I absolutely adored Cuddly Forest Friends. While clearly aimed at a much younger crowd, it’s so wholesome, so feel-good, that I think it’s got a very broad appeal, especially if you’re in the mood for something that’s just… cute, gentle, and sweet. With an adorable art style, cheerful music, and silly minigames, Cuddly Forest Friends is just a fun game...


Cuddly Forest Friends
2023 Aksys Games72Good
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 5 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Available on
- $39.99
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Details
- Launch
- February 2, 2023
- Developer
- Nippon Columbia
- Publisher
- Aksys Games
- Themes
- Genres
Overview

Care for your Cuddly Forest Friends! Play over 10 fun minigames to make your adorable animal companions happy. Entertain, feed, and accessorize your friends and see the forest's Tree of Happiness grow!
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Reception
- OpenCritic74from 3 reviews
If you are looking for some relaxing gameplay, Cuddly Forest Friends has got what it's needed, both for children and adults.
It isn’t a bad game by any means, and once you get past the tutorial growing pains, it’s a cute game that kids and animal lovers wanting a game to go “aw” to will definitely enjoy, but I definitely feel the pacing could have been smoothed out just a little bit to make this a more easygoing experience.
While more hardened gamers will likely want to steer clear this mix of pet sim elements and mini games is a more casual treat
Cuddly Forest Friends, with its interaction with Gesshizu is great for younger children. The little drawings next to the choices you need to make will help with playing it even if reading is challenging. For adults, I feel there’s too little actual influence you have on the gameplay, and the daily game loop quickly became repetitive. The developers...











