The most relaxing Switch JRPGs ever

Key takeaways

• Fire Emblem: The Three Houses balance combat with leisure time at the Academy for a leisurely pace.
• Persona 5 Royal emphasizes downtime for socializing and skill-building in a definitive JRPG experience.
• Harvestella offers a fusion of sci-fi and fantasy elements in a peaceful farming sim JRPG experience.

JRPGs are some of the most compelling titles available to players today, often featuring immersive stories and great, well-constructed gameplay mechanics. These games are ones in which players can lose themselves for hours, and for the combination of high quality story and gameplay elements it is no surprise to see how popular this genre is today.

Many of these games, however, can be very difficult. Some have brutal boss battles or multiple moving elements at once to keep track of in battle. Some set players from the word go, with no downtime. These JRPGs aren't bad by any means, but sometimes it's easy to take a long time for something with a slightly slower pace. Fortunately, there are some JRPGs that are very relaxing, with moments of downtime that break gameplay or have an entirely slower experience than players are used to.

8 Fire Symbols: Three Houses

Time at the Officers Academy is crucial to this game

Fire Symbols: Three Houses A title that knows how to effectively break up a fight. Combat itself can be very mentally taxing. Enemies don't retreat, and each move needs to be carefully planned to maximize each turn to minimize the amount taken and how much damage is done.

Outside of combat, however, Byleth can spend a good amount of time at the Officers Academy acquiring resources, building his own force, or building relationships with other students and faculty on site. This is one of the best parts of the game – taking it slow at the academy.

7 Personality 5 Royal

This definitive title lets players relax with downtime

Personality 5 Royal Lets players engage in a multitude of activities outside of combat. More than alternative leisure opportunities, it's important that Joker spends his time not studying or socializing with Phantom Thieves.

It's an opportunity to grow bonds, build romance, and discover new, useful abilities when the time comes to don the mask once again. It's the incredibly addictive balance of gameplay mechanics that Atlus fans continue to love.

6 Harvestella

Square Enix's take on the farming sim genre

Square Enix is ​​known for their highly engaging JRPGs, and while Harvestella Not getting the recognition of other farming sim titles, it's still an amazing game today with a great fusion of sci-fi and fantasy elements.

The game's lush, picturesque settings make even the dungeons pretty for the most part, but that doesn't stop the player from taking a break from combat to farm their farm for a day or two (or seven) at their own pace. Peaceful conversation with villagers.

5 Rune Factory 5

A great game for passive relaxation

Rune Factory 5 Its main focus will be the growth of the character's farm, giving the player many opportunities to plow the land and raise their animals to their heart's content. This is a catchy title if a bit of a rehash of the previous entry.

Relaxation is what this game is all about, with main quests to get there, and dungeons to explore, but players can take the story at a pace that suits them and continue living the life of a peaceful farmer.

4 Pokemon Scarlet and Purple

Picnicking with Pokemon is always fun

The more open-ended nature of Pokemon Scarlet and Purple lends itself well to a slow-paced style of gameplay (although that open-ended nature is rendered moot because none of the enemies in this game scale).

Sometimes, instead of taking on one of the three central questlines in this game, players want to change their favorite picnic table and wander around the area with their favorite Pokémon, relaxing.

3 Legend of Legacy

A storybook JRPG focused on exploration

• continue (initial): 22 January 2015
• developer: Animal Call, FuRyu
• platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS

This title, in retrospect, was actually a proof of concept for a more fleshed-out Alliance alive A title that challenges players with its difficulty. The legend of inheritance Not a bad game by any means, however, and letting the story take a backseat is rare enough in a non-Pokémon JRPG to warrant discussion in its own right.

This game instead wants to focus on idleness and exploration at your own pace. There's still a focus on combat, yes, but that combat is fun and engaging when it's connected to exploration and not a high-stakes story.

2 WitchSpring r

A cozy witch JRPG

A unique JRPG with an emphasis on spell crafting and potion brewing, WitchSpring r A refreshing change to many of the tropes of the JRPG formula, but beyond its subversion, stands as a great game in its own right.

Finding ingredients to use in potions or spells, and the process of crafting them in the cute little witch cottage the player owns is a calming experience perfect for a long day.

1 Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of The Mysterious Book DX

Low stakes indie JRPG

A sprawling, whimsical JRPG—few games have the pure charm that this title does. It's a combination of something like this Vitch spring r With exploration and storybook setting The legend of inheritance.

Fusing these two games but bringing more than a heap of their own merit to the table, this game and its sequel are some of the best and most polished small-scale JRPGs you'll find – especially if they're more laid-back, of late. Video game.