I’m looking for PC games that I can play while listening to podcasts- games that don’t have engaging cut scenes or important dialogue, games that honestly don’t require a lot of skill or thought.

I used to be really into things like Farm Frenzy, Rescue Team, hidden object games, that kind of thing. I got heavily into MMOs and stopped downloading casual games for a decade or so.

Now it almost feels like this sort of game isn’t made anymore? Were they completely nuked by the existence of Gacha games, P2W, and anything that earns the dev a constant income stream? I’m happy to pay for a game once, but I can’t be constantly buying booster packs.

I also don’t want to play on mobile or on a console, PC Master Race here, haha.

  •  itsgallus   ( @itsgallus@beehaw.org ) 
    2•1 year ago

    This is my exact genre of choice. I’m only gonna list the games I play, because I can’t name them all.

    Just about any sandbox survival game will fit the bill:

    • Minecraft (obvi, but needs another mention)
    • Satisfactory
    • Rust
    • Valheim
    • Raft (there’s some story to read if you want to actually complete the game)

    Then you have the simulators:

    • Dreamlight Valley (a lot of story in this one, but once you get past the dialogue and tutorials it’s basically fetch quests and farming)
    • My Time at Portia (same with this)
    • Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
    • House Flipper
    • The Sims
    • TABS (honourable mention; whimsical battle sandbox with some customisability)