Mods - I am not sure how to read the rule against game suggestions. If it means no asking for suggestions please just wipe the post. No harm, no foul.

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Fall is usually my busiest time of year preparing for winter in our little forest home. But I have been given orders from the doctors to basically take bedrest for up to 3 months, but I’m allowed to be sitting up… So books and games are basically all that is on the menu.

I enjoy automation games, tower defense, survival/building games, and exploration games.

I dislike ‘souls-like’ experiences where combat is tight and requires perfect timing. In fact in most games where combat can be disabled I usually do that.

My top games of all time would be factorio, minecraft, WoW/FFXIV (yeah… i know. But they count as one), Dyson sphere program, vampire survivors (and many of that type), and gemcraft type TD games.

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Some games that have been recommended and tried, but don’t work for me right now or I have already finished:
mindustry, satisfactory, valheim, no man’s sky, alchemy factory, luanti, terraria.

Thanks in advance for your time. Much appreciated.

  • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve always been a fan of Civ 5 as a way to kill absurd amounts of time. Stardew Valley is pretty good too.

    I would also suggest trying something productive, like learning/practicing a language, or learning to paint/draw, or learning/practicing an instrument.

    • Bo7a@piefed.caOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Thanks for the civ recommendation. I haven’t played that one in a long time. Might be time for another look.

      And just FYI I did not downvote you, but i think I understand why. We are in a gaming community, so calling gaming unproductive even tangentially might rankle the folks reading the thread.

      Having said that. I read a ton. and my instruments are also getting more love right now. This was more for the rest of the time.

      • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        There’s a bunch of Civ 5 mods on the Steam Workshop (and other sites) that might give the game a slight new twist, if you find yourself tired of it. I don’t really find that they make very significant changes, but there’s a few that provide UI enhancements, and a lot that add new civs.