15 Cosy Indie Games Worth Staying Home For This Autumn

“Come, little leaves,” said the Wind one day, “Come to the meadows with me and play. Put on your dresses of red and gold; For Summer is past, and the days grow cold.” – George Cooper

Introduction

As the days become shorter and the cold weather begins to creep in, autumn is the perfect time of year to sit back and immerse oneself in a great indie game. We’ve compiled a list of 15 cosy indie games that are worth staying home for this Autumn – all with full reviews available. This listicle is inspired in part by a recent post from Patch Magazine (it’s great; check it out if you haven’t already), but we have tried to steer clear of making duplicate suggestions!

Cosy Autumn Games

Lil’ Guardsman

Lil’ Guardsman is a delightful fantasy comedy adventure in which players take on the role of a lively 12-year-old who must cover her dad’s shifts at the guard shed! Players must use their powers of observation to deduce who to let in and who to turn away!

Full review available HERE.

Lil Gator Game

Lil Gator Game is an adorable adventure game that follows the titular alligator on a quest to entice their big sister to play with them! Players can explore a delightful island setting, meet eclectic NPCs and help create the best game ever!

Full review available HERE.

Under Leaves

Under Leaves is an award-winning hidden object game set in a colourful and majestic animal kingdom. Players are taken on a journey around the world to discover new animals and search a variety of environments for the things they want!

Full review available HERE.

Bear and Breakfast

Bear and Breakfast is a cute and casual management adventure and crafting game in which a delightful bear named Hank must build and run a selection of bed and breakfasts and keep guests satisfied.

Full review available HERE.

Tiny Glade

Tiny Glade is a relaxing and cosy diorama-building, sandbox-like game in which players can create whimsical structures and scenes using intuitive tools and procedural generation.

Full review available HERE.

Haven Park

Haven Park is a cute, casual building sim that has players take on the role of Flint, a young chicken after his Grandma asks him to take over responsibility for the family business, an idyllic nature park. It’s his job to bring the place out of disrepair and create a cosy getaway for the campers to enjoy!

Full review available HERE.

A Short Hike

A Short Hike is a casual, easygoing 3D platformer by developer adamgryu. Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, Claire has gone camping with her Aunt May at the foot of a tall mountain on an island. Although the two birds are enjoying their visit, Claire runs into a problem: the only place with cellphone reception is Hawk Peak!

Full review available HERE.

Strange Horticulture

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which players take on the role of the proprietor in a plant shop in the town of Undermere. Tasks include finding and identifying plants as well as helping local residents with their various needs. As the days go by and different people visit the shop, however, a darker narrative begins to reveal itself.

Full review available HERE.

Wind Peaks

Wind Peaks is a fun point-and-click hidden object game about a group of 5 scouts who embark on a mysterious adventure through Wind Peak Preserve and into the magical forest after finding a hidden treasure map! 

Full review available HERE.

Coffee Talk

Set in an alternate Seattle in which humans, orcs, elves and succubi co-exist, Coffee Talk is a game about listening and making drinks. As the sole barista of the eponymous late-night coffee shop, the player must interact with customers whilst satiating them with a range of warming beverages!

Full review available HERE.

Fall of Porcupine

Fall of Porcupine is a poignant story-driven adventure set in the small town of Porcupine. It follows Finley as he begins his career as a junior doctor and slowly uncovers some of the darker secrets of the town and its residents.

Full review available HERE.

Trüberbrook

Trüberbrook is a sci-fi point-and-click adventure game set in the late 1960s. The player takes on the role of Hans Tannhauser, a young physicist who mysteriously wins a trip to the village of Trüberbrook, an ageing but beautiful health resort in the West German countryside. However, things quickly get strange and it becomes clear that this trip will not be the relaxing mental-block remedy that he had hoped for.

Full review available HERE.

Stillness of the Wind

The Stillness of the Wind is a relaxing and meditative survival game about life and loss. It centres around Talma, who, having watched the land around her change and the people she loved move on, remains in solitude on her farmstead. She leads a simple but content life, persistently filling her days with routine, looking after her home and caring for her adorable goats and chickens!

Full review available HERE.

Beacon Pines

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure game with a twist. Players can sneak out, make new friends, organise heists and collect words that can be used to alter the course of fate! It plays like a cross between an adventure game and interactive fiction. There are a host of exciting quests to do, intriguing areas to traverse and eclectic characters to meet, but exploration is pleasantly interrupted from time to time with little bits of narration from the book that is being written by the player as they make different choices and complete the game.

Full review available HERE.

The Stone Cutter and the Mountain Spirit

The Stone Cutter and the Mountain Spirit is a point-and-click puzzle game based on the fairy tale ‘The Stone Cutter’ from The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, published in 1903. It tells a philosophical tale of desires, wills and transformations.

Full review available HERE.

Summary

That’s 15 fantastic indie games, from point-and-click and casual builders to management sims and meditative survival experiences, all with a cosy vibe that’s just perfect for Autumnal gaming. So, draw the curtains, put the fire on (or light a pumpkin spice scented candle), grab your favourite hot drink, and get playing!

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