These five games are all about positivity – you can’t fail to come away from them in a better frame of mind.

Kiki the cat is escaping a life of grey drudgery and you’re invited.

Building your own tropical paradise in Kiki’s Vacation is as easy as tapping shells to collect them, before spending them on sprucing up your new abode. And don’t forget to chat to all the talking animal folk on the island – there’s a surprisingly rich story to discover here too.

Build up a wee colony of adorable penguins in this easygoing idle game.

In Penguin Isle you assign different flightless folks different jobs to help your icy floe grow. So an angler will fish up food, a gardener will water plants and a cleaner will maintain a hot spring for them to frolic about in.

But it’s not all work. You can just mess around taking fun pictures if you feel like it.

Have a comforting digital duvet day in #SelfCare, a collection of gentle, familiar tasks designed to help you feel calm and content.

Stroke your cat, complete some word games, jot down your thoughts and feelings in safe spaces, indulge in a “virtual massage” – whatever takes your fancy. You’re presented with positive messages and thoughts throughout, and the soothing soundtrack adds to the ambience.

There’s no mistaking what Just Dance Now wants you to do: Just Dance! Now!

Grab your iPhone and have another internet-connected screen at the ready – it works best if you also download Just Dance Now on your Apple TV or iPad – and connect the two devices to enter a “Dance room”.

Now pick a track, keep your iPhone in your hand and follow the movements of the energetic folks on screen. You’ll get more points for faithfully following the moves, but really it’s just a good excuse to dance around to some classic ABBA bangers.

Cessabit is a lovely homemade memory game that mixes a light bit of brain training with some beautiful artwork and relaxing sounds.

Set to a naturalistic soundscape of birds tweeting and rain gently falling, you tap the lush hand-drawn illustrations to uncover little interactive elements.

Once you’ve taken it all in, you answer some questions about the scene, such as the number of birds in the sky or how a certain item moves when prodded. As the title screen says: “What do we say to anxiety? Not today.”