The Best Relaxing Games

Update 14 April 2025: Lushfoil Photography Sim added at rank #20.

Here are our 10 Best Relaxing Games, position 31 to 40:

Monument Valley 3
Alba: a Wildlife Adventure
Sticky Business
Freshly Frosted
Wind Rider!
Nonograms!
Garden Simulator
My Little Universe
Mika and the Witch's Mountain
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Monument Valley 3 (2024)

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(Nintendo Switch) Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch j Xbox Series X Android IOS iPhone

Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

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puzzle
platform
precision
abstract
3d
isometric
surreal
relaxing
point-and-click
colourful
atmospheric
linear
mind-bending
exploration
third-person

Alba: a Wildlife Adventure (2020)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure takes you to a beautiful Mediterranean island to save endangered animals and clean up litter. With over 60 species to document, using your phone app, you'll go on an adventure to make a difference in the world around us. Enjoy a relaxing and feel-good experience with a great soundtrack and stunning visuals. Join Alba and her friend Ines and help them on their mission to save the island and the world!

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What we like:

Cute and wholesome with calming music and nice art
Addictive gameplay focused on exploring and photographing wildlife
Strong sub-theme of photography
Fun story with a good message
Bug-free and runs smoothly

What could be improved:

Limited achievements
Traversal can be boring towards the end of the game
Game could have been longer with more content

exploration
open-world
adventure
relaxing
cartoony
nature
collector
creature
cute
colourful
family-friendly
construction
economy
3d
table

Sticky Business (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!

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wholesome
simulation
witch
cozy
lgbtq
relaxing
life
cute
family-friendly
colourful
pixel
casual
economy
point-and-click
sandbox

Freshly Frosted (2022)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Place conveyor belts to solve puzzles in the world's most adorable donut factory!

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puzzle
relaxing
automation
colourful
cute
puzzley
narration
top-down
logic
cooking
programming
challenging
stylized
building
asmr

Wind Rider! (2024)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Wind Rider is simple, relaxing gliding game with an endless map and Randomly generated Obstacles. A great game to fill your free time and beat your latest highest score!

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flight
relaxing
attack
score
casual
atmospheric
cats
fast-paced
easy-to-learn
colourful
stylized
arcade
single-player
controller-support

Nonograms! (2024)

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Android PC Windows

Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.

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steampunk
logic
puzzle
board-game
scrolling
grid
tabletop
relaxing
education
replay-value
family-friendly
2d
abstract

Garden Simulator (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.

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simulation
base-building
relaxing
building
city-building
time-management
farming
agriculture
management
casual
3d
family-friendly
first-person

My Little Universe (2021)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 j IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Mac OS Playstation 4

Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!

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mining
relaxing
2.5d
dungeon-crawler
sandbox
character
space
crafting
cooperative
rich
survival
mythology
split-screen
exploration
minimalist

Mika and the Witch's Mountain (2025)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.

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