Hi all,

so, I'm trying to find a game ! Shocking, innit ?

I play *a lot*, but I'm not really that good of a player. I enjoy turn based games, ones that do well in windowed mode. But I'm really not that smart, so I seek out games that don't have too complex mechanics, or need me to rely too much on memory to remember each and every little rule.

I like the idea of sim games where I'd have to run an inn, or a tavern, maybe like Stardew Valley, but with a little less scope. I'm looking for something that I can play in the span of hours, but in short bursts. Isiometric games would be neat.

Here's what I'm enjoying ; games with some management, inventory, Simcity-Pharaoh-Baldur's-Dorfromantik style (some of those feel complicated for me, indicated with a *) :

- Hero Loop
- Panzer General 2 *
- Jagged Alliance 2 *
- Into the breach
- Atom RPG
- Deep sky derelicts
- Legend of keepers
- Underrail
- Star Renegades *
- Dorfromantik
- Pharaoh/Zeus
- As far as the eye *
- Banner saga
- Desktop Dungeon *

I'm not really sure what I'm looking for... it could be here on GOG or elsewhere - but I try to limit myself to Gog, it's easier to manage. Thanks for any help !

Banished.

Forager might work

Worms games are always a pleasure.

Enjoyed Bad North for the simple game it is.

Steam World Heist Despite the manual aim is kinda simple but offer some depth with the upgrades. Very fun.

Still haven't played a lot of SpiritFarer but I think it qualify.

Desktop Dungeon feels more complicated than Banner Saga? That comes as a surprise to me, although I haven't played much of both yet.

But if you like Banner Saga, maybe you would also enjoy Wildermyth? I didn't think it was that complicated.
Wintermoor Tactics Club is simple enough, too. Both are mainly about tactical combat though, not building/management sims.
Something comparatively simple and more in that regard might be Train Valley 2.

I also support the recommendation for Steamworld Heist!

Slipways and Niche are the only games tagged relaxing, turn-based, management. Somehow the Terraformers demo has these tags, but not the full game.

Some intriguing suggestions, ones I had never noticed here !

Steamworld Heist looks nifty - the first time I saw screens, I thought it was some platformer (yeah, I know... but there's so many games to check !), so I might go with this one.

I already own - and have completed twice with my wife - Spiritfarer. I'm not sure I'd do it another time.

Bad North could work, but clearly on sale. I think I had hit a wall with Desktop Dungeon, I needed to grind, couldn't, uninstalled the game, and came back a year later, but started over as I didn't remember how to play, and got stuck again. Maaaybe I should try it again... I tried the demo of Terraformers, and yes, it was actually really good, I had forgotten about it ! I should wishlist it, indeed.

Slipways and Train Valley 2 look quite puzzly, but not without charm, so I'll wishlist them (actually TV2 is already on sale)

Thanks for the replies so far =) Moar !

I don't really have a suggestion but I could also use that type of game, so I'll keep an eye on this thread. ;)

Thea: The Awakening
https://www.gog.com/en/game/thea_the_awakening

Ash of Gods
https://www.gog.com/en/game/ash_of_gods

Songs of Conquest
https://www.gog.com/en/game/songs_of_conquest

For the (jumping) adventurer:

Cat Quest 1+2 (a bit grindy, but very uncomplicated, something for coffee breaks)
Alwa's Awakening
Monster Boy (later passages require some reaction speed, but everything's doable)
A Hat In Time

And you can never go wrong with Lego games (DC Villains probably being the best one.

Also try point & click adventures (so many good ones), maybe they are something for you. Try some LucasArts classics first like Monkey Island 1 SE (look for the fan made hair patch, Guybrush looks horrible in the original game).

I was surprised to find Jagged Alliance on your list. While it's not something where you need fast reactions, I find it quite tense actually, I spent hours and hours with it.

I bought Airborne Kingdom recently, but haven't had time to try it yet. However the description specifically says "A Chill Experience" so it must qualify. ;)

As for Terraformers, it's pretty chill on the easier difficulty levels, but as you unlock more and more stuff and try harder levels, there end up being a lot of things to keep track of, so I'm not sure if it's really relaxing or chill then. Very good game though, and nothing says you can't keep to the easier levels; the different scenarios and procedural generation provide plenty of replayability.

One of the X-Com games or Xenonauts.
Civilization 3 or 4.
One of the Shadowrun games.

Not turn based but I really like the Alien/Zombie Shooter games and Neon Chrome.

Opus Magnum
Shapez
Creeper World games / Particle Fleet
Monster's Den: Godfall
Factorio
Satisfactory
Astro Colony

I consider Tesla vs. Lovecraft to be a chill game.

It's fast-paced but it's also totally mindless to play and with very simple mechanics. And it's best played in short bursts.

But I'm not sure if OP would consider it to be a "chill" game since it's fast-paced and there are always tons of hordes trying to overwhelm your character.