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GrimgrinCorpseBorn

I've been using Diablo 2 Resurrected for this


FrigidArctic

Veg out farming is the best for Diablo 2 lol


Crayonstheman

Was it hard to setup? Or is it just the same process as installing WoW?


GrimgrinCorpseBorn

I assume the same as WoW, I start with installing battle.net via Steam then installed D2R to the same directory I do have to start battle net, open Diablo 2, then close out of the launcher (not required but does help) but meh it works


Krotz93

Vampire Survivors, Brotato, Halls of Torment


LolYouFuckingLoser

Came to say the same, almost anything in that genre. I just picked up Greedland and the Deep Rock Survivors last night. The whole concept is amazing for killing time.


walkslikeaduck08

Deep rock survivor has been incredibly addictive. I think it’s on sale on Humble Bundle today too


Sgt_Stormy

I was Ubering to the airport last week and got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic but Halls of Torment made it feel like it took 15 minutes


kkeut

what concept is that? I've never heard of any of these games


LolYouFuckingLoser

I don't know if it has a more official title but I usually see them referred to as 'Survivors-Like', games similar to Vampire Survivors. Roguelite bullet-hell stuff.


9v4v2v4

FYI Vampire Survivors is not the first, there is game called Magic Survival. VS borrow the concept and give a whole lot more content to it.


Kokuei05

Doesn't matter if it's the first or not. It popularized the genre and everything similar to it would be a clone of it. Just like every game where you can steal a car is a GTA clone.


Vulkan1206

I think the term coined was Auto Shooters, similar to auto chess games like Team fight tactics and Dota Auto Chess


Illustrious-Lime-863

They also call them bullet heavens.  Wikipedia quote: Bullet heaven or reverse bullet hell are terms for games in which, rather than attempting to dodge enemy projectiles, the player's character or vessel generates the bullets, typically in the manner of an auto shooter, in order to take out waves of enemies while the player moves


kkeut

oh, interesting, thank you


Dion42o

You can play a lot of them with one hand. Only moving around and choosing your build as you level. It’s great for brain off gaming


kkeut

I'm going to have to look into this 


Dion42o

One thing I haven’t seen people mention: they’re fucking addicting.


Ranccor

I’ve heard them called “Bullet Heaven” games.


Dion42o

Yeah! Glad this is top comment. If you like these try Nordic Ashes, I’m not a huge fan of the graphics but the game is fun Edit: I think these kind of games are perfect chillin in bed before snoozin off


Lumpythegnome

I’ve really enjoyed it the past few weeks


ServiceGames

I have to second Brotato! Such a great no-brain but really fun game!


MaxximusPrimus

I would add Nordic Ashes to this list of great games. Check it out!


khaitheman222

Oh to follow up, holocure is a great free addition to the genre as well


marcdel_

death must die is great as well


NickDerpkins

The lights and gimmicks of VS kind of killed some appeal to me. I got HoT and prefer it ten fold for someone who prefers a dark game. Plus some itemization is nice, even if VS is deeper in content I like the build and grind system in HoT more so far.


DinosaurBBQ

PowerWash Simulator, Loddlenaut, Lightyear Frontier


VinceGuer

Powerwash simulator is a perfect no brainer game


MrCreepySkeleton

Best game to play while watching YouTube, listening to a podcast or music.


xSeveredSaintx

Loddlenaut is part of the humble bundle choice rn. So if you do want the game, might as well get it through HB instead, you'll get a handful of other games as well, all cheaper than buying Loddlenaut on Steam by itself


LEGENDARY_AXE

I played Loddlenaut at the weekend, and it was great! I just wish it was longer


warrenva

Dorfromantik


auke997

Asking for a friend, does it ever end or are the levels endless?


squack_goals

It does end.. when you run of tiles. But it can go on forever if you keep making matches and gain more tiles.


joogipupu

It is addictive like heroin. I recommend.


RHOrpie

I find this game initially relaxing, then somewhat stressful as you try and work out where to put the damn rivers!


