5 Best Meditation Games on PlayStation 5

Meditation games allow players to unwind and relax after potentially a hard day of work. Whether you are simply seeking peace of mind or your stress levels are a tad high. These games allow players to sit back, relax and enjoy a great experience. While they may also differ in the way they present their calming effects. Each of these games makes for great meditative practice. So if you, like us, enjoy these games for their claiming atmosphere and more. Enjoy our list of the 5 Best Meditation Games on PlayStation 5. 

5. Garden Simulator

We begin today's calming list with Garden Simulator. Garden Simulator is one of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5 for a number of reasons. First, the game allows players to engage in the calming act of gardening, and receive peace and satisfaction through the game's rewarding gameplay. Secondly, the game does a fantastic job of showing players what to do, so they can begin gardening right away. Additionally, the game also has a relaxing gameplay loop of watering the plants and watching them grow. This becomes quite the event especially as you progress through the game.

Harvesting the plants also gives players a great sense of satisfaction, which is great to see. Added to this is the fact that players can design their own gardens, complete with rock structures that can be used to protect plants. Along your journey, you will find many different ways to improve your productivity and also the quality of your plants. This makes the gameplay in the game inherently rewarding, which is fantastic. All in all, Garden Simulator is a wonderful title and one of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5.

4. TRIPP: A New Way to Meditate

Switching things up considerably, we have TRIPP: A New Way to Meditate. Much like the name would imply, this game focuses on meditation practices. This is where the game's implementation of VR is a fantastic design choice. This allows players to truly feel the atmosphere around them, as the game guides them through various meditations. While the game is single-player, so you won't be playing with friends, this adds to the focus that can be achieved in the game.

For players who are worried about restless sleep, the game even has modes to encourage a night of restful sleep. This is great, for anyone with VR who wants to unwind after a long day. Additionally, the music in the game is meant to be calming and features work by stellar producers specializing in relaxing sounds. This goes a long way to make the game feel calming and slowly lulls the player to sleep. Also, the game has challenges that players can do daily to improve their overall well-being. For these reasons, we consider TRIPP: A New Way to Meditate to be one of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5.

3. Journey

Following up on our last entry, we have Journey. Journey is a game that many players will no doubt have heard of due to its atmosphere and soundtrack. This game takes players to another world and has them communicate solely through musical notes. This is fantastic, added to this, however, is an absolutely stunning environmental design, that makes the world feel calming and pensive. Players will be able to explore a land full of secrets to discover, and friends to meet in Journey. This is one of the major reasons why the game is so beloved by its fanbase.

For players who are fans of solo play, this game is great. This will allow players to take in more of the environment around them without having to interact with other players. That said, the experiences that can be created through this game are simply stunning and have to be experienced to be understood. The many vistas and locations you visit throughout the game are enough to bring some players to tears. For its beautiful design, we consider Journey one of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5.

2. The Pathless

Our next entry is for the player who wants just a bit more action in their meditation games. The Pathless is an astonishingly unique game, with an art style that stands out from the crowd. In this game, players will be tasked with a number of things. The primary motivating factor for the player is saving an island from corruption. This sees players traversing through absolutely stunning environments in search of answers. An area in which this game excels is within its archery system.

Through the archery system, players are able to accomplish a number of things. Players will be able to accomplish many acrobatic feats with a level of fluidity that is simply beautiful. This makes The Pathless one of the most visually-stunning games to watch, but also really tranquil. This tranquility is at the heart of what makes this game feel so special. A player can spend hours upon hours simply existing within this game's world. And it is because of that and so much more that we consider The Pathless one of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5.

1. The Gardens Between

Rounding out our list of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5, we have The Gardens Between. The Gardens Between is a title that stands out for its mechanics, and its visual style as well. The game's visual style lends itself well to relaxing puzzle-solving gameplay. Along the way, players will be able to control time in order to complete a multitude of puzzles. These puzzles aren't so daunting, however, that players should be intimidated. One of the best words to describe the game's overall style is dreamlike and picturesque.

This can be seen in the medium used to visually tell the story, a storybook. This story-book style allows the game to stand out and plays very well into the fairy-tale look and feel of the game. Aiding this feeling is the phenomenally soothing soundtrack, which comforts the player. And for players worried about difficulty, the game is designed in such a way that players of all skill levels can pick up and play. This goes a long way in helping this game appeal to as wide an audience as possible. For its unique aesthetic and beautiful atmosphere, we consider The Gardens Between one of the best meditation games on PlayStation 5.

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