Feel / Pacing
Best Meditative Games
Calm, contemplative, unhurried
48 games ranked by meditative intensity
My Time at Portia
WindowsmacOS
Open worldExplorationSandboxCraftingSolo contemplative
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Windows
TenseSolo contemplativeMeditativeExplorationResource management
Chaos Reborn
WindowsmacOSLinux
Async communityTurn-based combatFantasy mythologySolo contemplativeDeck building
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
WindowsmacOS
5-minute runsWhimsicalMystery and detectiveMeditativeExploration
A Short Hike
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artOpen worldPlatformingExplorationMeditative
DEATH STRANDING
Windows
Open worldStealthExplorationMeditativeSolo contemplative
Train Simulator Classic
Windows
Vehicle controlOpen worldCity/empire buildingSolo contemplativePhotorealistic
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly
WindowsmacOSLinux
Puzzle solvingExplorationPlatformingSolo contemplativePhotorealistic
Coral Island
Windows
Open worldCraftingSandboxMeditativeDialogue choices
F1® 23
Windows
Vehicle controlPlatformingCompetitive rankedSolo contemplativeMeditative
The Witness
WindowsmacOS
Open worldPuzzle solvingExplorationSolo contemplativeMeditative
Return of the Obra Dinn
WindowsmacOS
Mystery and detectivePuzzle solvingLinear storyMeditativeSolo contemplative
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesLinear storyMeditativeSolo contemplativeExploration
What Remains of Edith Finch
Windows
Dialogue choicesLinear storyMeditativeExplorationSolo contemplative
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaExplorationSci-fi technologyMeditative
Planet Coaster
WindowsmacOS
SandboxCity/empire buildingBase managementResource managementPick-up-and-play
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Vehicle controlOpen worldPhotorealisticMeditativeExploration
American Truck Simulator
WindowsmacOSLinux
Vehicle controlOpen worldPhotorealisticMeditativeExploration
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
WindowsmacOSLinux
Cosmic horrorTenseExplorationMeditativeSolo contemplative
Hook
WindowsmacOSLinux
Puzzle solvingPick-up-and-playMeditativeMinimalist5-minute runs
Turmoil
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatAsync communityResource managementMethodicalCompetitive ranked
SOMA
WindowsmacOSLinux
Cosmic horrorTenseMeditativeLinear storyExploration
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
WindowsmacOS
TenseOpen worldExplorationMeditativeSolo contemplative
The Beginner's Guide
WindowsmacOSLinux
Linear storyExplorationMeditativeSolo contemplative5-minute runs
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesTenseExplorationMeditativeSolo contemplative
Foundation
Windows
City/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldDialogue choicesBase management
The Wandering Village
WindowsmacOSLinux
City/empire buildingAutomation designExplorationBase managementSandbox
Cities: Skylines II
Windows
City/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldBase managementResource management
Life is Strange 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesLinear storyExplorationSolo contemplativeMeditative
Crab Champions
Windows
PlatformingDialogue choicesShootingCo-op chaosFrantic
Stardew Valley
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artOpen worldCraftingSandboxMeditative
Slipstream
WindowsmacOSLinux
Vehicle controlLocal multiplayerMeditativePixel artSolo contemplative
Starbound
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldSandboxExplorationPixel artCrafting
Banished
Windows
City/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldBase managementResource management
Kingdoms and Castles
WindowsmacOSLinux
City/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldBase managementResource management
ISLANDERS
WindowsmacOS
City/empire buildingMinimalistMeditativeBase managementResource management
Dorfromantik
Windows
Puzzle solvingCity/empire buildingTurn-based combatSandboxMinimalist
Ostriv
Windows
City/empire buildingSandboxResource managementBase managementEmergent narrative
shapez 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Automation designPuzzle solvingSandboxResource managementMethodical
PC Building Simulator
Windows
ExplorationBase managementResource managementSandboxPhotorealistic
Autonauts
Windows
Automation designCity/empire buildingSandboxPuzzle solvingResource management
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Windows
Open worldStealthSolo contemplativeExplorationLinear story
Before We Leave
WindowsmacOS
City/empire buildingSandboxBase managementResource managementPick-up-and-play
Townscaper
WindowsmacOS
SandboxCity/empire buildingMinimalistOpen worldBase management
Voxel Tycoon
WindowsmacOSLinux
SandboxVoxelAutomation designCity/empire buildingPixel art
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WindowsmacOSLinux
Cosmic horrorStealthTenseMeditativePuzzle solving
Strange Horticulture
WindowsmacOS
Dialogue choicesCosmic horrorMystery and detectivePuzzle solvingNature and ecology
Littlewood
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artCity/empire buildingOpen worldExplorationCollection