The case for cosy games at the end of a long day

Not every game needs to test your reflexes. Cosy titles like Pocket Orchard exist to slow your heart rate, and there's real value in that after a rough day.

The best cosy games have no fail state and no timers. You tend, arrange, potter around, and the reward is just seeing your little world get tidier. Pocket Orchard nails that loop.

We'd suggest playing these in small doses rather than binging. They're at their best as a five-minute reset before bed.

It sounds silly to call a farming sim relaxing, but our test phones ended up with more hours in it than in anything with a health bar.