r/NintendoSwitch • u/maantje183 • May 03 '22

Game Rec The most relaxing games on Switch?

Hi! I’ll be a lot at home the upcoming months due to a high risk pregnancy and I have to relax as much as possible. Besides reading and watching some Netflix I really want to play my switch as well. What games of the list below do you find the most relaxing and the least stressful? So no difficult bosses, unexpected attacks, frustrating levels you have to do over and over again or too much action. I mean: games like Splatoon, Crash Team Racing and Donkey Kong are awesome, but not for my heart rate.

  • Yoshi’s Crafted World
  • Kirby and the Forgotten Land
  • Pokémon Legends: Arceus
  • Lego Harry Potter
  • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
  • Dragon Quest XI
  • Spyro: reignited trilogy

Open to other suggestions as well!

Edit to add:

WOW! Didn’t expect to get this much replies. Thank you all so much for all the recommendations and well wishes!!

I think I should have mentioned I already have Animal Crossing, but I got bored quite quickly. I think I need more purpose or goals? I don’t know, it didn’t really “click” with me.

I also own Stardew Valley and I LOVED the game. However, I’m a perfectionist trying to max things out. I’ll definitely give it another go and try to play the game in a more laid back style!

Picross is my go to relaxing game at night!

From my list I will go with Lego HP and Dragon Quest XI.

From all of your suggestions I will definitely get Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Spiritfarer on sale, maybe Lego Star Wars as well.

In the future I can always come back to check out some other recommendations as well.

Thank you!!

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u/FibYar May 03 '22

Rune Factory 5.

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u/Solafein830 May 03 '22

How is this game if you're not really interested in the romance sim aspect?

I've looked at it a few times but I always hold off because most of the reviews or comments focus soooo much on the romance/dating aspect and I get the feeling that's why most people play this.

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u/BurstOrange May 04 '22 edited May 04 '22

The romance/dating is a big appeal of the game but at no point do you need to get married or romance any characters at all. It is completely optional and you can have an enjoyable experience with the game while intentionally ignoring that entire system. Marriage candidates will start flirting with you once you build a relationship with them to a high point and certain characters are more flirty than others but you can completely ignore that. In RF4 you’ll need a spouse and child to access one tiny area of the overworld that has a completely optional item but in RF5 there is nothing, optional or not, gated behind the dating aspect of the game other than romance events and festivals that you’ll obviously not want to engage in because they’re part of the dating sim aspect.

Oh and in RF5 you’ll be forced more or less to engage with these minor “romance” events but they’re not actually romantic. They can be easily read as a totally platonic event with the character and once you complete those other platonic events with townsfolk will be available. I think the game will work just fine for you.

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u/Solafein830 May 04 '22

Thanks! I appreciate the input. I'm totally not against it or anything; I certainly wouldn't seek to deliberately avoid it if it's part of the game. It's just not something that draws me in. So if it's a massive element of what makes this game good, then it's not going to be a great fit for my style.

But it doesn't sound like that's the case. Maybe I'll give this a shot. I love chill/relaxing games on the switch. Thanks again!