Good games for when you are depressed

Rayman? Incredibly charming stuff.

Usuallly something with a strong storyline that will absorb me, make me forget about my worries and more about theirs (hearing "a man chooses, a slave obeys" while destroying his face with a golfclub made me forget all about the shit I was going through,(this is Bioshock btw, just incase anyone thought I was bashing someone with a golfclub)). Borderlands 2 is another good one, light hearted storyline but still with real issues, and once again, those guys on Pandora have it alot worse off than me! haha.

Lately also playing a bit of LoL while listening to a Tool/Led Zeppelin/ Rage Against the machine shuffle has made me feel pretty good at the end of a really shitty day.

If none of that works then anything with copious amounts of as senseless violence usually does the trick.

I just mine shit in Minecraft

Persona 3. You know, the one with suicide-initiated Personas summoming.

Machinarium? I love its soundtrack and it's relaxing

When I'm depressed I don't play games, I sleep. When I feel good, I play games.

Plants vs Zombies (Not 2, that has a crap ton of microtransactions required to get certain plants and stuff). Preferably for the DS.

Also, look for a Youtuber called Ashens, his videos are fucking hilarious. He can make you laugh your ass off while reviewing a kinderegg.

Watched it in "10 Surprising Health Benefits of Playing Video Games". The best antidepressant is Bejeweled.

I heard about Bejeweled 3 is perfect for depressed peoples, the game contains relaxation mode etc. I think its worth to take a look.

Play something fun. For example: Saints Row: The Third, or SR:IV.
It's so absurd that you will forget about problems for awhile ;)

GTA San andreas.

Manhunt

last of us , SO I CAN CRY MORE :'c

Perhaps try Guns of Icarus Online, it's a good game especially for playing with friends (but you can play with others on the net too) Basically you are a crew of a 4-man ship and ships blow each other up.

Minecraft is also good (though it can be a little boring after some time in survival mode; creative mode can get you hours of fun but you do have to invest time to learn about mechanisms like redstone)

You can also check out AudioSurf it's simple yet very addictive and fun. You get to play using your own music soundtracks and ride a vehicle along to your music (think of a visualizer but you are part of the visualizer itself)

I play Assassin's Creed Brotherhood nowadays, it's a fun game (even better if you follow the storyline and start from AC2, then proceed to AC Brotherhood then AC Revelations I think). If you know the story you'll take satisfaction in killing the enemies in revenge for the main character (but it can be a little dark / sad at times)

If you are a fan of RPGs why not go for Elder Scrolls V Skyrim or IV Oblivion? Don't forget Witcher 2 also

Last but not least, the GTA series are a great gateway to do shit conveniently.

Nothing ever helps. If I'd have to pick, it would be something I'm good at, so I at least don't feel completely worthless.

Audiosurf with shoegaze solves all problems.

Depends on what kind of depression I'm dealing with. The Binding of Isaac, Unreal Tournament, Left 4 Dead, and other challenging games are great for when I need to take my mind off of things.

However, I usually play something a bit more relaxed when my depression is due to chronic pain, because my cognitive abilities are pretty crappy then. And sucking at a videogame never helps me feel better. Aether is one of my go-to games during one of these bouts. I also enjoy Animal Crossing and Nintendogs, too. Or any other game that doesn't have any kind of 'game over'.

As sad as To The Moon was, it does have a very uplifting theme to it.

But, maybe it's time for a game that is just all about good fun, Saint's Row, Just Cause, games like that. I'd personally avoid multiplayer games AGAINST other people because every pub server is filled with people who find the easiest tactic and whore it out. If you can find a game where you just play WITH people, find a good group of guys and have fun with that. I've been playing Payday 2 almost exclusively since it came out 2 weeks ago. I've made a lot of friends playing over the time and we add each other on Steam, and keep playing with each other because it's good fun. Maybe if you have a couple friends you can play that, then branch out when you find other fun players to play with.

Just don't play Limbo.

Resident evil?

Maybe a game of the Tropico series? 4 is the newest one and it is very fun and I can never not sing/hum along to the soundtrack, it's very addicting :D

And building up stuff is always fun anyways :)

Try Tropico 4, quite easy and relaxing, happy music and you can kill everyone who's in your way.

Loco Roco on the psp! Just listen to that music!