What game do you play to just chill?

Nowadays I find a lot of games feel like too much work and/or anxiety when I just want to relax for like, 30 minutes to an hour after a long day. On the other hand, the games specifically designed to help you unwind just feel boring imo.

In the past I’ve felt like Outer Wilds scratched this itch, cause the whole experience was engaging but generally relaxed. There was a mystery that kept me hooked and the exploration and movement was fun in and of itself. I also felt like Subnautica filled this role since it was very much at my own pace, with anxiety producing portions which could for the most part be avoided or minimized, and also there was a clear objective to fulfill, get off the planet.

So what games do you play when you just wanna relax?

electrogamerman,

Im going to hijack op post.

Im looking for game to chill just like OP described, but im looking for something with online multiplayer. Ideally something like a builder like minecraft or no man sky, where I can just connect and find randomly people and help them build shit. I dont want to have to search for specific servers to interact with people, something that would randomly put me in worlds with other people.

Sir_Fridge,

Creeper world 4. Especially the community made play as creep levels.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer,

Haven’t played CW4 yet but 1 & 3 are awesome chillout games.

Kolanaki,
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Dwarf Fortress.

Theme Hospital.

The Sims.

Games that I can mostly play hands off.

ICastFist,
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Skyrim or Fallout 4 when I want to chill as an adventurous muderer

Earth Defense Force when I want to blow shit up

Dinkum is a really good Stardew Valley/Animal Crossing mix. If you like either, you’ll likely end up like me, playing “just a bit” and realizing over 4 hours flew by.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Minecraft, Doom (first two), Cities Skylines, and more recently, Unpacking.

FontMasterFlex,

unpacking is great.

Cmar,

How’s Minecraft as a singleplayer chill game? Been debating on getting it, just to explore and survive pretty much.

Seems like it can go a long way.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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It’s an almost perfect chill game. If you want to be creative, you can build all kinds of cool stuff. You can work from a homebase that you build up over time, or stay on the move. Or dig a big hole, just because.

It’s become one of those games that I go back to every couple of years.

Cmar,

I’ve seen quite a few mods making it even more immersive. Also seems to be quite playable on the steam deck even with mods.

Thanks for the reply.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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I used to mess with mods, but even just vanilla it’s a great experience. But whatever floats your boat :)

Apeman42,
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Weirdly, Yakuza. Not even to thrash thugs, just to have a virtual night out with some karaoke, pool, darts… sexy bug-lady wrestling… I love most of the mini games in the series.

yamanii,
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You want arcade experiences

DashboTreeFrog,

Legit, I was looking into getting a light gun working with my gaming setup recently cause that was my favorite thing to do at arcades.

Mrkawfee,

Euro truck simulator. Just hit the road and drive.

sag, (edited )

I don’t play Tetris usually but when I get bored or just wanna relax then I play Tetris[Highest Score: 500k in 8 Hours]

Metatronz,

Cities Skylines 2 has been great for this. Just log in and tinker with your city! Very relaxing creative problem solving…

ImpossibilityBox,

I play Hades, but I cheat.

It’s super fun to see what kind of ridiculous combinations of powers and weapons you can create when you aren’t worried about money or resources in any way shape or form.

I had a Hermes Build for Max speed that did bonus damage based on speed bonuses, Ares for Blade rift when dodging, and some Athena for some invulnerability.

Sprinting around the levels like the flash and absolutely nuking everybody with blade rifts is just too much fun.

meekah, (edited )
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I really liked playing Talos Principle 2 the past days. makes you think not just about logic but also some aspects of philosophy. which, at least to me, is pretty relaxing.

FontMasterFlex, (edited )

I’m really in the same boat. Lately it’s been these:

Dorfromantik

Mini Motorways

Halls of Torment

Vampire Survivors

Brotato

Firewatch was great but it’s really a one or two sitting game. Same with Unpacking.

What I’m REALLY looking for but having trouble finding is something like a city builder or house builder that there is no money, nothing like that. Just creativity in building. Way back when I first tried the Sims, I loved the house building part more than anything.

I’ve been searching for something new though. I tried Satisfactory but really just wish it had a creative mode. I tried Terraria but I can’t get the Minecraft allegory out of my head so this game infuriates me.

TheFonz,

There was a neat city builder a year back that had no end goal - just the building itself. I can’t remember what it was called. You could pick like three themes: medieval, modern. ,or renaissance (?). I wish I remembered the name.

FontMasterFlex,

I’d be interested if you wind up remembering the name.

zalgotext,

What I’m REALLY looking for but having trouble finding is something like a city builder or house builder that there is no money, nothing like that. Just creativity in building.

Not sure if it’s quite what you’re looking for, but building in Valheim is quite fun, and it has a creative mode, so you can just go crazy without having to grind for materials.

abouttocomealive,
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Not a city builder / house builder, but Planet Zoo might scratch that itch. Takes a bit to really learn the building mechanics, but people can build amazing things in it.

FontMasterFlex,

i’ll look into it. thanks for the recommendation.

BeautifulMind, (edited )
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It’s my bike, I ride my bike.

Indoors, I’ve got Zwift, which looks a bit like a game.

Outdoors the resolution is better, but the NPCs can be belligerent.

Thermal_shocked,

Lol

BeaniBlue,

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