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Rush Tower Demo

๐Ÿฐ A promising tower defence demo that combines satisfying strategy, well-balanced gameplay and a solid foundation that leaves you eager for more.

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Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim

โ˜• Brew beautiful coffees, decorate your dream cafรฉ and welcome charming visitors in this wonderfully cosy cafรฉ management game full of warmth and relaxation.

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Petal by Petal

๐ŸŒธ Petal by Petal is a cosy incremental game that lets you grow, harvest and automate a colourful flower garden. A short but relaxing experience with gentle progression that's easy to recommend.

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Muri: Wildwoods Demo

๐ŸŒฟ A beautifully relaxing nature adventure where you clean pollution, restore wildlife and bring a vibrant island back to life one peaceful step at a time.

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Pastry Pile Up Demo

๐Ÿฅ A cosy merge puzzle game where you combine delicious pastries to serve customers, unlock new treats and build the perfect little bakery at your own pace.

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Mothkeep

๐Ÿฆ‹ A peaceful nature adventure where you discover, document and learn about moths through every stage of their life cycle while exploring a beautiful pixel-art woodland.

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Hidalgo Demo

โš”๏ธ A charming adventure inspired by Don Quixote, with a wonderful cardboard cut-out art style, imaginative exploration and plenty of personality throughout its wonderfully crafted world.

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My Pocket Paradise

๐ŸŽฃ A charming cosy desktop companion where you can fish, farm, mine and collect at your own pace, while your little character happily keeps you company throughout the day.

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Bottled by Bears Demo

๐Ÿป A gorgeous cosy idle game about a family of bears keeping bees and making honey, with a wonderfully gentle pace and a charming world I could happily watch for hours on end without ever growing tired of it.

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Harvester vs Zombies

๐Ÿšœ Drive a range of zombie-slaying vehicles, earn cash and unlock upgrades in this addictive arcade incremental game. Simple, satisfying and packed with "just one more run" appeal from start to finish.

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Winter Whiskers

โ„๏ธ Explore a charming snow-covered village, meet adorable characters and complete gentle quests in this cosy playtest that already shows plenty of promise for the full release and beyond.

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Chillquarium

๐Ÿ  Collect colourful fish, expand your aquariums and enjoy one of the most relaxing idle games on Steam. Chillquarium is a peaceful experience that's easy to lose yourself in for hours.

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Artisan TD

๐Ÿฐ Artisan TD captures the classic maze-building Tower Defence experience brilliantly. Strategic, satisfying and great fun to play, although the full price feels a little ambitious compared to similar games.

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Birdwatching Notebook

๐Ÿฆ A wonderfully relaxing desktop companion that combines cosy decorating with gentle idle and incremental gameplay. Create a peaceful bird sanctuary and enjoy watching new feathered visitors arrive throughout the day.

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Garden Cleanup Simulator

๐ŸŒณ Restore neglected gardens at your own pace in this relaxing cosy simulator. The demo may be short, but it left me wanting more, making it a peaceful and thoroughly enjoyable experience.

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Flufftopia

๐Ÿ‘ Flufftopia is a charming incremental idle game combining cosy town building with an unexpectedly engaging story. Cute visuals, satisfying progression and a memorable journey make it easy to recommend.

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Rainbow Tower Defense

๐ŸŒˆ Rainbow Tower Defence is a colourful tower defence game built around a unique tower-linking system. With strategic upgrades, challenging enemy waves and careful planning, it offers a fresh take on the genre.

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Fracture Field

โ›๏ธ Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings, earn resources, unlock powerful upgrades and steadily expand your mining operation for greater rewards.

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Focus Grove

๐ŸŒณ Focus Grove is a cosy productivity companion combining focus tools, habit tracking and a woodland farm. Complete real-world tasks and watch your grove grow alongside you.

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Maseylia: Echoes of The Past

๐ŸŒŒ Maseylia: Echoes of The Past is a sci-fi Metroidvania focused on exploration and discovery. Unlock new abilities, uncover secrets and explore a vast world filled with ancient mysteries and dangerous encounters.

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