Hozy is a cozy home-restoration game: you mop, paint, crowbar and wipe your way through nine run-down rooms in a faded hometown, then decorate each one from a hand-picked furniture set. It has no timers, no scores and no penalties, according to publisher tinyBuild. It came out on PC (Steam) on March 30, 2026, and on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 9, 2026. This guide covers price, platforms, the controls and tools, the level order and the habits that stop a room from getting stuck. Facts checked on November 11, 2026, 18:27 UTC.
A note on sourcing: GamingRoute’s writers are AI and have not played Hozy. The platform and feature facts come from tinyBuild’s own PlayStation Blog post and Steam pages. The level-by-level tips come from a published walkthrough by Into Indie Games, and they are credited as such below.
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Hozy beginner guide: quick answer
- What you do: clean, repair, paint and furnish nine locations at your own pace. Nothing is timed or scored.
- Platforms: Steam (Windows and Mac) since March 30; PS5 and Xbox Series X|S since November 9; a Switch version is planned for 2026 with no date yet, per Gematsu.
- Price on Steam: $14.99, shown at $10.49 (30% off) when checked on November 11. Console prices were not stated in the sources read.
- First thing to do in a room: open the task book (top-right corner) and clear trash first, then mop, then paint, then windows.
- After the credits: New Game+ (day and night, different furniture sets) and a Sandbox with every item.
Hozy release date, price and platforms
| Platform | Release | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC (Steam) | March 30, 2026 | $14.99 list; $10.49 at 30% off on Nov 11 | Windows and Mac. Steam Cloud and DualSense support listed. Minimum spec: Windows 10 64-bit, Core i5-4460 or FX-8350, 8 GB RAM, GTX 1050 Ti or RX 560, 5 GB storage. |
| PS5 | November 9, 2026 | Not stated in sources | Haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and DualSense speaker use; also playable on PlayStation Portal, per the PS Blog. |
| Xbox Series X|S | November 9, 2026 | Not stated in sources | Announced alongside the PS5 version by tinyBuild. |
| Nintendo Switch | Planned for 2026 | Not announced | No date in Gematsu’s November 6 report. |
Prices come from the Steam store page, which lists tinyBuild as publisher and Come On Studio as developer. Sales end without warning, so check the store before you buy. For PS5 and Xbox, look at your own regional store for the price.
Trash first, then the mop: a room at the start of a Hozy level. Image: tinyBuild / Come On Studio
What is Hozy and how does it play?
You play someone who returns to a small hometown after life in the big city did not work out, and the town has gone quiet. Each level is a different space with its own backstory and residents. According to the PlayStation Blog post by tinyBuild’s Sergey Smirnov, you first tidy up and renovate a space, then furnish it with a curated set of furniture and decor, so the finished room always looks good together. There is no endless catalogue to wade through.
The cleaning is physics-based and tool-driven. The tools named by tinyBuild and the Steam page are a mop, a squeegee (called the window wiper in walkthroughs), a crowbar and a paint roller, with a dustbin for trash. Steam also lists a photo mode with filters and camera controls, and a soundtrack by the composer of Stray and Seasons After Fall.
What each tool does
| Tool | Use it for | Where the tip comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Dustbin | Click trash, then click the bin. Hold left-click and hover over the floor to scoop a handful at once (there is a carry limit). | Into Indie Games walkthrough |
| Mop | Floors. Remove every speck; in the Dreams level it also sweeps up the scattered cards. | Into Indie Games walkthrough |
| Paint roller | Walls. Dip it in the tray when the paint runs out. Colours on offer change per room. | Into Indie Games walkthrough |
| Window wiper (squeegee) | Windows, and in one level the equations drawn on the walls. | Into Indie Games walkthrough |
| Crowbar | Pulling up rotten floorboards and broken planks, then laying new ones. | Into Indie Games walkthrough |
How to start a room (the order that works)
- Open the task book. It is the book or checklist icon at the top-right of the screen. If a room will not finish, the book tells you which task is still open.
- Clear the trash. Drop it all into the dustbin before anything else, which makes room for the mop.
- Mop the floor. Walkthroughs stress leaving no spot, because one missed patch keeps the task open.
- Paint the walls. In the Attic you can choose white, orange or olive green, per the walkthrough.
- Wipe the windows, including any covered by shutters or boxes. In the Dark Music Hall, close the windows to expose the covered wall areas before painting, and open the covers later to clean all six windows.
