Video game motion sickness: the 20 games players report most

Short answer: gaming motion sickness is the car-sickness mismatch in reverse. Your eyes see motion your body doesn't feel. Five settings fix most of it where games offer them: FOV up, motion blur off, head bob off, camera shake off, frame rate stable. 7 of the 20 games below offer no real fix (Mirror's Edge (and Catalyst), Fortnite, Outer Wilds, Lethal Company, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (& BOTW), Portal 2 (and Portal), Counter-Strike 2), and for those, and for symptoms that have already started, off-screen help does the work. The ranking starts below.

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Most searched: Minecraft is the game people ask about most on this list, and one of the most fixable. Start with the Minecraft motion sickness settings: View Bobbing off, field of view up.

The 20 games, ranked

Ranked by demand in search and community reports, by how strong players report the effect to be, and by whether an official fix exists. It is an editorial reading of public player reports and our own search data, not a measure of how often motion sickness happens.

Also covered

277 guides sit outside the ranking. Some ship a full comfort menu and some ship almost nothing, but their search demand is smaller than the twenty above, so they are covered without a place in the list.

The other list

If what you actually want is something you can play tonight, the companion page ranks 15 games that motion-sensitive players commonly recommend, with the camera reason for each and the honest caveats attached. Same audience, opposite question.

Games that don't cause motion sickness

Why games make you sick on a flat screen

You don't need a VR headset to get cybersickness. On a normal screen, a first-person camera with head bob, a narrow field of view, motion blur smearing every turn, or a world that sways (a ship's deck, open water) feeds your eyes continuous motion while your inner ear reports stillness. Your brain treats the conflict the way it treats motion sickness anywhere, with nausea, dizziness, sweating, and headache. Peer-reviewed studies of console gaming have reported motion sickness in roughly half of players, and in some studies more, so if games get to you, you're in large company.

The triggers are specific and mostly fixable: narrow FOV creates tunnel vision that amplifies perceived motion; head bob adds fake walking sway; motion blur smears the image exactly when your eyes try to stabilize it; camera shake and unstable frame rates finish the job. Games that let you change all five are usually tamable. The hard cases are the games that don't.

The games with no real fix

Mirror's Edge (and Catalyst), Fortnite, Outer Wilds, Lethal Company, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (& BOTW), Portal 2 (and Portal), Counter-Strike 2. These either lock the field of view, bake the camera motion into the engine, or shipped a fix and then removed it. For them, settings only trim the edges: session pacing and off-screen tools carry the load. Each guide says exactly what does and doesn't exist, which is why they sit high in the ranking.

When a game gives players nothing, players invent something. Fortnite is the clearest case: the fix passed around on TikTok is a "motion sickness dot", a fixed point in the middle of the screen for your eyes to hold while the world moves. Mirror's Edge shipped that idea deliberately as its center reticle. Phones have their own version of it, the motion sickness dots that move with a moving vehicle, which is the same principle pointed at the opposite problem.

