19 Of The Most Heart-Warming Video Games You Said Bring You Endless Comfort

    "Focusing on keeping a bunch of stupid teenagers alive really takes my mind off things."

    Luca Iacobucci
    by Luca Iacobucci

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Last month, we shared 22 of your go-to comfort video games, but you actually shared many more than that — and we didn't forget!

    Sony Interactive Entertainment

    We'd be doing you gamers a disservice if we didn't show you the other 19 cosy games you loved:

    1. Life Is Strange

    Square Enix

    "Just a little less passive than watching TV, and honestly, it's my fave. It's so ridiculous, but in the best way."

    —maiaf3

    2. Fallout 4

    Bethesda Softworks

    "I can’t explain it, but the Commonwealth just feels like home."

    —churtz_

    3. Super Mario World

    Nintendo

    "So many wonderful hours growing up on it. Still fun and challenging without being frustrating. If you were one of those kids who couldn't beat the 'Tubular' Star level on Super Mario World, you owe it to your younger self to go back and master it!"

    —jonsharky

    4. Until Dawn

    Sony Computer Entertainment

    "Focusing on keeping a bunch of stupid teenagers alive really takes my mind off things."

    —lollylaurenpop

    5. House Flipper

    Frozen District

    "It’s a home design game where you’re a pair of sentient hands who buys houses, fixes them up, then sells them for profit. It’s relaxing and allows you to get creative, and I swear it’s more entertaining than I’m probably making it sound. Also, you can buy and flip the house from Home Alone!"

    —linseys4598b9c9d

    6. Genshin Impact

    miHoYo

    "It's like Pokémon and Animal Crossing had a baby, but free. I can just run around with my characters and collect stuff. The soundtracks are amazing and so calming when you're just exploring."

    —colac

    "The visuals are stunning, and the soundtrack for each region and character is distinct and unique. Each quest in Genshin is beautifully crafted as well. It's very clear to see the love its creators have for the game."

    —3rdgymbros

    7. The Emperor's New Groove

    A still screenshot of an alpaca and spider in the game
    Sony Computer Entertainment

    "It was one of the first games I played, and still to this day is my favourite. I really wish there was a digital version I could play on PS4, as I lost the disc!"

    —colac

    8. Cooking Mama

    Nintendo

    "I love cooking in real life for stress relief, but the nostalgia of my DS and the sweet encouraging voice of 'Mama' really makes me smile. What’s better than 'chopping' some onions and then being told you did a great job?"

    —ninablack

    9. Sniper Elite 4

    Rebellion Developments

    "As for video games to really blow off some steam, Sniper Elite 4. Nothing beats running into a Nazi base guns blazin‘ when you're mad or angry. 😎"

    —dyna

    10. Shenmue

    Sega

    "Before my mom passed, she would ask to watch me play it, and it just became a sentimental game for me since then. I played it first on the Dreamcast, and I fell in love with it from the moment I played it."

    —1baby00starr1

    11. Planet Coaster

    Frontier Developments plc

    "I adored Zoo Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon most of my life and still do. I didn't think I could like a different tycoon game, but I love it. Great music and intricate details that the original games didn’t have."

    —packofdogs

    12. Red Dead Redemption 2

    Rockstar Games

    "Red 👏🏻 Dead 👏🏻 Redemption 👏🏻 2👏🏻. Nothing compares to Arthur Morgan riding his horse majestically in the Wild West. I could play 10,000 hours of it."

    —lalaloop235

    13. RollerCoaster Tycoon

    Frontier Developments plc

    "Feeling creative? Build a roller coaster! Feeling competitive? Complete a scenario! Feeling vindictive? Name a guest after your ex, and drown him!"

    —2Recalcitrant4U

    14. Professor Layton

    Nintendo

    "There's a series of them for the DS/3DS. They are super interactive puzzle games (that are actually pretty challenging) with fun characters, side activities, and a mystery to solve!"

    —jessk426b4de46

    15. Pokémon series

    Nintendo

    "I still have all my Gameboy games up to Brilliant Diamond for the switch. I can still just escape into them and find them relaxing. They're actually the only games I do play as I struggle with most games due to being dyslexic and dyspraxic."

    —natalieg47790f622

    16. Spyro the Dragon

    Sony Computer Entertainment

    "The first one. There's just something very calming about running around gathering treasure and incinerating relatively benign foes."

    —maetelle 

    17. Dragon Age series

    Electronic Arts

    "This year, the series really helped me get through losing my grandpa and an uncle within three weeks of each other. At a time when you feel helpless, sometimes it feels good to play a game where you're a hero and save the world by killing dragons/insane templars/darkspawn."

    —hordeoralliancewtf

    18. Dead by Daylight

    One of the survivors Dwight holding down the escape leaver to power the gate and open it in a spooky forest at night
    Behaviour Interactive

    "Even though it's a really frustrating game, it calms me to know that I get better with every match."

    —javieragpinto

    19. Mass Effect Series

    Electronic Arts

    "I played it so many times, and each time, I'm knee-deep in a story I can't get enough of."

    —b45f934718

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