Best games to help you sleep?

I have insomnia, I can't stop thinking about shit when I go to bed. I have heard that Tetris is one game that was scientifically proven to help you sleep if you played it 15 minutes or so before bed. Does anyone else have any recommendations on games they think are helpful to get you relaxed and in the right mindset for bed?

Know the feeling but have you considered dealing with what ever is keeping you awake instead of trying to use games?

Anyways no idea what games is good for winding down, never had to use it for that, but perhaps a game like Gone home or Dear Esther, just thinking about those kinda makes me tired :D

I've honestly never seen a game that made me sleepy in any way. The interactive nature of games means they are typically engaging parts of your brain, so I can't see how they would aid your battle with insomnia. But, I guess if it distracted you from whatever is running through your mind, it might help. But if that were the case, any game would do.

What I do when I'm trying to sleep and having trouble shutting off my brain is watch movies or television shows I've seen multiple times. I have a few movies I've watched enough that they are all but committed to memory. This allows me to focus on something other than the thoughts racing through my head, but since I know what's going to happen in every scene I don't focus on it so much that it keeps me engaged. It usually works, for me anyway. And when it doesn't, I have a bottle of Xanax. Maybe share this problem with your doctor or get a sleep aid like Advil PM or something?

I hope you find something to help.

Antihistamines

gaba, 5-htp, valerian/chamomile root powder, L-dopa, l-tryptophan, zma/melatonin combo plus morrowind.

I've woken up way too many times with the screen on the same text page I last remember reading, lol.

Scotch or red wine? Also don't play hotline Miami, that shit will keep you awake for hours

Skyrim. Great game but after clearing a dungeon or two, you'll definitely feel the need to take a snooze in real life. The ambient music is also very calming for the most part.

Try some alcohol, or maybe some smoke :)

That should ease your suffering. I have insomnia too, it seems like the only thing that helps me sleep when I'm having a really hard time is to smoke.

Doom 3!

Last month, playing Eclipse War or Ragnarok results in me sleeping in front of my PC. This month, I find playing Unchained Blades on PSP lulls me to sleep faster.

Bejeweled 3 has Zen Mode, which can supposedly help you to relax and fall asleep. But generally speaking, games are probably not something you should be playing before bedtime as it is a mostly stimulating activity. Try reading, deep-breathing, light yoga, natural supplements, and laying off caffeine/alcohol/nicotine before bed first, and if that doesn't work, it may be time to visit your doctor.

Anything by Rockstar should do the trick.

No visual stimulus within an hour of going to bed. Melatonin also helps get you to sleep. Vigorous exercise and a hot shower will also help. No game will help you get to sleep, at least not a healthy slumber.

Games will just keep you up, no such thing as a game that helps you sleep.

@amekhov:

lol, besides being just foolishly incorrect is there anything else you'd like to say doesn't work for each individual person?

999 put me to sleep on more than one occasion.

I guess you've never played Oblivion/Skyrim ?

Okami always makes me sleepy. Not sure why.

I can never sleep when I haven't done enough both mentally and physically during the day, other than trying to wear yourself out: No TV or games 30 mins before bed. Read a book. Keep the environment dark, cool and quiet. Do an A-Z of animal names or keep your eyes open until they force shut.

Games are to be avoided when trying to go to sleep, as they favor the production of dopamine in the brain, which keeps you more alert and awake. When trying to sleep, it is best to engage in passive activities which "turn your brain off", so to speak. I personally advise searching youtube for "white noise" and finding the one that works for you and helps you sleep.

Any game thats overly repetitious might help you sleep. They make me drowsy after sometime (Dynasty Warriors, Diablo 3)

Sounds like you carry too much stress, dude... You want help sleeping, get some regular exercise. Exercise fixes almost everything.

CSGO dont know, but that game make me feel so comfort to sleep lol

best I can think of is professor Layton. The game consists of reading through dialogue that isn't too exciting, and solving puzzles while listening to repetitive but soothing music. Unless you get excited easily by the simplest of mysteries.

And there's always animal crossing. Going on fishing streaks will always get me in a relaxing mood.

I find and give gifts to my adopted daughter in Skyrim and also practice enchanting and alchemy. In addition, I am working on collecting enough gold to buy another house. I am thinking about the one in Solitude after I become Thane of that hold. After a while, I turn off my television and it is lights out.

MGS4.

I would say RPG games with a lot of travelling around

Skyrim

Fallout

etc

I find RPGs with Day/Night cycles, or resting areas oddly relaxing. Going into a tavern and hearing a guard talk about how tired they are makes me pretty sleepy. But just scenes like that in general.

Visiting the HUB in DkSIII is the most recent example of making me sleepy. All the NPCs are so overly tired of everything (minus Andre HTM), and the calm mannered Fire Keeper watching over is comforting.

@overground555:

Minecraft. The music alone will be more than enough to send you to sleep! I love that game!

THIS GAME IS THE SOLUTION!!!

I highly recommend "PLAGUE INC" for ios or Android, play it in bed and believe me you Will fall asleep in notime, Waking up with the game still open on your phone.

Why? It is a known fact that the Blue light on Screens Keep you awake, your brain sees it as sunlight and your melatonine Production Will suffer thanks to it. Plague inc is build in Red and wont interfere with the melatonine Production in any way. No flashing screens or lights its All very static.

Also the Sounds of the game are very hypnotic and repetitive so you Will fall into some kind of sleepy State very soon after hitting the play button.

On top of All these Sleep inducing things, its a very easy game to play, but kinda hard to master, you dont Have to do that much at all but it is still very enjoyable in the End.

I would really try this game, I too searched for a Game to get me to sleep and plague inc really did the trick. In my case its a sleep syndrome called DSPS (Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome) that kept me awake. Plague inc helped a lot and I am convinced it will Help others too!

Kirby's Dreamland

Kirby's Epic Yarn

@overground555: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/sleeping-apps?utm_term=.ef9l3ajYX#.kvR8pKvVo

Can't think of a game that will make you go to sleep, if you say Tetris is a good example then you'll need to find a very repetitive game that moves slowly and it doesn't require to think much.

I can suggest you to watch some gaming streams, a TV series, YouTube channel or a movie.

@overground555: Bob Ross Teaches Painting on the PlayStation.

Read every text when talking to NPCs in STALKER: Call of Pripyat.

@PredatorRules: Hmm, did you miss the part where this is a 2 year old thread? normally i've learned that gamespot do not like thread necromancy but has their been a change in policy?

Someone brought the thread back alive a month ago, didn't notice it.

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