What's the most relaxing game you have ever played?

Powerwash Simulator is weirdly calming.

I spent all Saturday playing it in VR. When I was done I was like "hold up. Did I just waste a Saturday... Cleaning shit? Shit that wasn't even real?!"

Had to go play some more to calm myself down.

I listen to audiobooks or podcasts while playing so it doesn't feel like I "wasted" all that time cleaning pixels.
I work from home and it's also great for helping me focus during meetings.

Firewatch, the walking simulator.

Truck simulator either the American or European version.

Dear Esther, the original walking simulator
- That was more of a stroll.
  The Long Dark's DLC...The Long Walk

It was a flash game called flOw. You're just a microbe wandering around eating things, and you occasionally evolve, based on what you ate. I can't find an instance that works properly with a flash emulator, but that game would actually lower my heart rate.

Damn I forgot about that. I think I had that on the PS3!
Oh, that reminded me of Osmos and also Feeding Frenzy. Makes me wanna play it now...
its like the early levels of Spore. really nicely done.
I fucking love that game! You can buy it on the Playstation store!
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA00144_00-FLOWPLAYSTATION4

I just like wandering around in Skyrim picking flowers and not doing any quests.

Is there any other way to play it?
- My partner goes around collecting books and fungi instead, does that count?

Dorfromantik it's a sort of puzzle game that's deeply relaxing

Played it too, very chill!

Factorio. It is as relaxing or as stressful as you want it to be.

Oh god, factorio drives me so crazy. I lose all sense of time from the pressure and get sucked in. It really is like crack.
Especially in no bug mode, and moreso with infinite ore. Time no longer has any meaning

I'm in the Animal Crossing boat. It's the right kind of cozy.

A Short Hike and A Little To The Left were also pretty chill.

Monument Valley. No rush, no timer, pretty puzzles. I keep replaying it now and then.

Unpacking

Seconded! This is the one I was gonna add, if I didn't see it.

Stardew Valley. It can be stressful, but even when it is, the stakes are pretty low.

Journey.

Omg yes how did I forget that one. Love it.

Minecraft in peaceful mode

Journey on playstation 3. It's now on pc too

Atmospheric and visually pleasing yes. The few moments where you had to sneak around the monsters was a bit stressful.

I've never been into gaming, mostly due to this stress thing. The suggestions in this thread makes me want to try taking it up.

I have a jailbroken PS3 that was handed down to me few years ago and is lying unused. Can someone suggest me a simple tutorial on how to find and load games onto it. I would prefer to try the games out before I buy them. High seas are familiar to me, but what exactly am I looking for?

Thank you.

It's not 100% pure relaxation, but 1010 Klooni is nice once you get good at it. It's available on f-droid; you should be able to find alternative versions if you search for Tenten.

Link for anyone looking:
1010! Klooni (A libGDX game based on 1010) https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.lonami.klooni/
- Thanks!

Stardew valley.

As long as you don't try to min/max. I also make the days longer.

It's just got such an amazing vibe. One of my favourites.

Played it when it came out but gave up shortly after, I found the super short days stressful!
- I installed a mod to slow down time. Still haven't played it because of the concept of having to follow the calendar.

Sable

This one right here. It's basically BoTW but no combat, no weapons, no enemies, no health meter. Explore, find stuff, craft stuff. The game intro explains you're on a journey to discover your path and enjoy your youth.
- Sable is great! Apart from the city quests, everything is exploration.

Osmos.

Osm-- dangit.

I personally find it relaxing sometimes to just boot up the mahjong or solitaire game on my laptop. Absolutely no pressure to perform well, unlike how I sometimes feel in most other games.

Either A Short Hike or Minecraft, sometimes.

There are some good games mentioned already but I'd like to pitch in Planet Crafter. No enemies, no time pressure beyond an oxygen/food/water system, just you and the long-term goal of terraforming a planet by yourself.

The award for almost-but-not-quite-relaxing goes to Hardspace: Shipbreaker, where you can fall into a comfortable trot after you figure things out – and then the storyline makes you want to strangle someone with their own necktie. But the gameplay can be very relaxing.

Picross 3D and Picross 3D 2 are among my favs for chill games. There is technically a timer, but once you get the flow of the game the timer really doesn't impact anything at all.

Anyone play "the longing" ? It looks like it ought to be really chill. I guess I will have to find out.

I play Merge Dragons which is just a game where you endlessly merge and build worlds. It's relaxing.

The long dark. The game drips with atmosphere, sleeping when there is a blizzard outside your little cabin is just fantastic. Hearing the snow crunch as you're exploring, or the haunting sound of wolves howling as they follow you while you're hauling your latest kill of fresh meat.

The feeling when you come across a rare find that saves your life, like a nice jacket or leggings.

Oh! Once you learn to navigate in a blizzard? You can't see and it can be so hypnotic. Walking until you find a landmark and adjusting your path, crunching along while the wind howls hoping you find shelter before you die.

The feeling of seeing the Aurora borealis in that gorgeous sky at night?

It all almost makes you forget that you're probably starving/freezing to death.

~~League of Legends ranked solo queue~~

Tetris attack (panel de pon) on easy difficulty, the soundtrack is absolute catharsis,

It gets intense when the screen starts to fill, can give you that jolt of adrenaline (it can be a really intense jolt, that soundtrack gets intense), but you're not in any real danger of losing because it's so very simple. Swapping the blocks gives a very satisfying swish sound, the bubble popping noise as blocks remove themselves, the character noises as the combo counter goes up.

Poochy imo is the best character, but all of them have great backing tracks and unique combo noises.

Going fishing in rdr2

call of duty

Orbit. You're just trying to achieve and maintain a stable orbit. I would play it one-handed while rocking my infants back to sleep. So peaceful.

Terraria's pretty chill, just don't use any life crystals, get at least three NPCs asap (you start with the guide; the dye trader, merchant, and demolitionist are probably the next easiest to get), and don't leave the town at night

Littlewood, World End Diner, Tales of Autumn and Stardew Valley.

Bastion was really relaxing for me but I think that had more to do with the context of when I played it vs. the actual game. It's still a very slow and calming game regardless

Lake. Just driving around delivering mail and parcels and communicating with the residents, whilst listening to the soundtrack is so soothing.

I always loved Canaster for its chill. But the most relaxing was actually Mers (a Pen and Paper Game).

Boccia is relaxed as well, but you have to remember the balls.

Lucid, puzzle match kinda game.

The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games have a soothing vibe to them.

Hexologic. Make sure to play with the music on too.

Rock Band 4/Rivals is my zen time. Nothing like listening to music I like while rhythmically clicking plastic buttons.

I feel like I've been recommending this game a lot lately, but: A Short Hike.