When money, work, and global pandemics prevent travel in real life, the gaming industry can be a great equalizer for virtual tourists hoping to travel the world from the comfort of their homes. Video games that feel like relaxing holidays are often open-world, free roam, or highly-detailed and immersive, featuring relaxing recreational activities and side quests, beautiful scenery, and comforting travel companions. The very best have realistic depictions of landmarks, authentic culture and mythology, and characters and NPCs of native cultures and ethnicities.