I’m trying to get through an unpleasant cold, do you have title recommendations for a half-dead, bored brain?

I just finished Roadwarden before getting sick, but the amount of text and story is a no-no. Possibly a somewhat cutesy game where I can just do a few brainless clicks now and then would be perfect.

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      I remember reading about it, but it never caught my interest before. Installed yesterday and it was perfect for just drifting off!

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    Spiritfarer is a pretty cozy game about being a ferryman of the dead. Slay the Spire is a card game rougelike and it’s not too complicated to play.

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      Slay the Spire is excellent. It’s a deep game that’s easy to play sort of mindlessly if you’d like. Lots of replayability.

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    If you have any open world games you really like the setting for it can be fun to just load in and futz around. Especially if there are completion logs to be done like Red Dead.

    Maybe an idle game if just want something to check on every once in a while. I’ve been playing a bunch of Melvore, which is a Runescape idler, and it’s got a few game modes/mods.

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    Minecraft is the coziest game for me. Whenever I want to just zone out, but feel productive, it’s a good option.

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    I have played Sudoku since 2014 when I had a broken neck and back and was stuck in bed. I have played in many forms over the years, but settled on Open Sudoku on Android as it is free and open source. I actually use it as a gauge of my physical and mental state now. If I am sharp and doing reasonably well, I can finish hard puzzles that have a logical solution (without guessing) within 6 minutes at the most, usually around 5 minutes. If my times are more than 8 minutes after a few puzzles, I try to avoid interacting with people. It means I’m in more pain than I may realize and these are the times I tend to be…difficult. I try to ignore the constant pain as best I can, but the disconnect has its consequences. I can still play Sudoku though.

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      Wow, thanks for sharing! I’m a minesweeper fan deep down and solving an expert (30x16, 99 mines) board feels similar to what you described.

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    • Brotato, you play with a single stick much of the time. Only need to push buttons between stages when you pick upgrades.
    • Superflight, also single stick, you can make it as casual or risky as you want
    • Dorfromantik, if you play casually and just make a pretty landscape

    They all play great on the Steam Deck.

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    Do you have Netflix? If yes, there are some great little match-3 games and other laid back titles included in your subscription. Just browse the app on your phone or search for netflix in your app store and explore their other releases.

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    Dragon Quest Builders 2, its like a better more objective driven Minecraft with Animal crossing elements. I have been playing this on and off since it released when i have nothing else to play or when i am bored. the characters talk a lot but you can ignore it.

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    My go-to sick game is SaGa Frontier 2, which I still have on disc. It is cozy, but not brainless. That said, it’s gonna be hard to obtain legally these days. (Hoping for a remaster!)

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    This is when I go to mobile gaming because I could play in my bed. For me it’s mostly:

    • Stardew Valley
    • Emulating JRPGs
    • Doing dailies on my gacha games —> really brainless clicks lol
    • Magic Survival - Could easily make me play for hours upon hours
    • Night of the Full Moon