Look, sometimes being an adult is hard and all you want is to disappear for a couple hours (or a couple days) into a whole new world. Luckily I have a selection of video games that is EXCELLENT if you’re looking for a distraction from the horrors of real-life.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
There’s a reason everyone was obsessed with this game during lockdown. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has you move to an island that has absolutely nothing. But don’t worry, you’ll help develop it. The characters are friendly…most of them anyway (I have an annoying gym bro that I want to kick off the island but atp I feel like we’ve trauma bonded so I feel bad to get rid of him) and there’s lots of do from decorating to collecting resources and building homes and bridges.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
The first game to get me to fall down the gaming rabbit hole, this video game has you magically transported into a land full of Disney characters. However something called The Forgetting has swept across the land and the characters don’t remember who they are. This was a really healing game for me when I was going through burnout at a toxic job and it still soothes me whenever I play it. If you’re a Disney fan, this is the game for you.
FaeFarm
FaeFarm has you wash upon the shores of a magical land where you help the town with lots of different things. I loved this game because of the magical elements and the cute colours. It also has a really interesting storyline. And I loved being a fairy.
Stardew Valley
You get retrenched and move to Stardew Valley to run your late grandfather’s farm. Be warned, this is a very grindy game so if you’re trying to escape reality because of work issues- this is NOT the game for you. It can actually be kinda stressful in the beginning but once you get the hang of it, you will be obsessed!
Have you tried any of these games? What are your favourite video games to use as an escape? Let me know below!