Every game at a glance

Rank	Game	Camera	Comfort settings	Player-reported risk
1	Mirror's Edge (and Catalyst)	first-person	partial settings	high
2	Fortnite	third-person (first-person in Ballistic)	no FOV fix	moderate
3	Sea of Thieves	first-person	full settings	high
4	Subnautica (and Subnautica 2)	first-person underwater	partial settings	high
5	Outer Wilds	first-person	partial settings	high
6	Lethal Company	first-person	no official fix	high
7	Borderlands (and Borderlands 4)	first-person	partial settings	high
8	Minecraft	first-person	full settings	moderate
9	Cyberpunk 2077	first-person (forced)	full settings	high
10	Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (& BOTW)	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
11	Roblox	varies by experience	partial settings	moderate
12	Dying Light 2 (and The Beast)	first-person	full settings	high
13	PEAK	third-person	partial settings	high
14	Portal 2 (and Portal)	first-person	no official fix	high
15	Counter-Strike 2	first-person	no official fix	moderate
16	Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	first-person	partial settings	high
17	Skyrim	first- or third-person	partial settings	moderate
18	Half-Life 2	first-person	full settings	high
19	R.E.P.O.	first-person	full settings	high
20	Starfield	first- or third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Call of Duty: Warzone	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Apex Legends	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Classic DOOM	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	No Man's Sky	first-person, with a third-person option	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Resident Evil Requiem	first- or third-person	no FOV fix	high
not ranked	Monster Hunter Wilds	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Star Fox (Switch 2)	third-person, on rails	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Elden Ring	third-person, with lock-on	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Helldivers 2	third-person, first-person while aiming some weapons	partial settings	high
not ranked	Red Dead Redemption 2	third-person, with a first-person mode	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Dead by Daylight	first-person as killer, third-person as survivor	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Escape from Tarkov	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Deep Rock Galactic	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Warframe	third-person	full settings	high
not ranked	Genshin Impact	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Metroid Prime 4: Beyond	first-person, with third-person vehicle sections	partial settings	low
not ranked	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	ARC Raiders	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Battlefield 6	first-person, third-person in some vehicles	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 and 2024)	first-person cockpit and external	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Assetto Corsa	cockpit	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Euro Truck Simulator 2	first-person cab	full settings	moderate
not ranked	American Truck Simulator	first-person cab	full settings	moderate
not ranked	BeamNG.drive	chase and cabin	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	War Thunder	cockpit and third-person vehicle	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Elite Dangerous	first-person cockpit	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Star Citizen	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Outlast (series and The Outlast Trials)	first-person, found-footage	no FOV fix	high
not ranked	Amnesia (The Dark Descent to The Bunker)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Alien: Isolation	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Visage	first-person	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	SOMA	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Resident Evil 7 (and Village)	first-person (forced)	partial settings	high
not ranked	Phasmophobia	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Content Warning	first-person	no official fix	high
not ranked	Ghostrunner	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Titanfall 2	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Metro Exodus	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Dishonored 2	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Prey (2017)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	BioShock (Remastered collection and Infinite)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Metroid Prime Remastered	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Destiny 2	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Valheim	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Rust	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	DayZ	first- and third-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Arma (Arma 3 and Arma Reforger)	first- and third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Squad	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Hell Let Loose	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Avowed	first- or third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered	first- or third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	The Witness	first-person	full settings	high
not ranked	Firewatch	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Hollow Knight: Silksong	2D side-on with parallax	partial settings	low
not ranked	Big Walk	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Grand Theft Auto V (and GTA Online)	third-person, with a first-person mode	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	PUBG: Battlegrounds	first-person and third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Valorant	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Overwatch (formerly Overwatch 2)	first-person (third-person in Stadium)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Marvel Rivals	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Siege X)	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Rocket League	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Forza Horizon 5	third-person chase cameras and first-person in-car cameras	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Forza Horizon 6	third-person chase cameras and first-person in-car cameras	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Mario Kart World	behind-the-kart view, with a rear view and a camera you can move	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	behind-the-kart view	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Hogwarts Legacy	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Black Myth: Wukong	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Palworld	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Pokémon Legends: Z-A	third-person, with real-time combat	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Pokémon Scarlet and Violet	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Crimson Desert	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	third-person	no FOV fix	low
not ranked	Marvel's Spider-Man 2	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered (and Miles Morales)	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Marvel's Wolverine	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Ghost of Yotei	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Ghost of Tsushima	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	God of War Ragnarok	third-person (over-the-shoulder)	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	God of War (2018)	third-person (over-the-shoulder)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Last of Us Part II Remastered	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	The Last of Us Part I	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Halo Infinite	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Halo: Campaign Evolved	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Gears of War: E-Day	third-person (over-the-shoulder)	partial settings	low
not ranked	Star Wars: Galactic Racer	third-person and first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	WARDOGS	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Delta Force	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Naraka: Bladepoint	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Left 4 Dead 2	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Team Fortress 2	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Assassin's Creed Shadows	third-person	full settings	low
not ranked	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Elden Ring Nightreign	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Resident Evil 4 (2023 remake)	third-person (over the shoulder)	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Silent Hill 2 (2024 remake)	third-person (over the shoulder)	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Fallout 4	first-person (third-person view available)	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	World of Warcraft	third-person (first-person view available)	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Final Fantasy XIV Online	third-person	no FOV fix	low
not ranked	Wuthering Waves	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Neverness to Everness	third-person (first-person mode available)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Where Winds Meet	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Marathon	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Sons of the Forest	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	ARK: Survival Ascended (and Survival Evolved)	first-person and third-person (switchable)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Schedule I	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Hytale	first-person and third-person (toggle)	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Stumble Guys	varies by mode (first-person in shooter matches)	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Car Parking Multiplayer	multiple views, including first person and a drone mode	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Poppy Playtime (chapters 1 to 5)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	DOOM: The Dark Ages	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	DOOM Eternal	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (and Black Ops)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	007 First Light	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Super Mario Odyssey	third-person	no official fix	low
not ranked	Super Mario Galaxy (and Galaxy 2)	third-person	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Donkey Kong Bananza	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Splatoon 3	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Enshrouded	third-person, with a first-person camera for building	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Zenless Zone Zero	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Battlefield 2042	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	THE FINALS	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Hunt: Showdown 1896	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Warhammer 40,000: Darktide	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	7 Days to Die	first-person, with a third-person view since V2.5	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Forest	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Raft	first-person, with a third-person toggle	partial settings	high
