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[justiceiro]

So, guys, I recently went on recovery for a surgery and thought that I could play all day long, but no, I actually can't, because it's hard to stay awake sometimes or react quick, or even follow a storyline.

I'm better now, but I wonder, what games are entertaining enough, but let you take your time and don't demand your attention for long periods of time?

 

[Northeastmonk]

Mario Wonder comes out on the 20th. The vibrant colors and magical world might be right up your ally. Mario can turn into an elephant.

Maybe a Mario game for now? Depends on how long you’ll be in recovery.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

If you like racing, Forza Motorsport 3. You can tweak difficulty to make it super forgiving. It’s my personal zen game.

 

[Dice]

Starfield. You can fall asleep and it'll be fine. Nothing is actually dangerous. With the background music they have going I'm pretty sure they expect people to fall asleep. It also takes forever to do anything and yet no part of it ever seems important. No need to keep track of a story because no quest has any impact on other quests. You'll easily pass two weeks of recovery on it.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[Magic Carpet]

Undermine or any rogue like that you can just jump in till you die and can quit anytime with little lost anything.

 

[Freeman76]

I just had a serious bout of Covid, never been so ill my entire life. First 2 days I was like you, couldnt face anything, but from day 3 to day 6, Baldurs Gate 3 and Forza Motorsport have really helped me relax and forget about how shit I feel.

 

[fart town usa]

Dragon Quest 11. Just grind for XP and relax.

 

[kanjobazooie]

Retro games, specifically NES.

 

[Hestar69]

tetris,minecraft,abzu,journey some nice relaxing games to play

 

[Big Baller]

Vampire survivor

 

[Bernkastel]

https://holo-suika.itch.io/holo-suika

 

[killatopak]

This is where phone games shine.

Also, simple games where you don’t think reactively. Maybe Plants vs Zombies, Peggle, Zuma and Cut the rope.

 

[Ginzeen]

Visual novels.

 

[Hudo]

Dragon Quest 11. Just grind for XP and relax.

This. DQ11S is the most comfy game I have played in recent years. (And Animal Crossing)

 

[kiphalfton]

 

[M.W.]

 

[AV]

Kingdom Hearts. Those people are sickos.

 

[Drizzlehell]

I remember playing a lot of Just Cause 2 one time when I got super sick. I didn't even do anything challenging because I didn't have the patience for it. But I sure had loads of fun just driving off mountains and doing sick stunts for hours. Since it's a sandbox game, you can just do whatever and don't feel pressured with a challenge and that's the beauty of it.

But otherwise I would recommend some stuff where you can just pause mid game and take your time, like a turn-based strategy or maybe a Harvest Moon type of game.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Dragon Quest 11. Just grind for XP and relax.

/thread

 

[mrmustard]

Vampire Survivors
Hitman Trilogy
South Park games
Terraria
Stardew Valley
Grounded
NES/SNES games
Oldschool fps from Nightdive Studios
Shadow Warrior 3
World of Warcraft WOTLK Classic
Subnautica

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Mario Kart 8 DX with Smart Steer on. Mindless fun.

 

[FunkMiller]

I played Horizon Call Of The Mountain while recovering from a bout of covid.

Do not recommend.

 

[Deleted member 848825]

So, guys, I recently went on recovery for a surgery and thought that I could play all day long, but no, I actually can't, because it's hard to stay awake sometimes or react quick, or even follow a storyline.

I'm better now, but I wonder, what games are entertaining enough, but let you take your time and don't demand your attention for long periods of time?

Different health issues. But I've been fighting a debilitating muscular disease (getting better now). Some days I couldn't move a limb or walk or use one of my hands etc. Pretty heavy. But one of the things that kept me going when I was enduring severe attacks was my love for gaming. And Vampire Survivors was great. It only requires one stick control from a physical perspective and is compelling yet very simple mentally. Excellent game.

 

[Queso de Grande]

I always go back to playing Link’s Awakening when I am sick. It is a very comforting game.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Definitely Vampire Survivors. Each run takes roughly 10-30 minutes. You only need to push the left stick to play it.

 

[Guilty_AI]

https://holo-suika.itch.io/holo-suika

i can definitely picture myself playing this all day long

 

[TxKnight7]

So, guys, I recently went on recovery for a surgery and thought that I could play all day long, but no, I actually can't, because it's hard to stay awake sometimes or react quick, or even follow a storyline.

I'm better now, but I wonder, what games are entertaining enough, but let you take your time and don't demand your attention for long periods of time?

Bloodborne.

 

[nowhat]

Custer's Revenge - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

...you didn't specify what kind of sick in the title.

 

[Aenima]

A soulsborne game, cuz you need to Git Gud

 

[Ceadeus]

I just got Borderlands 3 on Switch.

For me it's a no brainer, it actually takes no brain to play the game

Fun plain and simple, poop humor, blood, guns, nice environment and online coop.

 

[Griffon]

Classic WoW is great to play when your brain is AFK and just want to go numb and still progress.

Any other grindy game can do nicely, Diablo/PoE or some looter shooters like Destiny.

I could do another D2 run and not have a single thought in my brain while doing it.

 

[Miles708]

No Man's Sky
Life is Strange
Detroit Become Human
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Unravel (maybe?)

As others have said, games like Abzu and Journey are great for this too.

 

[cireza]

When I am sick I like to play Worms against CPUs. My favorite is the original one on Saturn, but I think more recent entries should work to.