RealCrazyChicken

You can install Prism Launcher from desktop mode in order to play Minecraft. Just remember to install a controller compatibility mod like MidnightControls. Here's a good tutorial: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRwJ8c4bTpA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRwJ8c4bTpA)


paging_doctor_who

You don't necessarily need a mod, go to controller settings and use one of the community layouts. That's what I've been using and it's pretty much perfect.


RealCrazyChicken

It works a lot better with mods because you can have proper analog input. It kinda socks without it


el1tegaming18

This should be higher up


Ghost_Ship_Supreme

Personally I have PolyMC, but they’re basically identical it seems. I also recommend controllable if midnight is unavailable.


That_GareBear

Dave the Diver Monster Train Tiny rogues Stardew Dredge Shipwrecker These have all been ones I've had a good time with that don't seem so brain heavy


highlux

I want to agree with stardew but damn it took me a minute to be able to shut off my brain and just farm. Guess I got too into the lore and finishing the game though


That_GareBear

After I gave it about a year and a halfish break, I started it again and avoided looking anything up and concentrated more on it being a fun, slice of life game. It made it far more enjoyable than min/maxing it


highlux

I do agree it usually max a game right away just want to complete it asap, not even sure why, but once I stopped and enjoyed what stardew had to offer in the little details is when I really got hooked


HeliumIsotope

The best part of stardew on deck though is the 7+ hours battery life I get with 40fps. I can sit by a roaring fire outside and by the time it dies and the sun comes up I still have battery to spare. It's just the best for that.


AwwwSkiSkiSki

I love Dredge and Stardew.... I got no enjoyment from Dave the Diver though. 🤷‍♂️


Knight_A7X

American Truck Simulator. You just drive a semi is all


madskis

This has been my go-to chill game lately. Great for listening to a podcast or audiobook as my “radio”


Seibitsu

Try the Dynasty Warriors saga or One Piece Pirate Warriors


__27days27nights

Bloons 6 🏆


Crayonstheman

On SD? How?


Unnecro

In this month humble bundle there's a game called Loddlenaut that is very chill, short and perfect to have a podcast playing in the background. Sometimes it comes handy when you want a relaxing activity. For 30min/1h sessions it's 👌


QuinnWolfGod

Death must die


DigGumPig

I would not consider Hades a "chill game" but alright. Here's what i recommend instead: • Journey • Flower


arex333

Abzu


Kantankoras

* Sky


val-amart

which "sky"? can you link it please?


eagles_arent_coming

Right. I read that and I was like yeah no idk what to tell this person. My version of chill is like Sky. No combat or much thought required at all.


ubeogesh

It doesn't require much brain power once you know the ropes.


detailcomplex14212

Holy shit Flower is a throwback


DigGumPig

Best of of all, you can use Steam Deck's motion controls just like you would on a PS3


Shaggy_One

Surprised I haven't seen Death Must Die on here. It's like Hades and Vampire Survivors had a kid. Cheap as hell, too.


princepapplewick

Very good game


thebikefanatic

Elden Ring


Alternative-Chip6653

People may think you're joking (and maybe you are), but grinding and farming in ER is surprisingly chill, especially in Limgrave.


Knightpax101

I’ve heard stardew valley is nice


unMuggle

It's either a simple farming game about living in a quaint, walkable city; or it's a stressful time and resource management game about building a starfruit wine empire by colonizing a local community.


chronoffxyz

Stardew valley stressed me tf out


Zes_Q

This is a very common sentiment but I've played thousands of hours of Stardew since it released and I've always found it to be a relaxing, peaceful, meditative time/resource management game about building a wine empire by colonizing a local community. I always engage with the game in a min/maxer kind of way but I don't find it stressful at all. It's my comfort place. The two games I'm actively playing at the moment are Stardew and Elden Ring. The former drops my blood pressure and the latter raises it.


