Dear community,
I’m looking for a similar (calm) game like Portal 1/2 or Firewatch that I can play on macOS with a similar vibe. The last time I played a game is years ago, and I wish I had at least once a week a nice single-player game that I can play 1-2 hours. =)
I enjoyed Portal because I had to plan out what I’m doing before I act (without being pressured to act), the atmosphere of the game was legendary and I liked that little robot following me. Firewatch had a calm amazing story, there was no ‘action’ but sometimes that feeling that something could happen. It was a nice exploring game.
Any ideas?
OP are you using Crossover or similar to play portal? The native mac version of Portal doesn’t support macOS newer than 10.14
Subnautica
This one easily veers into survival horror, for those of us with thalassophobia. But I also say that the people afraid of the ocean should play it, because that’s where the game truly thrives.
Blue Prince
Quantum Conundrum is what you are looking for.
(But no mac release :-( )
I really like Kingdom Two Crowns, especially the Nordic biome. It’s pixel graphics so not for everyone, but so beautiful. The gameplay is repetitive but satisfying. There are enemies, but they’re not that hard. It’s beautiful
You could check out “FAR: Lone Sails”. It’s a pretty chill game where you have a machine that you’re sailing/driving through platforming actions to the right. It has cinematic feel and a kind of environmental plot, but I don’t think there’s any way to lose or anything…
And if you like it, there’s a sequel “FAR: Changing Tides” that is very similar, but longer and with a more complicated machine to manage.
I could see people being bored with it, there are “puzzles” but they’re super light, but maintaining the machine scratches something within me.
I would recommend Stray but it has some areas where you’re running away from bad things for a bit.
Mostly it’s just exploring and meowing though.
Surprised no one’s suggested Stardew Valley yet.
This was my recommendation. It’s as stressful as you want it to be.
It can either be chill or (in the caves) a stressful race against the clock to get down levels and fight (in the beginning) :D
I enjoy calmer games most times I’m gaming so I have a lot. The genre I most like is puzzle games, but there are a few exploration/ walking simulators here, too. Among the games already listed, there are:
- The Room
- Doors
- Boxes
- Machinka Museum
- My Brother Rabbit
- The Gardens Between
- Stela
- La Rana
- Dawn
- Manifold Garden
- Discolored
- Tree Bonzai
Suuuuper confused no one mentioned The Witness yet. Probably the best calm game of our time.
I just came here to suggest this. It’s a great game.
Yeah but it’s puzzles are hardcore. I really struggled with this.
Me too. I enjoyed it but reached a point where I just couldn’t figure out how to proceed. Must go have and have another go sometime.
For an even more chill time, there’s The Looker
Unravel and Unravel Two are very cosy platformers.
Maybe try GRIS. It’s a 2D platformer journey with amazing presentation.
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Minecraft on easy mode can be a good calm game with friends, let’s you build and explore together without much pressure.
Not to mention there are plenty of mods that you can add to make it more tuned to how you want it.
In addition to these, I would add Superliminal. Do not confuse it with Subliminal, that one is not chill 🤣
My kid mentioned subliminal and I was like “oh, I just bought that for you, check your notifications”
Nope, I got superliminal, which is awesome, didn’t even know what subliminal was until he mentioned it. We’re going to go see the backrooms here soon, looks amazing.
