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By "girly" games I mean : games that have a soft/pink color scheme. About slice of life (preferably with romance elements), and non-violent with no/minimal combat.

I've already played Stardew Valley, Minecraft and Animal Crossing.

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[–] Sunsofold 1 points 1 day ago

I've never played it but 'Pony Island' seems to have a pink color scheme and I'm guessing it's about ponies, so maybe?

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago

I can't recommend Celeste enough, personally.

I will warn you that the platforming can be challenging, but if it's too stressful Celeste offers almost unparalleled accessibility options that will allow you fine control over the difficulty so no matter your skill level you'll be able to progress.

Great story, cozy atmosphere but still emotional impact, and the only "fighting" you do is against yourself.

Amazing game, highly recommend Celeste

[–] TheLunatic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Spiritfarer

[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Team Fortress 2 is a fun game about hats. There is a combat element, but it's not really the important bit.

[–] zolar@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Reply wrong answers only here! xD

[–] Drbreen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

Duke Nukem 3D..Because it has strippers and manly muscles on the front cover.

[–] GusTheBard@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago

That Dead or Alive beach game

It's all about girls!

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago

Doom is the only right answer. That soft pink mist as the light catches the spray of blood from your vanquished enemies.

[–] Chivera@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Manhunt is a classic girly game

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago
[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Unpacking, it's a relaxing puzzle game with some great environmental storytelling. Gameplay amounts to unpacking after various times moving house throughout a woman's life. It's really interesting to see how the different stages of her life are shown by the different living situations she moves into.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 32 points 4 days ago (2 children)

My daughter loves A Short Hike and Wobbly Life.

And on her phone Toca Boca World. Though it has a tendency to crash every few months, taking her progress with it.

She also likes Spider-Man but I guess that's not very "girly".

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Smushi come home is similar vibes to a short hike and I loved it.

[–] oascany@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago
[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My wife is in love with Disney Dreamlight Valley! It’s like animal crossing but with Disney characters and in full 3D. She dresses her character up differently every few weeks. She looked like a reindeer for December/January, and it was so cute! They’re very heavy on the fairy/cozy decor aspect, and while the expansions are paid, they do have free updates every 3-4 months.

She also recommended Calico, which is an indie cat cafe sim at heart, but you also get to dress like a magical girl, design your home, ride around town on animals like giant foxes, dogs, red pandas, more cats, etc. Very cute and relaxing.

On Your Tail is a cute mystery game set in an idyllic Italian seaside town with beautiful storytelling and character development.

She seconds other comments encouraging Haven, pulls the heartstrings and relaxing with minimal combat.

There are also the HerInteractive Nancy Drew games, which are older but fun female-centered mysteries. She recommends Phantom of Venice and Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon.

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[–] GusTheBard@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

Even as a guy, I love the new Hello Kitty game.

My significant other loves it even more. Lmao

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is similar to a very relaxed cross between Animal Crossing and Breath of the Wild. There are elements that depend on time passing in the real world such as socializing, holidays, and getting certain resources, and there are also a lot of very funny and cute storylines featuring all the Sanrio characters. You don't need to be initiated into them to have a nice time (I sure wasn't).

There's no combat, but there are many other systems and areas to unlock that make the game feel deeper than it originally looks.

It also has multiplayer, if that's something you'd use!

[–] shan23@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like spiritfarer is in this vein. Really cozy game

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

But prepare to cry 🥲.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My wife loves Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, and she's been way into Hello Kitty: Island Adventure lately. It seems to split the difference between those things and add some of its own spice on top.

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[–] tatann@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago

Life Is Strange

https://www.gog.com/fr/game/life_is_strange_complete_season

It's not an action/combat game but there are violent parts in the story

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oh I think I know a good one! Haven, and it's currently 60% off. You play as a couple who escaped a controlling society to a foreign planet. (Three gender combinations can be chosen for the couple)

There is a combat element, and I don't think you can avoid it, but what you do is essentially clean the corruption off the local wildlife, instead of killing. Don't know if that works for you, but it's worth giving it a look I think.

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[–] Supermikea@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

Transformice!

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Monument Valley

[–] wieson@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago

Euro-Truck Simulator

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Oh, also the Life is Strange games are great.

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[–] pulido 6 points 3 days ago

Kirby.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land can be played co-op. You can play it for free on your computer using the Torzu emulator.

