Recommendations for "girly" games?
Recommendations for "girly" games?
By "girly" games I mean : games that have a soft/pink color scheme. About slice of life (preferably with romance elements), and non-violent with no/minimal combat.
I've already played Stardew Valley, Minecraft and Animal Crossing.
Spiritfarer
I can't recommend Celeste enough, personally.
I will warn you that the platforming can be challenging, but if it's too stressful Celeste offers almost unparalleled accessibility options that will allow you fine control over the difficulty so no matter your skill level you'll be able to progress.
Great story, cozy atmosphere but still emotional impact, and the only "fighting" you do is against yourself.
Amazing game, highly recommend Celeste
Team Fortress 2 is a fun game about hats. There is a combat element, but it's not really the important bit.
Unpacking
Unpacking, it's a relaxing puzzle game with some great environmental storytelling. Gameplay amounts to unpacking after various times moving house throughout a woman's life. It's really interesting to see how the different stages of her life are shown by the different living situations she moves into.
Gris
I've never played it but 'Pony Island' seems to have a pink color scheme and I'm guessing it's about ponies, so maybe?
Darktide?
Euro-Truck Simulator
Life Is Strange
https://www.gog.com/fr/game/life_is_strange_complete_season
It's not an action/combat game but there are violent parts in the story
Oh I think I know a good one! Haven, and it's currently 60% off. You play as a couple who escaped a controlling society to a foreign planet. (Three gender combinations can be chosen for the couple)
There is a combat element, and I don't think you can avoid it, but what you do is essentially clean the corruption off the local wildlife, instead of killing. Don't know if that works for you, but it's worth giving it a look I think.
Wandersong! You play as a Bard who has to save the world through music and singing. Minimal combat and absolutely wonderful storyline that will make you cry tears of joy.
A bit of a wilder rec would be Cassette Beasts, which is basically Pokémon but better and has really nice optional romances. Very combat focused tho.
Slime Rancher https://store.steampowered.com/app/433340/Slime_Rancher/
Balatro https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/
Ace Attorney https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney_Trilogy/
A Short Hike https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055540/A_Short_Hike/
and heres a sale that's going on Steam right now https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025617/sale/Story-Rich-Megabundle-2025?l=english
A lot of !cozygames@lemmy.world and !lifesimulation@lemmy.world games would fit. !otomegames@ani.social are romance visual novels aimed at women interested in men and a lot would fit too.
!infinitynikki@discuss.tchncs.de is an open world dressup game very marketed at women and has that soft pink color scheme, warning for being a F2P gacha game although you can progress without ever spending money. I usually avoid gacha but gameplay is legitimately good and "good gameplay," "high budget," and "for women" is a combination this game hits that I do not see too often in video games. (Other commenter is right there is a lot of girly shovelware.) There is combat, but it's definitely not the main focus. Very soft and pink. You might also like Beglitched (DEFINITELY pink and soft), and Style Savvy for Nintendo DS. I have been meaning to play both of those so I can't offer perspective on if they fill the romance ask, though Beglitched has combat. You might also enjoy Slime Rancher, also lots of pink and soft. Although it's also not combat-free it's not the main point either. Cattails was fun, kind of like Stardew but with cats instead, although as with Stardew combat does exist (though if I recall correctly it's optional and not the main focus).
Now probably my recommendation least like what you are asking for: I love the Touhou Project series. Don't let the male-dominated fandom and the tons of sexualized art of the characters fool you, the games don't sexualize the characters at all—I would feel very comfortable showing them to a 5 year old or Grandma. It is basically a bunch of superpowered women from Japanese mythology/folklore shooting very pretty lasers at each other. The focus is actually combat here, but I figured I'd give it a mention. Not specifically aimed at women but it's not not aimed at us either. Lovely music too.
Source: am girly girl who also plays video games
Peggle! It's a very fun and unique brickbreaker with lots of silly and cute characters, art, and music.
Not super girly/pink overall, but can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone.
My wife is in love with Disney Dreamlight Valley! It’s like animal crossing but with Disney characters and in full 3D. She dresses her character up differently every few weeks. She looked like a reindeer for December/January, and it was so cute! They’re very heavy on the fairy/cozy decor aspect, and while the expansions are paid, they do have free updates every 3-4 months.
She also recommended Calico, which is an indie cat cafe sim at heart, but you also get to dress like a magical girl, design your home, ride around town on animals like giant foxes, dogs, red pandas, more cats, etc. Very cute and relaxing.
On Your Tail is a cute mystery game set in an idyllic Italian seaside town with beautiful storytelling and character development.
She seconds other comments encouraging Haven, pulls the heartstrings and relaxing with minimal combat.
There are also the HerInteractive Nancy Drew games, which are older but fun female-centered mysteries. She recommends Phantom of Venice and Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon.
Check out Flower by ThatGameCompany
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Very fun and puzzly and you get to play as Zelda this time.
A little to the left is a cute puzzle game that might fit that category
Don’t know if this fits the bill for you or not but my partner occasionally falls into the clutches of the Sims on their laptop. They’ve customized their installation with lots of outfit + hairstyle mods and expansions, so you kinda get to make it your own
Monument Valley
Already mentioned.
- Slime Rancher
- Fields of Mistria
- A Short Hike
Not yet mentioned (at least that I saw)
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Potionomics
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- A game where you play Silvia, a potion crafter who has taken over her uncle's shop on an island full of adventurers. You get to meet many kinds of people, both adventurers and not, and have a chance at romancing pretty much all of them (at once, if you select the polyamory mode). The art style is adorable (please physically release the cards, devs) and the voice acting is so well done.
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Monster Prom
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- Strictly a slice of life / dating sim about trying to get a date for prom. The cast of characters are very cute, as is the art style. It's also multiplayer if you're into that.
