As your swarm of insects grows larger over time, you can begin to explore the map, finding and occupying other planets and taking them over from other insects. Just be sure not to leave your own planets totally undefended. Simple but atmospheric graphics, sound effects, and music seal the deal. You are a goose, and you cause low-stakes trouble for everybody in your idyllic village.
Dream Daddy is a colorful dating sim where you play a new daddy who has just come to town with your loving but thoroughly teenaged daughter. Chat with the other daddies in town to make new friendships and romantic daddy-on-daddy relationships bloom. Available on: PC , Switch. An enhanced remake of a PlayStation 2 game, Katamari Damacy Reroll tells the story of an intergalactic monarch tying one on and destroying all the stars in the sky.
The controls can be clumsy. The soundtrack is not. The anti- Katamari. In Donut County you play a hole that grows larger as it sucks bigger and bigger objects and structures and living things into the abyss, where they all hang out together and reflect on their mistakes.
Available on: PC , Mac , Switch. It will give your brain a lot to chew on. But the consequences of failure are low, since you respawn infinitely and instantly not far from where you died. Ahh, contentment. Read more Wattam review. Year Developer Campo Santo There are some stressful, scary, and occasionally sad moments in Firewatch , but there are also hours of peaceful rambling to enjoy in its gorgeously stylised Wyoming wilderness.
Exploring the woods as Henry, using your map and compass to navigate, chatting with Delilah, is so relaxing that I wish there was more of it in the game.
For the most authentic, challenging hiking experience, disable the marker that shows you where you are on the map. Read more Firewatch review. Year Developer D3T Despite being a martial arts revenge epic, the original Shenmue is deeply chill. It's the quiet moments where it shines: exploring s Japan as teenager Ryo Hazuki, going to work, feeding a kitten, collecting capsule toys.
The sleepy suburbs of Yokosuka make for an evocative setting and it's one of the nicest places on PC to just exist in—especially when winter comes and the snow begins to fall. If I could live in any game setting, it'd be here. Year Developer Thatgamecompany Delightfully weird petal-'em-up Flower , which started life as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, is finally available on PC.
In it you control the wind, blowing petals around and creating gorgeous swirling shapes that restore nature and colour back to a dead world as you go. Watching those grand, sweeping landscapes spring back to life as you blow across them is immensely satisfying, as is the sound of the breeze blowing through the swaying grass.
Read more Chillout games are having a moment. Year Developer SCS Software Hauling heavy cargo around grey, rain-soaked European motorways might not sound that relaxing, but it is. The swish of the wipers going back and forth, and the mundane scenery gently rolling by, is hypnotic to the point where hours can suddenly disappear. And if you really want to escape into the, er, fantasy, stream a radio station from whichever country you happen to be in.
The fluid, intuitive swimming controls, soaring music, and gentle pace make it a great game for zoning out. There's even a dedicated meditation mode which lets you sit back and soak in the watery world around you, including a huge variety of exotic sea life. Year Developer Expansive Worlds The Hunter is a game where you spend long periods of time slowly stalking animals through the wilderness, so it's a good thing its natural environments are so beautiful.
The forests in particular are actually stunning, with dense foliage, natural lighting, and ambient sound design that really makes you feel like you're in the great outdoors. The hunting is fun, with a deep scoring system, but I often find myself ignoring it to just enjoy a peaceful walk in the woods. Read more The Hunter: Call of the Wild review. Year Developer Frogwares Despite revolving around a series of gruesome murders, this Sherlock Holmes adventure is a surprisingly chill way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon.
The pace is nicely sedate, the puzzles aren't too taxing, and it has the ambience of a cosy British crime drama.
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