Wholesome Games Releasing in May 2025

As a massive fan of wholesome and cosy games, I try to keep an eye on what titles are coming up so I can support them. If you're like me, then here's a list of games releasing in May 2025 by release date!

despelote

• Developer: Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
• Publisher: Panic
• Genre: Adventure, Sports
• Tags: Football (Soccer), Emotional
• Release date: Out now!
• Steam link

In despelote, players will experience a slice-of-life adventure set in Ecuador back in 2001. Unravel a story about childhood and the magic found in soccer in this cleverly named game!

FREERIDE

• Developer: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
• Publisher: Future Friends Games
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Story Rich, Choices Matter
• Release date: Out now!
• Steam link

Want to find out what you'd score in a personality test but are too lazy to answer questions? Then FREERIDE is just the thing for you! This narrative-driven RPG will have you running around helping others with their Unfinished Business and using your powers of telekinesis to change fate.

Wall Town Wonders

• Developer: Cyborn B.V.
• Publisher: Cyborn B.V.
• Genre: Simulation
• Tags: Casual, VR, Simulation
• Release date: 7th of May, 2025
• Steam link

In this VR title, players will experience a cosy town-building game from a new perspective! Customise your town as you build it from the ground up, help the residents through quests, and watch it come to life. 

Pixelshire

• Developer: Kappa Bits
• Publisher: Merge Games
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Farming Sim, 2D
• Release date: 8th of May, 2025
• Steam link

In Pixelshire, players will experience a mash-up of RPG sandbox with life sim and town-building elements, exploration, and combat sprinkled on top! Master different trades, get to meet the cast of characters, and adventure through every nook and cranny. 

Creature Keeper

• Developer: Fervir Games
• Publisher: Graffiti Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Creature Collector, Action RPG, Exploration
• Release date: 8th of May, 2025
• Steam link

In Creature Keeper, there are plenty of creatures to befriend and fight alongside through real-time combat. A mysterious world awaits, hiding the clues to the strange sickness plaguing the land! 

FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time

• Developer: LEVEL5 Inc.
• Publisher: LEVEL5 Inc.
• Genre: RPG
• Tags: Action, Casual
• Release date: 21st of May, 2025
• Steam link

FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a slow-life RPG where players can switch between 14 different jobs (called Lives in-game) to experience the world: fish, cook, battle monsters, and team up with friends in this colourful adventure!

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

• Developer: Happy Broccoli Games
• Publisher: Happy Broccoli Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Detective
• Release date: 22nd of May, 2025
• Steam link

SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure

• Developer: kopiforge
• Publisher: Isolated Games Publishing
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Co-op, Cooking
• Release date: 22nd of May, 2025
• Steam link

Get ready for a unique take on the co-op cooking games, as SEDAP! mixes in the chaos of combat! Collaborate in the kitchen as well as an unexplored world that takes place in a fantastical reimagination of Southeast Asia!

Kabuto Park

• Developer: Doot, Zakku
• Publisher: Doot Tiny Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Casual, Creature Collector, Card Battler
• Release date: 28th of May, 2025
• Steam link

Step into the shoes of an adorable little girl as she enjoys her summers finding and catching bugs, then training them to win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship! Upgrade your equipment so you can get better and rarer bugs and then pit them against others!

to a T

• Developer: uvula LLC
• Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration
• Release date: 28th of May, 2025
• Steam link

to a T is a narrative adventure that follows the life of a 13-year-old whose body is always T-posing. Explore different mini-games, meet a varied cast, and spend time with your adorable in-game dog!

That's a crazy great handful of games for you to cosy up to this month! Hope you find something to support. See you in June for more