What's your go-to 'feel good' game?

[Kawngi]

Maybe you've had a rough day at work, or with family/relationships.
Perhaps the weather has you down.
Or you're going through a tough time mentally.

You've decided that you're going to try and get some enjoyment from a game. No stress, no frustrations. Which game do you go to first?
What's that good comfort food game for you?

I would list one of my own, but it feels like I don't quite have that game at the moment.

 

[cvbas]

Minecraft's creative mode. Very relaxing.

 

[NeonBorealis]

Celeste.

Ironically, the difficult plattforming is relaxing to me.

 

[VanishingPoint]

Definitely Minecraft. I get on and just slowly add things to my world for an hour or so when I need to cool down. Especially after playing games like Rust or Siege.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Civilization 5/6 and podcast combo.

 

[Plinko]

Animal Crossing New Horizons or Stardew Valley.

 

[CaptainNuevo]

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure


Everything about it is blissful. The color palette is bright and cheerful. The enemies generally don't even look like they want to hurt you, they're just there (bosses excepted). The music is perfect and fun sounding.

 

[h8bit]

Celeste.

Ironically, the difficult plattforming is relaxing to me.

Click to shrink...

totally - this game and downwell are very meditative

 

[Urishizu]

Resident Evil 4. Even if I don't feel like playing it, once I'm about 10 minutes into a new game, I'm hooked again. It has a 100% chance of making my day better and I love trying to go through it with weird weapon combinations just to see if I can win. My favorite is starting pistol mode.

 

[Pascal]

Chrono Trigger. That game is such an uplifting experience for me each time I play through it.

Then there's also...

Streets of Rage 2 when I just wanna turn my brain off, vibe to some great music, and beat up bad guys.

 

[Tokyo_Funk]

Sonic Mania. It is pure joy from start to finish.

 

[Mafro]

Sayonara Wild Hearts. Never get bored of it and can complete it in under an hour.

 

[Jonathan Lanza]

Dustforce is a game I can just put on play to relax.

 

[ARobotCalledV]

Rhythm or fighting games are my go to chill games. Currently Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory specifically.

 

[BabyShams]

Musou games and beat em ups. Just mindless fun.

 

[IzzyRX]

Night in The Woods.
It works wonders for me.

 

[Stuggernaut]

Dark Souls... although right now I play Immortals to relax.

 

[astro]

Yakuza 0 for some reason.

 

[Majora's Mask]

Animal Crossing feels like that. Just going to talk to the villagers clears my head space.

Breath of the Wild is a fantastic game for when I want to turn my brain completely off. Just wondering around is great.

 

[Deleted member 24021]

The Pokemon GBA and DS games, Stardew Valley, and Gran Turismo Sport.

 

[Deleted member 54073]

Final Fantasy IX

 

[JustinH]

Either the first episode of the first Doom or the first hour or so of Dead Rising 2 (I try to see how high I can level/how much Zombrex I can grab before going to meet Rebecca I think).

Just a couple things I play to "calm my nerves," I guess.

 

[s y]

as far as recent games.

-The hillcrests encounter in last of us 2. Such a fun combat arena, load it up just to see how fast I can blow through it.

-Swinging around in spiderman ps5. Very comfy at sunset with heavy snow turned on. Shame we can't disable the random crimes. Having your friend chirp about some robbery every 5 minutes is annoying.

-Just walking around in RDR2. The Open world production values can't be beat.

 

[Darkwing-Buck]

REmake or RDR2

 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

probably the most obvious one ever but flower

or the endless mode in rez hd.

 

[Cogg]

A Link to the past, OoT, and Halo 1 for sure

 

[DannyClash]

Tetris effect atm

Forza Horizon is good too for that following a line vibe

 

[JacksonJordanTyson]

 

[The Lord of Cereal]

Dark Souls when I am stressed or just not feeling good. It's something incredibly frustrating but requires a calm and calculated approach and allows me to get my mind off of whatever shit is going on in my life

 

[Starwing]

Wipeout Omega Collection's Zone mode with some of my personal favorite dance/electronica tunes.

 

[HououinKyouma]

Stardew Valley is peak escapism.

 

[vixolus]

league of legends

 

[ghostcrew]

Ridge Racer, PS1, every time.

Blast around the track powersliding round every corner and forget about my woes. It's instant 'feel good' to me. Takes me right back to a simpler time.

 

[oatmeal]

It's only timed for winter, but Gta5 in the snow. Just walking around.

 

[Duncan]

 

[BFIB]

MLB The Show for me.

 

[Theguyface]

Nba 2K, something soothing about running some fundamental PnR and playing honest D in the paint.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Just love it

 

[Whipwhopper]

Super Mario World and the OG Mario Kart. Always brings the good nostalgic feels

 

[Zhao_Yun]

Hatsune Miku Project Diva games
Monster Hunter World

 

[TheMadTitan]

I suck at the game, but the soundtrack is ace.

 

[TortadeJamon]

Overwatch Arcade Mode. Easy to just pick up and play, especially if there's some CTF games going.

 

[MTR]

Forza Horizon 4 or Monster Hunter World

 

[Egocrata]

Transport Fever 2.

Sandbox. Unlimited money. Tons of mods. It is just like playing with toy trains on a giant model railroad all over again. It is beautiful, relaxing, and just feels right.

 

[KORNdog]

Astrobot PSVR. it makes me feel child-like happiness that no game really has for a long time.

 

[Finalpotion]

Feel-good?

Probably Earthbound or Roller Coaster Tycoon/Cities Skylines.

 

[Kill3r7]

Destiny. If I have have a long day and just want to shoot shit for an hour Destiny fits the bill.

 

[Wood Man]

Tetris Effect. I'd come home after a stressful day, pour myself a drink and fire up the VR and just chill for about 20 minutes.

Also recently Animal Crossing. It's been a blessing having this out this year.

 

[Jaq'or]

Animal Crossing and Overwatch, I'd say. The former provides peace and relaxation, while the latter draws my entire concentration away from whatever's bothering me.

 

[nbnt]

Then there's also...

Streets of Rage 2 when I just wanna turn my brain off, vibe to some great music, and beat up bad guys.

Click to shrink...

This is mine, and the original Sonic. There's just nothing like breezing through Green Hill.