I've been playing Old School Runescape during zoom meetings but I've done all that can be done in a free account and I don't wanna pay the exorbitant membership fee.
Looking for recommendations for a similar game that doesn't require a lot of attention and can be easily paused/resumed at will.
Must be able to run/emulate on Linux
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Switorik@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 131d
If you're fine playing single player, you can try 2009 scape.
turkalino@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 131d
Forgot about this, thanks!
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 131d
You can even play it locally on your PC.
https://gitlab.com/2009scape/singleplayer/windows
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 131d
Turn based games work the best for this, you can stop playing at any moment or resume at any moment without any issues. I played Civilization III for most lectures through university. Civ III does run under Proton but not well. Civ V has a native build, and would be a good entry point into the series.
DarkMetatron@feddit.org · 7 pts · 131d
Freeciv could be an alternative too https://www.freeciv.org/
toddestan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 131d
I can't speak for Civ III, but my experience with Civ V is that running the Windows version under Proton actually performs better nowadays than the native build. But YMMV.
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 131d
Balatro, Slay the Spire 2, Poker Night At the Inventory, most Pokemon titles, Mewgenics, Worms titles, Plants vs Zombies (GOTY edition with widescreen fix), Poly Bridge
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 128d
TIL poker night at the Inventory has a SFW version
one_old_coder@piefed.social · 9 pts · 131d
Roguelike games like https://crawl.develz.org/
Easier than Dwarf Fortress, still fun.
Flagstaff@programming.dev · 8 pts · 131d
A Dark Room
Universal Paperclips
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 130d
Idle games! So many idle games.
Flagstaff@programming.dev · 1 pts · 127d
I would say A Dark Room is way too interactive to count as an idler, though it has idle-like elements, sure.
Godric@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 130d
Seconding Universal Paperclips, it gets crazy with the shit you unlock!
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 131d
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 131d
Doesn't Stardew have timed days?
tyler@programming.dev · 2 pts · 130d
Yeah but you can pause if you want. As long as it’s single player.
Flagstaff@programming.dev · 1 pts · 127d
Then in that case, I'd suggest FTL: Faster Than Light. You can literally quit the entire game mid-battle and continue right from that moment; every single moment is saveable.
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 131d
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 131d
*cough*
thethrilloftime69@feddit.online · 5 pts · 131d
Balatro is my rec.
h0rnman@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 131d
For a truly low-attention game, I suggest ProgressQuest. As a bonus, it runs great on Linux, too!
Stern@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 131d
Kittens Game, Kingdom of Loathing, and Cookie Clicker also work, though not as well.
Flagstaff@programming.dev · 1 pts · 127d
Interesting that it doesn't support HTTPS, given how it has an account website.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 130d
I often play "update open street map". Gotta get the lines just right, add some text, and everybody wins.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
Peggle
yaroto98@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 131d
I've been replaying my favorite turnbased jrpgs from my youth. Working my way through final fantasy, beat the first three I'm on number four now. Also playing the og bards tale. Breath of the wild and the old ultimas are next.
Great on my steam deck during long meetings.
cevn@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 130d
I was about to come in and recommend osrs but you got me lol.
maso@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 131d
I use dwarf fortress for this but the learning curve is pretty steep as it can be a bit complex but once you get the hang of it and you have a nice fort up and running, you can kindof let it run in the background like an idle game
toddestan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 131d
Banished is a pretty chill city builder game that could work well for what you want. The mechanics aren't that complicated which I find makes it pretty easy to put down and be able pick right back up where I left off. It's a Windows game but I've had no problems running it under Proton in Linux.
tyler@programming.dev · 3 pts · 130d
Good lord calling banished chill is insane haha. It has to be one of the hardest city builders me or my wife have ever played.
jaycifer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 130d
Maybe I spoiled it for myself by playing as many city builders as I have, but I didn’t feel it was too hard the one time I played it, just really slow to get things rolling.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 131d
Polytopia is a pretty stripped down 4x game. Fun enough. Free too if you don't want to buy add-on factions, and it doesn't aggressively push you to buy which is nice.
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 131d
the bazaar is a great async pvp autobattler - meaning no turn times or lobbies, pause and resume runs whenever (besides patches)
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 130d
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 128d
You can but it's not worth the in game labor
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 131d
Maybe Ragnarok Clicker lol, depends how low attention you wanna go but this basically doesn't need any attention
Edit: hmmm this game used to be on Steam...
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 130d
Torn