Base building sandbox games. I don’t know why but this genre of games can suck away my stress unlike anything else (since I quit smoking). Oxygen Not Included is the one I keep coming back to.
I really like the Archviz Minecraft pack for zen, aimless, creative building. I’ve made an entire little neighborhood/village that looks quite realistic and it just perfectly scratches an itch for me.
I’ve always been a sucker for Terraria and Starbound when I want to build, factorio for automation, dwarf fortress for planning/management, and cataclysm dark days ahead for survival (not sure if it counts since it’s free and open source - do NOT buy it on steam).
I greatly prefer games with a lot of mechanics that I can get lost in over ones that look really good with minimal functionality which is too common nowadays imo… I also like art styles of these games a lot
Base building sandbox games. I don’t know why but this genre of games can suck away my stress unlike anything else (since I quit smoking). Oxygen Not Included is the one I keep coming back to.
I really like the Archviz Minecraft pack for zen, aimless, creative building. I’ve made an entire little neighborhood/village that looks quite realistic and it just perfectly scratches an itch for me.
So lucky. Games like that cause me anxiety and stress.
I’ve always been a sucker for Terraria and Starbound when I want to build, factorio for automation, dwarf fortress for planning/management, and cataclysm dark days ahead for survival (not sure if it counts since it’s free and open source - do NOT buy it on steam).
I greatly prefer games with a lot of mechanics that I can get lost in over ones that look really good with minimal functionality which is too common nowadays imo… I also like art styles of these games a lot
Still in Early Access, but wishlist/try Mind Over Magic. Same devs and it’s awesome. They plan on the 1.0 release in January I think?
It has the same feel for scheduling/prioritization, though toned down from Oxygen Not Included IMHO.
I’ll check that out. Thanks for the tip! Klei is awesome. I have many many hours into the Don’t Starve games too.