Distant lands await you inLightyear Frontier, and what’s most fascinating about this adventure is that there are no enemies and imposed deadlines looming over you as you revitalize the planet you inhabit.
Here, your sole focus is to settle into your new home and become a peaceful space farmer. You also have a trusty Mech, but it’s not built for war. No combat, no survival and hunting, no problem. If you’re itching for more warmth and calm as you tend to your environment, check out some other games that should be welcoming after your foray past the Frontier.
Minecraftstands the test of time because of how it manages to bridge simplicity and complexity without overwhelming you. you’re able to just do whatever you want. Explore the huge world, create towering structures, and mess around with your friends. Every block is imbued with possibility.
If you want to focus on relaxation andbuilding something cool, you can use Creative mode or set your world to ‘peaceful.’ The latter removes the presence of any mobs (aside from the ender dragon) and hunger. Meanwhile, Creative mode makes you invincible, grants the ability to fly, pacifies mobs, and lets you spawn infinite blocks.
9Farm Together
It Ain’t Much, But It’s Honest Work
As you can expect from the name, Farm Together is all about growing your farm with a few friends. You can also enjoy this alone, but the system is truly geared toward the community aspect of farming. Thankfully, it still maintains its stress-free setup because you can manage everyone’s permissions.
On top of this, your crops don’t wither. Soif you’re too busy in real life, you don’t have to worry about logging in to avoid losing a bountiful harvest. You can also just chill in your house and even get a pet. Even the farm animals here never go hungry.
8Wylde Flowers
For The Cottagecore Craving
You’ll find yourself picking Wylde Flowers if you’re looking for something witchy, cozy, and chill. The sim combines your usual farming elements with magic and wraps it up in a snug package. There is no combat in this game, and you won’t faint from depleting your energy completely.
Time is also handled well in-game, as you can stay up past midnight and you have power over seasonal progression. You can also extend the day by choosing the Relaxed day speed.
Why stick to one farm?Sun Havenlets you manage various farms in different regions, each with their own unique crops and care requirements. It’s a great detail that lends itself to the game’s lore. This may sound overwhelming, but the game offers many features that make life easier and relaxing.
You get various spells that make watering and protecting crops more efficient, and you get ways to fast travel between your farms. The watering system is already quite forgiving if you miss a day or two. Finally, you can set how long each day lasts in real-time, so things can be as fast or slow as you like.
6A Short Hike
Cozy Exploration
If you’re looking for an enchanting experience that you can finish in one sitting, go forA Short Hike. The adorable graphics and soothing sounds of Haawk Peak Provincial Park are ready and waiting for you to explore.
Although you can speed through this title, it’s the kind of game that lulls you into taking your time. Get to know the characters and points of interest throughout the mountain. You’ll feel all the better for it.
Coral Islandis already full of life when you enter the game, even if it has seen better days. So, it’s all about making yourself a part of this vibrant community. Whether you want to focus on farming or treat it like an open-world dating sim, the game offers its mechanics in a way that still feels engaging.
It’s interesting to see the farm sim genre interpreted by a team that has been heavily backed by the people. Console players may find that the game still needs some extra patches, but it’s still an overall pleasant experience that feels like a tropical breeze.
There’s something about having all your favorite childhood characters constantly shower you with comforting words that truly setsDisney Dreamlight Valleyapart. Although you have plenty to do when restoring the valley, there are no impending deadlines, so you can go at your own pace.
Every time you finish a quest, spruce up the valley, or even just talk to one of the many inhabitants of the land, you are reminded of the happier things in life. It’s an idyllic and cozy way to escape from the stresses of life. Even the villains are your pals here.
If you enjoy the beauty of seeing barren lands restored,Terra Nilmay be the next game to boot up. The main goal is to bring life back to a desolate planet by reintroducing different habitats and animals. As you find new biomes, you also end up recycling everything to completely remove any manmade presence from your revitalized islands.
While there is still a strategic element in play, you can always play in Gardener mode to have a much more forgiving experience. You can go even further and play in Zen Mode to remove all machine costs. Just sit back, click away, and watch the majesty of a world reborn.
2Cloud Gardens
Life Finds A Way
If you watched a certain dinosaur flick, you would know that “if there’s one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it’s that life will not be contained.” Cloud Gardens is another relaxing title focusing on creating life out of wasteland remains. There is a puzzle element to each landscape you encounter, but this doesn’t take away from the overall tranquility of the game.
The whole goal is to add various plants to reclaim long-forgotten remnants of urban society, and it’s a chill way to spend an hour here and there. There is a peculiar comfort in thinking that manmade destruction is not the end for our planet.
If Lightyear Frontier’s biggest appeal for you hinged on discovering the mysteries of a distant planet while embracing farmcore, thenSlime Rancher 2is the logical advancement to your journey. Say farewell to the tribulations of Earth and become a rancher collecting (or hoarding, really)all manner of Slimes.
Just like its predecessor, there is no real combat in the game. Even the encounters you have don’t really pose a challenge. It’s an unapologetically cute adventure, so do yourself a favor and get ranching.
