Relaxing gaming

When it comes to video games, violence sells. However life simulator games are relaxing. That I can confirm, as someone who has anxiety.

Life simulation games are a great thing to have in your game collection.

After a long day at work, sometimes all you need to wind down and relax is a game. This article will discuss the five life simulator games that have helped myself and plently of others to relax.

Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley is one of my favourite games that has relaxed and calmed me many times. While many look to chill games for a mental escape, Stardew Valley begins with a literal one. Playing as a burned-out city worker, the existence of your grandfather’s farm plot in the rural southern coast of Stardew Valley is your ticket away from the big smoke. But, even though you’ve wriggled free of your grey, identikit cubicle, you’ve still got plenty of work to do. The simplicity and relaxing farming and forging that you do. Explore new places, situated in the small rural village of Pelican Town where you’ve just inherited a farm. You’ll spend your seasons grooming your family farm into a profitable operation, making friends with the local villagers, and revitalising the town itself. This pixelated wonderland is full of relaxing things to do and as a bonus, you can even play it with your friends.

You can play it on multiple devices such as nintendo switch.

Minecraft

Minecraft is pixelated game where you are only limited by your own imagination. You can gather, build, kill monsters. There is no limit, you can go into creative mode and just build. Or build a pixelated farm and grow it.

This can be played on the computer.

Slime Rancher

I first tried Slime rancher on Steam a few years ago. The game is brightly coloured first-person sandbox experience that has you running your own ranch. On a far away range you can amass a great fortune in the business of slime ranching. More fun with a slightly faster pace than other farming games. You can collect colourful slimes, grow crops, harvest resources, and explore the untamed wilds through the mastery of your all-purpose vacpack.

This was played on steam on the computer.

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS

Animal crossing was a game that was recommended to me. At first the intro was long however after that you’ve just moved to a desert island. You’re setting up house and meeting all the new neighbours. Once in awhile the mayor asks you to help around the island and you’re encouraged to clean up and beautify the place. Life is peaceful, you can fish, chat with your friends, catch bugs and generally live that idyllic island life you’ve always wanted.

Played on nintendo switch

Yonder: The Cloudcatcher Chronicles

Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles is a beautiful, relaxing open-world adventure that takes you on a journey across the island of Yonder. You're free to roam the world and do whatever you want at your own pace. The world has a soft kind of dreamy look and beautiful to it and it helps that the landscape is dotted with cute animals and beasts. You can be who you want to be whether it’s a chef, a tailor or a farmer. Explore the world, take one quests and befriend the creatures who roam the lands.

Played on PS4

All together these games are the top relaxing life simulator that have helped when feeling anxious and or just want to relax. But they share a desire to offer audiences a place to relax. Someone out there may be creating a chill out game that feels like it was made just for you. You never know.