The Best Relaxing Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : Mika and the Witch\'s Mountain added at rank #41.
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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!


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

22

Garden Simulator (2023)

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72
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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.


  • simulation
  • base-building
  • relaxing
  • building
  • city-building
  • time-management
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • management
  • casual
  • 3d
  • family-friendly
  • first-person

23

Grow: Song of The Evertree (2021)

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81
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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Grow: Song of the Evertree is an awe-inducing experience firmly planted between an adventure game and a sweet casual farm game. The game is beautiful with opportunities to explore the world around you and keep it casual with the gameplay, whilst feeding you the story. You get to customize your character and go on a journey to save the Evertree and nurture the world back to health from the Withering. You even get your very own sweet dragon companion!

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What we like:
  • Beautiful art style & music
  • Customizable character
  • Relaxed gameplay
  • Dragon companion
  • Non-binary characters supported
  • No punishment or rush for doing things wrong
What could be improved:
  • Slow going
  • Not strictly accessible in terms of customization options

  • farming
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • wholesome
  • world-crafting
  • management
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • agriculture
  • colourful
  • life
  • adventure

24

Island Farmer (2021)

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90
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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

Escape to a relaxing fantasy world of calm waters and idyllic islands with Island Farmer - Jigsaw Puzzle. No need to worry about resources or time limits as you carefully observe and shuffle blocks to recreate peaceful archipelagos. With a soothing soundtrack and gorgeous graphics, you'll feel fully immersed in this serene experience. With 20 different islands to explore and a new archipelago update, your completed sectors will bring your islands to life before your very eyes.

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What we like:
  • A relaxing puzzle game with cute visuals and music
  • Good balance of fun and difficulty
  • No time or move limits, and has undo and shuffle buttons
  • Additional puzzles available after completing the 20 main puzzles
  • Reasonable price for the content offered
What could be improved:
  • Camera angle cannot be changed
  • Music gets repetitive
  • Gameplay can feel like busywork and animations cannot be sped up

  • farming
  • agriculture
  • solitaire
  • diorama
  • relaxing
  • wholesome
  • cozy
  • tabletop
  • board-game
  • city-building
  • point-and-click
  • nature
  • puzzle
  • tile-swapping
  • minimalist

25

Boxville (2022)

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79
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Linux IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) m Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Android

Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.

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  • logic
  • emotional
  • point-and-click
  • hand-drawn
  • investigation
  • family-friendly
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • cartoony
  • experiences
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • story

26

Please Fix The Road (2022)

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80
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Linux Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X/s

Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!


  • transportation
  • minimalist
  • puzzle
  • building
  • relaxing
  • trains
  • stylized
  • casual
  • colourful
  • city-building
  • tutorial
  • difficult
  • family-friendly
  • top-down
  • simulation

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Penko Park (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Snap pictures of π“ˆπ“…π‘œπ‘œπ“€π“Ž-π’Έπ“Šπ“‰π‘’ creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.


  • editing
  • park
  • photo
  • collector
  • creature
  • collectathon
  • hunting
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • nature
  • on-rails
  • horror
  • family-friendly
  • hand-drawn
  • surreal

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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.


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

29

Active Neurons 2 (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Active Neurons 2 is a game that trains the player in spatial logical thinking. Your main task in the game is to collect enough energy to discover the 12 greatest inventions of mankind.

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  • tutorial
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • hack-and-slash
  • minimalist
  • stylized
  • education
  • 2d
  • abstract
  • colourful
  • trains
  • multi-screen
  • exploration

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Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions (2019)

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100
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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Welcome to the Glass Masquerade sequel - an artistic puzzle game inspired by stained glass artisans and Wonderland depictions of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to solve every riddle and free yourself from a tangled dream.

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  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • beautiful
  • casual
  • puzzling
  • atmospheric
  • scrolling
  • abstract

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