Casual games you enjoyed

[JarlFrank]

monument valley (a cute series of puzzle games for mobile)

I played through these recently (PC version), and they were absolutely gorgeous.

The gameplay is super simple, the longest I ever had to think about a puzzle was 2 minutes, they're extremely easy games.
But damn, the visuals alone make it worth a playthrough. The whole way architectural elements interact with each other... it's just such a visual treat. I didn't even mind the simplicity of the puzzles, I just wanted to see more cool Escheresque architecture.

 

[JarlFrank]

What i a casual game anyway?

A game that is designed for non-gamers is a casual game. Gamer here being a hobbyist, who habitually plays video games, reads and writes guides, produces and consumes fan art, reads patchlogs, etc.
A game you'd show to your auntie or to your 10 year old cousin is a casual game.

wish it was that easy. That would be my definition too, shit like Candy Crush etc. but there is now a whole category on steam of "casual" games which includes games like Bloons and Sims, even Cities: Skylines

https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/Casual/

The problem with Steam categories is they're user-defined.

If enough people give certain tags to a game, the game will be tagged as such.

Case in point:

 

[Vic]

The problem with Steam categories is they're user-defined.

so we need an authority on game definitions that we can all agree with!

 

[Dedicated_Dark]

Witcher 3

 

[spectre]

I've always considered Heroes of Might and Magic to be casual strategy.
I enjoyed it.