The world's summeriest game 🇸🇪

It was actually one of Gamereactor's excellent readers who told me about The Touryst when I asked for suggestions for good holiday games a number of years ago. It looked promising and I downloaded it to the Switch... and has since then also acquired it for desktop formats (there is a version for just about everyone). 

Now, for the third time since the first purchase, the masterful adventure is in full swing again, and what attracts is in just its first-class gameplay, but at least as much the incredibly summery feel. The game features Hawaiian shirts, chillaxing on sun loungers, palm trees, canoeing, exploring attractions, beach parties, tourist brochures, supermarkets, cooling swims, scuba diving, picturesque shopping streets, lush surroundings, lovely lagoons and much more.

It's truly the ultimate holiday and summer game, which is why, after playing through it for Switch in 2020, I then returned in 2022 to relive it in high definition on the big screen and is now up and running again in 2024. It simply contributes a sense of release in a way no other game can quite match.

Have you played The Touryst and what is your best summer game?