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What are some light-hearted, feel-good, comforting games to play on the deck? (jlai.lu)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by inlandempire@jlai.lu to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Long story short I started watching the Handmaid's Tale, just finished episode 3 and it's terribly depressing and too real for me. I'll keep watching but I need to counter all this negativity.

Hence why I'm looking for some "aftercare" games that will help me cope. Something easy, where I don't have to think and just follow along good vibes.

I have played the following games, which kind of fit what I'm looking for:

a short hike
carto
frog detective (all 3)
islanders
helltaker
spec ops the line (just kidding)
mini metro / motorways
dave the diver

Thank you !

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[–] Badland9085@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Don’t think I saw these mentioned so here ya go:

Little Kitty, Big City
Any of the Atelier games if you don’t mind anime, though the upcoming one may not be as relaxing in terms of its story.
Timberborn, though some might feel stressed about handling droughts. You can turn the difficulty down and it’ll just be a cute diorama where you build a city (or cities) with beavers.

And this is extra but grab your friends and family and play some couch co-op. It can help get your mind off things and just enjoy being in company of loved ones.

Aand if you want to eventually find something that will keep you hopeful in the face of despair, in a healthy way, I recommend the first part of Honkai Impact 3rd. It’s long, has lots of depressing moments, enough to make fans call it Depression Impact. The story touches on themes of existential horror, suicide, duty, death of loved ones, humans who have no morals and believe that all rights and wrongs as transient, cosmological threats, etc. Despite all that, I’d actually say that it’s a story about hope, and what can lay the foundations for hope. It’s definitely fan-service-y, and it’s a gacha game, but very much ignorable and playable without investing any money in it. It’s also made by a Chinese company, but maybe that can help with recalibrating perceptions on Chinese people, instead of what we’ve come to know through their government. Of course, if you’re susceptible to gambling addictions, please feel free to ignore this recommendation.