not ranked	Grounded 2 (and Grounded)	first- or third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Satisfactory	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Supermarket Simulator	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	PowerWash Simulator (and PowerWash Simulator 2)	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Farming Simulator 25	first- and third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	SnowRunner	third-person and cockpit views	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Car Mechanic Simulator 2021	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Sky: Children of the Light	third-person	no FOV fix	low
not ranked	Standoff 2	first-person	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Blood Strike	first-person, with a third-person mode	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Pixel Gun 3D	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Rainbow Six Mobile	first-person	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Destiny: Rising	first- or third-person (your choice)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Asphalt Legends	third-person racing view	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	CarX Street	first- and third-person (cockpit and chase views)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Granny	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Hello Neighbor (and Hello Neighbor 2)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Escape the Backrooms	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Dead Space (2023 remake)	third-person (over the shoulder)	no FOV fix	high
not ranked	Dead Island 2	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Dying Light (2015)	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Far Cry 6	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Far Cry 5	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	DOOM (2016)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	ULTRAKILL	first-person	full settings	high
not ranked	Black Mesa (and Half-Life)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Star Wars Outlaws	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)	first-person and third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Batman: Arkham Knight	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Horizon Forbidden West	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Death Stranding 2: On the Beach	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Death Stranding (Director's Cut)	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Stellar Blade	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Lies of P	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Dark Souls III	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero	third-person (battle camera in a 3D fighting game)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Splatoon Raiders	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Kirby Air Riders	chase camera behind your rider (top-down in Top Ride)	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Sonic Frontiers	third-person, with side-scrolling sections	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	It Takes Two	split-screen co-op	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Split Fiction	third-person, split-screen co-op	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Mafia: The Old Country	third-person, with an optional first-person driving camera	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Red Dead Redemption (2010)	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	The Outer Worlds 2	first-person, with a third-person option	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Atomic Heart	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	High on Life (and High on Life 2)	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Control Resonant	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Saros	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	switchable aircraft views (Change View button)	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve	flight views, with first-person look-around cutscenes	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	X-Plane 12	first-person cockpit, with external views	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	DCS World	first-person cockpit	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	World of Tanks	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Forza Motorsport (2023)	bumper, hood, cockpit, driver and chase cameras	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	F1 25	several camera angles, some showing the steering wheel	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	iRacing	cockpit view when driving	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Assetto Corsa Competizione	cockpit and other switchable cameras	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Need for Speed Unbound	chase camera	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Need for Speed Heat	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	The Crew Motorfest	cockpit view and external camera views	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Trackmania	chase cameras and a nose camera, each with an alternate	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Riders Republic	third-person, with a first-person camera option	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	skate.	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Bodycam	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Payday 2	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Risk of Rain 2	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Black Desert	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	RuneScape: Dragonwilds	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Dune: Awakening	third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival	first-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Silent Hill: Townfall	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Resident Evil 2 (2019 remake)	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Monster Hunter: World	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Monster Hunter Rise	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Dragon's Dogma 2	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Fallout 76	first-person and third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Elder Scrolls Online	first-person and third-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Far Cry 3	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Fallout 3	first-person, with an over-the-shoulder third-person view	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Deathloop	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Tom Clancy's The Division 2	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Garry's Mod	first-person, with a third-person view	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater	third-person with a free camera (New Style), or a fixed overhead camera (Legacy Style)	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Returnal	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Hellblade II: Senua's Saga	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	EA Sports WRC	first-person head cam and external cameras	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora	first-person, with a third-person option	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Guild Wars 2	third-person, with a first-person mode	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Once Human	third-person, with a first-person mode added in July 2026	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Infinity Nikki	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Space Engineers (and Space Engineers 2)	first-person, with a third-person view	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Insurgency: Sandstorm	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Quake (and Quake II)	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	The Exit 8	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Abiotic Factor	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Arknights: Endfield	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles	first-person (cockpit), with external views	partial settings	high
not ranked	Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing	first-person view (drone camera), with a third-person view	full settings	high
not ranked	World of Warships	third-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Le Mans Ultimate	cockpit and external cameras	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Descenders (and Descenders Next)	third-person camera views, with a first-person view	no FOV fix	high
not ranked	Train Sim World 7	first-person in the cab, with external cameras	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Planet Coaster 2	building camera, with a first-person view for walking and ride cameras	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Gray Zone Warfare	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Dark and Darker	first-person	no official fix	high
not ranked	Active Matter	first-person	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Green Hell	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Long Dark	first-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Ready or Not	first-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	SCUM	first-person or third-person, depending on the server	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Control	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Alan Wake 2	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Far Cry 4	first-person	partial settings	high
not ranked	Assassin's Creed Origins	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Assassin's Creed Mirage	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Final Fantasy XVI	third-person	no FOV fix	moderate
not ranked	Final Fantasy VII Remake (Intergrade)	third-person	no FOV fix	high
not ranked	Kingdom Hearts III	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Astro Bot (2024)	third-person	no official fix	moderate
not ranked	Days Gone	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	A Plague Tale: Requiem	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	The Callisto Protocol	third-person, with the camera close behind the player	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Icarus	first-person, with a third-person view	full settings	moderate
not ranked	Stranded Deep	first-person, with a third-person mode	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Superliminal	first-person	partial settings	low
not ranked	Lords of the Fallen (2023)	third-person	partial settings	moderate
not ranked	Remnant II	third-person	partial settings	moderate

