If you’re looking for your next favourite game, you can’t look past Wholesome Snack 2025. The return of the annual cosy games showcase was stuffed full of gorgeous delights, from lovely life and business sims to narrative adventures, and so much more.
If you’re keen to catch up on everything featured, read on. Here’s the full roundup of everything revealed during Wholesome Snack 2025.
Wholesome Snack 2025 news roundup – quick links
Thrifty Business
Thrifty Business by Spellgarden Games kicked off Wholesome Snack 2025. This is an upcoming business sim where you’ll run a 90s-inspired thrift shop filled with all sorts of cool clothes. As the proprietor of this store, you’ll need to discover treasures to display in your shop, and then grow it into a thriving business where customers are well-served.
Thrifty Business doesn’t currently have a release date.
Lost and Found Co.
Next up, Lost and Found Co. popped in with a new trailer. This is an upcoming hidden object game where you wander a cosy, cartoon village discovering all sorts of hidden items and creatures – like dancing cats and mice, tigers, and more. As you find new things, you’ll also experience a cutesy story, adding flavour to each find.
Lost & Found Co. launches on 11 February 2026.
b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back!
Next up was the wonderfully-titled b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back!. This is described as a ‘keyboardventure’ game where players will use typing to solve artfully-designed environmental puzzles, all housed within a minimalist pixel world.
b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! doesn’t currently have a release date.
Wylde Society
Melbourne’s Studio Drydock popped into Wholesome Snack 2025 next, with a major new trailer for Wylde Society, a narrative life simulator that tells a period story of a boarding house filled with witches and magic. This is a prequel to Wylde Flowers, although it seems to tell a relatively standalone story.
As an added note, Studio Drydock also announced Wylde Flowers is now available on Xbox and PlayStation, for those who haven’t had a chance to play it yet.
Wylde Society doesn’t yet have a release date.
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth
Next up, Hyper Games showed off more of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, an adventure game starring the iconic Moomins, and inspired by classic Tove Jansson stories. In this game, you play as a lonely Moomintroll charting a mountain during winter.
This game is set to launch in 2026.
Verdant
This was followed by a trailer for Verdant, a post-apocalyptic adventure game that combines survival elements with beautiful, cosy scenery. In the game, you play as a wanderer surviving a harsh world, all while embarking on a ‘bittersweet journey of discovery.’
Verdant doesn’t currently have a release date.
Spirit Crossing
Spry Fox’s Spirit Crossing was the next cab off the rank. This is a co-operative life simulator adventure game where you can take part in all sorts of activities, from house building to house parties, to climbing, playing music, dancing, and more. This game’s world is ‘full of spirits, ancient ruins and storms’ but players can help to dispel these by working together, to create a welcoming space.
This game is set to release in 2026.
Travel Pack!
Travel Pack! got a wonderful trailer at Wholesome Snack 2025, introducing its world of board game-like storytelling. In this puzzle journey, you’ll chart a ‘miniature world of tiles and figurines’ while experiencing tiny stories filled with cutesy characters.
Travel Pack! is set to launch in 2026.
Mirage: Miracle Quest
Mirage: Miracle Quest from Toe Bean Club was up next. This is a magical girl RPG adventure where you’ll explore a vivid, hand-painted world inspired by various real-world cultures. As you roam, you’ll need to defeat giant bugs and other cartoon monsters using your magical skills.
This game doesn’t currently have a release date, but a demo is available on Steam.
Cozy Caravan
The Aussie-made Cozy Caravan was up next during Wholesome Snack 2025. This is a lovely stop-motion-inspired life simulator game where you play as a tiny creature in a big world, toting a giant caravan around to sell goods and make a living. After two years in early access, the game will officially launch on 8 January 2026.
Fishbowl
The next game featured during Wholesome Snack 2025 was Fishbowl, an upcoming narrative game about ‘dreams, grief, and hope.’ You play as a young adult looking to find herself in a new city, following the death of her grandmother.
After several years in development, Fishbowl is set to launch for PC and PlayStation 5 in April 2026.
Find Your Words
Following this was a Wholesome Snack trailer for Find Your Words, a wholesome adventure game where you embody a non-verbal child who participates in a school camp, and learns how to forge connections through the magic of play and communication.
Arcane Eats
‘Delicious deckbuilder’ Arcane Eats was up next. This is a cooking-themed rougelike deck builder where you’ll feed various ‘hungry hordes’ of magical creatures. In each turn, you need to focus on creating good-tasting combos, while also balancing your energy needs, and the ingredient cooking time.
Arcane Eats doesn’t have a firm release date yet, but a demo is now available on Steam.
Catchmaker
Wholesome Snack 2025 next revealed bug-catching adventure Catchmaker. The twist here is that what you’re actually doing is catching bugs to match-make them in little dates. Here’s the game’s description to fully outline this process: ‘Explore a world abuzz with adorable little critters, guide the bugs through playful mini-games and whimsical hand-drawn dates to learn their unique preferences and match them up with their perfect other half.’
Catchmaker doesn’t have a firm release date yet.
PANdemonium: Merge!
This was followed by a trailer for PANdemonium: Merge! a merging game featuring food ingredients. You throw various foods into a pot, and once they touch their exact replica, they’ll merge to form a bigger, different food. Eventually, you’ll end up with a completed meal – or a real mess, whichever comes first.
This game doesn’t have a firm release date, but a demo is now available on Steam.
Zitifono
Next revealed was Zitifono, an adventure game rendered in a wonky, endearing cartoon art style that makes each character look completely silly and fantastic. In the game, you’ll explore an island, and take part in all sorts of activities.
Coffee Talk Tokyo
A new trailer for coffee-making narrative game Coffee Talk Tokyo also aired during Wholesome Snack 2025. In this game, you’ll serve an array of folks in Tokyo, listening to their stories while unravelling their inner mysteries. This is a spin-off from Coffee Talk which features an entirely new cast of characters to befriend.
Coffee Talk Tokyo launches on 5 March 2026.
Mandrake
Mandrake was the next game shown off at Wholesome Snack 2025. This is a semi-realistic life and farming simulator where you reside in a magical forest of strange mysteries. As you wander, you’ll meet an array of unique folks, as well as some odd creatures, all of which have quests for you.
Mandrake doesn’t currently have a firm release date.
ReStory
A trailer for ReStory was up next during Wholesome Snack 2025. This is a ‘chill, story-driven shop management simulator’ where your job is to run a repair shop where customers present you with Y2K-style devices. Along the way, you’ll listen to customer stories and learn more about the history of each device.
ReStory is set to release in 2026.
D-topia
Next up during Wholesome Snack 2025 was D-topia, a puzzle adventure that features a world ruled by artificial intelligence and ‘Facilitators’ that aim to ‘maximise happiness’ for their citizens. It’s up to you to solve various puzzles to keep the residents of this world happy, making choices that will lead them to bright, bubbly feelings.
D-topia is set to launch in 2026.
Bits & Bops
Aussie-made game Bits & Bops was the ‘one more thing’ reveal at Wholesome Snack 2025, with a final trailer revealing the rhythm game is now available. That’s right – Bits & Bops has surprise-launched!
In this game, you’ll participate in an array of mini-games, all of which require good timing and reaction speed to complete.
‘Bits & Bops is pretty short, and part of its charm comes from not knowing what you’re going to see next,’ Rose Hammer, art director, animator, and game designer told ScreenHub. ‘This means we’ve had to keep a lot of our content under wraps so that we don’t spoil too many surprises for players. What excites us most is the chance to finally show off everything we’ve had to keep hidden!’
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Those keen to check out Bits & Bops will find the game out now on Steam.
