Long story short I started watching the Handmaid’s Tale, just finished episode 3 and it’s terribly depressing and too real for me. I’ll keep watching but I need to counter all this negativity.

Hence why I’m looking for some “aftercare” games that will help me cope. Something easy, where I don’t have to think and just follow along good vibes.

I have played the following games, which kind of fit what I’m looking for:

  • a short hike
  • carto
  • frog detective (all 3)
  • islanders
  • helltaker
  • spec ops the line (just kidding)
  • mini metro / motorways
  • dave the diver

Thank you !

  • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    2 hours ago

    I expected to open this thread and see 30 recommendations for stardew valley but I don’t see any. So stardew valley.

  • RadDevon@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    2 hours ago

    Check out Natsu-Mon: 21st Century Summer Kid. It’s not Deck verified, but it’s platinum on ProtonDB, so it should work. I played it on Linux (albeit not on Deck) with no issue.

    You just get to be a kid in the summer in a small Japanese town. I grieved when it was over because I wouldn’t get to see all the friends I had made anymore or go fishing or hunt treasure or catch bugs…

    So wholesome!

  • SunRed@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    4 hours ago

    What I’ve played on my Deck over the last months and would consider more of the type of games you listed:

    • Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip
    • Paper Trail
    • Smushi Come Home
    • Little Kitty, Big City
    • Slash Quest
    • Haven Park
    • Loddlenaut

    Edit: Formatting

  • Badland9085@lemm.ee
    1·
    5 hours ago

    Don’t think I saw these mentioned so here ya go:

    • Little Kitty, Big City
    • Any of the Atelier games if you don’t mind anime, though the upcoming one may not be as relaxing in terms of its story.
    • Timberborn, though some might feel stressed about handling droughts. You can turn the difficulty down and it’ll just be a cute diorama where you build a city (or cities) with beavers.

    And this is extra but grab your friends and family and play some couch co-op. It can help get your mind off things and just enjoy being in company of loved ones.

    Aand if you want to eventually find something that will keep you hopeful in the face of despair, in a healthy way, I recommend the first part of Honkai Impact 3rd. It’s long, has lots of depressing moments, enough to make fans call it Depression Impact. The story touches on themes of existential horror, suicide, duty, death of loved ones, humans who have no morals and believe that all rights and wrongs as transient, cosmological threats, etc. Despite all that, I’d actually say that it’s a story about hope, and what can lay the foundations for hope. It’s definitely fan-service-y, and it’s a gacha game, but very much ignorable and playable without investing any money in it. It’s also made by a Chinese company, but maybe that can help with recalibrating perceptions on Chinese people, instead of what we’ve come to know through their government. Of course, if you’re susceptible to gambling addictions, please feel free to ignore this recommendation.

  • prole
    1·
    5 hours ago

    I’ve been playing Keep Driving quite a bit. Fun game and great on deck.

  • coronach@lemmy.sdf.org
    5·
    13 hours ago

    spec ops the line (just kidding)

    I’m imagining someone cozying up with a blanket, a lap kitty, some tea, and the horrors of mankind.

  • blomvik@sopuli.xyz
    28·
    23 hours ago

    If you like english humor, check out “Thank goodness your here”. Alternatively “Tiny terry’s turbo trip” or “Untitled goose game”.

  • nycki@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    15 hours ago

    I’m a huge fan of Mice Tea (nsfw), it’s more comic than game (it’s actually a choose-your-own-adventure) but I read it on my Deck <3

    It’s an erotic romance about a nerdy girl, a bookstore, and some magic tea that turns you into a furry. Tons of literal and metaphorical aftercare.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
    10·
    22 hours ago
    • Lost in Play - adorable game about two siblings and their imagined adventure…or is it?
    • Tinykin - platform puzzler collectathon with zero enemies. Just cozy vibes.
    • Freshly Frosted - Want to feel personally encouraged by a soothing narrator while making donut machines?
    • Tiny Glade - make cute castles. That’s it!
    • KeyWe - kiwi mail delivery. Literally.
    • The Were Cleaner - werewolf janitor.
    • Little Inferno - silly game where you burn things to get more things to burn. Also, Sugar Plumps!
    • A Hat in Time - puzzle platformer collectathon that’s cute and creative
    • Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate - silly point and click adventure. Looks like I’m gonna have to jump…!
    • Hidden Through Time - Where’s Waldo but more animated.
    • Thomas Was Alone - platformer where Thomas might not be as alone as he thinks (in a good way).