Columns, for the most part, is a relaxing game. Although it's become very addictive and I dream of falling colored blocks.

Some racing games are relaxing for me too.

I like platforming games the most...sometimes its relaxing, other times I get myself too worked up over them. Especially some of the older games when dying actually meant something.

Both Animal Crossing games and Tony Hawk Project 8 are my chill out games.

Absolutely. The golf game is like that as well.

Animal Crossing DS: Simple game, might fish, might dig stuff up, might sell turnips.

Pokemon Pearl: I'm not following any guides trying to do everything. I'm just traveling along doing a little this and a little of.

GTA3: Sometimes I just drive around. Really just driving around listening to music.

Zelda: TP fishing. Hands down it is very relaxing. The music is perfect and the fising mechanics wonderful.


Not a game but playing with the entire globe on the forecast channel, especially at night, is incredibly relaxing.


It is amazing how much music does. What video game music comes to your mind that is relaxing?

A few that I remember:
The first water world in Mario 64. The music is incredible and fits the stage well.

Many many final fantasy pieces. Particularly in many of the menus.

Illusion of Gaia; an older one but I remember after saving in the other dimension the music changes and it is just very peaceful and repeats continuously. I would leave it on just to listen to the music.

Nothing relieves stress more than San Andreas for me. Load up at the ammo shop and head for a roof.

Nice choice. One of my favorite SNES games.

flOw for the PS3 is the most relaxing game I've ever played.

The first Pikmin would put me in a trance. A very soothing game, even if the gameplay could get frantic at times.

Also Arkanoid.

The fishing games on the Dreamcast (Bass, Deep Sea) were always relaxing for me. Esp. with the fishing controller and a beer or two. :)

Even the music that plays when you're on the flOw icon in the menu is very relaxing.

Odd. I don't find any games that relax me. Everything is competitive so I usually get more amped up. I'm always in a must reach next level mode when playing any game.

I'll add Harvest Moon to my list of relaxing games. I spent countless hours playing the PS1 version.

Hell yeah, Space Channel 5 is awesome for relaxing :)

Hexic HD.

I don't play it often. I'm *really* slow (marathon mode) as it takes me a long time to consider my options. I've dozed off playing several times.

Waialai Golf and Waverace on N64 were the 2 most relaxing games I've ever played due to the music, backgrounds, and simplicity of gameplay.

On the PC I usually go for Freecell or Spider Solitaire.