Are there any good casual games with low spec requirements?
A question for the gamers on here.
I'm looking for some games that require low specs, low skill and low investment of time. Need to battle that covid boredom and productivity is not my option.
What are your specs? Low specs is too general.
Among Us
Yakuza 0
League of Legends - not exactly what you asked, but fun and will keep you entertained if you can learn the mechanics. Took me like a two weeks to get the basics down.
Tell Tale games are fun
Minecraft - get some mods, get some friends and it’s not that bad lol.
Terraria
Subnautica
If your system can handle it, the Metro series is so much fun, survival horror fps. Loved all three.
Witcher 2 and 3 - very good replay value, one of the best stories ever. You can try to play Witcher 1, but it’s old and clunky. I got half way through but couldn’t do it.
Skyrim
Dark Souls
Tomb Raider
Life is Strange - I enjoyed both games
Sleeping Dogs
The Stalker series
Oil Tycoon
there also that game where you build your own video game studio and have to manage it, forgot what’s its called.
Steam is having their fall sale now, some good deals on there.
Metro 2033? One of the best games of all time, classic
It’s so good. I got the bad ending in every game tho lmao.
Save yourself, your relationships, your career, and your sanity. Do not start.
Sincerely,
Yasuo
Like the username.
I’ve been sober for 3 years, got in touch with my family again... had a few slips here and there but I’m clean now. Yasuo was my main, but Fizz and Darius were so much fun too.
Save yourself. Don’t install league. You’ll fall down a crippling hole of misery.
Amoung Us
Fall Guys
Catan online
Heartstone
Among us
Fall Guys seems to fit exactly what you're looking for
It's actually addicting
addictive
Rocket League. Super fun to play casually
BEST GAME.
RuneScape. I prefer the old version, though: Old School RuneScape.
Desert Casino whip only lfg
It's amazing that this game is still going.
I played this as a kid back in like 2001 to like 2007... can't believe it's still going.
I understand what you mean by Runescape being casual, but it's time and labor intensive.
I tossed the paper with my login details earlier in the year. I had 99 range, 99 hunting and some other high stats. Its all abou the PVP.
Nice stats! I have yet to achieve level 99 on anything!
I mean, I think it's dependent on how much you invest in it and what you're trying to achieve. In my case, when I was doing absolutely nothing (in between internships and on summer vacations), I would hop on and spend a couple hours playing and really leveling up. Now with classes and some other obligations, I'll have class/homework open on one monitor or on one tab, and then Old School RuneScape (OSRS) on the other tab. The nice thing is that not all of the skills require constant clicking and attention, such as combat skills, for instance: I would typically find myself going down in the stronghold of security beneath the barbarian village to AFK train on flesh crawlers.
I believe that some aspects of OSRS do require more attention, especially quests or some of the other skills that require more clicks and interaction, but there are definitely ways that OSRS can help pass time without requiring constant attention. Plenty of other games, though, if OSRS isn't for OP!
I'm not going to agree with everything above, since some, like Skyrim had pretty chunky requirements when they were released. Time has dulled the hit, but don't think of them as lightweight
Good options are:
To go really lightweight:
Both of those will run on an older midrange phone, but are also available for PC on Steam, and are quite fun thinking/puzzle games
Skyrim and WoW generally require significant time investments, and to describe there as being an 'end' as in FFVII is probably not really correct. The others are basically play as much as you want.
Not sure if you're looking at FPS but Counterstrike was a classic. I have been out of the gaming scene for a few years so there are probably new and better FPS but I really liked the simplicity but difficulty of it.
CSGO is simple but hard to master. Don’t think the op would enjoy it very much, unless he has buddies to play with.
I was going to recommend CS:GO too, great way to get cheeki breeki with the boys.
Genshin Impact, which recently launched completely free-to-play on mobile and other platforms. The launch has been really big, and it's interesting if you're into Breath of the Wild-esque games.
You guys should look into shadow pc (shadow.tech). Literally a remote high powered pc you rent for $15-20 per month. The gameplay video is streamed to you and you can play it on an old laptop, phone, iPad etc as long as internet connection is decent.
Wow didn’t even this existed. Do you use it? Is it any good?
Yeah if you have a good internet connection it works great for most non ultra high quality FPS games. 1-2 months wait time though if you sign up; they need to get your system setup and demand is pretty high right now.
Cs and valorant are pretty easy for computers to run. If you are trying to sink time into a game, those will do the trick if you like shooter games. That being said, you're going to be trash compared to other players.
There are some nice casual mobile games tbh. I was a member of PC master race for years but getting old is hell. Im going to get an xbox series x when all of the bot assholes that buy it out to resell on ebay get their fill though. You will see me on COD getting raped by 9-year-olds because I haven’t played an xbox in over 10 years.
Minesweeper (medium difficulty)
---------------------------
Far Cry 3
valorant - csgo but less sweaty
Dota 2 - probably one of the greatest games ever invented but its a bit of a high time investment early on. Once you get past the steep learning curve it's fun and you can play it pretty casually.
age of empires 2 - GOAT game. Has dope campaigns, single player player mode and multiplayer mode
Dota 2 is easily my favorite game of all time and does not need very high specs to run. I had to quit cold turkey about 2 years ago because I was getting way too addicted to it, but I still watch it on twitch from time to time. I had the huge benefit if playing it since the WC3 custom map days, so I could master all the base heroes/items and then learn the new ones as they were released over the years. I can't even fathom how complicated it must be for a new player to jump in now.... I'm scared to even jump back in myself just from the patches / new stuff over the past couple years. That said, if you're willing to put in the work to learn a very complicated new game, I can't think of anything more fun than Dota.
