June 6, 2026
Wholesome Direct 2026
Run by Wholesome Games since its 2020 debut, Wholesome Direct is a summer showcase dedicated to cozy, non-violent, and heartfelt indie games, paired with a winter counterpart (Wholesome Snack) around The Game Awards. It has spotlighted over 1,000 games and raised money for charity alongside its yearly broadcasts.
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Dressmaker
21 Sept 2026
Is This Seat Taken?
7 Aug 2025
Fields of Mistria
5 Aug 2024
Capy Castaway
6 Aug 2026
Spirit Crossing
15 Jul 2025
In The Drift
Release date TBA
Usagi Shima
1 Sept 2023
Milki Delivery
17 Nov 2026
Dungeon Tourists
2026
Book Nook
2026
Fourleaf Fields
Release date TBA
Tinkernest
Release date TBA
Moonlight Peaks
7 Jul 2026
Discounty: People or Profit?
6 Jun 2026
Croakwood
Release date TBA
Lou's Lagoon
27 Aug 2026
Hidden Folks 2
2027
Deer & Boy
23 Jun 2026
Dragon Shelter
24 Sept 2026
Beastfolk Barber
Release date TBA
Design and Conjure
Q4 2026
The Wandering Village: The Last Leviathan
Release date TBA
Patience Is a Virtue
Release date TBA
Moomin Midsummer Madness
2026
Tales of Seikyu
21 May 2025
Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit
25 Jun 2024
Paralives
25 May 2026
Momento
6 Jun 2026
Go-Go Town!
18 Jun 2024
Planet Zoo 2
13 Oct 2026
loftia
3 Nov 2026
Froggy Brews
Release date TBA
Spiritstead
6 Aug 2026
WATERFUL: A Tiny Oasis Builder
2027
Hokko Spaces
Release date TBA
Rubber Bird
2027
Petal Runner
2026Announcement timeline
37 reveals · in show order- 01
Dressmaker - Release Date Trailer
Dressmaker is a cozy game inspired by real dressmaking. Become a dressmaker, choose dress designs, cut out fabric and sew them all together to satisfy (or sabotage!) customers.
Source: youtube.com
- 02
Is This Seat Taken? trailer - Trailer
Is This Seat Taken? is a logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. After rave reviews on PC, Switch, and mobile, Is This Seat Taken? is heading to PS5 this August 2026! https://wholesomegames.com/ #summergamefe...
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- 03
Fields of Mistria - Release Date Trailer
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Source: youtube.com
- 04
Capy Castaway - BTS Trailer
Embark on a whimsical adventure with a capybara pup and a clever crow as they set off to find their way home! Sniff, dig, and fly as you explore a vibrant world brimming with wonder, challenges, and heartwarming friendships at every turn.
Source: youtube.com
- 05
Spirit Crossing - Playtest Trailer
Spirit Crossing is a beautiful cooperative life-sim about building friendships and community. Sign up for our Closed Alpha playtest and discover a world where you can connect, escape, and belong.
Source: youtube.com
- 06
In The Drift - Announcement Trailer
In The Drift is a narrative game about fixing the internet in space. Directed by Daniel Fineberg, one of the co-creators of Sable, In The Drift follows the story of Luna, a young woman starting her new job as a telecoms engineer in space. Coming to Steam. h...
Source: youtube.com
- 07
Usagi Shima - Release Date Trailer
Usagi Shima is a relaxing, idle bunny collecting game. You’ve been tasked as caretaker of an abandoned island — as you decorate it over time, curious (but adorable!) bunny visitors start to appear! Buy toys, plants, and build structures on an abandoned isla...
Source: youtube.com
- 08
Milki Delivery - Demo Trailer
Rebuild a community one bottle at a time in Milki Delivery, a charming little delivery adventure. Care for your pet cow Milki, gather resources, upgrade your bike, and cruise through the beautiful countryside. https://wholesomegames.com/ #WholesomeDirect2026
Source: youtube.com
- 09
Dungeon Tourists - Gameplay Trailer
Explore procedurally generated dungeons with up to 4 players. Take photos of the curiosities you come across. Throw stuff at them, unlock new floors, get rewards, and complete your collection!
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- 10
Book Nook - Announcement Trailer
Build miniature diorama scenes, piece by piece. Complete beautiful book nooks as you place furniture, decorations, and small details. Relax and enjoy the peaceful satisfaction of every detail falling into place, as you discover more about each moment in time.
Source: youtube.com
- 11
fourleaf fields - Gameplay Trailer
Fourleaf Fields is a cozy tiny-world farming sim where you grow giant crops, care for adorable bugs, and uncover the town’s secrets through gossip. This exclusive trailer reveals new veggies, new bugs like the rhino bug and snail, new characters including J...
Source: youtube.com
- 12
Tinkernest - Announcement Trailer
A crafting colony sim that feels like coming home. A warm campfire, the cutest animal villagers, the curiosity of putting two items together and seeing what comes out. Craft, build, automate, and explore the ancient tunnels down below.
Source: youtube.com
- 13
Moonlight Peaks - Demo Trailer
Live the vampire life in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks! Master the art of potions and spells, manage your supernatural farm, and leave your mark on the magical town. Make friends with the local werewolves, witches, and mermaids, and find your eternal ...
Source: youtube.com
- 14
Discounty: People or Profit? - Trailer
Return to Discounty with a brand new final chapter in this free expansion: "People or Profit?" What will you do now that you're in charge? Pick up where you left off or start a new adventure to experience one of three branching endings. Collect resources to...
Source: youtube.com
- 15
Croakwood - Release Window Trailer
Croakwood is a creative, relaxed town building simulation game about frogs and nature! Design and create structures, plan and decorate towns, and explore an ancient forest to guide the growth of a charming community of tiny amphibians as they settle into th...
