[dyingkneepad]

I find Doom extremely relaxing for me (except when I get frustrated with platforming or stupid puzzles in Doom Eternal), and usually after I finish playing I go straight to sleep and do it like a baby.

On the other hand games like Fighting games keep me widely awake and it takes me quite some time for the adrenaline to settle down before I can sleep.

Hearthstone is kinda in the middle of the road between the two examples. It largely depends on what happens and how much RNGesus screws me over the matches.

So yeah the game doesn't need to be calm to make me relax. I guess what works best for me is something that puts me in flow state without requiring too much of my brain power.

[1986]

Definitely agree with you on

> something that puts me in flow state without requiring too much of my brain power

Personally, the THPS 1+2 remaster and Tetris Effect have been scratching that itch perfectly.