Hmmm... car racing games? I enjoyed Wacky Wheels.

Also, how about side scrolling platformers? I just finished Escape Goat and will be starting Tetrobot.

I know people will shit on me for it but Steam's Big Picture mode great for this kind of stuff. Personally speaking I struggle to read most oldies at a distance so I wouldn't recommend any.

Modern games with controller support is your thing. I'm not sure we have enough of that at GOG to justify it though.

How about PixelJunk Monsters HD, a cute tower defense game:

-very easy to learn, has a casual mode difficulty option
-simple controls, crisp 2D graphics where everything is clearly identifiable form a distance, virtually no reading involved
-relaxing pace, more likely to feel too slow than too hectic; levels take around 15 minutes
-soothing music and cuddly graphics, very inoffensive game overall
-can be played even if you're very tired, the slightly psychedelic atmosphere keeps you engaged despite the simple gameplay
-best played in co-op mode with two controllers but singleplayer is moderately fun, as well
-can be infuriating because you need to clear a certain number of levels perfectly to open up new areas, so if even one enemy slips through your defenses you'll have to replay the entire level; it's not a difficult game especially in casual mode but there's always that one enemy that slips through to piss you off which can be easily avoided if you already know the level but can (and often will) stump you on the first attempt

edit: If venturing outside the GOG catalog is ok, I highly recommend Defense Grid: The Awakening. Can be played with a controller, is super easy to learn and is arguably one of the very best tower defense games out there, and my personal favorite.

Defense Grid IS AWESOME Except I dont have nor want a steam acct

Well you never said that in your post did you? So why not be a little more specific next time.

Spelunky - A great game, easy with a controller for couch potatoing.

Steamworld Dig - Like Spelunky, but shorter & has a story to it.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rockin` platformer/gem collector with the excellent Machinae Supremacy for the music.

Giana Sisters: Rise of the Owlverlord - Same as above, but shorter & still worth grabbing.

Trine Enchanced Edition - Some great graphics in this platformer, where you can also troll your team mates or solo it all.

Trine 2 The complete story - Same as above, grab eet!

Darksiders 1/2 can be played on controller and they are console games originally so designed for couch potatoes.

This.

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Oh but he doesn't want anything to do with Steam! *Super sarcasm*

darthspudius, you're comming across as kinda aggressive. Which seems kinda silly on a thread where some guy just asks for game recommendations.

What kind of lag are you getting on wireless devices? I use wireless mouse and keyboard quite often, also when playing on TV, and to me it feels fine, also playing FPS games and such.

If wireless caused significant lag to gaming, then all console gamers with their wireless gamepads would be in deep trouble.

As for your question... yeah games with small text are out, unless you play them on lower resolutions making the text bigger. Naturally it also depends how big your TV is, and how far from it you are sitting. Ok you said 10 feet, that is like... 3 meters in the real world. I think that is about the same to me playing on a 47 inch HDTV from the couch.

Unlike you suggested, I'd say FPS games are fine for TV gaming, as they quite rarely require you to see tiny text or objects. Paradox strategy games and many other new-ish strategy games are possibly out, as they quite often require you to read small text, see small icons and units, etc.

Some suggested that you should look for gamepad games, but I find it quite easy to set up using a wireless mouse and keyboard even when playing from the couch. Using an armrest or a pillow (so that it is a bit elevated) is quite ok for a mouse. (Also, I only have a wired (not wireless) gamepad, so that's also a reason why I personally play more with m+kb from the couch...)

One thing I _don't_ play from the couch are flight combat sims and space sims where I want to use a flightstick, as I have only wired joysticks, I don't even know if anyone makes wireless flightsticks. The answer is only a google away, I guess.

a lot of fps games are good for tv. the modern fps is designed for tv. it wasn't til recently we got a resurgence of twitch shooters for pc.

pretty much every action adventure game works good for television. just go through gog's list and see if it was ported from console and you'll find games that fit your criteria. games that started on pc usually require keyboard and mouse or low latency or proximity to the display.

anyway. prince of persia series. beyond good and evil. pscyhonauts. I second Flatout 2. I would also throw in Flatout 1. Flatout 1 is very good and has the closest thing I have ever seen in a "end boss fight" for a racing game in that final track.

tomb raider. seriously. tomb raider.