Source: youtube.com
- 16
Lou's Lagoon - Release Date Trailer
A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler 2000, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.
Source: youtube.com
- 17
Hidden Folks 2 - Announcement Trailer
Search for hidden folks in interactive miniature landscapes. Scare some giraffes, ride a few rides, appreciate some art, and push around some astronauts. Wheeeeeeee!!!
Source: youtube.com
- 18
Deer & Boy - Release Date Trailer
Deer & Boy is a narrative cinematic adventure that tells a silent story through stunning visuals and evocative music. With no dialogue to distract, every moment speaks directly to the heart, making it accessible to players of all ages and backgrounds. Comin...
Source: youtube.com
- 19
Dragon Shelter - Release Date Trailer
Dragon Shelter is a farm sim set in a fantasy world. Take on the role of a hero who will revive the long-lost friendship between humans and dragons. Take care of wondrous creatures, explore the magical world, and restore destroyed biomes!
Source: youtube.com
- 20
Beastfolk Barber - Announcement Trailer
Beastfolk Barber is set in a modern city where beastfolk live side by side with humans, navigating the tension between who they're expected to be and who they are. As their barber, you're someone they can open up to. With every conversation and every cut, y...
Source: youtube.com
- 21
Design & Conjure - Demo Trailer
Join Dalia, a young witch, in her cozy adventure to fix her hometown. Reconnect with nature and bring beauty back as you clean, decorate, solve light puzzles, and help magical creatures affected by the mysterious corruption.
Source: youtube.com
- 22
The Wandering Village: The Last Leviathan - Announcement Trailer
A new DLC introducing a massive amphibian creature, complete with new buildings, resources, a different tech tree and hours of fresh content. Launching alongside it is a big free update that deepens the interaction with both Onbu and the new creature, addin...
Source: youtube.com
- 23
Patience Is a Virtue - Announcement Trailer
Something's hiding in the cassette. Rearrange the words of your enemies to investigate a small-town conspiracy in this mystery puzzle game.
Source: youtube.com
- 24
Moomin Midsummer Madness - Announcement Trailer
Moomin: Midsummer Madness is a beautifully illustrated point-and-click adventure! Join the Moominfamily in a delightfully playful tale of curiosity, sympathy, and the small wonders around us. https://wholesomegames.com/ #WholesomeDirect2026
Source: youtube.com
- 25
Tales of Seikyu - Release Date Trailer
"Tales of Seikyu" is a fantasy farming sim game set in a lost fae land called Seikyu, inhabited by legendary creatures. However, the town is frequently threatened by the old gods' forces. As a new arrival, can you successfully manage the old inn entrusted t...
Source: youtube.com
- 26
Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit - Release Date Trailer
As a Spirit Scout on a haunted island, you’ll once again befriend and assist an unusual assortment of troubled ghostly bears in this heartwarming sequel to Cozy Grove from Spry Fox.
Source: youtube.com
- 27
Paralives - x Unpacking Trailer
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
Source: youtube.com
- 28
Momento - Surprise Release Trailer
Momento is a cozy room decorator with a twist: the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime! Decorate your room, choose which items are important to you, and discover how the objects you choose will alter the course of the story, in a winding...
Source: youtube.com
- 29
Go-Go Town! - Release Date Trailer
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total co...
Source: youtube.com
- 30
Planet Zoo 2 - Grey Wolf Trailer
Build a wilder world in Planet Zoo 2. Create distinctive zoos around the globe filled with awe-inspiring animals, including fully aquatic and flying species, before taking your experience beyond the zoo to release your animals into expansive Wildlife Reserves.
Source: youtube.com
- 31
loftia - Trailer
Loftia is a cozy solarpunk MMO where players can farm, craft, explore floating islands, and build a brighter world together with friends. This exclusive new trailer gives players a fresh look at Loftia’s gameplay systems, alongside community-filmed moments ...
Source: youtube.com
- 32
Froggy Brews - Demo Trailer
Froggy Brews is a cozy narrative adventure, where every cup of tea tells a story. Play as a tea-loving frog returning to your old neighborhood that has changed over time. Brew tea for villagers, uncover heartfelt stories, and rediscover your place in this w...
Source: youtube.com
- 33
Spiritstead - Demo Trailer
Spiritstead is a cozy life sim town building game where you care for a growing village full of cute little villagers.
Source: youtube.com
- 34
WATERFUL - Announcement Trailer
Collect every animal, tackle challenging terrain, or simply create a beautiful oasis in WATERFUL, a game about digging riverbeds to guide water. Create different shapes to grow plants and attract animals to new habitats. https://wholesomegames.com/ #Wholeso...
Source: youtube.com
- 35
Hokko Spaces - Announcement Trailer
Create beautiful, lively spaces inhabited by adorable characters in Hokko Spaces. Unlock cute residents and watch them hang out together, do some gardening, and enjoy the spaces that you build for them. https://wholesomegames.com/ #WholesomeDirect2026
Source: youtube.com
- 36
Rubber Bird - Announcement Trailer
Jump, stretch your arms, grab, and throw everything around you in Rubber Bird! Follow Rub on his quest to answer the big question: why does he have arms? This lighthearted physics platformer is designed to be welcoming and goofy. https://wholesomegames.com/...
Source: youtube.com
- 37
Petal Runner - Gameplay Trailer
Hop on your bike and join Cali & Kira as they explore the sun-soaked city of Sapphire Valley and train to become Petal Runners! Make deliveries, meet new friends, play minigames, and discover a wholesome slice-of-life story about growing up and letting go.
Source: youtube.com