@hungrypsychologist: The best games for burnout might depend on your job. In this video, I'll rate some of the most common games I recommend to my clients - everything from cozy games, story games, and more for burnout recovery: Stardew Valley, Night in the Woods, Firewatch, Astro Bot, Tiny Bookshop, and Dispatch. Best Games for Burnout (Psychologist Ranks Them) #videogames #gaming #burnout #burnoutrecovery #fyp
Hungry Psychologist
Region: US
Friday 16 October 2026 19:38:22 GMT
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Koto Kitsun 🦊🍵 :
Little Witch in the Woods feels like being a kid again
2026-10-16 21:33:20
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Alyssa 🌸 :
Therapist here: I LOOOOOVE Spiritfarer 😭❤️
2026-10-17 00:29:20
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JustTiaThoughts :
Power wash simulator. There are exactly zero stakes and it’s just nice and mindless when my work is so not mindless
2026-10-16 21:06:05
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Rpartin93 :
Coming home and playing Dressmaker has actually been really nice the last couple weeks.
2026-10-16 23:41:24
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Old Lou :
Spiritfarer is so cathartic and puts things into perspective so well. You’re shepherding folks towards their deaths and helping them work through their stuff so they’re ready before finally taking them to the great beyond. Gorgeous music. Cozy, so cozy. Stardew valley vibes but you have a boat and a bunch of friends with you.
2026-10-16 22:11:25
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poorfoodie :
Baldur’s Gate 3 is one that helped me with burnout. Very story driven and vast ability to explore the environment. Fights are turn based so there’s no anxiety around timing.
2026-10-16 19:48:57
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Nico Hasse :
👀 Cult of the Lamb
2026-10-17 01:42:46
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ryotthepixie :
stuff like stardew, animal crossing or Minecraft are my go too, but ive really started getting into organization games like librarian or shelves and sorcery or just turn your brain off like power washing simulator
2026-10-16 21:05:26
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B :
Skyrim, between the music and the overall ambience of the game, it's my favorite game to jump into when I'm stressed.
stardew is awesome too, because you fall into task management, and get side tracked by the great writing and characters.
dynasty warriors, mindless pve, chinese history, unintentionally funny characters, and guitar rock.
Littlewood, charming characters, calming gameplay.
Minecraft, enough said.
2026-10-17 01:43:06
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appleuser632224405 :
Also as somebody who just experienced some awful burnout, Dressmaker is like an 11 out of 10. It’s like a very accessible creative outlet that doesn’t restrict or push so much on you and you can take as long as you need. Also another big one id recommend is any Rollercoaster/Zoo Tycoon-like game. Especially in sandbox mode.
2026-10-16 22:12:59
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Jecca Bird :
slime rancher, or other no pressure games like palia, hello kitty island adventure, disney dreamlight, for a bit more mmo style with quite a bit of fun grinding warframe
2026-10-16 19:56:50
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MsSaraSocal :
Dave the Diver!!!!
2026-10-17 01:38:36
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Lacy Snyder :
two point anything (hospital, campus, museum). they give you clear objectives, a witty storyline, and no dying
2026-10-16 23:49:43
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Galvviin :
my job is never ending tasks that leave no lasting mark. collecting and discarding trash, answering calls about printer malfunctions or equipment needing to be towed away, replacing forklift batteries, etc. my burnout recovery are creative games where you build and customize something that you can then take a step back to look at and see how much youve accomplished. Minecraft, Enshrouded, Core Keeper, Terraria. sandbox survival as a genre basically
2026-10-16 20:09:15
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Art Pup :
what about folks who answer calls all day and gets yelled out by customer back to back?
2026-10-16 23:51:42
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Sparrow 🦌 :
Dressmaker needs to be on this list!
2026-10-27 16:44:10
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la roo :
Please look into Journey. It is 3 games but one is called Flower where you are the wind flowing through beautiful landscapes blooming flowers with cinematic music. It is beautiful and helped my work anxiety so much. 🥹
2026-10-17 01:45:32
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G💕💚 :
Sims is my favorite game to relax
2026-10-16 23:21:52
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LngTngLzrd :
What about games for burnt out teachers?
2026-10-17 14:30:01
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Faye the sleepy :
as someone who gets chronic burn out, THANK YOU
2026-10-16 21:50:59
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Xandria Elizabeth :
Spiritfarer, for grief [Red heart]
2026-10-17 00:13:52
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Honey Bunny🔜Finding Myself :
I’ve been enjoying Disney Dreamlight Valley and love the holiday events
2026-10-16 22:10:43
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theTBG13 :
Wanderstop is a story game where the main character suffers from burnout and finds herself helping run a magical tea shop!
2026-10-16 21:21:34
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teachteachman :
Something is wrong with me. I decompress with any of the souls games or bloodborne.
2026-10-16 22:32:11
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Cryptid :
No Mans Sky.
Calm music, sandbox, billions of planets to explore or find a place to settle down and build.
2026-10-16 21:55:52
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