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