Spend hours downloading / messing with proton / configuring, and then play for 15 minutes...

At this point I'm almost convinced I just like the setup process.

Otherwise probably quake.

Im going to hijack op post.

Im looking for game to chill just like OP described, but im looking for something with online multiplayer. Ideally something like a builder like minecraft or no man sky, where I can just connect and find randomly people and help them build shit. I dont want to have to search for specific servers to interact with people, something that would randomly put me in worlds with other people.

HoloCure

Fallout 3

Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age

• Project Zomboid https://lemmy.world/c/projectzomboid

• beamng https://lemmy.world/c/beamng

• dying light 1+dlc

Love to sit down and smash shit up in beamng also play around in beamng mutitplayer mod kissmp acrynom for keep it simple stupid I would love to give beammp a proper go my but beammp is woefully unoptmised and I've got some already pretty low end hardware

civ 5 - random everything & just do whatever.

I play Tibia. It's an old 2d MMORPG with endless grinding. Loads of quests and a playerbase where the average age is like 28.

I guess whatever Kairosoft sim game I'm playing at the moment. Right now that's Tropical Resort Story. I am entirely addicted to their formula. I love watching my little guys do things and helping them succeed.

Or maybe Shadow of the Colossus. It's the game I know better than any other. I'll never not be able to jump into at least normal difficulty. And I can just ride around the Forbidden Lands having thoughts and feelings for hours sometimes. The Forbidden Lands are a very placid, pensive place for me. I have known them since I was a teenager, for nearly 20 years. And occasionally I can tackle a Colossus or two.

Hitman: World of Assassination is what I usually go to when I just want to chill and not think much.

Euro truck simulator. Just hit the road and drive.

When I'm on the go, I like to just chill with games like Fire Emblem Heroes on my phone (the parts that don't require you to potentially pair up and play against sweats with no life who can make a lvl.1 3 star character nuke your lvl.40+10 5 star unit). Or if I'm not on a bus and am just in a car, I might just pull out my switch if I have it on me and do some raids in Pokemon Violet (offline since I don't have the online pass).

If I'm at home on my desktop, I like to chill from time to time building rollercoasters (Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum) of either doom (mostly those) or ones could feasibly be made in the real world without healthy people dying while riding it. That, or do some casual peglin runs.

I can't name a specific game because they all get old, boring, and unsatisfying after a while. However in terms of genre, it tends to be roguelites and poker.