Surprised nobody recommended "Overcooked!" It has really fun bite-sized rounds with four player local coop.
EDIT: It's also $4 on Steam with right now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/448510/overcooked/
this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2026
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Witchspire - similar to Palworld, but "witchy" themed
Voxlibre has solid cozy / accessible settings, and great multiplayer support. (And is free!)
Astroneer i believe fits all your needs
This looks like a great option for us thank you!
In case you want something closer to Stardew Valley, a couple of good choices in that genre would be Coral Island and Fields of Mistria. Both farming sims with their own unique spins on things, can check both of them out and see if either one fits your vibe better.
Coral Island has been full release for a while now, but Fields of Mistria has its 1.0 official release on Aug 5.
Chill game about basically just going around a bird sanctuary and taking pictures of birds.
It's an early access game about sledding... Kinda self explanatory as to what you do in game.
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Cannot confirm right now whether they got controller support, but most games do anymore so it shouldn't be a huge problem.
this doesn't fit super well but might feel good for some people, TerraFirmaGreg. cook for each other, Smith tools, loot dungeons, and make progress.