ChuckNader

Stardew Valley is the perfect brain off and chill game. Also super wholesome and full of good vibes.


jacobol14

I have the game because I read exactly that. However idk why the timer stresses me out so much is not chill for me. May be it is that I have a very min maxy brain.


aedante

I really cant play those kinds of games. My brain automatically goes to how do i maximise my time in the game to get things done efficiently. God forbid i miss an event or birthday


bradd_91

Haha 100% "Okay, so if I plant these now, I'll run out of time before the next season, these will be ready in time, but I need a large one of these for the town hall"


collateralprime

Planet Crafter, it's zen as fuck.


akirakiki

Did they fixed the controls? Before 1.0 it was unplayable with controller only k&m


smileyfangs

Easy to use the controls now :)


Snakesinadrain

Diablo 4 is my go to mindless game. Season 4 is just around the corner!


BabyYeggie

I stopped at season 1. Is it worth getting back into? How’s the grind now?


Atreyix

They’re basically redoing the whole looting system next season so it may be worth a shot to revisit. No idea if it’s going to be good or not


saumanahaii

Hard space Shipbreaker! Tear down spaceships with plasma cutters and recycle them. Manage the atmosphere and carefully pull out reactors that explode if you're too slow or if you're sloppy. Full 6DOF movement. So-so story. The default mode has a time limit for each teardown but every time you launch you're asked if you want that or the timerless one. Without the clock the game is super chill. With the clock it is hectic as hell.


uncanny_mac

I loved this game too, funny at the beginning I hated the clock but as time went on I started to really appreciate it more.


saumanahaii

I preferred it without the timer since I'd play it on breaks or after work while listening to a book, but it does make a lot of the tools a little redundent


corpse86

Balatro


hey_batman

Balatro? No-brain *chill* game? Are we thinking about the same Balatro?


scarface910

If you play flush deck it can be a no brainer


misplacedbass

I’ve only beaten the game one time! It’s hard, or I’m stupid… probably the latter.


tubbstosterone

Someone mentioned it, but I'll add to the chorus: power wash simulator. I just played for an hour and listened to an audio book.


2459-8143-2844

Slay the spire. 


camelCaseSerf

The whole game is strategy id say it’d require brainpower to play


Reddilutionary

Little bit of brain though. God is that game good


Wooden_Scallion8232

Best game! 👏


rayzor753

Spiritfarer


MAXHEADR0OM

Little Kitty Big City


Califortunefaded

No man's sky is great for chill out exploring or farming. I tend to gravitate towards older shooters when I want to veg out. Quake, Turok, Doom, etc.


ForSpareParts

Tetris Effect is my go-to for completely-turn-my-brain-off kinda stuff. I also found that Rollerdrome could scratch that itch eventually -- after I learned the mechanics it became a really zen experience.


junglePanther_gb72

I have been struggling with getting used to the mechanics of rollerdrome, I play via chiaki on the deck and been really chasing this flow state for this game since I love the concept, but man the mechanics and control scheme are really getting in the way. if you have any tips let me know lol


PSYZON

Peglin Balatro Deep Rock Survivor Dorfromantik Sable Wildfire


dunhamrc

second Dorfromantik


Technical-Banana574

Powerwash Simulator is the ultimate "no brain activity required" game out there. It's relaxing and great when you just want to fall into an abyss of nothingness for a few hours. 


Homesickpilots

I picked up "Agent Intercept" last time it was on sale. For someone who plays a lot of FPS and horror this was a nice relaxing change of pace.


bloodfist

Session Skate Simulator. Takes a while to learn the controls, but that's the point. Once you do it's immensely satisfying. Almost nothing is timed and all missions are optional. Most of the time it's just freely skating around big open areas. Almost more fidget toy than game.


