Island of the Lost
A relaxing first-person exploration game. Journey through eight unique environments as you collect treasures, unlock secrets and search for a way…
78% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Cozy games like Proteus
Miss the atmospheric and surreal pull of Proteus? These cozy games offer a similar pull for your backlog.
Shape of the World
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
73% of 268 Steam reviews are positive$12.99Paradise Marsh
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
96% of 425 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Journey
A quiet walk across a wide desert toward a far-off mountain, with ruins to slide past and sand to glide over. You can go alone or fall in with a stranger, chiming instead of talking. Short, gentle and moving, it is a fine reset for cozy fans.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
94% of 35,129 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 40$14.99Island of the Lost
A relaxing first-person exploration game. Journey through eight unique environments as you collect treasures, unlock secrets and search for a way off the island.
Atmospheric, Relaxing, Colorful
78% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Eastshade
You are a traveling painter loose on the island of Eastshade, easel on your back and no sword in sight. You frame views, paint them where you stand, and trade canvases for help, secrets, and supplies. It is slow, kind, and very easy to get lost in, in a good way.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
88% of 5,206 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$24.99SEASON: A letter to the future
Leave home on a bicycle before a quiet cataclysm ends the current season, and save what you can for the future. You ride through valleys and ruins, photograph and record sounds, talk with the people you meet, and arrange it all in a journal. Slow, tender, and sad in a warm way.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
93% of 1,850 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99There The Light
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
79% of 91 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Hohokum
Take on the role of a curious flying kite-like being and travel to colorful, curious worlds waiting to be discovered.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
86% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Quiet as a Stone
Quiet as a Stone is a meditative digital toy and landscape creator. Slash grass to reveal artifacts, mine stones for gems, craft & photograph atmospheric vignettes in a realm defined by solitude, impermanence, and the quiet beauty of decay. Step into an autumnal world of dormant nature in minature.
Atmospheric, Relaxing, Replayable
89% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Shutter Stroll
Take a break and relax! No rush – enjoy the journey and soak in the sights. Capture stunning photos across millions of unique islands in this tranquil walking simulator.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
100% of 26 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Himno
There is no violence and no death, just wall-jumps, slides, dashes, and lifts through dark ruins that light up as you move. A soft pick for cozy fans who want to jump around for a few minutes and unwind.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
91% of 5,831 Steam reviews are positiveFreeLAY
Immerse yourself in this adventure of poetic and contemplative exploration as Elise, a young explorer full of energy. This mysterious world awaits you to overflow with colour and life !
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
84% of 524 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Cheaper than Proteus
There The Light
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization.
79% of 91 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Quiet as a Stone
Quiet as a Stone is a meditative digital toy and landscape creator.
89% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
The Companion
A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts.
70% of 94 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Shutter Stroll
Take a break and relax! No rush – enjoy the journey and soak in the sights.
100% of 26 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Heaven Island - VR MMO
More a Journey in your Inner Self than a game, "Heaven Island" is an experience in which you'll explore wonderful places.
54% of 376 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Qora
A mysterious trip to gorgeous and surreal lands, players explore the unknown and harness mystical powers which have been hidden in the valley for…
68% of 262 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
A Short Hike
Claire the bird just needs cell reception, so she hikes up Hawk Peak to call her mom.
99% of 19,524 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$7.99
Vignettes
Vignettes is a unique exploration game without text or characters, where objects shapeshift as you spin them around to wander through a kaleidoscope…
96% of 89 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Pluviophile
Pluviophile is a very short experience about the mood of rain in the woods.
89% of 281 Steam reviews are positive$0.74
ENDO
ENDO is a whimsical adventure fueled by spontaneous interaction.
100% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Periphery Synthetic
Explore a planetary system, synthesize new abilities, and reveal its past.
100% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like Proteus
Tall Trails
A chill exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot! You're Alp, a lil' golem on a quest to find his purpose.
99% of 704 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99
NAIAD
Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist and colorful adventure.
95% of 602 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$9.99
Europa
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers.
86% of 794 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Simpler Times
Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a…
91% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Paradise Marsh
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland...
96% of 425 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
SEASON: A letter to the future
Leave home on a bicycle before a quiet cataclysm ends the current season, and save what you can for the future.
93% of 1,850 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99
Resonance of the Ocean
A short hand-drawn adventure on a desolate island, where you gather what the waves wash ashore, build instruments from beach trash, and play back…
97% of 2,336 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3Free
Cloud Gardens
Cloud Gardens is a chill gardening puzzler about covering ruined concrete dioramas in green.
95% of 2,104 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$17.99
LAY
Immerse yourself in this adventure of poetic and contemplative exploration as Elise, a young explorer full of energy.
84% of 524 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Hohokum
Take on the role of a curious flying kite-like being and travel to colorful, curious worlds waiting to be discovered.
86% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Hoa
Hoa is a gentle puzzle-platformer about a small fairy returning to her home island and waking nature back up.
89% of 2,590 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Sono
Sono is a 2D exploration game where players effortlessly glide through an abstract microcosm collecting lost fragments of sound.
90% of 440 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Newest cozy games like Proteus
Arcadian Days
An immersive exploration game with light puzzle solving, inspired by Romanian landscapes and culture.
85% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Tall Trails
A chill exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot! You're Alp, a lil' golem on a quest to find his purpose.
99% of 704 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99
NAIAD
Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist and colorful adventure.
95% of 602 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$9.99
Drizzlepath: Picturae
Have you ever wandered inside images? Images that blow your soul away? In Drizzlepath: Picturae, you embark on a journey of gorgeous landscapes.
84% of 38 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Europa
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers.
86% of 794 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Shutter Stroll
Take a break and relax! No rush – enjoy the journey and soak in the sights.
100% of 26 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Periphery Synthetic
Explore a planetary system, synthesize new abilities, and reveal its past.
100% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Simpler Times
Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a…
91% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
The Collage Atlas
Lovingly crafted with pen & ink, by one person over 4.5 years. In The Collage Atlas your presence, your gaze, your movements all matter.
96% of 52 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
SEASON: A letter to the future
Leave home on a bicycle before a quiet cataclysm ends the current season, and save what you can for the future.
93% of 1,850 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99
Mirages of Winter
Embark on a poetic adventure through the beautiful, ink-painted Winter Island.
70% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Paradise Marsh
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland...
96% of 425 Steam reviews are positive$14.99