Btw, some management games like OpenTTD and OpenRCT2 (Transport Tycoon and Rollercoaster Tycoon respectively) run on Android, so one can play them on a tablet (a phone is too small for the interface). Also, back in the time of PlayStation 1, games like Theme Park and Theme Hospital were ported to it — they’re easily emulated these days, and run even on handhelds.
Comment on Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?
AstroLightz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Mouse-heavy games like Cities: Skylines, Sims 3, and other management games. Due to a chronic injury, I’m force to mainly play with a controller, and trying to play these games with a controller would be abysmal.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 6 days ago
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
You can get a used Steam controller on eBay. It’s perfect for games like these.I played Dawn of War with one and it worked great.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Perhaps a decent touchpad would work better for you. You would only need to fondle the surface and lightly tap it with one or two fingers. But you should investigate in advance if the touchpad allows clicks via tapping, as e.g. some drivers don’t support the right click without pressing into the surface, which can be heavy on the wrist. Macbook touchpads worked great for me, being large, responsive, and easy to press.
However, doing lots of scrolling with a touchpad could be rather inconvenient.
If your issue is the position of the hand, you might be interested in vertical mouses, which would allow at least some cursoring, perhaps for more important use-cases. Personally I’m also using the Vimium addon for the browser to avoid the mouse on the web.
Cease@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Try the steam deck or wait for the steam controller! The touchpads work great once you get used to them!