Given the big swathe of posts about bad behavior from big companies, I figure we could counterbalance that with some positivity about stuff the smaller guys made that often costs us less too.

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[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Minimetro and Cultist Simulator are my go to "comfy" games, but cultist simulator really does get you feeling like you're chasing a mad eldritch horror when playing at times. It's deliberately obtuse and odd, and then a revelation of the truth takes you over and you push on beyond your wildest expectations.

Slay the Spire and Hollowknight have both been mentioned enough in other posts in case anyone reading this is somehow unaware of either of them.

Faster than Light and Into the Breach are both excellent games. FtL is rng mitigation and crisis control par excellence. ItB is basically chess, and you play out the turns as best you can. It's rewarding, but once you get good you need to ramp up the difficulty somewhat to keep it fun.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I want to like Into the Breach but it's too stressful. Like, when I fuck up in FTL and the crew dies it sucks, but when I fuck up in Into the Breach and all those civilians die? Oof. They were counting on me!

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 18 hours ago

Yes, it hurts seeing those 3 or 4 digits numbers.

But once you've finished a run once or twice, you'll get more options and be able to turn it essentially into Sudoku or some other solitaire puzzle and do most levels perfectly once you know what's going on and having a few more options.