Just Cause 3, but I’m honestly a bit tired of it now. I love just wingsuiting around the place and I’ve never found anything else that gives me that same level of catharsis.

I do switch to JC4 occasionally just for a change of scenery, but the wingsuit feels too… floaty? In that one. Idk, just doesn’t feel the same.

I am desperately open to suggestions for something similar in terms of brain off flow state gaming.

Planet Crafter, Modded Minecraft, and Modded Stardew Valley.

I like to wander around the environments in the Hitman reboot games. Not really trying to kill anyone or achieve anything, just enjoying the environment.

Old school FPS games. Doom, Quake, Unreal, etc. They’re just simple, cathartic stress relief.

Honestly I find Stardew Valley quite stressful, with it’s short daily time and so much to do.

I like anything turn based or pausable. FTL and Into the Breach are good. Slay the Spire is fun too. But I am kinda missing a chill game tbh

Minecraft, Skyrim and valheim

I have not seen anyone mention these, which is surprising. They are the definition of relaxing lol

• Dorf Romantik
• Islanders

Relaxing base builders with a nice soundtrack and a “get as many points as you can. Failed? No problem, just start over and relax again” kind of vibe.

Then there is duck game if you have some friends to relax with. It is hilarious.

Idk. I’m broke in the brain. The games I play to unwind tend to have high performance demands. I became the top ranked player in project muse with what I thought was casual play. Turns out that obsession is second nature to me. What I like more than anything else is being able to have my fingers move as fast as I can think.

I don’t think I actually de-stress though. Anyone have any ideas for me?

Oh, also, mid-pandemic I played A Short Hike, and while not a long game, it was an incredible escape for a while.