Hi,
what are the best *good* games that you can have run in parallel / the background next to working from home?
Those games need to have the following characteristics:
- Don't grab your attention
- Allow for quick sprints of action (thinking TB combat or good automated pause system)
- Can be paused any time
- ideally there's progress taking place without any necessary monitoring
- Not too much reading as getting your attention dragged away frequently kills any mood good writing creates (it works the other way around, as badly written e-mails suddenly become bearable)
Battle Brothers is a strong candidate here. I had many passive but mandatory meetings sweetened by the grunts of crushed Orcs and the moaning of the undead. But there's only so much Battle Brothers you can play, even though the high frustration it causes can make for interesting meetings after all.
Civilization seems like a good candidate, but with older versions the turns fly by too quickly and in Civ 6 too much keeps on happening that you need to keep track of. Other than being shit, that is. Tried some Anno games, and people died of hunger or some other catastrophe I didn't keep in check. New X-Com and Xenonauts worked well for a time, but the later combat missions require too much keeping track of enemy whereabouts, potential risks and I just made too many stupid decisions. Not good on Ironman.
Mind you, good was put in bold, so no browser games / multiplayer / japshit / smartphone apps / console games other than retro stuff (with the latter I solely mean SNES).
what are the best *good* games that you can have run in parallel / the background next to working from home?
Those games need to have the following characteristics:
- Don't grab your attention
- Allow for quick sprints of action (thinking TB combat or good automated pause system)
- Can be paused any time
- ideally there's progress taking place without any necessary monitoring
- Not too much reading as getting your attention dragged away frequently kills any mood good writing creates (it works the other way around, as badly written e-mails suddenly become bearable)
Battle Brothers is a strong candidate here. I had many passive but mandatory meetings sweetened by the grunts of crushed Orcs and the moaning of the undead. But there's only so much Battle Brothers you can play, even though the high frustration it causes can make for interesting meetings after all.
Civilization seems like a good candidate, but with older versions the turns fly by too quickly and in Civ 6 too much keeps on happening that you need to keep track of. Other than being shit, that is. Tried some Anno games, and people died of hunger or some other catastrophe I didn't keep in check. New X-Com and Xenonauts worked well for a time, but the later combat missions require too much keeping track of enemy whereabouts, potential risks and I just made too many stupid decisions. Not good on Ironman.
Mind you, good was put in bold, so no browser games / multiplayer / japshit / smartphone apps / console games other than retro stuff (with the latter I solely mean SNES).
