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?

yamanii,
@yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

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.

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.

ccdfa,

Pokemon Fire Red or Dark Souls

morphballganon,

Either ACNH or TotK

FontMasterFlex,

Why use acronyms when people are looking for suggestions? What did you do with the 30 seconds you saved by typing acronyms instead of just typing out the name?

morphballganon,

Are you not familiar with Animal Crossing New Horizons and Tears of the Kingdom?

FontMasterFlex,

I had to look up Animal Crossing by the acronym. But it’s not just about ME, or YOU. You’re attempting to HELP someone, why would you post something that they then have to go look up? Just type out the words for fucks sake.

YeOldeDickTwist,

Gonna cry about it?

FontMasterFlex,

I already forgot about you. IDGAF about you. I don’t think about you. I simply don’t care.

morphballganon,

Chill bruh. Maybe play some ACNH.

Chetzemoka,

Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person on here who plays Hollow Knight. When I want to chill, I like to start a new game and just go through the early-mid game exploration phase. No pressure, skip bosses if I feel like it. Just run around and enjoy the atmosphere and music. Love it.

Salix,

For me, it is Nova Drift. It has been the game I go to when I just want to relax and chill.

TotallyNotAMurderer, (edited )

BeamNG

Car/truck driving simulator with the best crash physics you’ll ever see. Great to just drive, off-rod, modify cars, race or just smash cars up. The game is only limited by your imagination.

ShitOnABrick, (edited )
@ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world avatar

Same here. I’ve got almost 300 hours in beamng

diemartin,

Basically Loopy in Simon Tatham’s Puzzles, available on Linux, Windows, and Android (F-Droid), when I don’t want to be stressed.

Otherwise I just play some retro/old school games like Final Fantasy (started IV a few days ago), (Free)Doom, AssaultCube or Cave Story when on my laptop.

kemsat, (edited )

Diablo 4. I usually turn on Futurama when I play.

Daxtron2,

I liked the earlier diablo games but have heard lots of negatives about 4. I know 3 had a lot of issues on launch but I really enjoy it now. Would you recommend it for someone who doesn’t really have an interest in constantly running endgame content?

kemsat,

It’s Diablo. The complaints came from the people that finished the campaign in a day, and got to 100 in a week. It perfectly fine if you’re a normal person that plays less than 10-20 hours a week.

Daxtron2,

Cool, I will try to pick it up on sale then. Thanks

griefreeze,

I believe it’s on sale now actually, if you didn’t know. The latest season (launched mid Oct) added lots of QoL and something like an endgame loop that isn’t terribly mind numbing.

dan1101,

I usually listen to music and play driving games like Forza Horizon, BeamNG, or Dirt.

Also roguelike games like Deadly Days.

TheInsane42,
@TheInsane42@lemmy.world avatar

I have several games for a lazy evening on the sofa, so it depends on the mood.

I hoard virtual cars, tanks and ships, so I pick CSR2 when I want to do an event there (daily boring grinding tasks are automated). When I want to shoot I either junp in World of Tanks Blitz or World of Warships Blitz.

When in a mood where I want to just tap around, I dust off Hay Day.

Gershwin Impact has been on the tablet, but after a few attempts to play it, it’s removed again. Looks nice, but not my style, yet.

executivechimp,
@executivechimp@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Not a long or super replayable game like some of these answers but Jusant is super chill.

pan_troglodytes,

civ 5 - random everything & just do whatever.

stevedidWHAT, (edited )
@stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world avatar

Stacklands, inscription, forza.

Stacklands was surprisingly addicting

Inscription was fun and challenging but not too crazy if you get creative ;)

Forza - I mean really any game where I can drive around. Fun to try to hit some corners sharp or do some tricks in gta.

mvirts,

Super smash. The intense gameplay draws me in away from whatever is keeping me from relaxing.

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