It's buggy but it's mine, pillars of eternity 2 deadfire

I never really got into the one character party hardest mode min/maxing, but everything else about it is pretty much what I want from an RPG

Dark Souls 3.

The Binding of Isaac. I've been playing it off and on for about a decade. Something about it just lets me zone out and forget the world while I play.

Id say Long Drive. It's fun to drive and listen to the radio, find weird stuff, and laugh at the hilarious glitches

Minecraft.

If I'm feeling particularly antisocial I'll play Angband or Umoria.

Creaper world. I like putting it on random and listening to audiobooks. It's great for destress.

Hearts of Iron III

World of Warcraft Classic and Stardew Valley.

I don't think I really do comfort games...I'm very much a "I'm done with this, on to the next thing" person when it comes to games. But maybe vampire survivors or FTL. Or JRPGs as a comfort genre.

3rd gen Pokémon, but it only works in the spring

Contra, Mario 3, and Planetary Annihilation.

The common thread seems to be one you have the basics and have gotten past the ego-based need to "accomplish" something like beating the game, it becomes more about enjoying the process, regardless of outcome.

Maybe not a bad idea in general.

Snowrunner. Similar concept, much slower.

Factorio, GregTech: New Horizons, Oxygen Not Included, RimWorld and lately Obenseuer and Vintage Story

Anno 1800 👍

Slay the Spire, on ascension 20, I lose most runs... I think I enjoy torturing myself

Helldivers 2, difficultly 4. Gonna roam around and shoot some bugs.

Stellaris

Rimworld with the difficulty turned way down. And lately, running shipping missions in Endless Sky.

Dwarf Fortress and Settler 2. It's quite comforting seeing everything working and the dwarfs/romans going forth and Back.

Also Kingdoms and Castles works here well too.

I like the "Wuselfaktor" like they say in german

Monkey Island 1 to 4.

Victoria 3. Start as a small nation, out-compete your neighbours. Sell cars to the french. Profit.

Splatoon

The Guardian Legend, for the nes, played on my pc using fceux because my preferred controller is a keyboard.

if I'm feeling bad, it makes me feel ok.

For a while it was ets2/ats, but now it's usually BeamNG because I can just go around doing nothing and stop whenever I want instead of feeling like I have to finish the job

Steam World Dig 2 and The Wandering Village

Rocket League, believe it or not. It's one of the more toxic games out there, and the amount of bugs is staggering at this point, known shit too. But I keep playing, hours every week. Been doing so for ten years now, can't stop.

Too much magic can be dangerous. M'aiq once had two spells and burned his sweetroll.

Alto's Odyssey with youtube on my TV, or No Man's Sky with youtube on my phone

Elden Ring. Somehow failing my way forward helps. Also, going back and slaughtering creatures that used to one shot me

Lawn mowing simulator.

Mining on a planet/moon in Star Citizen. Very chill, you get some beautiful views and monkey brain can see balance go up.

These days? Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns

It's the best RTS game I've every played for my level of care about units and willingness to invest myself in tech trees (which is very little). I hate min/maxing stats so let's get some units and brawl instead of tuning upgrades just right, or being forced to place buildings instead of paying attention to the overall strategic situation.

Am I allowed to have more than one?

The games I go back to when I want to just have some peace of mind would be Rimworld and Crusader Kings 2 (specifically the Game of Thrones mod).

INFRA

beamNG.

There is no sadness. Only smashed cars and bent metal.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the switch.

Pokemon Silver/Gold.

Recently, Path of Titans as well.

Pretty much any rouge like..... But only for a few months at a time...... Maybe I have ADHD.....

Sexy Parodius

It's super fun to get drunk and play through. Fantastic music! Gotta MAME it, though. Unless you actually have a Sexy Parodius machine.