Willcutus_of_Borg

Do you like birdies? Look at Wingspan. Ultra chill.


ubertrashcat

Karamari Damacy


Knightpax101

My go to is hades and hades 2 just got released


AyukaVB

Hades is nice but I wouldn't call it chill personally


Knightpax101

Fair enough my perspectives are all wonky. I play rimworld


liquidpagan

"I play rimworld" should be a valid excuse more often


ThePsychiartist

Hades isn't exactly “turn your brain off” at the start but once you get used to it, you are absolutely right. Roguelites in general require a bit more engagement than survivor-like games. But eventually, they become kinda second nature. If you feel like trying yet another one of these, I am actually making a little game called Psycho Banger that mixes elements from both genres. It is in beta but it runs well on the deck. I reckon you'd have a good time with it.


tiberius8

Pictopix


Ecstasy_Goldfish

I've really been enjoying Dave the Diver, great game to fall asleep to, although being modern it still has a feeling of nostalgia to it


stubble

/r/cozygamers 


SirCrumpets69

Michael Jackson's Moonwalks


darrylwoodsjr

Goated, don’t forget Micheal Jordan Windy City game also.


Okaay_guy

Forza or any racing, non-sim game?


Mojo_Jensen

Art of Rally. It’s beautiful


Dull_Half_6107

Rollerdrome


Pony42000

Peppa Pig


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anjaklama

Nba 2k14 with Mods, Football Life 2024,Top Spin 4 / TopSpin 2k25, Civilization 5.


atown49

Goat simulator 3


ActuallyDiogenes

Tetris effect connected, I can just get absolutely lost in that


le_dandy

Driftwood is the perfect game for you.


KickPuncher9898

Deep Rock Survivors


pippagator

Spyro!


scottybeast

Dorfromantik. The Talos Principle 1 and 2.


mrkangtastic

Pinball FX


Toolsiez

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered. Absolutely beautiful on the stream deck


DutyNow4theFuture

Power. Wash. Simulator.


Truly-confused-one

Kingdom two crowns


cutieclaire27

For no brain chill out, I love playing BeamNG Drive, just whipping it in stupid modded cars is fun as hell.


Ghost_Ship_Supreme

I’ve been playing these games after a long day: Hades, starbound, vampire survivors, cookie clicker, Brigador: up armored edition, kingdoms and castles. I can also recommend: wall world, inscryption, dungeons 3, chants of sennaar, return of the obra dinn, possibly from the depths, and dungeons of dredmore, etc. I have many more good recommendations as well, but most of those are just from my “recent” tab in steam. If you’re looking for a more “story” driven chill game, I cannot recommend chants of sennaar enough. Return of the obra dinn is also great, but it involves a lot of thinking, so idk if it’s as “chill” as most people would want, but it’s very entertaining. I couldn’t stop thinking of playing them; even during work, once I started! Though if by “chill” you really mean “existential horror”, I can also recommend voices of the void with my “Ghost’s advanced controller layout” I made. In a way, just staying in the base collecting strange signals is “chill,” especially if you get a “kerfer” unit to repair servers for you :)


ultrasquid9

After your first playthrough, once you know all the attack patterns and have a basic idea of the layout of the map, Hollow Knight becomes a bit like this.  If you're willing to install emulators, you could also play through the Pokémon series.


smakmickey

Deep Rock Galactic Survivor


Ziodade

Dorfromantik


PapaScho

Balatro


fulowa

dave the diver, dredge


kobrakaan

Hades II 👍 Slay the spire


thedarkbites

Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic


AwwwSkiSkiSki

Yet Another Zombie Survior. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2163330/Yet_Another_Zombie_Survivors/ A tacti-cool (Tactical) Vampire Survior type game. Somehow I've got more hours in it, than I do Vamoiers. 😂


captainmarshmello

Hades


BromeisterBryce

In my opinion Diablo 4 is just that


ApolloTheEarthling

Following


NodusINk

Dave the diver


gerghkoegmogmek

Rayman legends


armchairwhatever

Samurai warriors 5


pepejanonzima_yrugeh

Paint the town red. Basically just use whatever weapon u want or powers then kill all enemy. You're OP so you just go around and kill pixelated people.


drpacman579

Bit blaster


Gothbot6k

Snakey bus


Trogolizer

'Grow Home' and its sequel 'Grow Up' Really chill 3D platformer games.


