What are the cutest, nicest and most positive games out there?

[Deleted member 140]

Let's fight the negativity!

In a world full of anger, oppression, hate speech and toxic behavior, it can be easy to get depressed by letting the darkness into your heart. Videogames can be a great way to get into a more positive mood and to lift yourself up.

What are the most cheerfully positive games? Does a game have the power to change your mood and can make you actually feel better?

From the top of my head, I have some examples:

Yoshi's Crafted World and Woolly World.

They are so beautiful and cute! The sound is charming, the design is so lovely.

Dream Daddy

This game is so full of positive vibes, with charming characters, a fun and cheerful world, and a catchy soundtrack. Really good game!

What about you, what are your favorite feel good cute games?

 

[Cragarmi]

It takes two

This game is such a powerful bonding experience, and me and my partner have loads of laughs when playing it together, whether we are together in the same room, or playing remotely. Seriously this game is how coop games should be done!

 

[arvfab]

Astro & Sackboy on PlayStation
Pikmin on Nintendo consoles (as long as I don't see their souls flying up)

 

[David Jaffe]

I don't know how good any of these are but Alanah Pearce just hosted the DEEPWELL awards, which are a bunch of games that are designed with game designers and mental health pros with the express purpose of helping people feel better mentally.

Here's where you can watch the awards.

Here's the link to the DEEPWELL publishing page...really quite interesting stuff they are trying.

And if you scroll all the way to the bottom half of this page, you can find all the games that were submitted for this year's awards (and the winners). I THINK they are all free but I'm not 100% sure.

TL;DR- dunno but maybe you'll find what you're looking for in the links above ...

 

[Midn1ght]

A Short Hike ticks all the boxes. Cute, nice and super positive.
One of my favorite in recent years.

Unravel and Unravel Two are also worth checking out.

 

[Three]

A Short Hike ticks all the boxes. Cute, nice and super positive.
One of my favorite in recent years.

Unravel and Unravel Two are also worth checking out.

I don't know man Unravel 2's tone seems kind of dark to me bar the final stage. Great game though.

 

[PropellerEar]

 

[Bodycount611]

Kirby and the forgotten land - Switch

ilomilo - Xbox 360

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and..... whatever the - Switch/PS4

 

[Satoru]

@PurpleSky don't forget the OG cute Yoshi game, Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island!

Such an amazing experience, really nice platformer overall as well.

You also have the sequel, Yoshi's Story

 

[Deleted member 140]

@PurpleSky don't forget the OG cute Yoshi game, Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island!

Such an amazing experience, really nice platformer overall as well.

You also have the sequel, Yoshi's Story

Very neat, thanks! I wasn't aware of these games because I wasn't even born when they got released

 

[Cragarmi]

Very neat, thanks! I wasn't aware of these games because I wasn't even born when they got released

Awww still a babby.

 

[Muddasar]

Neither has been released but look really promising.

 

[Satoru]

Very neat, thanks! I wasn't aware of these games because I wasn't even born when they got released

I played the original on the SNES, never played the second though, just saw some videos.

I'd definitely recommend playing Super Mario World 2. I think it's available via the SNES console on switch.

 

[Cragarmi]

Neither has been released but look really promising.

Plucky Squire was my favourite announced game shown during the period formally known as E3, Aka; Silly Season! Hope it can live up to the hype

 

[kyliethicc]

Astro’s Playroom

Knack

Knack 2

 

[arvfab]

Doshin the Giant on Gamecube also comes to mind... you could actually be good or evil, depending on your mood

 

[PropellerEar]

This looks pretty cute and wholesome:

 

[ksdixon]

I always find myself going back to ResoGun and Tetris Connected (I can't remember this game's name) for autopilot fun.

 

[Todd Howard]

I don't know how good any of these are but Alanah Pearce just hosted the DEEPWELL awards, which are a bunch of games that are designed with game designers and mental health pros with the express purpose of helping people feel better mentally.

Here's where you can watch the awards.

Here's the link to the DEEPWELL publishing page...really quite interesting stuff they are trying.

And if you scroll all the way to the bottom half of this page, you can find all the games that were submitted for this year's awards (and the winners). I THINK they are all free but I'm not 100% sure.

TL;DR- dunno but maybe you'll find what you're looking for in the links above ...

Very interesting, I'm going to have a look to see if I can adapt some of the ideas into my field of stars game!

 

[Cragarmi]

Very interesting, I'm going to have a look to see if I can adapt some of the ideas into my field of stars game!

Did you run out of ideas from No Man's Sky?