The Dark Souls of Stress Inducing Games

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Study: Most Stressful Video Games to Play - BonusFinder.com

But have you ever wondered which games are the most stressful and physically taxing to play? Could it be Fortnite maybe?

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It's official, Mario Kart is the most stressful game to play based on average heart rate increases throughout the course of a 30-minute gaming session.

With heart rates elevating by an average of 21 BPM, this represents an increase of 32.81% on the group average resting heart rate of 64 BPM – it's also the physical equivalent of going for a gentle walk.

Closely following behind in second place is FIFA 20 with participant heart rates increasing by an average of 20 BPM (31.25% up on resting level).

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (PS4), Dark Souls III and Fortnite complete the top 5, while DOOM, Street Fighter and Battlefield all narrowly miss out.

Now keep in mind this was fourteen pro gamers playing a selectiom of sixteen games and Mario Kart was the most stressful over a thirty minute period.

Dark Souls III actually reigns supreme in a seond metric, with BPM peaking over 98% when players faced off against the Boss Darkeater Midir, narrowly beating out the runner up... Fall Guys.

Conversely some of the games that reduced stress levels consistently were Animal Crossing, The Sims and Skyrim.