edit: Thanks all for the recommendations, I’ll check them out!
Both are from the same dev and follow the same monetization model where they offer a fair number of free levels and sell 16 new levels for like 1 dollar or currently like 79 cents. They’re both a pretty mindless thing to work on while listening to stuff
You need something slow or brainless so that it doesn’t interfere with properly understanding what is being said.
I’m gonna say Project Zomboid or driving games.
F zero 99
OSRS
Moonstone Island. Has elements of Stardew, Pokemon, and Slay the Spire. Very Ghibli vibe and once you get going, you can just do calm repetitive tasks.
always liked playing pokemon while listening to slop in the background, esp. when I’m just replaying a game as nuzlocke challenge or what have you
vampire survivors / halls of torment / death must die
The games take very little brainpower once you’re in game so I find them to be great for multitasking.
- Dave the Diver
- Most “bullet heaven” games (Vampire Survivors, Rogue Genesia, etc.)
- Returnal (once your lizard brain can take over playing completely)
I play Rimworld when I want to focus more on something else than the game.
Rimworld, factorio, satisfactory, minecraft, build games in general
Brotato ($3), Satisfactory ($16), Dwarf Fortress ($25), Crystal Project ($10), Astlibra Revision ($20), Monster Sanctuary ($5). Prices in USD and from current Steam sale which will end 1/4/24.
Dwarf Fortress is also available free on the Bay12 website from the devs. Truly one of the greatest works of 21st century art.
I played a ton of Minecraft modpacks while listening to The Deprogram last year. This year I listened to a lot of TrueAnon and Blowback while playing Satisfactory.
I’ve been vibing with Diablo 2 Resurrected (single player) recently. I played a ton back in the day, but never really played through single player before. Having to find all your own gear and level yourself is super fun.
FTL, Rimworld, MMORPGs (the grindier the better), grand strategy games (Victoria 2, Europa Universals 4, Stellaris, etc), Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Valheim, Binding of Isaac, Risk of Rain, Super Auto Pets, and Mount and Blade off the top of my head. Also sports management games.
A personal pick and perhaps controversial is that I like to play Souls games with a podcast on, specifically on reruns or NG+
Edit: Also nobody has mentioned the Civ games yet, they deserve a shout
