I lobbied to make Promise Mascot Agency the best cozy game in our 2025 Game of the Year awards, which means I'm only (checks calendar) a little late in getting it added to my list of best cozy games this week. I adore its silly story and open world exploration and got to thinking about how much fun it is to full throttle my kei truck right off the side of a cliff and press a button to sprout wings so I can soar peacefully around Kaso-Machi island.
It isn't even the only game with flying on the list now. It is in fact the third on that list of ten. I think I have a real soft spot for flying in cozy games.
There are as many definitions of "cozy game" as there are cozy gamers, but freedom is a really common element. There's freedom to build in life sims or freedom from time constraints in puzzle games. What is flying but complete and total freedom of exploration?
In the years since Breath of the Wild we've been spoiled for open world games with gliders, but a game with proper flying is even better...
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