I’m on the hunt for new PC games for mrs simo to enjoy as shes going through an ADHD phase of not enjoying anything. Her favourite is Bloons TD 6 (2600 hours!).
She doesn’t really like heavy games like FPS, RTS, ARPGs or anything toooo involved. She’ll try something for 10 minutes and that’s the window for hit or miss [sadly in most cases].
Historically old school Pokemon games and those RPGmaker style games are good if they are well put together and have a nice story (such as Little Witch in the woods, Cult of the Lamb). Siralim Ultimate was good for a while - hopefully that gives an idea of rough genres for suggestions.
Oh and we had a good little run with Vampire Survivors and Army of Ruin too.
For whatever reason Bloons TD6 was a massive hit, and she recently got bluestacks to try some PVZ 2 again, as that was her previous ‘bloons’ hook. I think it’s the nature of the Games as a service, with the weekly battles n unlocks and stuff. Granted, that game is really good too.
Hoping other people who struggle to ‘hook’ into various games on PC, or have similar ADHD spouses who go through ‘ahhh i dunno’ phases of gaming can shed some random offbeat suggestions.
Random mention: She loved elden ring! The exploring n shit was cool. Tempted to get Games Pass for Fable 2 streaming, but I think our internet will be shit and it’ll be a total bust.
But truth be told maybe not the best here, might be a bit on the more complex side. But absolutely worth a try. And they’ll release an expansion soon™ so it’ll be more lively during release.
Currently gets quite some hype, rightfully so IMHO. Neat diverse gameplay loops, fantastic mood & humor, all around good game. Has several progression mechanics that tickle the Pokémon receptors. Also very light RPGish upgrade paths.
As someone with ADHD Pokemon fan games have been my thing, especially side loading them to my phone.
Pokemon Infinite Fusions has by far been the stand out, filled with endless “ooh, but what about this?!” Moments. It’s a new, fun twist on the classic Kanto story, and even features Johto as an absolutely massive post game. It’s the only one I have to play on my PC though.
Pokemon XenoVerse is great as well, unique designs, a compelling story and a surprisingly well balanced new type. This one works very well on phones except for Pokemon centers becoming T H E V O I D.
Pokemon insurgence has been the latest to join my collection. It’s far and away the most maturely themed Pokemon game I’ve played (though I’ve heard uranium is more mature) I’m not finished yet so I can’t comment on quality. In lieu of fakemon they opted to instead create a massive number of Delta species, a take on regional variants which have all been interesting at the very least. It’s the one that runs best natively on my phone, with only the occasional glitched text
I can’t recommend Disgaea enough. 5 was the one that I played and I feel like has the right balance of nearly infinite grinding vs interesting content vs reason to actually grind, with also having a relatively achievable and observable ending. All the games follow the same basic gameplay premise so pick the one you like, I think D2 has a lot of old school fans and 6 was poorly received. Disgaea 5 as far as I know is the fan favorite “modern” Disgaea game.
It even has a demo if I recall so you can try it before committing to it. Just know that the demo can only go into the very basic gameplay loop because an awful lot of things are locked behind the first 10 or so hours of story gameplay. But if you like the loop (and the general gist of how the gameplay works, that will remain) then it’s totally worth it. It’s a game that one could easily sink 2,000+ hours into if it catches their fancy. It’s also a game that’s easy to pick up and put down because they’re always some bit of something that you can do. An hour spent anywhere doing anything will get you a bit of an upgrade, and you just pick the things you like and craft them into the most obscenely overpowered bullshit you could ever conceive of. Stat points regularly reach into the quadrillions. By endgame you’re expected to have spells that destroy the entire battlefield being spammed multiple times per turn. It’s loads of fun.
Ffxiv has a free trial that allows you to play up to level 60 and includes the first expansion. Story is fantastic and you can easily spend hundreds of hours just in the free trial.
And FFXIV can be good for everyone. Like grinding? Grind every jobs, it will take you hundred of hours. Just like the story? You can only do that with no problem
Monster Hunter Rise might be good. It’s more simplified compared to other Monster Hunters, so it’s perfect for someone new to the series. The basic gameplay loop is pick a monster to hunt, go find it, fight it, loot it, go back to town, upgrade gear, repeat. But it’s single player or 4 player co-op, so you’re completely free to enjoy at your own pace. No need to worry about grinding for the best gear or anything like that, but you can spend hours getting the meta armor too if that’s your thing. Plus, jumping around like a ninja is pretty cool
My time at Portia has that hook, I bet she will like that, I’ve seen slay the spire suggested too that took 500hours from me, my most played casual game is the Battlegrounds on hearthstone, it’s free too
It’s a great little game, it’s casual, charming and fun. If you enjoy it, they’ve also released My Time at Sandrock which is almost identical (gameplay wise) but with a brand new town, people etc.
Lots of great suggestions but one that I haven’t seen is rimworld. It’s difficult to explain but it’s sort of like a mix between a base builder and a story generator. It’s incredibly addictive once you get going though.
If she likes old-school and RPGs, check out Another Eden, by Masato Kato the scenario screen-writer for the beloved cult classic Chrono Trigger. The latter is one of if not THE best RPG games of all time (the art was pixellated but it was in the 90s and also a stylistic choice even at that time), while the former is a mobile game (there’s a Steam version but it… is not as easy to work with). A warning that the installer craps out most of the time but maybe try to not download everything at once to begin with anyway if you aren’t sure about it, and once you get past that, it’s a GREAT game!:-P
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Kingdom Two Crowns. Deceptively simple controls but highly addictive gameplay with self discovery of the mechanics
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She doesn’t like ARPGs, she’s not going to like Dragon’s Dogma. And that’s from someone who put well over 500 hours into the game.
