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?

Metatronz,

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

thelsim,
@thelsim@sh.itjust.works avatar

Caves of Qud is something I love to relax with. It’s full of stuff to explore and you can take your time since its turn based. I don’t even mind so much when I die, because you get to create a completely new weird mutant and try again.

Ravi,

The Hunter: Call of the Wild. I have nothing to do with hunting. I’d never thought a hunting simulation could be my type of game, but putting headphones on and running through the woods is so relaxing.

Devious_Thoughts,

I think I understand what you mean lol.

Lately for me it’s been: Mass Effect legendary edition, Mount & Blade 2, Crusader Kings 3, Dishonored 1 and 2, and Hitman 3.

SchizoDenji,

Honestly, some visual novels like Ace attorney, Katawa shoujo, Steins Gate, Clannad are very chill.

Witchfire,
@Witchfire@lemmy.world avatar

Splatoon. Don’t ask why, I don’t know. My gf calls it “yelling at 12 year olds”

But seriously it’s like watching your own team score against you in soccer ;___;

wildcardology,

Elder Scrolls Online for me.

pomodoro_longbreak,
@pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works avatar

Oh interesting. I’ve eyed it over the years, but I think this is the one and only instance of positive word-of-mouth I’ve heard for it.

I heard it has Elsweyr, which I’ve always wanted to see portrayed.

wildcardology,

I like it, it’s open world so you can grind or play as casually as you can. I like to explore the maps and kill enemies on my way. Some days I grind somedays I just chill.

Edit: I believe North and south Elsweyr are not in The base game. It’s available as a subscription to ESO+

x2XS2L0U,

Brotato

fromaj_debite,

It is a chill drug

Outsider9042,

DOTA2 turbo mode, done in 20-30 minutes, and the try bards that take the mode serious are hilarious

felixthecat,

Slay the spire

TheOneAndOnly,

Dead Cells. I can just… Zone out and go. It’s really cathartic, and if I do particularly bad during a run, I just… Die and start over. You don’t lose anything you’ve gained, (unless you pick something up in a biome and don’t make it to the exit), and each run is practically a new game that requires nothing to learn it. It’s my Zen game.

Evotech, (edited )

Path of exile for a few weeks every league

But I’m enjoying rogue lites / vampire survivors like games. There’s a billion of them so you can just chill with one of them. I usually find a new one every other day too, some demo or whatever

Risk of rain 2 is also not something I would call a chill game. But it’s definitely something you can just fire up and play for an hour

TheUsualButBlaBlaBla,

Forza and Rocket League

Bishma,
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Oxygen Not Included. - !oxygennotincluded

Just started a new colony yesterday because an update was released with new tools and content. The colony I was playing up until that point was almost 3000 cycles old.

DashboTreeFrog,

It’s on sale on Steam in my region, I’ve heard a lot of good things before so gonna check it out!

Bishma,
@Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Nice.

ONI’s one of those games with a lot of layers of game mechanics. Expect your first few colonies to go bad while you get a handle on things.

I’m lurking in the lemmy.world community I linked to above, and I’ll be happy to help you out there if you get stuck on something.

Here’s your first tip: Geyzers and Vents are one of the main sources of renewable resources in the game. They all have to be “tamed” in some way before you can collect their goodies. They also all have the same Achilles Heel that will keep them from erupting while you’re building around them; if there’s a natural tile 2 rows from the bottom and 2 rows from left it will always think its over-pressure and eruptions will be suppressed.

Untamed natural gas geyzer

LinkOpensChest_wav,
@LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one avatar

Skyrim was my chill game for years, but now I’d say Elder Scrolls Online. Everyone I know who plays ESO is super non-competitive and chill. It’s just got a great vibe.

Arsinoe,

This was my vote, too. There are so many things to do that don’t involve combat/mechanics/etc., you’re bound to find something that sounds fun. Some days I log in and just work on surveys or treasure maps or antiquities with a cocktail and a podcast on in the background.

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