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Hey all, Sorry if this is not a great magazine to post this. I'm looking for a nice cozy game (for a non-gamer!) to play for about an hour or so a day instead of doomscrolling. I like the idea of a game where I can make slow progress, though I don't tend to like the traditional RPG style. But something like a slow moving simulator or whatever could be great (for example, I really enjoy MiniMetro on mobile). Thoughts?

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[–] kartoffelsaft@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

Speaking of PICO-8, there's also TIC-80 which is pretty similar (albeit with a smaller, less polished library of games). I'm a fan of Shadow Over 12 Lands, but I don't know if a JRPG like that is too close to what OP considers a "traditional RPG".