When TV shows go to Japan and interview people at pachinko parlors and ask why the patrons go there they all say it’s to relieve stress.

Pachinko parlors are noisy, with loud music blasting from speakers in the ceiling being drowned by music blazing from each individual machine, competing with the sound of metal marbles falling.

It’s not what you think of as a relaxing environment.

I don’t think it is cozy video games that quell stress, I think it is the escape that helps manage it. I played a lot of Tetris when I was going through a phase with a lot of stress. It’s pretty intense at the high levels, but it was nice for me at the time. Now that I’m not stressed, I actually find it kinda overwhelming…

Have you tried the 3D versions? They're made in Unity I think but they can be profoundly relaxing even as they get more difficult and pick up speed.