Stress Relief Game Apps - Relaxing & Calm Part 2

By Anna Hazard

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Part 1 :  Stress Relief Game Apps - Relaxing & Calm Part 1
Part 3 :  Stress Relief Game Apps - Energetic & Venting

Introduction

In this continuation of our series of smartphone app games that will help relief stress, we continue to focus on those apps that have calming gameplay, soothing music & atmosphere, as well as relaxing or mood boosting interactivity. This particular section focuses on those mobile games that have relaxing audio or visual based interactions as well as various logic and puzzle games based on movement, environment, or shape manipulation.
 
Great for the harried caregiver on the go or for anyone who needs a bit of a chill pill (or a bit of a brain boost).

Apps

Atomus HD

• iOS | Android ($1.99)
  
• Guide colorful swirling lights & patterns with your fingertips with this 3D interactive visualizer. Create fireworks, whirlwinds, firefly lights, aurora, rainbow, wave, mobius strip, and atomic symbols to five peaceful tunes by customizing particle lengths, number, size, and color mode.
  
• Other Alternatives
  • iOS: Kaleidoscope Drawing Pad (Free with in-app purchases)  Magic Fingers (Free with in-app purchases) | Starry Night Interactive Animation ($1.99) | Tesla Toy ($1.99) | Uzu ($1.99) | Gravilux ($1.99) | Atomic HD ($1.99)
  • Android: Kaleidoscope Doodle Pad (Free with ads) | Magic Doodle (Free with ads) | Arashi (Free with ads) | Radiant Particles (Free with ads) | Gravilux ($1.99)

Heat Sense

• iOS (Free)
• Relax and draw colorful heat-based patterns and doodles in this app that simulates the a heat sensitive surface reacting to the warmth of your fingers. This particular version includes different fade away & decay rates, preset images to trace, color palettes, stamp sets and other visual effects.
• Other Alternatives:
  • iOS: Heat Pad (Free with in-app purchases) | A Mood Pad (Free)
    

Magic Piano

• iOS | Android (Free with in-app purchases)
  
• A relaxing rhythm game that allows the user to play their favorite tunes by
• touching the colorful beams of light that appear on the screen. Control the notes, tempo, and rhythm of each individual song. Check out the alternative game play available in the other apps which use interactive music as their base.
  
• Other Alternatives:
  • iOS: Dropophone (Free) | ZenTone (Free with in-app purchases) | Raindrop (Free) | Raindrop Melody (Free) | Deemo ($1.99) | My Singing Monsters (Free with in-app purchases)
  • Android: Etherial Dialpad (Free) | EtherSurface (Free) | Deemo (Free with in-app purchases) | My Singing Monsters (Free with in-app purchases)

Quell

• iOS | Android (Free with in-app purchases)
  
• A relaxing logic game where there are many solutions to each puzzle and lateral thinking is a plus. Soothing atmosphere and gameplay with balanced learning curve backed by a calming soundtrack helps to relieve stress & pressure instead of building upon it.
  
• Other Alternatives:
  • iOS: Quell Zen ($2.99) | Breath of Light ($2.99) | Zen Sand (Free with in-app purchases) | Zen Relax Magical Puzzles (Free with in-app purchases) | Zen Pipe (Free with ads)  | Zen Bound ($2.99)
  • Android: Quell Zen ($3.49) | Breath of Light ($2.99) | Flow Zen (Free with in-app purchases) | Zen Pipe (Free with ads) | Perfection ($0.99)

Monument Valley

• iOS | Android ($3.99)
• An environment based puzzle game with a calmly soothing soundtrack, guide the princess through a beautiful 3D castle replete with optical illusions, impossible architecture, and a serenely beautiful world that must be easily reshaped to progress forward. New levels continue to be added with further optional in app purchases.
• Other Alternatives:
  • Spirits : iOS ($1.99) | Android ($2.99)
  • Contre Jour : iOS ($0.99) | Android ($1.99)
  • Alto's Adventure : iOS ($4.99) | Android (Free with in-app purchases)
    

Shadowmatic

• iOS | Android (Free with in-app purchases)
• Relaxing and atmospheric puzzle game where you rotate 3D objects within a spotlight in order to create specific shadow silhouettes against the wall. Simple learning curve and nonlinear progression with eyecatching graphics and a immersive background soundtrack.
• Other Alternatives:
  • iOS: TanZen HD Free (Free) | TriZen Free (Free with in-app purchases) | Montezuma Puzzle ($0.99) |
    
  • Android: Shadow (Free with in-app purchases) | Tangram Zen (Free with ads) | Tangram Master (Free with ads) | Montezuma Puzzle ($0.99)