Games you use to relax - games to relax after a stressful day/situation

[HomestuckH8B8]

It may be wierd but I actually find the souls games relaxing to me, every time I get super stressed I just kill some hollows with an ultra greatsword and everything is good. What games help you relax?

 

[Chan Fan]

Pokemon Go is great for taking my mind off of things that upset me. The fishing part of Ocarina of Time is pretty nice. And I know people rave about the new Animal Crossing but I play the original now and then to chill out. Nothing like digging up weeds and stomping on all the bugs in your house to relieve tension

 

[Officer Eradicate]

taking long drives in San Andreas is pretty nice, especially with a semi truck and trailer

 

[Kaze no Kuronoa]

I have a thing for Solitaire. You know the one.

It's a game I have been playing for years, whenever I need to keep my mind off life in general. It's a game you can play mindlessly, and pretty much disconnect for as much time as you want (an average game of Solitaire for me, at least, lasts for around a minute). I'm not sure if it counts as "relaxing", but sometimes you just need to get distracted.

 

[Red Hood]

Tetris, since it shuts out everything else and I'm focused just on the hypnotic effects of the game.

 

[Bunny Tracks]

Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2. Nothing like riding, and hunting while listening to podcasts.

 

[Chan Fan]

I also want to add just wandering the abandoned places and around the edge of the map in Skyrim and Oblivion, without doing missions

 

[Stoneheart]

EU4 MP with noobs.

 

[YourMommasBackstory]

3-match mobile games when I’m so tired I don’t want to even think.

 

[Dank]

BeamNg.Drive

 

[GHTD]

Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Driving a load of lumber from Paris to Berlin or something always calms the nerves.

 

[Plastic Love]

I'm with you on the Souls one OP. Chilling and blowing up hollows with the biggest weapon or spell you have is very satisfying.

 

[{o}P II]

Ace Combat 7

Fleet Destruction Over And Over And Over

 

[Slimy Time]

Souls is fairy relaxing when you've done it enough times. You know the attacks, how to dodge, it's not stressful/nail biting. I'm no speedrunner, but clearing Anor Londo in a few hours (5?) after starting a new game is pretty dope.
Death Stranding was one I still played after beating it when I wanted to relax. Just doing delivery jobs and climbing terrain. Don't really need to worry about enemies, it's quite a chill game.

 

[Namesarehardtocomeupwith]

sunless skies. You drive a locomotive in space from port to port, reading the story.

 

[The Real SVP]

SkyrimVR. The game is bad and irrelevant. I just want to go on a walk with mai waifu.

 

[Massively Strong Greed]

The obvious ones. Animal Crossing, anything by PopCap, etc.

Tetris, since it shuts out everything else and I'm focused just on the hypnotic effects of the game.

I hear Tetris Effect is a particularly good version for this. Is that game worth it? Seems overpriced.

 

[Dang Woodchucks!]

Spider-Man for PS4. In-between missions i can go swinging around Manhattan, stopping to high-5 random passerby, then running up walls to reach a crime in progress, wiping the curbs clean with thugs and running off until I have to do it again~

Or WWE 2k18. Nothing bests taking out your frustrations beating the unholy crap out of someone with a steel chair, or if you like, knocking them over the barricade and beating them all around the arena, to the backstage and parking/ (what i think is the) ticket booth.

 

[Dave.]

Raid: Shadow Legends

Spoiler

Nah I'm just kidding. I usually unwind with some Elder Scrolls Online. Sometimes taking a walk through an immersive environment while gathering mats is pretty comfy.

 

[ConfederateIrishman]

Yakuza 0. Relax by punching everyone until they submit to your Real Estate Empire.