I like mini motorways and stardew valley. What about you ?
Minecraft, Skyrim and valheim
For me it’s probably KSP and/or KSP2, which is weird because I literally design and program for rockets as a job…
Have you ever done this?
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Old school FPS games. Doom, Quake, Unreal, etc. They’re just simple, cathartic stress relief.
Same. But I have found OpenArena (based on the Quake III code) to be an update with a decent amount of online players.
In the same cathartic relief idea i also remember finishing both god of wars on ps2 as a kid. Worked great as anger management too. I feel like doom as a very similar energy in that regards.
IMO Mini Metro quickly becomes super stressful. I assume Motorways is the same.
Instead I would say Islanders is quite relaxing. Super minimal city building.
What I’d really like though is something for Steam Deck with a good flow state. Any suggestions? Lonely Mountains Downhill looks pretty good maybe. Someone else mentioned Superflight which is great but maybe too minimal.
Any game I’ve played so much I can do it mindlessly is one I’ll use to destress generally. Specifically something like Wazhack or another roguelike where if I die oh well, back into it! Maybe something with no fail state like Heaven’s Vault instead.
Oh, also, mid-pandemic I played A Short Hike, and while not a long game, it was an incredible escape for a while.
StarCraft 2. I have too much to think about in real life so I need something that forces me to devote 100% of my attention to it. I don’t particularly care if I lose so I can just queue again and again and come out with my brain reset.
The only time starcraft calms me down is when im doing something brainless like coop or the campaign. At my level of play, it is honestly not very fun on the ladder because I dont really feel like I can still do fun stuff and still win. And being a competitive person doesnt lend itself to being ok losing a lot more because I wanted to do something stupid instead of what works.
I all use a lot of rational thinking daily, so i do like a game that take all of your focus but i’d rather have something brain dead. So in short, rocket league. (Also MHW can be like that sometimes)
Brotato
Who’s out there down voting brotato lol
Game is a gem and potato’s are objectively the best thing
Lately, it’s been Factorio. It’s nice to set all my worries aside and pick up an entirely new set of worries regarding factories and the growth thereof.
I will not touch this game because I know myself too well
I told myself this for years before finally buying it, haha. It’s exactly as addicting as you think.
Skyrim, without a doubt. That ambiance…
I feel cold when I play it. Especially in the northern parts of the map.
Cloudpunk
I wish cloudpunk had optional fetch quests. I liked the narrative. I enjoyed the experience.
But the world is so big and I want to just mindlessly chill and be a taxi/delivery driver and watch a optional meaningless bar go up.
Totally agree. I love to just drive around and discover new places in this game. With Camus.
I bought the DLC last week after finally finishing the story, mostly because it’s stated as almost a direct sequel, with a story about as long as the first. It also deals with the consequences of some of your decisions during the main story.
I haven’t played it yet, but I’m excited to jump in.
The Dark Mod - absolute incompatible with stress
I only have one that is the source of my stress - I’m the guy in charge of keeping the servers running
Recently: Brotato and RAILGRADE
Building in minetest or wandering around fishing and stuff in FC5. Pretty area, shame about all the cultists.
A fellow minetest player in the wild!
Indeed. I’ve been doing my best to spread the love. :)
