For me, the Nintendo 3DS was one of the coziest consoles ever released. Whether you got the original or any of its variants, people who played games on a 3DS had a relaxing time. So here’s a list of relaxing 3DS games for you to enjoy. Please note that this is not a complete list so I’ll be adding to it every so often.
(Please note any game with an asterisk is an eShop exclusive so you’ll need a 3DS with CFW (custom firmware) to play it)
PAL regions (North America and Europe)
- Any Animal Crossing game
- Boulder Dash-XL 3D
- Bust-A-Move Universe/Puzzle Bobble Universe
- Candy Match 3
- Nintendogs + Cats
- Cats & Dogs: Pets at Play
- Cave Story 3D
- New Art Academy
- Hey Pikmin!
- Fantasy Life
- Picross 3D
- Harvest Moon
- Pokemon Shuffle*
- Art of Balance TOUCH!*
- Tomodachi Life
- Any Professor Layton game
- New Style Boutique/Style Savvy
- Pushmo*
- Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World
- Any Cooking Mama game
- Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn
- Rune Factory 4
- Ever Oasis
- Pilotwings Resort
- Any Dragon Quest game
- Culdcept Revolt
- Disney Art Academy
Japan only
- The Boku wa Kūkō Kanseikan series (aka Air Traffic Controller)
- Bonbon Ribbon: Tokimeki Coord Kira Kira Dance
- Chao Illust Club
- Cube Creator DX
- Derby Stallion Gold
- Dog School: Lovely Puppy
- Any Doraemon game
- Any Dragon Quest Monsters game
