8 Games Like Cozy Grove to Play on Your Phone in 2026
Eight phone games with what makes Cozy Grove special: a gentle world, characters to help, a little progress each day and a touch of the spooky. Our own Monster Country Idle Tycoon is in here, marked and ranked on the same criteria.
Looking for a game like Cozy Grove on your phone? Start with the sequel, Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit, which is on iPhone and Android through Netflix. For ghost stories with more feeling, Spiritfarer. For a campsite and a friendly cast, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. For a spooky-cute town that keeps going between visits, our own Monster Country Idle Tycoon.
This list ranks eight for iPhone and Android in 2026. One is ours: marked, ranked on the same questions, weak spot stated like everyone else’s.
Spry Fox / Netflix · Included with a Netflix subscription
The official sequel, and the only Cozy Grove on phones.
If you played the original, start here. The sequel from Spry Fox, published by Netflix, has you help cute, ghostly bears find peace on a haunted island, and its listing promises an atmosphere that is haunting “in a cozy, adorable way.” The original Cozy Grove is now on PC and consoles only, so this is the way to play on a phone.
Best for
Anyone who wants more Cozy Grove.
Weak spot
Needs a Netflix membership.
Verdict: The obvious first pick.
Available on iOS and Android.
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#2
Spiritfarer: Netflix Edition
iOSAndroid
Thunder Lotus / Netflix · Included with a Netflix subscription
Care for spirits before they move on.
The closest match in feeling: you “care for spirits before releasing them into the afterlife,” in what the listing calls “a cozy management game about dying.” Like Cozy Grove, the heart of it is helping ghosts finish their stories.
Best for
Players who loved Cozy Grove’s ghost stories most.
Weak spot
Rated Teen, the subject is grief, and it needs a Netflix membership.
Verdict: The emotional pick.
Available on iOS and Android.
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#3
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete
iOSAndroid
Nintendo · Paid, one-time purchase
Run a campsite for animals with personalities.
Nintendo’s one-purchase version of Pocket Camp: “As a campsite manager, it’s up to you to build a fun campsite,” while “a lot of animals with quirky personalities” drop by, with seasonal events every month.
Best for
Players who want a campsite, decorating and a friendly cast.
Weak spot
A $19.99 purchase, which is steep for a phone game.
Verdict: The decorating pick.
Available on iOS and Android.
#4
Monster Country Idle Tycoon
Our gameiOSAndroidMac
Kano Games · Free, optional in-app purchases
Our game: a cozy haunted town with a comic-strip cast.
Our game. Werewolves, witches and a gorgon run the shops of a spooky-cute town, and their story arrives in comic strips a few panels at a time. Like Cozy Grove, it rewards short visits: you buy customers, upgrade characters and, from the second episode, automate each business so it keeps earning while the app is closed. Free on iOS and Android.
Best for
Cozy Grove players who liked the spooky cast and want progress that keeps going between visits.
Weak spot
It is an idle business game, not a life sim: there is no foraging, crafting or decorating, and customers and cash reset at the end of each episode.
Verdict: The spooky cozy pick for idle game players.
A rabbit's slow village life that goes on without you.
“Tsuki is not your pet, but a free spirit who will move and interact with the world as they please,” among “the oddball characters of Mushroom Village.” Its listing says it plainly: “if you check in often, you just might catch something new and exciting.” Free, with ads and in-app purchases.
Best for
Players who liked checking in every day to see what changed.
Weak spot
Rated Teen on Google Play and 17+ on the App Store, higher than its art suggests, and the app has not been updated since March 2026.
Verdict: The check-in pick.
Available on iOS and Android.
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#6
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
iOSSwitchPCConsole
Sunblink · Included with Apple Arcade on iPhone
Restore an island with Hello Kitty and friends. iPhone and iPad only.
Sunblink’s Apple Arcade game has you “restore an abandoned island to its former glory” and get to know Hello Kitty, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll and more by discovering what they like, with regular events and updates. The listing says there are no ads and no in-app purchases.
Best for
iPhone players who want a big, bright island and a famous cast.
Weak spot
Needs an Apple Arcade subscription, and there is no Android version.
Verdict: The Apple Arcade pick.
Available on iOS, Switch, PC and console.
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#7
Usagi Shima
iOSAndroid
studio rabbiko · Free, ads and optional in-app purchases
A bunny island you check on once or twice a day.
Built around “checking in once or twice a day to say hi to cute bunnies,” with an island you turn into “a whimsical bunny paradise.” It is the lightest game on this list, and that is the point. Free, with ads and in-app purchases.
Best for
Players who want the smallest possible daily visit.
Weak spot
Its listing is about bunnies and decorating, with no mention of a story.
Verdict: The five-minute pick.
Available on iOS and Android.
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#8
Stardew Valley
iOSAndroidPCConsoleSwitch
ConcernedApe · Paid, one-time purchase
The farm-life game, paid once.
Not spooky, but the game most Cozy Grove players already love or will: a farm, a town full of people, festivals and seasons, all for one purchase on iPhone and Android, with no in-app purchases.
Best for
Players who want far more to do each day.
Weak spot
Much deeper than Cozy Grove, so it asks for longer sessions.
Verdict: The deep pick.
Available on iOS, Android, PC, console and Switch.
For more of the same, Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit. For ghost stories with more feeling, Spiritfarer. For decorating and a friendly cast, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. For the smallest daily visit, Usagi Shima.
If what you liked was the spooky-cute cast and a place that keeps going while you are away, ours is built for that: Monster Country Idle Tycoon is free on iOS and Android, and the monster town game page shows how the town works.
Cozy Grove is loved for four things: a gentle world with a haunted twist, characters whose stories you help finish, progress that arrives a little at a time each real day, and nothing that punishes you for stepping away. We judged each alternative on how cozy it is, how much the characters matter, how well it fits a short daily visit, and what it costs on a phone.
This is a phone list, because that is where the Cozy Grove sequel lives. Facts about each game come from its current App Store and Google Play listings. Kano makes Monster Country Idle Tycoon (this site). It is marked “Our game” and ranked where those questions put it.
How these were compared: we reviewed official store listings, developer information, player reviews and genre conventions, and applied the same criteria to every game. We have not independently play-tested every title here.
FAQ
Questions people ask about games like Cozy Grove
Is Cozy Grove on iPhone or Android?
The original Cozy Grove was on iPhone through Apple Arcade but is no longer available there; it is now on PC and consoles. The sequel, Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit, is on iPhone and Android through Netflix Games and needs a Netflix membership.
What games are like Cozy Grove on mobile?
Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit is the direct sequel. Spiritfarer has the same focus on helping spirits, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete has the campsite and the friendly cast, and our Monster Country Idle Tycoon has a spooky-cute town that earns between visits.
Are there free games like Cozy Grove?
Monster Country Idle Tycoon, Tsuki’s Odyssey and Usagi Shima are free to download with optional in-app purchases. Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit and Spiritfarer come with a Netflix membership, and Hello Kitty Island Adventure with Apple Arcade. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete and Stardew Valley are one-time purchases.
Is Monster Country Idle Tycoon like Cozy Grove?
In mood, yes: a spooky-cute setting, a cast with stories, and short visits that fit a day. The loop is different: you run the town’s businesses and automate them rather than forage and craft. Free on iOS and Android.