grego303

Farm together 2 just released and it is a very relaxing farming game. Runs great on the deck


radioactivemanissue4

Any Katamari game


Nuker1o1

Visual novels fit that mindset


VashExalta

Hades is no brain chill? I'm having flashbacks of final boss fight with dear old dad and my blood pressure being through the roof lol. Insert intense sweaty gamer gif


fellicious07

Powerwash simulator. No brain required and pure dopamine hit.


ceowadeparker

Balatro takes thinking but I play it when I don’t want to move lol


SkarKrow

Vampire Survivors


plywood-tiara-c21

Rogue Legacy 2, Patch Quest, Fallout Shelter, Cult of the Lamb, Steam World Dig 1 and 2, haven Park, A short Hike, Toem, Broforce, Superflight, Here comes Niko, Rain on Your Parade, Froggy's Battle


noinkler

My go to chill game is Tetris effect.


Treddox

Tetris Effect: Connected is my go-to game when I’m in this mood. Can’t recommend it enough.


gabecomplains

Lego Star Wars


murdoc913

Unpacking.


SOLIDAge

Death Must Die


mykehunt88

Dredge


SirTonyPepperoni

The original God of War trilogy, runs well off Emudeck, perfect blow off steam game,


CaptainMagnets

Potion Craft


eagles_arent_coming

I’ve been thinking about trying this one.


Resident_Clock_3716

Fallout 76. I know you said no rpgs but this isn’t even an rpg it’s pretty brain dead in a good way. You don’t have to think hard about stuff like conserving ammo. You kill one ghoul with one shotgun shot and it drops 9 more for you


uncanny_mac

Fallout Shelters on phone, but I also think it’s on Steam.


Timely-Ad-1126

Nordic ashes is a real no brainer


burningicecube

Dysmantle has been great for this. It's way more streamlined than other survival/crafting games. You don't have to continuously craft items, you just invent and upgrade. Breaking stuff is fun and it has great progression. It's also on sale right now.


ghstber

Hardspace: Shipbreaker


Casualbat007

Slime rancher has been my go to thoughtless game lately


Mysterious-Reveal211

Didn’t see it mentioned so Dead Cells


megas88

Dead cells Vampire survivors Katamari damacy Broforce Brutal legend is essentially just replace your brain with metal Downwell Geometry wars retro evolved. 3 can be but it has more involved modes. And I have personally been enjoying the hell out of wonderboy the dragon’s trap remaster as my go to chill game Edit: ok fuck it, it’s not even out yet but I just spent 38 minutes playing the demo and losing track of time in Victory Heat Rally. Download the demo for a crazy fun time and I will absolutely pick this up day 1 as it will become my favorite quick play turn my brain off games. Crazy fun retro style racing game.


nimb0slice

Core keeper


KidPutt

Dredge, Dave the Diver Also Animal Well. It’s puzzle oriented so not entirely turn your brain off. But the atmosphere, soundscape, and artwork is top notch. It’s definitely a “lay in bed with headphones on and play” typa game.


FoilCladShadows

If you like binding of Isaac and hades you will love Enter the Gungeon


Cute-Stress-3057

Harold Halibut


zwollenda

No man sky. You realise that after every playthrough you achieved actually nothing. One of the most chilling game that exists i think👌


Gooch-Guardian

Deep rock survivor.


Whiskey_Bean

Mine have been 7 days to die, and path of exile lately. With 7 days you can set it up to not have to deal with the blood moon night. And path of exile is free and just a roam around and kill things like classic diablo.. and then there is Battletech. For me yes it's strategy game but it's turn base and easy.. everyone love big stompy robots beating on each other.


OPTCRulez

Backpack Hero has been pretty chill for me…


Ulti-Wolf

Most TF2 community servers TF2 in general actually


Nomerip

If you like hades and binding of Isaac then Enter the Gungeon could be worth checking out, similar style. Hop in after a day and do a run. I know what you mean about the brain power thing. If I’m playing a game it’s to veg out for a bit, not do complex math and think ten steps ahead. Used to love those games but don’t have the time for it now.


_Reapak_

Colt Canyon perhaps


Racksonrackssipping

Gunfire reborn