Games you use to relax - games to relax after a stressful day/situation

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Darkest Dungeon. When I've been out of it long enough to not give a shit what happens to my adventurers.
 
Zombie Survival in Garry's Mod. Hiding behind haphazardly placed prop-cades blasting zombies while listening to my teammates argue or talk about inane shit is oddly relaxing for me. Same with slamming against said cades as a zombie.
 
Generally any open-world PC game.
There's a lot but.... Fallout 3 onwards, Yakuza 0, Kiwami & Kiwami 2, Elder Scrolls, GTA, Final Fantasy 12, Minecraft; the list goes on.
 
Believe it or not, but Bayonetta 1.

I like to keep trying the final Angel endurance round. And even though I can barely get 25% in, no matter how hard I practice, and how worked up I get, it's always a fun way to kill some time or unwind.
Different kind of relaxing.
 
This thread helped me recognize a pattern. There are two types of "relaxing" games: Dissociative and fulfilling ones.
Dissociative games make you forget. The time, where you are, your worries, your self, how you are feeling, what you have been thinking about, everything. Once you are "in the zone" only the game matters. Just one more turn. Fulfilling games just make you happy. They manage to fill an emotional need to just the right point. You are still you, your life could still be better, and you are looking forward to dinner in an hour, but you and the game are going to make that hour count. Maybe you'll find the time for another turn after dinner.
Of course, now the question is: Does how I would sort a game into theese categories say more about the game, or about me when I played it to relax?
 
Dark Souls and Jagged Alliance 2. Both are relaxing when I manage to hit the comfortable zone between too much pain and too easy enemies.
I also used to do long runs of Risk of Rain 1 (3-6 hours), but I no longer have that kind of time. That was fun while I had to struggle for survival before getting enough items.
 
Any Kirby game. I’ve only played Return to Dream Land in full, but from what I can gather, the series is generally really fun to just pick up and play without getting too frustrated.

Also Broforce, because blowing everyone and everything around you to smithereens is a great way of letting off steam.
 
Sonic 1 & 2 via the Sonic Classic Heroes hack.
 
Team Fortress 2. Goofing off in CTF is oddly relaxing, especially if you find that chill server of people who are willing to run with jokes.
 
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