After starting work, I feel so tired every day, so I just want to play some casual games. Recently, I'm playing survivor-like games like Vampire Survivors and Darkchaser. They're simple and fun, but after a while, they get a bit boring. So, I'm looking for other casual game recommendations, preferably single-player games that can be paused at any time, like Plants vs Zombies. Thanks！

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[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm going to give a possibly controversial opinion. But my favorite casual game to play is Rogue Legacy.

If you accept that you know you'll die a lot, it's a lot less stressful. Outside of that, it's extremely player friendly. It's not too complicated. There's progression. You have runs that end and give you a place to stop. You can turn it off anytime without needing to worry too much about losing progress. It has platforming.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 1 week ago

This is how I learned to like shadowbane and elden ring. Death is just a mechanic.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love Rogue Legacy as a casual game. In the early game, it's decidedly not cozy, due to missing mechanics and how common unwinnable rooms are.

Rogue Legacy 2 fixes these issues, and adds a ton of difficulty sliders, and can be tuned to be fantasticly cozy,

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I kind of love the early game. If I see a particularly difficult room, usually it's a treasure room and you can back out or take the challenge. The two real objectives are get gold or kill a boss.

RL2 feels a lot bigger and more dependent on longer marathon runs and more strategic builds. For me it's still a lot of fun, but not nearly the same cozy feel. Plus there are other challenges that seem mandatory for progression. Having said that, I have not touched the difficulty sliders.