Low Stakes Cozy Games Suggestions?

Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Purpsle@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨patientgamers@sh.itjust.works⁩

I’m looking to set up a coop video game night with my friends and I’m looking for suggestions for a cozy game we can all play together virtually. We all enjoy Stardew Valley but we’ve all played it and I’d like to start something new with them. Looking for ideas that would allow me to walk away from the computer if I need to take care of my kids but still allows my friends to continue playing.

Here’s some parameters to narrow down the list:

switch, Steam, or GOG availability
can walk away and not die without having to pause for my friends
preferably affordable
lower graphics requirements, we all have older hardware
game controller compatible
fun to play over multiple short sessions

Thanks everyone in advance!

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Axeman666@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
Necesse is a fun one. It’s kind of like a top down hybrid of Terraria and Minecraft with other cozy game elements too.

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YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You Don’t Know Jack. There are several packs of trivia and party games, and you can use smartphones as controllers. Available on Steam and reasonably priced.

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- Deconceptualist@leminal.space ⁨35⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
  Honestly you could jump on a zoom call or whatever, as long as everybody has the same game room code loaded on their phone YDKJ Party Packs should be pretty fun.
  
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Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
Depending on what you enjoy Minecraft on peaceful mode may be an option :)

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shittydwarf@piefed.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
This might be a weird suggestion but deep rock galactic sort of fits this theme in my mind. I found it to be pretty chill on the lower hazard levels, you can hang out and play mini games in your base ship between missions. Lots of fun multiplayer, upgradeable classes, short missions..

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- littlelordfauntleroy@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Rock and stone!
  
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- Skua@kbin.earth ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It's really good about not pressuring players too. You get slightly bigger rewards for pmaying on higher difficulties / completing missions faster / doing extra objectives and so on but the rewards are only small power boosts and lots of fun cosmetics. You can do what you want at your own pace and not feel like you're missing out
  
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- snoons@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Can ostensibly walk away from it by making a dorf cocoon: dig hole with dorf in it, plug with cheese (engi platforms). Have saved many afk dorfs from certain doom this way. Has to have at least 2 dorf distance from glyphids though. They can do damage through walls.
  
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rozodru@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If you’re a Millennial I highly suggest the “Emily is Away” trilogy.

3 games that are extremely simple, but god damn do they make you feel like a teen/20 something again.

The first game, “Emily is Away” takes place in AOL IM. it’s a visual novel but it’s very good and allows you to set your avatar, etc just like you did with AOL IM. it’s brutal when it gets to the end. the Second game “Emily is Away Too” also takes place in AOL IM but is a bit more difficult as this time there are timing choicse. the third game “Emily is Away <3” takes place on the original Facebook IM. that one is even more difficult. so the difficulty between the games ramps up.

fantastic series. I have all three and I love them. honestly the first game made me cry at the end.

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- Klanky@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  As someone who was all over AIM in the early 2000s and had some similar experiences, yeah that first one made me tear up too at the end.
  
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  - rozodru@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    it was so brutal at the end wasn’t it? like the constant backspacing was like “oh man that was me”
    
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littlelordfauntleroy@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Terraria will literally run on your phone and you can set up a world to suit your needs ie. No combat etc.

Valheim is good for a bit of building and exploration.

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unwillingsomnambulist@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Powerwash Simulator.

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solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Tactical Breach Wizards

Brilliant writing, awesome characters, and overall extremely well done turn based game. Has a rewind feature that is integrated into gameplay in a way that both makes it more fun and even less stress.

Well done graphics with slightly more than potatoe requirements.

…steampowered.com/…/Tactical_Breach_Wizards/

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MrSelfDestruct@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m really loving Splatoon Raiders.

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CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Raft

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Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Sky: Children of Light (dont do the season pass shit, just play the main story with your friends and then let it be done and it will be fun)

Webfishing (no controller compat)

Flock Around

Of course, imo, Project Ozone 3 for Minecraft Java 1.12.2 is the best chill game for me, everyone on their own island, just tinkering with their shit. I do go into creative mode if we play this way and immediately setup connected portals to everyone’s islands so we can all come and chill and watch other’s progress if we want (but its such an early progression that we dont do that anymore, you gotta earn the right to connect to the portal network)

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kender242@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Lovers in Dangerous space time and Pico Park come to mind. Sorry of couch co-op vibes but can be online.

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Zahille7@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Palworld can be kinda cozy/chill, but there are no real NPCs to hang out with.

I was going to suggest Paleo Pines because it’s basically Stardew/Animal Crossing with dinosaurs, but it’s singleplayer only.

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mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If it’s just two of you I enjoyed phogs with a buddy of mine. Technically you pause if you walk away as it takes both people. I’m not sure you’ll find many games that fits literally everything on your list but fingers crossed for ya.

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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Gone home is fun and cozy

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auster@thebrainbin.org@thebrainbin.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Starbound maybe?

Might not match the hardware and controller requirements since its optimization changes depending on the machine, and the commands are keyboard and mouse-centric so adapting to a 24-keys controller can be hard.

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Sylence@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s not out for another 3 days but Big Walk seems to suit all of your requirements and looks like it will be a hoot!

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