The annual Steam Summer Sale is finally here again, with an array of cool, cosy video games on sale alongside their fellows from an array of other genres.
As with most of these events, the sheer array of games on sale is fairly overwhelming. You can spend hours browsing for new pick-ups and charting super-cheap deals of all kinds, with everything from relatively new releases to older classics getting discounted.
It’s a chance to sweep through your wishlist and pick up anything you’ve waiting to buy, or a chance to discover something entirely new. There’s a bundle of neat-looking AAA games going for half-off during the Steam Summer Sale, and those 20% off discounts for recent indie hits are very tempting indeed.
If you’re looking for a more curated approach to picking your next treats, ScreenHub is coming in clutch. While personal tastes will differ, there’s plenty of games now on sale that have a real, universal appeal – from cosy hidden object games to novel RPGs, store simulators, and more.
Here’s our recommendations of cosy games currently available on discount during the Steam Summer Sale for June 2026.
Note: All prices are listed in Australian Dollars ($AUD). For equivalent sales pricing, visit your local version of the Steam Summer Sale.
7 highlights from the Steam Summer Sale – quick links
Nippets: A Hidden Object Game
- Price: $15.16
- Check out Nippets on Steam.
Nippets: A Hidden Object Game (Blink Industries) is a lovely spin on the hidden object genre that tasks players with exploring a variety of cosy scenes populated by silly, cutesy humans. As shared by the developers, it’s all about the ‘joy of people watching and telling small stories’ as players poke and prod at the landscape, discovering all sorts of secrets.
While hidden object games are perceived to be relatively simple, newer titles in the genre are doing great things within the bounds of point-and-click gameplay. With an innovative, artful approach, Nippets brimming with unique ideas which will have you clicking and zooming for many fruitful hours.
Lost and Found Co.
- Price: $21.20
- Check out Lost and Found Co. on Steam.
Lost and Found Co. (Bit Egg) is another hidden object game discounted during the Steam Summer Sale, and one that also plays around with the genre to wonderful impact. What shines most about this game is its entirely cute art style, but having a magical narrative over the top also helps to mark this out as unique.
While the primary gameplay revolves around searching scenes for hidden objects, you’ll also be charting a story in your travels, with this involving all sorts of magic and mayhem. When you consider the protagonist is actually a duck-turned-human, you’ll get a sense of the fun, light-hearted shenanigans to come in this game.
Tiny Bookshop
- Price: $20.65
- Check out Tiny Bookshop on Steam.
If you’ve ever dreamed of running your own cosy bookshop or seaside store, then Tiny Bookshop (Neoludic Games) is the Steam Summer Sale title for you. This management simulator is all about setting up a moving bookstore across various idyllic locations, while using clever thinking and analysis to serve the right books to more particular customers.
What’s pretty neat about this game is that the books on your shelves are actually real. You won’t just be recommending books to customers, you’ll be considering their needs based on your own knowledge of titles like The Lord of the Rings, Sailor Moon, The Witcher, and beyond. It’s fun to find the right book, and even more fun when that book is something you own in real life.
Cast n Chill
- Price: $14.70
- Check out Cast n Chill on Steam.
For another wholesome, cosy time during the Steam Summer Sale, consider checking out Cast n Chill from Australian studio, Wombat Brawler. This game is a relaxing fishing simulator where you’ll roam through various gorgeous pixel environments, and spend time catching fish of all kinds. The more fish you catch, the more you’ll be able to upgrade your set-up, and the better fish you’ll nab.
This game is all about the vibes, with few demanding bounds to work towards. Personal satisfaction comes with sitting back and chilling, giving yourself time to discover all sorts of new fishing methods and new environments.
KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
- Price: $14.20
- Check out KuloNiku: Bowl Up! on Steam.
KuloNiku: Bowl Up! is an ultra-satisfying RPG adventure that combines a warm story with very cool cooking mechanics. While there are a raft of cooking simulators out there, many of which are discounted during the Steam Summer Sale, KuloNiku: Bowl Up! gets plenty right about its core mechanics, for a cooking experience that feels super fun and flexible, with a diverse range of ingredients to play around with.
You can read more in the ScreenHub review: ‘You have a personal stake in each dish, and in your journey of growth. It’s in the little, sharp details that KuloNiku elevates its tale, delivering a moreish cooking adventure that allows you to become stronger with each narrative obstacle.’
Wax Heads
- Price: $18.39
- Check out Wax Heads on Steam.
Wax Heads is a cool store management simulator where you’re tasked with recommending records to a host of quirky customers. They all have their own tastes and challenges to overcome, so you’ll need to listen carefully to their prompting, then apply your knowledge to their requests.
With layers of story over the top, and individual characters having their own backstories to discover, each new recommendation is a chance to learn more about your flock, your store, and your noble task. Paired with a fun pop-punk art style, and chances to indulge in creativity with stickers and other cool mini-games, Wax Heads is a real jam.
Thrifty Business
- Price: $17.09
- Check out Thrifty Business on Steam.
Thrifty Business, like fellow Steam Summer Sale standouts Wax Heads and Tiny Bookshop, is all about running your very own store. This one is a special nostalgia-themed store, with items for sale including antiques, clothing, toys, and other paraphernalia from the 1990s and surrounding eras.
To better embody this direction, Thrifty Business is also well-themed in its colour palette, with its vivid yellows, purples, oranges, and pinks harkening back to the joy of 1990s visual design and its many dynamic shades.
