What are the most relaxing games for the Nintendo Switch?

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What are the most relaxing games for the Nintendo Switch	Price	Platforms	Genre
-- Stardew Valley	$14.99	Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita	Farming Simulation, Role-Playing
-- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	$59.99	Wii U, Nintendo Switch	Action-Adventure
-- Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings	$59.99	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation Vita	Role-Playing
-- Night in the Woods	$19.99	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Linux, macOS	Adventure, Narrative
-- Golf Story	$14.99	Nintendo Switch	Sports, Role-Playing, Adventure

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My Recommendation for Stardew Valley

My Recommendation for Stardew Valley

Very fulfilling to play

Can get really repetitive

Great soundtrack

A great mix of genres

Great freedom in designing your farm

My Recommendation for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

My Recommendation for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

An open world game where exploration feels exciting

Weapon durability system can feel tedious to some

A variety of fighting methods keep the combat fun

Cooking can feel inconvenient

Wonderfully crafted puzzles

An engaging cooking skill

My Recommendation for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings

My Recommendation for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings

Creative concept of entering paintings to explore new worlds

No English voices even though previous Atelier games included them

Charming and colorful anime art style

You won't find a sprawling narrative here like in most RPGs

Slice-of-life story and gameplay that's relaxing and laid-back

Graphics for environments aren't that great

Engaging gathering and crafting system with alchemy as the game's main focus

Not for people who hate repetitive busywork

Solid turn-based combat that's welcoming to beginners

My Recommendation for Night in the Woods

My Recommendation for Night in the Woods

The simplistic gameplay is surprisingly fun

The main character is insufferable at first

Great coming-of-age story

Some pacing issues with the story

Tragic, realistic setting and NPCs

Well-written side characters

My Recommendation for Golf Story

My Recommendation for Golf Story

Humorous writing

Story is not as great in the latter half of the game

Animated NPC dialogue boxes are a great touch

Disc golfing minigame can be confusing

Local multiplayer mode lets you compete against a friend

No online multiplayer

Charming 16 bit style

Slopes and hills are hard to see on the golf course

The approach to RPG elements is a novel spin never seen before in a golf game

You can golf anywhere you want in the game world and in doing so possibly even unlock secrets

Includes interesting RPG elements that add a nice layer of depth

Lots of variety in the side quests will provide hours of fun

Golfing itself feels satisfying and controls incredibly well

My Recommendation for Fe

My Recommendation for Fe

Enemy encounters can be tense

Platforming is a bit unpolished at times

Uses music as an interesting platforming mechanic

Story can seem nonsensical

Exciting ability progression

My Recommendation for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition

My Recommendation for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition

Two-player co-op speeds up resource gathering for both players

Bugs and game crashes

Tons of freedom to do what you want at your own pace

Not enough new characters

Farming simulator mechanics are simple to pick up and learn

Farming is almost pointless outside of story events

You get to rebuild and manage a small town

Bland visuals

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