Summary
- Cozy games with a spooky twist are ideal for horror fans seeking a relaxing gaming experience.
- Titles like Skyrim and The Sims 3 offer cozy gameplay options involving vampires.
- Visual novels like Vampire: The Masquerade provide a cozy experience with multiple replay options.
Cozy games tend to be seen as titles that contain either cutesy graphics where the player is tending to an adorable garden or living their life peacefully within a simple simulator. However, some players may be interested in enjoying a cozy game where there is a slightly spooky twist, such as a game where the player is surrounded by vampires or is even one themselves.
Best Games With A Vampire Protagonist
These games deliver a wide range of excellent vampiric experiences, putting players in the shoes of some of gaming's best vampires.
These slightly spooky, cozy titles are great for any horror fan who has had their heart rate up for far too long and simply wants the aesthetic of a creepier game while not needing to worry as much.
6 The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Live The Peaceful Life Of A Vampire Away From Society
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Released
- November 11, 2011
- Developer(s)
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
Skyrim is another RPG that cozy gamers have taken under their wing to turn it into a relaxing title. While some players may wish to be the hero, others may instead wish to take on the life of a traveling merchant who sells their potions, or even make the most of the DLCs within Skyrim to instead focus on creating their own Homestead.
Vampires can be encountered in Skyrim, with some players being unlucky enough to contract vampirism. This adds a whole new level of role-play to the Skyrim experience, as well as some players adapting this into their cozy gaming experience, as they now must travel at night or find ways to sate their hunger.
5 A Vampyre Story
A Classic Point-And-Click Adventure
A Vampyre Story
Point-and-click games are some of the most simple, relaxing experiences for players who are looking for a cozy game to enjoy before going to bed or just when they have a moment to themselves.
JRPGs That Feature Vampires
Vampires aren't common fare in JRPGs, but they can be found lurking in some shadowy corners of the genre, including these games.
These point-and-click games come in all shapes, sizes, and themes, including A Vampyre Story which follows the adventures of the vampire, Mona De Lafitte, as she attempts to escape the land of Draxsylvania in the hopes of returning to Paris to continue her singing career. By solving various puzzles and meeting an assortment of characters, players must remember Mona's restrictions and make the most of her vampire abilities in A Vampyre Story, as they hopefully help her fulfill her dream.
4 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries Of New York
A Narrative Adventure Within The Dark Tabletop World
Vampire: The Masquerade Coteries Of New York
Alongside point-and-click games, another great cozy genre of gaming is visual novels. For those looking to have a relaxing time playing a cozy game that features vampires, they should look no further than the visual novels based on the tabletop RPG Vampire: The Masquerade.
While there are horror elements to games like Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York, with the experience being like reading a book, players are likely to still have a cozy time enjoying the title while also admiring the artwork of each vampire or mortal character they encounter. Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is also a cozy game that players are sure to enjoy with multiple replays due to the different choices to be made as well as the three characters to select from.
3 The Sims 3: Supernatural
Create A Family Of Vampires Or Even Other Supernaturals
The Sims 3
Although the base game of The Sims 3 doesn't include any Supernatural creatures, by purchasing and installing the DLC of The Sims 3: Supernatural, players can not only introduce vampires into their sims' family but also an assortment of other supernatural sims too.
The Best Vampire Games That Aren't Castlevania
It may have help inspire an entire genre, but there are other fantastic vampire games out there that aren't Castlevania.
The Sims 3 is already considered quite a cozy game, as players are free to create an entirely new life for themselves or create a family to control. By including Supernatural, a player can take their family a step further by creating an entire household of vampires that have their own ambitions and needs.
2 Vampire Therapist
Help Others Through Their Undead Life
- Platform(s): PC
- Released: 2024-07-18
- Developer(s): Little Bat Games
- Genre(s): Simulation
It's tough being a vampire, especially a vampire that has been around for centuries. Thankfully, in Vampire Therapist, it is up to the player to talk to these various vampires from across the decades with the help of Cognitive Therapy in the hopes of getting to the bottom of their concerns.
Alongside the real therapy concepts is a thoughtful yet hilarious story that is sure to satisfy the bloodsucker urge of any player looking for a cozy time while feeling good about themselves by helping others. Even if that means helping vampires.
1 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire
Grow Crops During The Day, And Fight Through The Night
- Platform(s): PC, Nintendo Switch
- Released: 2023-10-26
- Developer(s): Digitality Games
- Genre(s): Roguelike, Simulation
Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire is an interesting cozy title for players to get their fangs stuck into. By day, the player is tasked with tending to their farm and collecting various resources, but once the night arrives, their vampire powers return to them as they fight various monsters in the hopes of survival.
Although the night of the game may be rather hectic at times, as the player defies Dracula by refusing to feed on people, the art style and combat of the game add to the cozy atmosphere felt even during the day of this farming simulation meets roguelike title.
Best Open World Games Featuring Vampires
Explore these vast open worlds alongside creatures of the night, or even as a vampire yourself.