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What game do you play to just chill? (discuss.online)

submitted 1 year ago by DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Nowadays I find a lot of games feel like too much work and/or anxiety when I just want to relax for like, 30 minutes to an hour after a long day. On the other hand, the games specifically designed to help you unwind just feel boring imo.

In the past I've felt like Outer Wilds scratched this itch, cause the whole experience was engaging but generally relaxed. There was a mystery that kept me hooked and the exploration and movement was fun in and of itself. I also felt like Subnautica filled this role since it was very much at my own pace, with anxiety producing portions which could for the most part be avoided or minimized, and also there was a clear objective to fulfill, get off the planet.

So what games do you play when you just wanna relax?

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[-] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Solitaire oddly enough. Just sit there, throw up a YouTube playlist on my second monitor, open up the game on my main, and just unwind.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To be fair though, you can get same relaxation by doing any mindless task with music.

Hell, one of the highlights of my week is putting on a history podcast and then just cleaning the hell out of the bathroom, bedroom, mopping the floors, etc.

Its a relaxing personal moment where you're lost in your own world, you learn something new, and your apartment looks great at the end.

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. I have a ton of games and solitaire is one of the ones I play to chill.

[-] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Freecell for me :B

[-] dm_me_your_boobs@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Sounds like somebody else grew up with windows 3.1.

[-] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Similarly, nonogram/picross puzzles. I have one on my phone that's called Hungry Cat Nonogram that I really like. It mixes up the formula by introducing different colored pixels into each row and columns. It's hard to explain, but very fun. It's the only game I keep on my phone

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Solitaire is a 10/10 game tbh. I got a little too good at the iPod Video version of the game because it was addicting.

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