I've got a question for y'alls.

What would be a good selection of games that would

a} Be suitable for elderly people, presumably with less-than-awesome vision and reflexes, but by no means lacking average intelligence

b} Run at a decent pace {at default graphics settings} on a laptop running an i3/A8 with integrated graphics.

The reason I'm asking is that, what with the "retro revolution", for lack of a better word, I see little excuse for old people who are otherwise not super comfortable with computers be excluded from casual gaming.

Any suggestions? The main requirements are that it needs to be accessible, from both hardware and new player perspective.

Out of curiosity, what exactly do you consider old? :P

I would suggest an Adventure game that one can proceed with at their own pace. As far as which one it depends on the person. If they are a goofball, go with a funny themed one ie: Sam and Max or Toonstruck. Or if they like crime, maybe Gabriel Knight which is on sale right now. Just have a look at the list of adventure games, look at the requirements and I'm sure something will feel just right for them. That's my advice at least.

Tetris?

Does it need to be on GOG? I find GOG games to not be very casual. They're either very involving old games with deep systems and strategies involved, or they're faster paced serious stuff. There's nothing you'd buy here that isn't completely involving and everything has requirements to learn for hours before you have to play for hours.

And do they need to be single player or things that they would play with each other? Because the most casual and accessible of games are best in local co-op. Steam has plenty of those. You want low learning curve coupled with low requirements and lasting/charming appeal probably.

The SSI Gold Box games would be suitable, as they are strictly turn based.

Might & Magic 1-5 are all strictly turn based, and are therefore suitable.

If you want something other than an RPG, you could look at Alpha Centauri, which is a lot like Civilization.

Of course, Wasteland 1 and Dragon Wars are also good choices.

For a more recent game, I believe Elminage Gothic would work.

Grim Fandango remastered would be a good one

Triple Town, probably.

How about Spacechem? Nothing violent or sordid about it, the graphics are pretty simple so it shouldn't be too hard to distinguish things, and it's pretty freeform.

On the downside, the controls are pretty complicated, there's no good tutorial/help feature to ease you into and teach you things, and it's pretty hard. I thought about suggesting some too, but I considered that there might be some with timed events or pixel hunting which might be an issue.

I'd say about seventy-ish and upwards.

Also, the reason I'm leaning towards GOG is because it's low-maintenance. You don't need to install the client, you just download the game, run the installer and play. Steam, on the other hand, can get overwhelming very quickly.

80 Days
Banished
Botanicula
Braveland series
Broken Sword series
Machinarium
MouseCraft
Papers Please
Richard & Alice
Syberia
Walking Dead series (if horror is acceptable)
World of Goo

Chaos Reborn is turn based
Xenophobia too

Regarding laptop. Go for A8 over i3, AMD's integrated graphics are many times better than intel's low end integrated offerings.

No Carmageddon suggestions yet? Why not?

True, you may not be able to look at your grandma the same way again, once her bloodlust is revealed, but she may have a blast.

The Longest Journey. A game everyone can play.

I was just about to suggest this after reading the other suggestions, so I'll 2nd this suggestion. If they can handle the MacGuyvering of that, then GK 1+2 are also probably good suggestions.

Also maybe something like the Shelter games or Neighbors from Hell might appeal to some. Then there are sim games, SimCity4, Banished (as mentioned), Caeser III.