Also The Sims.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hello Kitty Adventure Island

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[–] Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I've heard a lot of good things about VA-11 Hall-A. Haven't played it myself, but it looks like you play as a bartender in a cyberpunk-esque world and talk to the partons in your bar to get to know what's going on in both the world and their personal lives

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[–] Shou@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Undertale, mercy run. The goal is to never kill a monster. It has combat, but the combat mechanic is moving your "heart" to dodge attacks and keep chosing mercy.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Today I learned I played the game wrong

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[–] Detren@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Wandersong! You play as a Bard who has to save the world through music and singing. Minimal combat and absolutely wonderful storyline that will make you cry tears of joy.

A bit of a wilder rec would be Cassette Beasts, which is basically Pokémon but better and has really nice optional romances. Very combat focused tho.

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[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 12 points 4 days ago (6 children)

The first life is strange game. I suppose there is technically a violent part but it's not a game based on violence.

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[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Well there’s lot of shovelware girly games out there. Your best bet would be cozy games https://cozygamereviews.com/cozy-games-on-steam/ maybe try a dating sim or two? The KFC Dating sim https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121910/I_Love_You_Colonel_Sanders_A_Finger_Lickin_Good_Dating_Simulator/ is free and one my absolute favorites. Granted, it’s stupid, it’s cheesy, it’s anime, it’s taking itself a little bit too serious, but I like it. One of my friends recently loved house flipper 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190970/House_Flipper_2/ a game where you clean houses, sell them, later even get to design your own houses. Also one of my new favorite cozy feel good games is little kitty big city https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177980/Little_Kitty_Big_City/ I just love the writing and the atmosphere of this game! Oh, and the Style-Boutique game series on the Nintendo 3 DS! If you know a tech savvy person who can Mod a 2DS or 3DS you can get the console for cheap and put the game on there from the internet. My wife and one of my coworkers loved these games!

[I totally want to start a thread about how Red Dead Redemption (GTA but it’s the wild wild west-era with cowboys) has the best horse riding experience in any game until now and how a horse riding game with the mechanics would be amazing, but I’ll just plant this seed here and hope for some game-dev to see it.]

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[–] Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

A lot of !cozygames@lemmy.world and !lifesimulation@lemmy.world games would fit. !otomegames@ani.social are romance visual novels aimed at women interested in men and a lot would fit too.

!infinitynikki@discuss.tchncs.de is an open world dressup game very marketed at women and has that soft pink color scheme, warning for being a F2P gacha game although you can progress without ever spending money. I usually avoid gacha but gameplay is legitimately good and "good gameplay," "high budget," and "for women" is a combination this game hits that I do not see too often in video games. (Other commenter is right there is a lot of girly shovelware.) There is combat, but it's definitely not the main focus. Very soft and pink. You might also like Beglitched (DEFINITELY pink and soft), and Style Savvy for Nintendo DS. I have been meaning to play both of those so I can't offer perspective on if they fill the romance ask, though Beglitched has combat. You might also enjoy Slime Rancher, also lots of pink and soft. Although it's also not combat-free it's not the main point either. Cattails was fun, kind of like Stardew but with cats instead, although as with Stardew combat does exist (though if I recall correctly it's optional and not the main focus).

Now probably my recommendation least like what you are asking for: I love the Touhou Project series. Don't let the male-dominated fandom and the tons of sexualized art of the characters fool you, the games don't sexualize the characters at all—I would feel very comfortable showing them to a 5 year old or Grandma. It is basically a bunch of superpowered women from Japanese mythology/folklore shooting very pretty lasers at each other. The focus is actually combat here, but I figured I'd give it a mention. Not specifically aimed at women but it's not not aimed at us either. Lovely music too.

Source: am girly girl who also plays video games

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[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you like puzzles, and greenery instead of pink:

Botany Manor, which is fundamentally about the feminine urge to go alone into a giant manor and grow some cool flowers

Terra Nil, which is about going to a desolate planet and using the power of technology to grow some cool flowers

[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 1 points 2 days ago

Calico, maybe 🙂

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I really like the Style Savvy games on Nintendo. I started late with the one on 3DS but planning to get the Switch one eventually. They're nice and comfy games and since it sounds like you may already have a Nintendo, could be an option.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Peggle! It's a very fun and unique brickbreaker with lots of silly and cute characters, art, and music.

Not super girly/pink overall, but can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone.

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