What Cozy Grove is
You play as a Spirit Scout camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. Each day you meet ghost bears, help them with a request, and recover pieces of their past. The handmade landscape fills with color as you help, while your campfire, Flamey, uses Spirit Wood to expand the island and wake new residents.
The game runs in real time. Spry Fox describes roughly 30–60 minutes of new quest content each day and a 40+ hour campaign designed to span months. It is a daily ritual rather than a game you finish in a weekend, and the story is deliberately paced by calendar days.
Release timeline
March 19, 2021
Apple Arcade launch
The original release arrives on iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade.
April 8, 2021
PC and console launch
Steam, Epic, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions arrive. Some storefronts show April 7 depending on time zone.
April 26, 2022
New Neighbears DLC
Four new bears, butterflies, clothing and the Spring Update launch together.
June 22, 2023
PlayStation 5 release
The original game arrives natively on PS5.
March 12, 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
4K TV mode, 1080p handheld and an increased frame rate, with a free Upgrade Pack for Switch owners.
The PS5 date and Apple Arcade launch details are cross-checked with Wikipedia; current platform/store list is checked against the official listings below. The last documented original-game patch is 5.2.1 from August 2022.
Current platforms
| Platform | Release | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) | April 8, 2021 | Available | Steam lists 3 GB minimum / 5 GB recommended storage; Windows 10 or newer. |
| Nintendo Switch | April 8, 2021 | Available | Upgrade Pack available for Switch 2 owners. |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | March 12, 2026 | Available | 4K TV mode, 1080p handheld, increased frame rate. |
| PlayStation 4 | April 8, 2021 | Available digitally | Current regional store availability may vary. |
| PlayStation 5 | June 22, 2023 | Available digitally | Native PS5 release; same content. |
| Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S | April 8, 2021 | Available | Xbox store lists Xbox One and Series X|S play, 4K, cloud saves. |
| Apple Arcade (iOS, macOS, tvOS) | March 19, 2021 | Original launch; not listed in US lookup | US App Store lookup returned no result on review day. Availability may vary by region. |
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Editions, DLC and the Switch 2 question
There is one base game and one paid content expansion. New Neighbears adds four DLC bears and butterflies but does not add a new island. It was released in April 2022 and is available as a separate purchase.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a platform edition of the same game, not a sequel. Nintendo's listing advertises 4K TV output, 1080p handheld output and an increased frame rate. It does not list new quests or bears. There is a free 3 MB Upgrade Pack for owners of the Switch version.
PC system requirements
Steam lists the same minimum and recommended specifications for the base game and New Neighbears. There is no macOS or Linux build on Steam at the time of review.
Minimum
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or equivalent
- 4 GB RAM
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz or equivalent
- 8 GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce 10 Series / AMD Radeon RX 500 Series
- 5 GB available space
Languages and rating
Steam lists 14 supported languages, including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Arabic. The game has an ESRB E10+ rating for comic mischief and use of alcohol, and an in-game purchases label on store listings.
What this site covers
This archive focuses on the original 2021 game. The bear archive covers 17 base residents and four New Neighbears visitors. The fish finder contains 180 community-documented fish records. The daily routine is built around the game's 5am reset and real-day story pacing.
For the sequel, see the Camp Spirit comparison. It is a separate game with a new island, cast and asynchronous multiplayer; it is not an edition of this one.
Sources & notes
Linked, dated and labeled
Official sources are used for platform facts, schedule rules and mechanics. Community data is labeled because it is maintained by players rather than Spry Fox.
- Store listing · Valve / Spry Fox Cozy Grove on Steam Platform, release date, price, features, system requirements, screenshots.
- Store listing · Valve / Spry Fox Cozy Grove – New Neighbears DLC on Steam DLC release date, price, features, system requirements.
- Store listing · Nintendo Cozy Grove – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Switch 2 release date, resolution and frame-rate features, file size, supported languages, DLC.
- Store listing · Nintendo Cozy Grove – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack Free 3 MB upgrade pack requirements and Switch 2 features.
- Store listing · Microsoft / The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild Cozy Grove on Xbox Xbox One / Series X|S availability, release date, capabilities, DLC.
- Official · Spry Fox Cozy Grove Official game description and feature list.
- Official · Spry Fox Support Cozy Grove Patch Notes Version timeline and update descriptions.
- Store listing · Apple iTunes Lookup API App Store lookup for Cozy Grove (ID 1466130749) Current US App Store availability check for the original Apple Arcade version. Returned resultCount 0 on 2026-11-09. Availability can differ by region.
- Reference · Wikipedia Cozy Grove Release chronology cross-check, platform history, reception context. Used only as a cross-check where primary store listings or official sources are unavailable.