Barbie Rewind packs 16 Barbie games from 1991 to 2007, including a 16-bit Barbie game that never came out in the '90s. It lands Thursday for $29.99.
This is a big week for low-stress gaming. A tanuki mail carrier, a classic Barbie collection, a Moomin storybook adventure and a home makeover game all land between Monday, Nov. 9, and Thursday, Nov. 12.
The headliner for a lot of families is Barbie Rewind, out Thursday, Nov. 12, for $29.99. Atari is publishing it and Digital Eclipse built it. It gathers 16 Barbie games released from 1991 through 2007.
One of them never shipped. Barbie: Vacation Adventure was made for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo in the '90s and shelved, tbreak reported. It finally gets a release here, about 30 years late. Fashionably late, really.
What's in Barbie Rewind?
Classic Barbie games from the NES, Game Boy, PlayStation and Game Boy Advance eras, plus a new Dreamhouse decorating mode. Playing the retro games unlocks furniture and decor based on 65 years of Barbie playsets. Confirmed games include:
Barbie (NES, 1991)
Barbie: Super Model (Genesis and SNES, 1993)
Barbie: Race & Ride (PlayStation, 1999)
Barbie: Pet Rescue (Game Boy Color, 2001)
Barbie Horse Adventures: Blue Ribbon Race (Game Boy Advance, 2003)
The Barbie Diaries: High School Mystery (Game Boy Advance, 2006)
It's on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. A $59.99 Deluxe Edition for Switch comes with an exclusive Barbie doll in an Atari T-shirt.
When does Tanuki: Pon's Summer come out?
It's out now. Tanuki: Pon's Summer launched Tuesday, Nov. 10, and it's $19.99 on the Nintendo eShop. It's also on Xbox Game Pass from day one.
You play Pon, a tanuki with a part-time job at the post office on a small Japanese island. You deliver packages by BMX, make friends, join in on sushi-making, baseball and sumo, and save up to fix the island shrine before its summer festival. There are more than 100 BMX trick challenges, too.
Critical Reflex publishes it, and Denkiworks developed it. It's on Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
What other cozy games are out this week?
Hozy (Monday, Nov. 9): Come On Studio's home restoration game hit PS5 and Xbox Series X|S after launching on Steam in March. You clean and decorate with a mop, squeegee and crowbar, with no timers, scores or penalties. It's $14.99 on PS5. tinyBuild publishes it.
Project: Autumn (Tuesday, Nov. 10, PC): a short exploring adventure that PC Gamer compares to A Short Hike.
Farm & Feast (Wednesday, Nov. 11, PC): a farming and restaurant sim.
Bottled By Bears (Wednesday, Nov. 11, PC): an idle game about making honey, with bears. Sold.
Moomin: Midsummer Madness (Thursday, Nov. 12): a hand-drawn point-and-click adventure based on Tove Jansson's book Moominsummer Madness. After a flood, Moomintroll and Little My have to find their way home. Deku Deals' listing calls it a game "for children and adults alike," and it has a hint feature. It's $19.99 on Switch, Switch 2 and Steam.
What cozy games are coming next?
Spirit Crossing (Nov. 16): a life sim MMO, per PC Gamer.
Littlelands (Nov. 16): an action adventure in early access on PC.
Tidesong (Nov. 20): an underwater farm sim.
Cat Cafe Manager 2 (Nov. 25): run a shop full of cats. Enough said.
Petit Planet (Dec. 4): HoYoverse's free-to-play life sim launches worldwide on PC, iOS and Android. You play a Planet Tender who grows a planet from a Luca Seed, then sail the Starsea and trade at a Galactic Bazaar. Pre-registration is open, and a Switch 2 version is planned for 2027, Playday reported.
Which cozy game should families pick?
Moomin is the gentlest fit for younger kids, with its hints and hand-drawn storybook art. Barbie Rewind is a nostalgia trip for parents who grew up on Barbie Horse Adventures, and the Dreamhouse mode gives kids something new to do with it.
Tanuki is a good pick for Game Pass households, since it costs nothing extra there. Petit Planet is free-to-play, so it's worth setting purchase limits in parental controls before handing over the tablet.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
tbreak (June 2026), Barbie Rewind game list, the unreleased Barbie: Vacation Adventure, Dreamhouse mode and Deluxe Edition
Deku Deals (Nov. 2026), Barbie Rewind, Moomin and Hozy release dates, platforms and prices
Nintendo (Nov. 2026), Tanuki: Pon's Summer price, publisher and premise
Final Weapon (Oct. 28, 2026), Tanuki release date, platforms, Game Pass and activities
InGameNews (Nov. 6, 2026), Hozy PS5 release date
PC Gamer (Nov. 2, 2026), the November cozy game calendar
Pocket Gamer.biz (Nov. 3, 2026), Petit Planet launch date and premise
Playday (Nov. 2, 2026), Petit Planet free-to-play model and Switch 2 timing
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