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Emily is Away
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- I believe this one is free. It's a nostalgia blast for those of us who grew up with instant messaging like MSN or AIM. It's been a while since I played, but I remember it being cute and very interesting.
Even as a guy, I love the new Hello Kitty game.
My significant other loves it even more. Lmao
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is similar to a very relaxed cross between Animal Crossing and Breath of the Wild. There are elements that depend on time passing in the real world such as socializing, holidays, and getting certain resources, and there are also a lot of very funny and cute storylines featuring all the Sanrio characters. You don't need to be initiated into them to have a nice time (I sure wasn't).
There's no combat, but there are many other systems and areas to unlock that make the game feel deeper than it originally looks.
It also has multiplayer, if that's something you'd use!
Throwing in a recommendation for Tiny Glade. Not so much a game as a sandbox where you make small cottages, towns, or castles. Lots of options in photo mode for showing off your creations.
A recent one is Wanderstop, loved the vibes on that one. If you want to read more I wrote up some demo impressions here: https://lemmy.world/post/26452334
Hello Kitty Adventure Island is the game my friends and I use when we want something that isn't a shooter
Not really "pink", and lacks romance, but very pleasant: Dave the Diver. Cozy-ish game with nifty characters. Only thing would be I don't know if you meant "no/minimal combat" because you don't want the mechanics or the vibes. Dave has not particularly challenging combat mechanics, and paw patrol levels of violence levels (although you are catching and eating fish).
If you like park builders, Zoo Tycoon is cozy as hell. Beware the DLC trap though. You can get the base game with a lot of meat pretty cheap, but the DLCs are like $10+ each and not really a good value IMO. But the game has a great vibe with some really neat mechanics that try and imitate real conservation efforts.
What would check the boxes through a "Hot Topic" lens is Promise Mascot Agency. Surprisingly wholesome, completely off the wall, combat is all card/deck builder based... I... it's a hard one to describe.
Doughnut county checks all the boxes but is rather short. Katamari if you haven't done it.
I hear good things about, but have not played: Naiad, Tempopo.
If you like puzzles, and greenery instead of pink:
Botany Manor, which is fundamentally about the feminine urge to go alone into a giant manor and grow some cool flowers
Terra Nil, which is about going to a desolate planet and using the power of technology to grow some cool flowers
I would suggest searching Steam for games.
I don’t be leave this is a pension but rather a bot collecting date.
For on the Girly Games that are Pink
And on the Mind Craft and Animalsers Cross.
No combat necessary.
Lovers in a dangerous spacetime? It's pink I guess.
Calico, maybe 🙂
I really like the Style Savvy games on Nintendo. I started late with the one on 3DS but planning to get the Switch one eventually. They're nice and comfy games and since it sounds like you may already have a Nintendo, could be an option.
Tokimeki Memorial
You could try Animal Well. Dark yet pastel-oriented colorschemes. Minimal "combat" but more of a puzzle and exploration style of gameplay. More mysterious than scary. Mild peril. Not romantic in the slightest, but very original.
I feel like Lost Records: Bloom & Rage that came out recently might be a candidate? I haven't played it myself because I don't think I'm the target audience but it seems like sort of what you're looking for?
Flock is an underplayed cozy game with no combat. You are a bird and you find other birds, sometimes not birds, to join your flock and fly around. It's completely chill and enjoys a really soft color palette (pink for sure but also purples, pale orange skies, blues, etc.)
Uhhh can give a game with no combat, but it doesn't have the rest. Well, female player character helps too, right? Heaven's Vault is a game about Aliyah and her traveling the rivers of the universe and finding artifacts or writing written in ancient and translating it. I like it, some prime find parts very janky. Can't die, I've tried in the few areas she can take damage.
I'm currently playing Research Story, that one is pretty cute. There are romances. I don't know about combat since I haven't gotten that far (just a few hours of play); it doesn't really seem like there will be combat, but there could be.
I'd also recommend Apico, Mudborne, Littlewood, or Fields of Mistria. I'm sure I'm missing a ton. I think Steam has "Cute," "Romance," and "Slice of Life" tags if you wanted to browse those on the storefront.
If you’re open to the idea of ditching a Microsoft product, I’d suggest Vintage Story as a Minecraft alternative that I think has a nicer aesthetic. It’s meant to be a sort of slow, “grindy” game, but if you sort of rewire your thinking to it being a slice of life game, akin to Stardew, I think it’s very fun. Fair warning the early game can be very punishing if you’re brand new to it, so explore the world and difficulty setting when you make your first save.
Somewhat cozy game with a femme lead I’m excited for is Cairn. It’s got a demo at the moment, but I’m very much looking forward to the full game. It’s technically a survival game about rock climbing, but if I had to guess the story will center the main character going through a lot of personal growth while attempting to scale a mountain (a la Celeste, also a great game) and overcoming a lot of adversity to regain some self confidence.
Magical Diary is a fun little game about being a teenage girl that goes to wizard school. There's 2 but I only played one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/211340/Magical_Diary_Horse_Hall/
My time at Portia and my time at Sand Rock are pretty chill. They're kind of like Stardew but 3d, and I liked them more. It has some fighting but it's very PG cartoon-ish. It has a major mechanic where you just hang out with the NPCs, or go on dates with them. The second game, sand rock, is better but they're both good: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084600/My_Time_at_Sandrock/
Gourdlets.
While there are combat aspects of it, you can play the fuck out of Stardew valley without ever even seeing the cave. Definitely slice of life, with open relationship options(open as in mf, mm, ff, makes no difference. Not screwing everyone).
Terraria
Coral island sounds right up your alley.
Try Minami Lane. It's a soft and cozy very light management game. Short and sweet. No romance or pink though.
No Place Like Home?