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Video Games to Disassociate to on Nintendo Switch in 2025
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items The world is tough, take some time for yourself to disassociate and lose yourself in a world where you have a little more control. I have been playing video games since the late 1980s with a focus on games that lower my stress levels and help me esca...
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Cozy Games
Games to Play With Family & Friends
Turn Based Role Playing Games
Action Adventure Games
Cozy Games
Sometimes sitting down and gaming without a specific goal is the vibe. These games are low stress, and often do not have a specific goal in mind. Just sit, and enjoy.
Want to just live on an island with adorable animals and have 0 cares in the world? This is your game. You can fish, catch bugs, and dig fossils to build up your island museum. And let's not forget decorating and upgrading your house! This game offer...
Animal Crossing New Horizons: The perfect game to relax to
Enjoy the simple life in Stardew Valley which has established itself as the gold standard of cozy gaming. You start the game leaving behind the corporatel ife to start a farm in Stardew Valley. Upon arrival you are shown to your grandfathers old farm...
Stardew Valley: The perfect farming sim game that will take thousands of hours to explore
Kids and adults alike enjoy a good open world and open creativity game. Minecraft can be an adventure where you survive and thrive by collecting, building, and fighting off small fiends in a world you can truly make your own. Everything is built with...
Minecraft: The kids got this one right. Unlimited creativity awaits
Miitopia lets you adventure with your family! This is a turn based adventure game where you can create avatars for anyone in your family and bring them with you on your adventure. Enjoy meals, and specialize your team by turning them into chefs, pop ...
Miitopia: I always wanted to adventure with my husband, now I can
Cozy meets adventure. I normally would not put a Zelda game under cozy but Echoes of Wisdom switches things up. Instead of hacking and slashing your way through the world you find yourself in a creative problem solving world where you battle and navigate the world by making copies of items you come across. Need to cross a r...
The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom: Finally, a Zelda game where you play as Zelda
Love Pokemon but are kind of sick of the traditional turn based adventure? Arceus really switched things up where you can run around focusing on catching Pokemon, instead of battling them. In this adventure you are no longer focused on defeating gym ...
Pokémon Legends Arceus: A great new take on a classic franchise
Rune Factory is a series that has been around for decades. These games are some of the pioneers of the farming simulation genre and one of the first to incorporate a true adventure aspect to the genre. With a much more anime aesthetic, Rune Factory s...
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma: The gold standard of anime cozy farming adventures
Like a farming sim game but want something with better graphics? Harvestella is a great option. This game merges the farming simulator experience with the fantasy genre. Giving players the opportunity to farm, and adventure in a fantasy setting.
Harvestella: Fantasy meets farming
In this unique experience you play as Dave the Diver. He is running his own restaurant and catches fresh fish to feed his clientele each day. Dive to the depths of the ocean to find different species of fish to create the best and more creative dishe...
Dave the Diver: The diving and restaurant simulator we needed
Have you ever wanted to run a coffee shop but without the chaos and work of moring rush hour? Good news, in this game your shop is open at night, and your clientele are creatures of all walks of life. Learn about their stories, recommend a drink, and...
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly: The cozy visual novel
This recently released cozy game allows you to roam the city as a cat looking for their way home! Move at your own pace, explore, and of course terrorize the humans in your way! This is a great game that does not force pacing and lets you explore the...
Little Kitty, Big City: The animal person's dream game
Games to Play With Family & Friends
Looking for a game to play on family night or date night? Check these ones out.
In this adventure game you must play with a friend or family member to solve puzzles and come closer. The story of this game revolves around a couple that is suffering marital issues, they are shrunken down and must work together to return to their n...
It Takes Two: THE co-op game for date night
It wouldn't be a complete list without mentioning Mario Kart. This racing game can accommodate many players at once so you can get the whole family involved. Race cars, use turbo, and throw shells to throw fellow racers off track. This game is surely...
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: The racing game that will bring out your competitive side
Turn Based Role Playing Games
Ever want to read a book without reading a book? Role Playing games have you covered. Enjoy an expansive world and interact with unique characters while fighting powerful foes. Turn based games are usually low stress and cozy.
This game will delight you with both the story and the gameplay. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creation... This is an excellent throw back to Chrono Trigger which is hailed as one of the best RPGs of all time. The graphics are delightful, animation is great, the characters are lovable, and the combat is uniquely engaging while remaining a turn-based RPG. ...
Sea of Stars: A new game with a classic feel
A long awaited title from the original creators of the Suikoden series, this game is a turn based RPG that allows you to recruit up to 100 characters to your party. The story is set in a war-torn world where the Galdean Empire has placed pressure on ...
Eiyuden Chronicle: HUNDRED HEROES: A new take on a classic title
Dragon Quest 3, ironically, is the first part of the Dragon Quest story. Originally released on the Nintendo and often viewed as the grandfather of RPGs, this remastered version ramps up the graphics to take on the HD-2D style that has recently becom... space.
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake: The grandfather of RPGs got a new set of shoes
Paper Mario is definitely a different take on classic Mario games. Much more story driven, and more of an RPG twist on combat, this fun game can be a great introduction to the story-driven video game world.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: A different take on Mario
Mario's first true RPG gets remastered so everyone can visit this timeless adventure. Explore the land with Mario, Peach, Toad and new characters in this amazing turn-based RPG. There are minigames that bring you back to classic Mario, and engaging c...
Super Mario RPG: A timeless classic revisited
Want to make your brain work a bit? Unicorn Overlord is a strategy game where placement, timing, and specific characters used will win or lose the battle. The art in this game is absolutely stunning and incredibly unique to the strategy RPG genre.
Unicorn Overlord: The strategy game with GORGEOUS art
The Suikoden series is one of the most unique RPG experiences in the sense that you got over 100 characters to recruit into your base! And any of them can join you on your adventure. Both of these games have wonderful stories to tell, and unique game...
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: 2 incredible RPGs in one box
Action Adventure Games
Fore just a little more action in your life, these adventures have you battling monsters in real time.
I did not list this game as a cozy game and that is by design. The concept of playing as a cat is super cute and cozy but there are parts where you are chased by tiny machines that can be stressful! Based in the distant future you are a cat that is s...
Stray: A Futuristic Cat Adventure
For the Harry Potter fans this is THE game we have been waiting for. Explore Hogwarts, cast familiar spells, and learn about the greater Hogwarts world. I will note that there are no shortage of large spiders so people with arachnophobia, be warned. ...
Hogwarts Legacy: The Harry Potter adventure we all wanted