I've found myself so relaxed while playing Manor Lords. These type of games that you find to be just pure and absolute chill.
Also happened while trying Tetris Effect (and mind you, I'm no Tetris player).
Got this on Switch for like $3 on sale. Probably put 30 hours into already just playing before I fall asleep. You just connect the numbers with lines. After a while though it does start getting pretty tricky.
I've been waxing lyrical about it in another thread so I'll just say it here as well:
MS Flight Sim 2020 - the discovery flights are so relaxing, just gliding over Bora Bora or Venice.
Also Supreme Commander - although that is more of a frantic clicking type of zen.
Resident Evil 1996, it's like zen meditation for me.
Skate Series, it's not as easy to go back to cause holy smokes, the FPS on PS3 is straight up brutal but they're all brilliant titles and damn fun to play.
Dragon Quest, not so much 7 cause it's such a slog but the series as a whole is so chill and if you grind excessively, there really isn't' much of a challenge. Just chill vibes and a nice colorful art style.
The Mass Effect trilogy, it's just so chill for me. Likely cause of the OST, it's so damn good and one of the few games that is equally as fun when you're walking around talking to people or engaged in a gun fight.
Elden Ring in coop, it can get frustrating in single player but in coop, I don't care how many times we die and have to start over, it's just so much fun and so much laughter due to what the game throws at you.
Recently the remake has me hooked cuz I can just chill high as fuck pulling off tricks endlessly.
The quick recover is a frikken godsend.
P.S
I had the demo of Tony Hawk on Dreamcast.
And remember if your combo is still going the timer never ends.
I could playing that "2 minute" demo for literally hours.
It used to be Steep. Loved carving down the slopes to chill out. Not sure if I have one now, but if I want to play something where I don't have to think it's usually Rocket League.
It's strange, but while Race the Sun stresses many people I show it to out, it calms me down and puts me in a very focused state. It's like the speed is perfect for turning off all auxiliary thought, the perfect balm for ADHD.
Probably the most hours I've gotten out of what I think was like 5 bucks on sale
This might be a slightly controversial answer but most Ubisoft formula games, especially the Assassins Creed series, are like comfort food to me. I know that a ton of people dislike this about them, but after a while it truly hit me how relaxed I feel about 90% of the time when playing an AC game or a Watch Dogs game.
Though not really "classic". I prefer a modern engine that allows the game to run at 240fps, my monitor's native rate. Looks very smooth, clean and relaxing this way.
Though not really "classic". I prefer a modern engine that allows the game to run at 240fps, my monitor's native rate. Looks very smooth, clean and relaxing this way.
