Yeah, these are great answers up above. I can see ghastley getting cozy with puzzles, for instance. They'd drive me up the wall, though.
Well, my instinctual answer is all the Bethesda open-world games, because a lot of times I play in bed, or while sitting in a large, comfy chair. And there's also modding, which can be relaxing & satisfying, as long as I know what I'm doing. But if I'm being honest, modding can be stressful when things go wrong, and the Beth games--yeah I'm cozy while playing, but my characters often are NOT. They live in brutal worlds.
And to be honest again, dang, sometimes I'm not really cozy while playing Fallout 3 or any of the Bethesda games. Sometimes I'm swearing out loud! Or full of adrenaline as a draugr (which I DIDN'T know was there) creeps from right beside my character.
So my answer, without a doubt, is Sims 3.
DrivingLounging*#!*ingIn the settings menu there's a fricking
Free Will slider. Crank that sucker all the way to the right, and my Sims pretty much live their own lives, with very little input from me. No battles. No fighting. No creepy monsters. No vampires (well... there are... but they're cute and rarely show up). Look at how pleasant those technicolor graphics are. 📺
It's possible for a Sim to die, but you'd
really have to screw up before that happens, or intentionally kill them somehow. No Free Will, lock them in a house with no food, for instance.
I like to pretend that my Sims are in a reality show, and I am their producer sometimes. "Okay Connie, she's gone! Raid the refrigerator NOW!"
This post has been edited by Renee: Mar 17 2023, 05:47 PM