We got about 8 inches of snow where I live over the weekend, and it's putting me in winter hibernation mode. So naturally, I'm thinking about chill, relaxing games to play while curled up under the blankets. What games do you reach for when you just want to relax?

I lean towards cooking sims and management sims, so I'm thinking I'll dive back into Two Point Museum or Kokoro Kitchen this winter. Or perhaps Cinnabunny? So hard to choose!

This might say a lot about my definition of relaxation, but Balatro and Inscryption are the two games I always go back to when I just want to kill time. Blue Prince is a much more chill one that I really loved this year though!

It might be the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remakes for me. I play a lot of story driven games, and sometimes it's nice to play something where the whole point is nothing more than to just skate around levels and listen to the cool soundtrack

3 minutes ago, saperry said:

This might say a lot about my definition of relaxation, but Balatro and Inscryption are the two games I always go back to when I just want to kill time. Blue Prince is a much more chill one that I really loved this year though!

I still need to try Balatro! I've heard so many good things about that one.

1 minute ago, ChrisA90 said:

It might be the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remakes for me. I play a lot of story driven games, and sometimes it's nice to play something where the whole point is nothing more than to just skate around levels and listen to the cool soundtrack

I can definitely see that! I used to play the OG games and they were very easy to sink into for hours.

8 minutes ago, saperry said:

This might say a lot about my definition of relaxation, but Balatro and Inscryption are the two games I always go back to when I just want to kill time. Blue Prince is a much more chill one that I really loved this year though!

Your good taste never ceases to amaze, Spencer. Two wonderful choices!

The most relaxing game to me is Sekiro... I replay that game and 100% it at least once a year.

This is a tough one, but either The Sims or Minecraft depending on my moon.

1 hour ago, Amanda Kay Oaks said:

I can definitely see that! I used to play the OG games and they were very easy to sink into for hours.

Yeah. They can be nice palate cleansers after play a big story game you get really invested in.

This may sound crazy, but my kids got me into Bloons TD 6 on my tablet and I like to play that when I'm stressed out 😂 It's a tower defense game where you play different monkeys to destroy balloons. It sounds ridiculous, but I like the challenge.

I don't currently really play any games, but there once was a time w here I'd log into WoW and just randomly sort of run around in the game because it was weirdly relaxing.

Style savvy or style savvy like games, really anything that gives you lots of character customization or the ability to decorate how you want I'm gonna go crazy for lol

Golf Clash

12 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:

This may sound crazy, but my kids got me into Bloons TD 6 on my tablet and I like to play that when I'm stressed out 😂 It's a tower defense game where you play different monkeys to destroy balloons. It sounds ridiculous, but I like the challenge.

Bloons rules!

20 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:

This may sound crazy, but my kids got me into Bloons TD 6 on my tablet and I like to play that when I'm stressed out 😂 It's a tower defense game where you play different monkeys to destroy balloons. It sounds ridiculous, but I like the challenge.

I love the Bloons Tower Defense games! They are so addictive and kind of soothing even though they can be tricky.

17 hours ago, Moon said:

Style savvy or style savvy like games, really anything that gives you lots of character customization or the ability to decorate how you want I'm gonna go crazy for lol

Oh yeah, love a game with character customization I can get lost in for sure!

It doesn't actually help me relax at all, but probably League of Legends. Definitely need to find a new game that actually helps me chill lol.

Fortnite or Roblox

10 hours ago, Marco Vito Oddo said:

Bloons rules!

I was afraid I would be the only one who knew of that one 😂

2 hours ago, Amanda Kay Oaks said:

I love the Bloons Tower Defense games! They are so addictive and kind of soothing even though they can be tricky.

I always get addicted to tower defense games lol especially this one where the characters and placements you choose really matter. It's like a puzzle that helps me relax after work.