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Yes. I never enjoyed "cozy" games. Whenever I see them, I recognize that I'm supposed to feel coziness, but I don't. They're just boring, nothing happens. They remind me of places where I have to behave, which makes me stressed out.

Violent games, on the other hand, will take my attention, and have me stop thinking about the real-world stress. I really miss the craze of violent and edgy games of 2000's. Any recommendations?

I guess the bottom line is "people relax when doing hobbies" which is not a revolutionary take.

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>They remind me of places where I have to behave, which makes me stressed out.

Thanks for putting the word for it. That's what I feel about many of those 'cozy' games. It's like when you meditate and you force yourself to be calm, which give the opposite results.

I love some of those cozy game of course(the latest is called "Wilmot's Works It Out") but it's nothing compare to the calm when I play older 90-early 2000s videogames again, or the time you walk aimlessly in Skyrim. Maybe it has things to do with the zero expectation(playing old, outdated games that no one play anymore gives you peace of mind that you don't have to be FOMO of being 'cozy' or anything..which make you ended up naturally...cozy)

I have a ton! If you want to play Doom again, but from the perspective of 15-year old you, try this:

https://www.moddb.com/mods/project-brutality/downloads/proje...

Or if you were more into Heretic, try this:

https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=56762

But you should also try new releases that were made thinking of the classics of the past. There's ton of crap, and develoepers that don't really understand what they are doing, but I recommend these:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/562860/Ion_Fury/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272250/Forgive_Me_Father...

I also recommend the Ashes Trilogy, which is like a blend of Stalker and Doom:

https://www.moddb.com/mods/ashes-2063/downloads/ashes-stand-...

I recently played Dead Space Remake and it is fantastic - from the limb-separating game mechanics to the out-in-space eerie atmosphere, there is nothing quite like it.

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