I think they offer very similar things. Games offer you the ability to interact, making the story at hand more your own. Books give you less information, allowing you to create the environment for yourself, but have a set story.
There are also games to teach you things (factorio definitely taught me a lot about planning, not to mention logic gates), just as books can.
The only advantage books have for me is that they don’t irradiate my eyes with as much blue light as a screen would late at night.
Reading can also be a lot less mentally involved for me.
Often I am Gaming, thinking I am relaxing, but I am actually using my brain intensely and getting kind of riled up. This is sometimes true for a really exciting or intense novel, but usually much less so.
There are also games to teach you things (factorio definitely taught me a lot about planning, not to mention logic gates), just as books can.
The only advantage books have for me is that they don’t irradiate my eyes with as much blue light as a screen would late at night.