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Tunic for me, simply going, walking around, revisiting a place know well
And "A Short Hike" for my SO, they where feeling bad one day and came to see me. I got Ice Craem, some Blankets, and gave them the controler next while I was against them. Now everytime they felt sad they go on a walk to this mountain. I surprised them preparing their laptop by putting A Short Hike Wallpaper, and made their day like that
Diablo 2. I return to it about twice a year and have a good time starting a fresh playthrough farming gear for a few different builds. Especially with the QOL that resurrected has brought.
Walking simulators and story/emotion heavy games like Life is Strange. Sometimes a good feels helps.
And Skyrim is my comfort game. Helps with panic attacks.
Visual novel or narrative games are great for that. Sometimes it's nice to just watch a story unfold and make key choices.
NBA 2K
I've been an avid fan of NBA 2K since the early 2000's. I absolutely hate how money hungry the game has gotten; that being said, the core offline gameplay is still extremely strong. I'll pop in and play a few offline games just to decompress. It's gotten to the point where I'll put on music or a podcast and find myself idly playing through four quarters of basketball.
Spyro the Dragon - the first game specifically, I find it more of an immersive treasure-hunting experience than the next two games, which are more obviously... I dunno, video game-y. I like all three but I always 100% the first game at least once a year.
I only played this game on a demo disc. Along with Rugrats. I'll have to give it another go.
League of legends obviously I enjoy the toxicity
As an Ex-Yuumi player it was unironicly something I did enjoy to calm down, when it was not just stay afk on your ADC. I used to Chill mute everyone and play Yuumi Top, just farming and blocking golds from top tower for ennemy TOP
And I am full serious not joking, it was chill and a viable strategy
Baldurs Gate 1.
Basically anything single-player from BioWare and Bethesda that's not Mass Effect Andromeda.
HBS's Battletech (2018). One, it brings me back to some good high school memories playing tabletop with my friends, and two, you can never have too much big stompy robots shooting each other.
Any SoulsBorne, Doom (mostly Brutal Doom), PSX Resi's or SOTN. Mostly the total comfort of playing what I know so well for a wile.
Super Mario Bros and Wolfenstein 3D
Remembering simple times, no complexities, pure fun. While chugging coffee and oreo.
Was thinking about this earlier today, but lately I've gotten burnt out on Final Fantasy XVI whether that be due to the tone, design or combat I am not too sure. Had a slow weekend for once and decided to pop in Atelier Ryza 2 as I recently picked up Ryza 3 due to it having a small print run. Spent most of the day playing it off and on, but the brighter and more positive tone was a boon compared to the drudgery of FFXVI.
Atelier isn't always my comfort food, but that was a nice change. That distinction would have to either go to rhythm games or to stuff like Trackmania or Minecraft where you can "shut off your brain" and just play. TM has a certain "flow" to the tracks that isn't like anything else out there and Minecraft just throws you into the world and lets you go. (Albeit on Peaceful.)
NieR Replicant and or Final Fantasy 7
Tetris. Always down for a quick game
Sid Meier's Pirates
I have dozens of thousands of hours logged in that game, all because it's so easy to get in to and so hard to get out of. Just turn it on, do some pirate shit, then realize it's been hours and you probably should have eaten or slept at some point.
Super Metroid. I replay that every year and I've been doing that since I was 12, I'm now 29. Greatest game ever made. The rest of the metroid series gets replayed at least every other year, absolutely amazing games and there's not much else like em unfortunately.
Battlefield 1. I hop on the same server every time and it's a nice way to calm myself down if I'm stressed about something in real life. It's much more fun to be stressed about staying alive and helping my team the best I can. The game sparked a strong interest in history for me aswell, so it's also a comfort zone in that sense too.
Killing Floor. I'll probably be playing that game till the day I die.
Older: Command and Conquer Generals. I’ve started playing it with my kid which is fun. Newer: Rocket League. It’s been fun especially when I stop caring about ranking up. It’s just a game and I can play for 10 minutes and walk away.
Don't Starve Together. I suck at it, but I love opening up the map and building up my base.