Review:
This book is a collection of descriptions and reviews of 58 video games that the author considers to be relaxing. Each entry includes the year the game was released, the publisher, developer, genre, and systems on which they can be played. There are also multiple full-color screenshots for each game.
Most of the games (but not all) would be on my own list of relaxing games, if I made one. And, yes, I probably could have gotten similar content from a game review site. However, I mostly read this before bedtime and found it to be an excellent way to wind down for the day without giving myself more screen time.
Reading about the games I'd previously played and enjoyed was nice, but one thing I was also hoping this would do for me is point out new-to-me games that might also work well for me. The book was a success in that respect - I added several games to my wishlist as a direct result of reading this (and then went on to play 80+ more hours of Stardew Valley instead of trying something new, but whatever).
For my purposes, this was a good read, although some sort of organization other than straight alphabetical (genre, perhaps?) would have been nice.
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