Love Having Others Bend to Your Will? Here Are 10 Games That Let You Play As a God

Viva Pinata

Viva Pinata is a bright and cartoony game from Rare, the minds behind Conker and Banjo Kazooie. It’s an extremely calming game, entirely focused around building your very own garden filled with adorable Pinata creatures. Starting out you need to dig up weeds and obstacles in your garden, then plant grass and build a welcoming home for your Pinatas. Each creature has different requirements to show up and start living in your garden, which become the core gameplay of Viva Pinata.

You’ll also need to defend your inhabitants against Ruffians, masked creatures that come to your garden to make trouble. There’s something calming about just gardening and watching your creatures in Viva Pinata, making it one of the most peaceful god games around.