Viewed just in terms of gameplay, it's low-stress. You can pretty much always stop and think, very few puzzles are timed, very few puzzles come down to "twitch".
On the other hand the antagonist of the game is an abuser, and directs a steadily increasing stream of gaslighting and verbal/emotional/physical abuse at you as the game proceeds. Personally I find it over-the-top enough to just be funny, but YMMV
Right, exactly. There are not bad guys running around and shooting at you. You don't have to watch your health bar or manage an inventory. You can save whenever you want. It's easy to play for a short time and come back to it when you feel like it.
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Portal is quite low-stress. It's a really fun puzzle solving game set in a great environment.
I'm not sure Portal qualifies as low-stress.
Viewed just in terms of gameplay, it's low-stress. You can pretty much always stop and think, very few puzzles are timed, very few puzzles come down to "twitch".
On the other hand the antagonist of the game is an abuser, and directs a steadily increasing stream of gaslighting and verbal/emotional/physical abuse at you as the game proceeds. Personally I find it over-the-top enough to just be funny, but YMMV
Right, exactly. There are not bad guys running around and shooting at you. You don't have to watch your health bar or manage an inventory. You can save whenever you want. It's easy to play for a short time and come back to it when you feel like it.