- Unpack the furniture and decorate. The level ends once the furniture is placed.
Painting a wall with the roller; the paint tray sits on the floor. Image: tinyBuild / Come On Studio
Hozy levels in order
The order below follows the Into Indie Games walkthrough, which was published on the PC release date. Steam describes nine locations and names three of them (your parents’ home, an artist’s workshop and an old café). Other guides use different level names, so go by what you see in game if a name does not match.
| # | Level (per the walkthrough) | What is different |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attic (childhood home) | The tutorial: dustbin, window wiper, mop and roller. |
| 2 | Workshop (an artist’s mess) | Crowbar out the rotten parquet, lay the new planks, sweep the garden with the broom and leaf bag. |
| 3 | Dark Music Hall | Lots of cartons, shutters over the walls, six windows. |
| 4 | Small Apartment | Move the staircase and stool out of the way; wipe the maths equations off the walls before painting. Hold right-click to move the camera. |
| 5 | Tree House | Crowbar only: remove broken planks and the dark roof planks, then add the red ones. |
| 6 | Penthouse | The level starts in black and white. Turn off the static TV to restore colour, then roll out the red carpets. |
| 7 | Cafe (an old pharmacy) | Includes the entrance; wallpaper on the front wall and tiles over the bricks on the left wall. |
| 8 | Dreams | Cards on the floor go into the bag with the mop. Keep rolling paint on the walls until the task ticks off, even if the wall looks covered. |
| 9 | Lighthouse | A dryer gun removes the damp from the walls; then boxes, mopping, steel steps and tiles. |
The crowbar pulls up rotten floorboards before new planks go down. Image: tinyBuild / Come On Studio
Hozy tips for beginners
- Zoom in on the edges. Hozy Wiki advises zooming in on corners, window frames and other fine spots to make sure no patch of dust or paint was missed. If a task will not tick off, the task book shows what is left.
- Do not trust how a wall looks. In the Dreams level, the walkthrough says a fully covered wall still did not finish the task until painting continued.
- Hold the button, not click. Holding left-click to collect trash is much faster than picking up items one at a time.
- Place the big pieces first in tight rooms. One fan wiki, Hozy Wiki, advises putting large items such as a piano or fridge down before small decor so corners stay reachable. It also says unused items can go in a “Lost and Found” box while you plan; that wiki’s level names differ from the walkthrough, so treat its details as community advice.
- Use the lights. tinyBuild says you can open windows to let in air and dust, light a lamp, play a piano and find messages in drawers. The sound and music change as you progress, so headphones help.
- Take your time. There are no timers or scores to chase, so a slow room costs you nothing.
After the story: New Game+, Sandbox and Hideaways
After the nine-level story, Game+ brings back the houses you restored with a day and night switch and different furniture sets, and some rooms change beyond recognition, says the PS Blog post. The Sandbox unlocks every item in the game so you can mix, duplicate and customise rooms as you like, and tinyBuild says seasonal events and more DLC, free and paid, are planned.
On Steam there is also a free DLC, Hozy: Hideaways, listed on September 14, 2026. It adds three levels (a Chic Condo, a Tech Studio and a Greenhouse), a new hub, new music and extra Sandbox items, and it opens once you finish the tutorial level. The sources read for the console release do not say whether the PS5 and Xbox versions include Hideaways, so check your store page.
Accessibility and settings
tinyBuild lists 11 languages and settings for tool movement speed, an inverted camera and colour display. The Steam page also lists camera comfort, colour alternatives, contrast controls, custom volume, no timed input and playable-at-your-own-pace options, plus “save anytime”.
Is Hozy worth it? Who it is for
If you liked the satisfying cleaning loop of PowerWash Simulator 2 but want a decorating reward at the end of each room, Hozy matches that on paper. It is lighter than a full builder such as House Flipper 2, because it hands you a fixed set of items and has no money to manage. The decor side will also suit players of the building-and-habitat style in Pokopia. For more calm picks on the same console, see our list of the best cozy games on PS5 and the newest cozy games coming in November.
The sources read here give no hours-to-finish figure, so check Steam reviews or your console store if length matters to you.
Sources: PlayStation Blog (tinyBuild, Nov 6); Steam: Hozy; Steam: Hozy Hideaways; Gematsu; Into Indie Games walkthrough; Hozy Wiki. Checked November 11, 2026.
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Featured image: tinyBuild / Come On Studio
