I have a confession to make: I’m a chronic floordrobe offender. It’s not for lack of trying, mind you, but some days you take down your dried garms, fold them up, and just go, ‘nah, I’ll put them away later.’ Days go by, and before you know it, your entire bedroom is a mess. Wallpaper’s hanging off the walls, and the local woodworms are now chowing down on the floorboards. Okay, maybe it’s not that dramatic, but it nonetheless presents the opportunity to pull everything up and start again. Hozy is a game about doing just that, and from its Steam demo alone I’m already obsessed.
Hozy has you head into a forgotten neighborhood and revitalize its homes, one room at a time. Here, you’ll clean, paint, and decorate each space, turning dereliction into dreams. There are plenty of cleaning-based games out there, but this tightly-designed little indie number is one of the more relaxing games within this sphere I’ve played. You’re not on a timer, and there aren’t any score meters to try and appease, so you can take it at whatever pace you wish.
The first room I took to bringing up to scratch was a messy attic space. I have spent more hours watching car detailing videos than I’d like to admit, so the dopamine hit I experienced as I mopped away the dust was enormous. Hozy’s euphonious sound effects and tactile physics caress the senses, bringing me the sort of joy Marie Kondo was talking about. With the floors spotless, the walls splashed with a soothing shade of green, and the windows looking like they’d just been fitted, it was time to crack on with the furnishing.
Hozy’s approach to decoration may be limiting in a sense, as it only supplies you with pre-filled boxes of goodies. As someone who often suffers from choice paralysis, though, I thoroughly enjoyed making the most out of what I was supplied with. Each box feels like a lucky dip, because you’ll never know what will pop out next when you reach inside. Before long, I had pulled together a functioning lounge space, with an area dedicated to the owner’s creative pursuits.
Next up was a first-floor studio with an adjacent garden. Again, my brain lit up as I crowbarred up the old floorboards and swept away the leaves. This time, I was given a smaller paint brush, which I could use to add my own designs to the walls. So, I did what I always did in my school notebooks, and doodled away with all the artistic prowess of a toddler.
As I started unpacking the boxes, I found myself in a bit of a conundrum. The indoor space was more compact than the attic, so I had to be picky about what went where. In the end, I opted for an outdoor workbench, with the art supplies staying safe from the elements inside. Gradually, the place came together. Is it practical? Absolutely not. Does it look cool? Probably not… It is what it is, we move. Developer Come On Studio says Hozy will release with nine handcrafted locations to fix up, so expect plenty more level deviation.
Hozy launches on Monday, March 30, 2026. You can add it to your Steam wishlist here.
The only thing I hope to see added is some good ol’ painter’s tape to help me go wild with sectioning off walls. The roller as is won’t give you those crisp lines without spending an excessive amount of time going back and forth between colors, and I feel the feature would add just enough choice without making its simple and clean experience obtuse. That aside, Hozy is shaping up to be a well-realized renovation sim that is sure to delight when it arrives, and I can’t wait to see what else Come On Studio is hiding in those boxes.
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