I’m talking barebones. Tetris. Picross-like. Something that requires very little thought and is addictive.
For background, the reason I’m asking is because I recently read that researchers found that participants in a study on traumatic events saw that people who played tetris during their recovery had less traumatic response/activation over time? I’m currently going through a pretty traumatic time in life and am just looking for games that activate my lizard brain to forget about the hard times for a little while. Thanks in advance.
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If you are looking for something wholesome, you can try ‘unpacking’ it is on sale right now on steam.
Brawlhalla will take some time to master , but its super additive
Brotato’s my jam these days
Sorry for your hard times.
One game that I love and hardly ever see mentioned is Mr Driller. I’ve always been a fine from the day I first got it on the original Nintendo DS. Now I have it on both Steam and Switch.
The Quell series is fun and sometimes challenging. Inexpensive too. They’re on Steam and mobile.
- Quell
- Quell Zen
- Quell Memento
- Quell Reflect
The Binding of Isaac
It’s such a good game to use in-between things. Went to the doctors yesterday and waited for 40 minutes but Isaac got me though waiting
I’ll mention that the imagery and story of Binding of Isaac can be uh… tough, and depending on what OP is going through may not be a good choice.
I never thought of that. I’ve just lent on Isaac when I’ve been in tough times over the last 10 years
I’d say any game with a grind, in other words, RPG’s. Sure there’s a story and progressing in the story requires thought but you can pick and choose when you want to progress. If you just want to sit there and grind for hours at end, you can do that and the longer you do it, the easier the game gets. Eventually you can beat the game and add another notch to your gaming belt so it doesn’t feel like a complete time loss.
Also skateboarding games. No thought process required. Just do big combos until time runs out. Do that constantly trying to beat your best score.
WAVES, I’ve spent so many hours playing this while watching less-than-immersive tv shows. Several different game mods, plays flawlessly on the deck.
Man speaking of Tetris…I’m really curious to see how Tetris Effect looks on that OLED screen. I remember getting super stoned the first time I played it on my big screen and I was just in absolute awe lmao
Anybody know if its HDR works on the SD OLED?
The original Centipede is still my favorite videogame!
Not sure how they’d play on the Deck or if it’s your thing, but I loved going through the various Hexcells games. It’s Minesweeper without any luck/guessing.
Neon Drive (Rythm Racing Game) and deep space waifu (shoot em up, but probably not for everybody lol)
I used to play witch and hero on 3ds and I just saw it’s on steam for 4.99.
Wizard of legend
I haven’t seen it mentioned yet so I’ll throw out Dave the Diver. Game is crazy simple outside of the core gameplay loop there are like a dozen mini games to keep you engaged.
I know the top results have been Brotato and I’ll also second that opinion, but if you wanted something that was a bit more aesthetic Dave the Diver is good. Also you might learn a thing or two since it’s all real fish and whatnot.