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The best video games of 2025: from Wanderstop to Clair Obscur

Bananas, space whales and epic tales of revenge — there’s a whole lot to love here

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2025

Science Says There’s More To Cozy Games Than A Comfy Escape

Cozy games are huge today, ostensibly offering an escape from stress, but exactly what makes a game restful may not be as obvious as it seems.

Inverse · Dec 12, 2025

"Just making a cozy game isn't enough to heal a person": Why Wanderstop and its blend of introspection and tea-making has stayed with me throughout 2025

Year in Review 2025 | Speaking with Ivy Road founder and writer and director Davey Wreden about Wanderstop's comforting, dark infusion

GamesRadar · Dec 7, 2025

‘Wanderstop’ Deconstructs Cozy Games To Brew Something Better

'Wanderstop' is an unsparing and deeply satisfying look at burnout and recovery in the guise of a cozy tea shop management sim.

Inverse · Mar 10, 2025

Wanderstop review

A fallen warrior tries to take it easy in a cozy tea shop.

PC Gamer · Mar 10, 2025

Wanderstop review: "Exalting the transformative power of tea"

Wanderstop review: "Exalting the transformative power of tea"

GamesRadar · Mar 10, 2025

Wanderstop review: a surprisingly intricate, de-stressing tea-making indie game

Self-reflection over a cuppa.

Creative Bloq · Mar 10, 2025

What to stream: 'Moana 2,' John Mulaney, 'Confessions of Octomom,' Amanda Seyfried and 'Dope Thief'

“Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting rampant opioid addiction in Peacock's “Long Bright River” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Legendary indie dev returns with a farming sim that couldn't be more different from the game that made them famous, all about an ex-warrior who hates the cozy life

Wanderstop is a tea-brewing sim about trying to recover from burnout

GamesRadar · Feb 27, 2025

"The environment is like a character in the game": how Wanderstop's world design blends Art Nouveau and Impressionism

The art inspiration behind the The Stanley Parable dev's new game.

Creative Bloq · Feb 21, 2025