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title: "Cozy games on Steam by the numbers (2026) | A Short Sail"
description: "How many cozy games are on Steam? 2,847 released games carry the Cozy tag, 1,452 of them from 2026. Our counts, how we got them, and the date."
url: https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-games-on-steam-by-the-numbers/
published: 2026-09-02
updated: 2026-10-29
author: "Yos Riady"
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# Cozy games on Steam by the numbers (2026)

How many cozy games are on Steam? 2,847 released games carry the Cozy tag, 1,452 of them from 2026. Our counts, how we got them, and the date.

By [Yos Riady](https://ashortsail.com/authors/yos-riady/) · Published 2 September 2026 · **Updated October 2026**

On October 29, 2026, Steam lists **2,847 released games** with the Cozy tag, and **1,745 more are coming soon**. **1,452** of the released games came out in 2026 alone, more than twice the 637 of all of 2025. Every number below comes from Steam's own store search on that day, and we show how we got each one.

## The short answer

On **October 29, 2026**, Steam’s store search lists:

-   **2,847 released games** with the Cozy tag.
-   **1,745 games** with the Cozy tag under Coming soon.
-   **1,452** of the released ones came out in **2026**, up to October 28.

That is about **2.3%** of the 125,809 released games the same search finds. Cozy is still a small corner of Steam, but it grows much faster than the store as a whole.

We make a cozy game ourselves (see the end of this page), so we wanted real numbers, not a guess. Below we show each number, the exact search behind it, and the date. If a number could not be fetched, we left it out.

## How we counted

Every count comes from Steam’s public store search, read on **October 29, 2026**, with the region set to the US and the language to English. We used:

-   **The Cozy tag**, which Steam numbers 97376 in its own tag list.
-   **Games only** (the store’s “Games” type), so no soundtracks, DLC or software.
-   **Sorted by release date.** In this order, Steam lists only games that are already out. The newest game in our list came out on October 28, 2026.

For releases per year, we read all 2,847 released games page by page (100 per page) and counted the year on each release date.

One warning about the method. Steam gives a different total for the same tag when you do not sort by release date: **6,484 games** in the default order. Steam does not say what that larger number includes, and it is not the released count plus the coming soon count (2,847 + 1,745 = 4,592). We use the release date order because each game in it has a date we can check.

## Cozy games released per year

Released games with the Cozy tag, by the year on their Steam release date:

| Year | Cozy games released | Change on the year before |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 and earlier | 1 |  |
| 2014 | 2 |  |
| 2015 | 3 |  |
| 2016 | 2 |  |
| 2017 | 10 |  |
| 2018 | 12 | +20% |
| 2019 | 18 | +50% |
| 2020 | 28 | +56% |
| 2021 | 45 | +61% |
| 2022 | 98 | +118% |
| 2023 | 156 | +59% |
| 2024 | 383 | +146% |
| 2025 | 637 | +66% |
| 2026 (to October 28) | 1,452 | already 2.3 times 2025 |

*Source: Steam store search, Cozy tag, games only, checked on 29 October 2026.*

Two things stand out:

-   **Half of all released cozy games came out in 2026.** 1,452 of 2,847 is 51%.
-   **The pace is still rising inside 2026.** 361 cozy games came out in October (to the 28th), against 47 in January.

| 2026 month | Cozy games released |
| --- | --- |
| January | 47 |
| February | 39 |
| March | 94 |
| April | 103 |
| May | 75 |
| June | 77 |
| July | 161 |
| August | 210 |
| September | 285 |
| October (to the 28th) | 361 |

### Read the old years with care

Steam tags are applied today, not at launch. Players vote tags onto a game, and Steam shows the 20 that most players chose. So an older game counts as “cozy” here only if players tag it Cozy now. The word became common around 2020 (see [what is a cozy game](https://ashortsail.com/blog/what-is-a-cozy-game/)), so the years before that are surely undercounted.

Part of the recent growth is labeling too. A developer who makes a gentle puzzle game today adds the Cozy tag because players search for it. We cannot split the new games from the new labels with store data alone.

## Famous cozy games that are not tagged Cozy

This surprised us. On October 29, 2026, we read the 20 tags on the store pages of a few famous cozy games:

| Game | Cozy in its 20 tags? |
| --- | --- |
| Stardew Valley | No (Farming Sim, Life Sim and Relaxing are there) |
| Unpacking | No |
| Spiritfarer | No |
| A Short Hike | Yes, 19th of 20 |
| WEBFISHING | Yes, 20th of 20 |

So a search for the Cozy tag misses some of the games that made the word popular. The count above is “games players tag Cozy”, which is not the same as “every cozy game”. If you browse by tag, also try Relaxing, Life Sim and Farming Sim.

