I’ve always thought these are dumb but I’m starting to think I understand the appeal and wanna try getting into them. It would be cool if it had some strategic or customization elements, is available on PC, and can pretty much fully be played with a mouse. It doesn’t have to be totally idle I’m okay clicking around sometimes I just don’t want to be that engaged. Like a background thought kinda game.
What’s the scoop on this weird ass genre
It really isn’t part of the idle game genre, but it’s perfect to turn your brain off to and can be played completely with a mouse: The Sims. It’s not great, obviously, has a shitton of issues, and I get if it doesn’t meet your criteria. But it does not require you to get extremely involved, has a lot of customization options (the older versions especially), and you can pretty much let it run by itself. To me, at least, it’s perfect for when you listen to podcasts or audiobooks and need to keep the hands & eyes busy. Maybe that’ll do for your purposes.