Dark

Light

relaxing games

An illustration of a videogame displaying a virtual world like Animal Crossing

3 Games To Play If You’re Obsessed With Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Katherine Brand, University of Michigan

These options promote a quiet, wholesome lifestyle and an escape from reality that has been difficult to find during the pandemic.…

July 7, 2020

Screenshot from Animal Crossing in article about games with no specific goals

‘Pointless’ Games Do Have a Point — They Might Just Be Therapeutic

Janani Mangai Srinivasan, Wake Forest University

Seemingly simple and repetitive open-ended games like Minecraft and Animal Crossing can positively influence your mental health.…

April 9, 2020