The Best Relaxing Games

Update 20 August 2025: HERDLING added at rank #27.

Here are our 10 Best Relaxing Games, position 41 to 50:

Minami Lane
Garden Simulator
Cats in Time
hocus 2
Island Cities - Jigsaw Puzzle
Paradise Marsh
Coloring Games: Color & Paint
Mutazione
Master Of Pottery
APICO

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Minami Lane (2024)

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Linux PC Windows Xbox Series X j Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

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cozy
management
life
simulation
cute
isometric
city-building
relaxing
cats
hand-drawn
resource-management
building
hidden-object
colourful
casual

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

Cats in Time (2021)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!

Buy Buy

cats
relaxing
travel
puzzle
hidden-object
time
cute
tile
family-friendly
swap
point-and-click
cartoony
casual
collectathon

hocus 2 (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

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minimalist
casual
isometric
logic
relaxing
puzzle
thought-provoking
single-player
cerebral

Island Cities - Jigsaw Puzzle (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Arrange the town islands and see them come to life. Just swap the blocks of a 3D jigsaw puzzle.

Buy Buy

cozy
lego
solitaire
wholesome
city-building
relaxing
building
point-and-click
hidden-object
tabletop
board-game
trains
puzzle
minimalist
colourful

Paradise Marsh (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One

Stars have vanished from the sky and scattered around in a perfect wetland crawling with wildlife... Catch bugs and chat with delightful characters while wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!

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collector
creature
walking-simulator
short
procedural
experimental
relaxing
colourful
pixel
retro
exploration
firewatch
cute
open-world
nature

Coloring Games: Color & Paint (2019)

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Android PC Windows

Coloring Game is a fantastic anti-stress game. Animate the pixel picture by coloring it in full!

Buy Buy

relaxing
education
pixel
multiplication
friends-and-family
casual
open-ended
subscription
illustration
design
table
family

Mutazione (2019)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone Playstation 4

Get lost in the magical world of Mutazione, a narrative-driven adventure game where you explore an island filled with quirky mutant characters and their secrets. Grow musical gardens, attend BBQs, and embark on a spiritual journey to save the community from a looming darkness. With beautiful hand-illustrated art and unpredictable twists, Mutazione is a mutant soap opera that you won't want to miss.

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What we like:

Unique and beautiful art style
Relaxing music
Story-focused gameplay
Quirky and interesting characters
Encourages the player to slow down and relax

What could be improved:

Repetitive gameplay, mostly a visual novel
No voice acting
Slow parts may be boring for some players
Contains adult themes that may not be suitable for younger children

drama
narrative
supernatural
relaxing
adventure
walking-simulator
point-and-click
nature
exploration
fiction
music
story
scroller
bird
procedural

Master Of Pottery (2019)

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early access PC Windows

Master of Pottery is a pottery-themed creation + simulation game. Make pottery, open exhibitions, complete orders, train apprentices, run your own showroom and start a relaxing pottery journey.

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relaxing
simulation
crafting
casual
pretend
atmospheric
realistic
single-player

APICO (2022)

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APICO is the latest game in the sims genre, combining elements from Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper and Animal Crossing. Join your grandfather's beekeeping business on an island and craft, build and breed bees to discover extinct species. Experience a chilled adventure as you create your own unique world.

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