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Frequently asked questions

Why do video games make me motion sick on a normal screen?+

It's the same sensory mismatch as car sickness, reversed: your eyes see motion, a swaying camera, head bob, fast turns, while your inner ear reports you sitting still. Studies of console gaming have reported motion sickness in roughly half of players, so video game sickness is common, not a personal weakness. Narrow field of view, head bob, motion blur, and low frame rates are the usual triggers.

What settings help with gaming motion sickness in any game?+

Five levers appear across almost every game that offers them: raise the field of view (FOV), turn motion blur off, turn head/view bobbing off, turn camera shake off or down, and keep the frame rate stable. Then lower look sensitivity so turns are smoother. Games differ in which of these they expose. Some, like Fortnite and CS2, offer no FOV or bob fix at all.

Which games are worst for motion sickness?+

Our ranking puts Mirror's Edge first, then Fortnite and Sea of Thieves. The traits that push a game up the list are sustained first-person self-motion (Mirror's Edge, Dying Light 2), constant environmental sway (Sea of Thieves), drift with no ground reference (Subnautica, Outer Wilds), and triggers the game gives you no way to switch off (Fortnite's locked field of view, Lethal Company's head bob).

How is this top 20 ranked?+

Three inputs. How much demand a game shows in search and in community reports, how strong players report the effect to be, and whether an official fix exists, since a guide is worth most where the settings cannot help. It is an editorial reading of public player reports and our own search data. Nobody has measured how often motion sickness happens game by game, and we do not claim to.

What can I do when gaming motion sickness has already started?+

Stop playing, fix your eyes on something still across the room, get cool air, and breathe slowly with a longer exhale. Since your headphones are already on, a drug-free sound-therapy app like Dizzout is designed to help once symptoms have started, and many players run it between matches. Pushing through commonly makes symptoms last longer.

How long does gaming motion sickness last?+

Stop playing and the worst of it usually begins to ease. Mild queasiness often fades within minutes once your eyes have a still, real-world view, while a heavier session can leave you off for the rest of the evening. No trial has fixed the recovery window for flat-screen play, so treat any single number as a summary of what players report. Symptoms that run into the next day, or that turn up when you have not been gaming, are worth a doctor's look rather than another session.

Does gaming motion sickness go away with exposure?+

For many players, partially. Tolerance commonly builds with short, regular sessions, the same habituation seen in VR. But triggers like a fixed narrow FOV keep affecting sensitive players regardless of experience, which is why the settings fixes matter more than 'getting used to it.'

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Nearby: the habituation trainer runs the short, regular sessions the exposure question above describes, and car-safe games are the reverse problem: a screen held still while the car moves.