, how to watch, and why it matters for cozy gamers.
🎮 Summer Game Fest –
June 6, 2025
2pm PT / 5pm ET/ 9pm GMT
What It Is:
A massive annual gaming showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley live from YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, featuring world premieres, trailers, and announcements from major publishers and indie devs. You will find out what’s next for video games across all platforms.
Why Cozy Gamers Should Watch:
While it’s not entirely cozy-focused, we often get surprise reveals from indie developers and smaller studios. Past years brought us first looks at games like FaeFarm, Wanderstop, and Neva. Keep your eyes peeled!
Where to Watch:
🍄 Wholesome Direct –
June 7, 2025
9am PT/ 12pm ET
What It Is:
The ultimate showcase for cozy gamers. Featuring a vibrant lineup of artistic, uplifting, and emotionally resonant games rom developers of all sizes around the world! This event is packed from start to finish.
Why Cozy Gamers Should Watch:
It’s literally made for us. From cottagecore farming sims to magical slice-of-life games and slow-paced RPGs, this is where your wishlist explodes.
Where to Watch:
📺 Wholesome Games YouTube Channel
🖥️ Steam Next Fest –
June 9–16, 2025
June 6, 10am PDT – June, 16, 10am PDT
What It Is:
A full week of free game demos, livestreams, and developer Q&As hosted on Steam. Hundreds of upcoming indie games offer early hands-on previews. While there is no longer one official hosted livestream to watch, livestreams still may be included from individual developers.
Why Cozy Gamers Should Care:
This is the best time to play before you buy. You can try upcoming cozy and life sim games completely free—and often give valuable feedback to devs.
Here’s an exclusive first look at two games rumored to make an appearance this round!
- Cottonville – Create, farm, and style in this dress-up game with farming and sim mechanics! Run your atelier, make unique outfits using sewing patterns, and dress up customers based on their requests. Customize your character, try out different styles, and grow your way to success.
- Twinkleby – A decoration game where you map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for a society of spacefaring neighbors. Expand your collection, discover antique secrets, decorate, and when you change your mind – evict everyone and throw their furniture into space!
Where to Explore:
💻 Steam Next Fest Official Page
🌟 Final Thoughts
With so many games to find and explore, it may be a little overwhelming. Don’t worry, here at Cozy Game News we will be recapping each of the events with all the cozy games you need to know about.
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