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HSP Video Games
Comforting or emotionally deep video games for a Highly Sensitive Person
Before Your Eyes
"Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes." - GoodbyeWorld Games, Steam Page, 2021
Fe
"Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave." - Zoink, Steam Page, 2018
Gris
"Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality" - Nomada Studio, Steam Page, 2018
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
"Animal crossing is another famous cozy game. You basically gather resources to fulfill the orders of talking animals, who then pay you so you can buy things to customize your home, avatar, and the greater community. You befriend the locals and can invite them to come live in your town." - Anon.
Night in the Woods
This platformer game "is about a young collage dropout called Mae who is returning to her parents in a town that is slowly drying up. It is a game about friends, introspection and moving on." - (u/command objective, Reddit, 2025)
Life is Strange
"Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future." - Square Enix. Life is Strange – Episode 1, Steam page
Sea of Solitude
When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human. - Jo-Mei Games, Steam page, 2025
To the Moon
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish. - Freebird Games, Steam page, 2025
Sky: Children of the Light
Journey through kingdoms and realms in this puzzle adventure game. "It has a lot of beauty in it–and not just aesthetic, so you can expect to occasionally have some cathartic emotions triggered. But mostly it’s very peaceful and easy to play." - Anon.
Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer is a 2D action/sandbox game that is a harmonious mix of comfort and emotional depth. "As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife." - Thunder Lotus Games, Spiritfarer game page, 2025
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is a charismatic farm/life simulator. In the game you can build your farm, meet people in the town, explore, marry a partner and more. (ConcernedApe, Stardew Valley.net, 2025). "The graphics and soundtrack and pace make for a very peaceful, laid-back experience." - Anon.
Flower
Peaceful and lush adventure game. "Its simplicity allows for anyone to play and feel in complete zen and be uplifted by the game." - thatgamecompany, Flower page, 2025
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