## Cozy games by type and feature

Each row is the Cozy tag plus one more filter, released games only, on October 29, 2026.

| Search | Released games | Share of the 2,847 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cozy + Wholesome tag | 1,001 | 35% |
| Cozy + Cats tag | 556 | 20% |
| Cozy + Life Sim tag | 431 | 15% |
| Cozy + Farming Sim tag | 247 | 9% |
| Cozy + Multiplayer tag | 214 | 8% |
| Cozy + Free to Play tag | 194 | 7% |
| Cozy + Early Access tag | 122 | 4% |
| Cozy + Fishing tag | 112 | 4% |
| Runs on Mac (Steam’s Mac filter) | 649 | 23% |
| Runs on Linux (Steam’s Linux filter) | 398 | 14% |
| Steam Deck Verified | 424 | 15% |
| Free (Steam’s “Free” price filter) | 262 | 9% |

*Source: Steam store search, checked on 29 October 2026.*

A few readings:

-   **Cats are everywhere.** One cozy game in five has the Cats tag. See our [cozy cat games](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-cat-games/) list.
-   **Farming is smaller than people think.** Only 9% of cozy games carry Farming Sim, even though farm sims are the best known cozy games.
-   **Most cozy games are solo.** Only 8% carry the Multiplayer tag. Our [cozy multiplayer games](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-multiplayer-games/) guide covers the good ones.
-   **Mac and Linux trail.** About a quarter of cozy games list Mac support and about one in seven list Linux. See [cozy games on Mac](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-games-on-mac/) and [cozy games on Linux](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-games-on-linux/).
-   **Steam Deck Verified is a small slice**, 424 games, because Valve has to test each one. Many more play fine as “Playable”. Our [cozy games on Steam Deck](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-games-on-steam-deck/) list checks each pick.

For comparison, the Wholesome tag on its own has 1,442 released games, Farming Sim 1,574, Life Sim 4,094 and Relaxing 16,931 (same search, same day).

## What another study found

The team behind Steam Page Analyzer published its own count in [Cozy Games on Steam in 2026](https://www.steampageanalyzer.com/blog/cozy-games-steam-2026-niche-report) on September 27, 2026. These are their numbers, not ours:

-   **1,041** games tagged Cozy came out between January 1 and September 27, 2026, against **428** in the same weeks of 2025.
-   **632** cozy games came out in all of 2025 (we count 637 a month later; tags change).
-   **2,730** pages with the Cozy tag were live but not released yet.
-   Of cozy games released from January 2024 to June 2025, **11%** reached 1,000 user reviews, against **4.2%** for all of Steam. The median cozy game in that group had **50 reviews**; the median Steam game had **11**.
-   Cozy games priced at **$20 and up** reached 1,000 reviews **45.2%** of the time; cozy games under **$5**, **2.7%**.

Their counts and ours differ a little, as you would expect: they counted a month earlier, and players add and remove tags every day. The direction is the same. Cozy games are growing much faster than Steam as a whole.

## What the numbers mean for players

-   **There is more choice than ever, and more noise.** About 13 new cozy games a day came out on Steam in October 2026. Lists like [the best cozy games on Steam](https://ashortsail.com/blog/best-cozy-games-on-steam/) and [new cozy games](https://ashortsail.com/blog/new-cozy-games/) help you skip the noise.
-   **The tag is a start, not a promise.** A game can be tagged Cozy and still have timers or combat. Our [cozy game rating checklist](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-game-rating-checklist/) helps you judge a store page in a minute.
-   **Try before you buy.** Many cozy games have a free demo. See [cozy game demos](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-game-demos/).

## Who we are

This site belongs to A Short Sail, a cozy sailing game. You are a tabby cat with a sailboat who delivers mail between little islands, fishes by day and night, and makes friends with the islanders. There are no timers, and the only fights are gentle sea battles against storms and living waves. It is coming to Steam and itch.io in Q1 2027, and a free demo plays in your browser at [play.ashortsail.com](https://play.ashortsail.com/). We are not in any of the counts above, because the game is not out yet. If you quote a number from this page, please link here and give the date: these counts change every day.

## Related guides

-   [What is a cozy game?](https://ashortsail.com/blog/what-is-a-cozy-game/): a plain definition and six traits.
-   [How long are cozy games?](https://ashortsail.com/blog/how-long-are-cozy-games/): HowLongToBeat times for 38 cozy games.
-   [Cozy game glossary](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-game-glossary/): the words players and stores use.
-   [The best cozy games on Steam](https://ashortsail.com/blog/best-cozy-games-on-steam/): our picks from the pile.
-   [Upcoming cozy games](https://ashortsail.com/blog/upcoming-cozy-games/): what is on the way.
-   [Cozy game rating checklist](https://ashortsail.com/blog/cozy-game-rating-checklist/): how to judge a store page.

## Questions

### How many cozy games are on Steam?

On October 29, 2026, Steam's store search lists 2,847 released games with the Cozy tag, and 1,745 more under Coming soon. That is about 2.3% of the 125,809 released games the same search finds.

### How many cozy games came out in 2026?

1,452 released games with the Cozy tag have a 2026 release date, counted on October 29, 2026. In all of 2025 there were 637, and in 2024 there were 383.

### Are cozy games growing on Steam?

Yes, fast. Games with the Cozy tag went from 98 releases in 2022 to 637 in 2025, and 2026 passed that in August. Part of the growth is labeling: developers now add the Cozy tag to games that older games would not have carried.

### Why is Stardew Valley not tagged Cozy on Steam?

Steam shows the 20 tags players apply most to a game. On October 29, 2026, Stardew Valley's 20 include Farming Sim, Life Sim and Relaxing but not Cozy, so it does not appear in a Cozy tag search. Unpacking and Spiritfarer are the same.

### What is the Steam tag for cozy games?

It is called Cozy, tag number 97376. A second tag, Wholesome (552282), overlaps with it: 1,001 released games carry both.

-   [cozy games](https://ashortsail.com/blog/tags/cozy-games/)
-   [indie games](https://ashortsail.com/blog/tags/indie-games/)
-   [game design](https://ashortsail.com/blog/tags/game-design/)

**Written by [Yos Riady](https://ashortsail.com/authors/yos-riady/)**

Yos Riady is the solo developer making A Short Sail, a cozy sailing game.

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## A Short Sail

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