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Free Online Stress Relief Games- Part 1

4/7/2016

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By Anna Hazard
Stress can be the bane of both caregivers and patients alike and left unchecked, excessive levels can cause multiple health problems ranging from depression to insomnia to high blood pressure.
 
One of the easiest ways to counteract stress and prevent burnout is by indulging in some quick, attention-diverting amusements (such as these free & easy to use online games) every so often and especially when pressures and worries begin to feel overwhelming. Studies have even indicated that playing such games reduces the level of the stress-related hormone cortisol.
 
There are two types of games specifically meant to address stress -- 1) relaxing & otherwise calming games that are meant to put you into a meditative mood and 2) tension relieving games that tend to be more energetic, often featuring cartoonish or otherwise goofy violence that will allow one to safely vent and blow off steam.

This blog post will focus on the first set of games -- those meant to calm and relax. Check out the next article HERE for the second set of stress busting games.

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Relaxing/Meditative Games

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Samorast Game Picture
Flow Game Picture
Virtual Bubblewrap Picture
Poppit Stress Buster Picture
Stress Reducing Mah Jong Picture
Orisinal Games
  • A huge assortment of cute and mellow (if still time-based) games including ones where you guide a puppy across a peaceful landscape, collect marshmallows with mice, or have giraffes kiss each other.
  • http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
Virtual Zen Garden
  • Rake the sand & landscape in a virtual garden based on those used by Zen Buddhists for meditation.
  • Stress is relieved by methodically arranging stones and raking patterns in the sand which relaxes & quiets the mind by focusing on repetitive physical movements.
  • http://www.japangarden.co.uk/Zen-Garden-p-16.html
  • https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/39009/
Zen Photon Garden
  • Relaxing interactive raytracer. Create your own photoreactive patterns by dragging your mouse or touchpad.
  • http://zenphoton.com
Silk
  • Interactive generative art. Create your own colorful fractal patterns by clicking and dragging your mouse across the screen.
  • http://weavesilk.com/
Neon Flames
  • Another interactive art creation site, create galaxy-like patterns with a few flicks of your mouse.
  • https://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/
Kaleidoscope Creator
  • Slowly build up your own kaleidoscope patterns one component at a time.
  • http://www.zefrank.com/byokal/kal2.html
Meditation Flowers
  • Influence the growth and development of these psychedelic flowers by singing to them. (Requires the use of a microphone attached to your PC)
  • http://www.zefrank.com/meditation_flowers/
Nature Sounds for Me
  • Compose/mix your own set of calming ambient nature sounds to suit your own personal tastes.
  • http://naturesoundsfor.me/
Samorast
  • Slowly explore a surreal asteroid-based universe by wandering around and poking through anything interesting that crosses your path.
  • http://amanita-design.net/samorost-1/
Echogenesis
  • A calming & immersive experience of exploring different natural worlds. Roam freely and enjoy both visual and audio interactions.
  • http://www.echogenesis.com/
  • Mirror: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/314432
Flow
  • Float around as a tiny geometric creature and watch your evolution as you explore and consume other tiny organisms.
  • http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/flowing/
Candy Box
  • Collect, hoard, and go on epic quests for candies in this cute ASCII RPG game.
  • http://candies.aniwey.net/
  • http://candybox2.net/
Virtual Bubblewrap
  • Pop those bubbles! Almost as therapeutic as the real thing.
  • http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml
Bejeweled
  • Simple but addictive puzzle game of swapping jewels into patterns of 3 or more. An old and well known classic for relaxing the body while exercising the mind.
  • http://bejeweled.popcap.com/html5/0.9.12.9490/html5/Bejeweled.html
Poppit Stress Buster
  • A cross between Virtual Bubblewrap & Bejeweled... what's not to like? Pop those balloons in patterns of 3 or more
  • http://www.best-flash-games.net/puzzle-games/poppit-stress-buster.html
Stress Reducing Mah Jong
  • Distract oneself from stress by focusing your mind & concentration on a puzzle-type game such as Mah Jong. This particular version from WebMD gives health & stress related tidbits as prizes for each step in unlocking the puzzle.
  • http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/mah-jongg-game
Tetris
  • One of the oldest games still in circulation, studies have indicated that playing this can help with PTSD and other types of intrusive or stressful thoughts.
  • http://www.freetetris.org
  • http://www.tetrisfriends.com/
20 Comments
Savanna Moniz link
9/3/2020 02:02:07 pm

This is a very cool website and its very calming just yall all ask your teacher before using and it really helps and its fun byy.

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lucas
10/27/2020 10:31:12 am

im struggling with my feelings.

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jada
11/12/2020 03:07:53 pm

sorry

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oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees link
4/4/2022 01:43:58 pm

love you

LaJuana Reid
11/23/2020 07:23:01 pm

same boy same

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lily
12/3/2020 10:52:45 pm

lol me too :(

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d
1/4/2021 12:56:01 pm

aS

Tanha
7/7/2021 01:20:39 am

same, aint feelin it lately

lilymae link
11/22/2021 09:20:42 am

Lol

Kevin R link
2/17/2021 11:52:38 pm

Hello matee great blog

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Pati
4/18/2021 06:23:50 am

Hey

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Katie Walker link
8/19/2021 06:18:47 pm

i cant deal with my own feelings now :/

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joe biden link
10/6/2022 02:22:41 pm

did i ask?

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Amelia link
11/9/2022 01:32:54 pm

Where they talking to you?

isabella link
9/30/2021 02:41:22 am

I have lost a lot of people lately and i am still not over it. It hurts

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ttttt
10/22/2021 07:28:44 pm

me too

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Depressed link
10/22/2021 07:27:49 pm

No one knows he real me.

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yolanda
2/14/2022 02:40:20 pm

yeah, thats pretty true. You can make so many friends but you can never keep them

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Depressed too link
11/4/2021 11:53:22 pm

My momma just died, this is a good website for depression.

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Sarah Grey link
5/13/2022 10:18:49 am

Thanks for sharing this useful information! Hope that you will continue with the kind of stuff you are doing.

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