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Vampire Survivors, Minecraft, Terraria, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Monster Hunter World
I see GuildWars2 I upvote. I’m a simple man.
But truth be told maybe not the best here, might be a bit on the more complex side. But absolutely worth a try. And they’ll release an expansion soon™ so it’ll be more lively during release.
You could spend hours a day managing the loot alone!
It doesn’t have to be complicated, you can just run around and explore if you want.
Shin Megami Tensei / Persona are like a dark themed Pokemon.
Dave The Diver.
Currently gets quite some hype, rightfully so IMHO. Neat diverse gameplay loops, fantastic mood & humor, all around good game. Has several progression mechanics that tickle the Pokémon receptors. Also very light RPGish upgrade paths.
Might be worth a look.
As someone with ADHD Pokemon fan games have been my thing, especially side loading them to my phone.
Pokemon Infinite Fusions has by far been the stand out, filled with endless “ooh, but what about this?!” Moments. It’s a new, fun twist on the classic Kanto story, and even features Johto as an absolutely massive post game. It’s the only one I have to play on my PC though.
Pokemon XenoVerse is great as well, unique designs, a compelling story and a surprisingly well balanced new type. This one works very well on phones except for Pokemon centers becoming T H E V O I D.
Pokemon insurgence has been the latest to join my collection. It’s far and away the most maturely themed Pokemon game I’ve played (though I’ve heard uranium is more mature) I’m not finished yet so I can’t comment on quality. In lieu of fakemon they opted to instead create a massive number of Delta species, a take on regional variants which have all been interesting at the very least. It’s the one that runs best natively on my phone, with only the occasional glitched text
Maybe it’s too out of the box but cities skylines is pretty accessible but you can get lost in details when you get into it and add some mods.
I can’t recommend Disgaea enough. 5 was the one that I played and I feel like has the right balance of nearly infinite grinding vs interesting content vs reason to actually grind, with also having a relatively achievable and observable ending. All the games follow the same basic gameplay premise so pick the one you like, I think D2 has a lot of old school fans and 6 was poorly received. Disgaea 5 as far as I know is the fan favorite “modern” Disgaea game.
It even has a demo if I recall so you can try it before committing to it. Just know that the demo can only go into the very basic gameplay loop because an awful lot of things are locked behind the first 10 or so hours of story gameplay. But if you like the loop (and the general gist of how the gameplay works, that will remain) then it’s totally worth it. It’s a game that one could easily sink 2,000+ hours into if it catches their fancy. It’s also a game that’s easy to pick up and put down because they’re always some bit of something that you can do. An hour spent anywhere doing anything will get you a bit of an upgrade, and you just pick the things you like and craft them into the most obscenely overpowered bullshit you could ever conceive of. Stat points regularly reach into the quadrillions. By endgame you’re expected to have spells that destroy the entire battlefield being spammed multiple times per turn. It’s loads of fun.
Ffxiv has a free trial that allows you to play up to level 60 and includes the first expansion. Story is fantastic and you can easily spend hundreds of hours just in the free trial.
And FFXIV can be good for everyone. Like grinding? Grind every jobs, it will take you hundred of hours. Just like the story? You can only do that with no problem
I can recommend backpack hero
of course, if you wanna maximize grindiness and low intensity, oldschool runescape will top the chart. Just mouse clicking.
Monster Hunter Rise might be good. It’s more simplified compared to other Monster Hunters, so it’s perfect for someone new to the series. The basic gameplay loop is pick a monster to hunt, go find it, fight it, loot it, go back to town, upgrade gear, repeat. But it’s single player or 4 player co-op, so you’re completely free to enjoy at your own pace. No need to worry about grinding for the best gear or anything like that, but you can spend hours getting the meta armor too if that’s your thing. Plus, jumping around like a ninja is pretty cool
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My time at Portia has that hook, I bet she will like that, I’ve seen slay the spire suggested too that took 500hours from me, my most played casual game is the Battlegrounds on hearthstone, it’s free too
I keep seeing My Time at Portia and think I might like it, but I haven’t taken the plunge yet.
It’s a great little game, it’s casual, charming and fun. If you enjoy it, they’ve also released My Time at Sandrock which is almost identical (gameplay wise) but with a brand new town, people etc.
My time in Sandrock is still in early access, but they expect to release in September
Lots of great suggestions but one that I haven’t seen is rimworld. It’s difficult to explain but it’s sort of like a mix between a base builder and a story generator. It’s incredibly addictive once you get going though.
If she likes old-school and RPGs, check out Another Eden, by Masato Kato the scenario screen-writer for the beloved cult classic Chrono Trigger. The latter is one of if not THE best RPG games of all time (the art was pixellated but it was in the 90s and also a stylistic choice even at that time), while the former is a mobile game (there’s a Steam version but it… is not as easy to work with). A warning that the installer craps out most of the time but maybe try to not download everything at once to begin with anyway if you aren’t sure about it, and once you get past that, it’s a GREAT game!:-P
It offers a gorgeous graphics & sountrack especially: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx-WenrEI-8.