Cozy, stress-free, play-at-your-pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“There are no enemies who can hurt you and nothing is timed so you don't feel the dread of the grind.”
Steam review · 210.2 h played ↗
Little Witch in the Woods
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Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%SUNNY SIDE UP2025Life Sim · Casual · Simulation
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A huge, story-rich cozy witch game with gorgeous pixel art, potion brewing and cats, but dialogue-heavy and grindy with a rough translation. Skip it if you play on mouse and keyboard.
Great for
Cozy-game fans who love collecting, potion brewing, cats and story-driven villager bonds, ideally on a controller
Main risk
Endless dialogue and keyboard-only controls with no mouse support can make the slow start unbearable
What players love
Lovable characters and moving story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I love the villagers and their very distinct personalities.”
Steam review · 32.4 h played ↗
Gorgeous, charming pixel art
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The artwork is probably the most beautiful and charming pixel pixel art I've ever seen in a game at all.”
Steam review · 308.3 h played ↗
Huge amount of content and collecting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“i love the encyclopedia - every flora and fauna has an entry and has multiple tasks to do x number of times in order to reach 100% completion, it's very satisfying to complete.”
Steam review · 37 h played ↗
Fun potion brewing and ingredient gathering
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“everything from finding ingredients to brewing potions is engaging, rewarding, and never feels like make-work”
Steam review · 31.7 h played ↗
Lots of cats to befriend
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“THE CATS!!!!!!! The cat mechanics are adorable, true to life, and addictive.”
Steam review · 41.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Excessive, repetitive dialogue
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Every single time you explore something, BOOM dialogue. Everytime you walk somewhere new? BOOM dialogue.”
Steam review · 49.8 h played ↗
Keyboard-only controls, no mouse support
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“No mouse support. Not even in the menus.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Slow start and long unintuitive tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“7 versions. and they still dont bother to add a save for the first 40 min of extra long intro.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Poor English translation
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game is without doubt the worst translation I have ever played in my (right now) 43 years of life.”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Ran into the bug at the last prickly vine core where the game won't register that you made the Moon Tears and there's nothing you can do to move past it to finish the game.”
Steam review · 61.4 h played ↗
Grindy, repetitive gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Fun at first but so I can only make so many potions and gather so many ingredients before I lose my mind.”
Steam review · 86.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWin 10 x64
ProcessorDual Core i5 2.5 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWin 10 x64
ProcessorQuad Core 3.0 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660
Storage4 GB available space
OSWin 10 x64
ProcessorDual Core i5 2.5 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560
Storage2 GB available space
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