We may only be one month into the year, but I've already discovered my favorite ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:indie game trend of 2024 - taking the interior design skills I learned from ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:The Sims 4 and applying them to little cozy rooms.
For me, the most exciting part of The Sims 4 is designing the home that my Sims are going to live in. Looking back on it, this may have been what sparked my interest in House Flipper, and its sequel ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:House Flipper 2, and what's probably given me my latest indie game obsession: designing little rooms. There are already several games that fit this description on my Steam wishlist, and I'm expecting even more to join them š before the year is uš¦p.
, a relaxing game that has players furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estates, and more. What I love about this indie in particular is that it features a good variety of rooms, a lot of customization options, and the ability to design different rooms on each side of the game's diorama-style world. Furnish Master is set to release on February 20, 2024, with a demo available to try now.A small teaser of Furnish Master!Wishlš¦ist on Steam!//t.co/A67DXy6Y8z#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #UnrealEngine pic.twitter.com/HB2GsPyT5b
Elsewhere on my wishlist, we'veź¦ got . Similar to the game above, this indie will have players crafting cozy rooms in a miniature diorama. The main thing about this one is that you appear to be pretty limited on space, so you'll have to be smart when squeezing all the home comforts into the room. Make a Room also has a demo but we're still waiting on a release date for it.
The demo of MakeRoom is now also available on Steam! Došn't forget to wishlist it so you'll be noš²tified about the launch (and launch discount!)//t.co/iumkGCty9b pic.twitter.com/6xWeBxeDSk
Finally, we've gšŖot which is a little different to the games above but still has an element of cozy home customization. I'm pretty sure everyone knows about by now, and this upcoļ·½ming indie takes that idea and turns it into its very own gamified focus tool.
In this game, you'll be able ź§to create your character, customize your surroundings, and collect spirits - all while listening to a Lofi soundtrack of your choice. We don't have to wait long for this one either, as it's set to release on April 8, 2024. Just like the other games I've highlighted here, it also has a demo.
It's #trailertuesday Here's our first look trailer at ouār upcoming game, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions! @SpiritCityLofiStart your productivity journey in the cozy world of Spirit City. pic.twitter.com/hx8ESRrfb7
This isn't even the first time I've written about cozy room decorators. Alongside all of the games listed above, I'm also excited for cute house-builder ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Summerhouse, Unpacking-like ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Camper Van: Make it Home, and satisfying simulation game ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:My Dream Set-up.
Find out what else we've got to look forward to with our ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:upcoming indie games list.
After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucą·“ky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training. My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.