ETA: Another reason I stopped playing was because the games took a long time, usually about 30-60 minutes on average with an occasional 60+, but I believe its been rebalanced over the years to have more of a 25-30 minute typical game length (correct me if I'm wrong). IMO this makes it a lot more approachable and has be considering jumping back in.
With 5000 hours invested in dota 2 and don't know how much more in wc3 dota and still being trash, I wouldn't call low skill hahahah
Don't know what low spec means, but doesn't seem characteristic of Modern Warfare. However, it's a very high quality first person shooter with multiple game modes and ways to play the game. The campaign doesn't require much time in a single day because it auto-saves at checkpoints throughout where you can pick back up at any time. Campaign is very good with a surprisingly realistic feel. It's like controlling your own Navy Seal Android with very modern and realistic situations to the day.
Then, there's Warzone, which doesn't take much skill at all to have fun. You might not win very many games, but it's still a nice chill time looting and testing your skills against the other 150 or so players in a battle royale setting. Super fun in my opinion whether you're good or not, because the board consisting of so many players never really means losing is a personal thing. And the map is pretty engaging as well.
Multiplayer is more intense than the other two gamemodes and requires skill, but you learn fast as you play. If you haven't checked MW out, I highly recommend it. Burns steam and is incredibly fun and engaging. Well worth buying the full game imo. I play on the console, but have heard the PC version might be even better as far as being fast. And I think you could always just get a PC controller if you prefer the joystick.
Surprised I had to scroll this far down to get to COD.
Warzone is a blast, especially if you have friends that play. I played a lot of FPS growing up, so it was easy to get back into it, but I've had a bunch of friends pick it up for the first time during covid and they've all been enjoying it.
Theoretically, the games are all skill-based matchmaking focused, so you should mostly be competing with people are a similar skill level. I can definitely tell when playing against stronger/weaker lobbies.
World of Warcraft CLassic
Mostly posting here to see if anyone else fan-girls over this game as much as I do, but Nier: Automata is hands down the single best gaming experience of my life. It came out in 2017 but I could run it pretty well on a $600 laptop that had a dedicated graphics card. If you have any kind of proper PC hardware or similar low-grade laptop with a GPU you should be good.
I wouldn't describe it as "casual" but since it's single-player you can take your time with it, and I recommend you do. The gameplay is a lot of fun (high-action with a lot of variety) but the story line is what kills me. There are a metric shit ton of double meanings and triple meanings and breaking of the 4th wall throughout the game that really begs the player to think existentially throughout, and when it all finally clicks together I was literally speechless and in my thoughts about it for weeks afterward. Just don't google too much about it because the spoilers would be really killer to the experience. It It has ruined any other game I have picked up since because they simply don't compare.
Chess
Do you have a strong internet connection?
If so, Stadia ftw.
You consider buying a Switch?
I have, but its a rabbit hole I don't want to go down.
not low-spec, but the uncharted games are an amazing way to pass time. It's not very hard either, but very captivating.
The STALKER series and Paradox games
Any Source game - Half Life series, Garry's Mod, Team Fortress 2, CS:GO
Age of Mythology and Age of Empires if u like RTS
I've been playing Among Us on my iphone lately
I also fuck with Stronghold Crusader, which is like this medieval warfare castle building and seiging game. Hella fun and the storyline and opponents have hella character
GTA IV also has great gameplay, driving mechanics, and storyline too
The Respawnables
It's been said a few times but gotta emphasize this again... Among Us is a great game. Quick rounds so you can have fun without having to spend 30mins-1hr+ any time you want to play. Also if you get a decent sized group together, it's a banger with the homies.
Big fan of Brawl Stars, it's low commitment (3-5 min per match), FTP but you don't feel like you have to pay to advance, and enough of an adrenaline / competitive booster shot that you get it out of your system without feeling like you HAVE to keep playing.
Fantasy sports. I play Fantasy Premier League. League lasts 9 months with matches every weekend. whole week you look at stats and stuff and then create your team for the weekend. no specs required at all.
For smartphones: Stardew valley, Star Trader: Frontiers
delete
Such problems are not uncommon.
Sunt quis tenetur officia quibusdam ea. Esse amet totam voluptatem nulla. Laudantium ipsum cupiditate vel ex ipsam iure. Molestias explicabo neque est aut voluptates.
Distinctio cum cum ad modi et sed. Illo provident facilis cum. Veniam non veritatis explicabo sint ipsum consequatur. Aut maiores ut magni hic nam vero aut. Quas quis soluta inventore aut pariatur. Aliquam omnis deleniti et numquam eum. Nemo in est quia in.
Commodi qui accusantium dolor. Cumque nihil ipsa ut ipsa exercitationem pariatur. Molestiae asperiores vel voluptas facilis. Voluptas quas veritatis laborum voluptate.
Vel vel ea qui veritatis distinctio. Doloribus et quis est. Saepe amet tempore alias ut. Odio repellat est illo.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...
Impedit ut aut facilis quis perspiciatis cupiditate repellat. Temporibus fugit quia libero libero aliquid odit dolor. Rerum ab et at maxime. Harum sunt sapiente molestiae rem. Eum maiores rerum qui eaque. Sunt aut animi maiores velit iure veritatis recusandae.
Molestiae est repudiandae eum. Consequuntur ea sit impedit et. Dicta et minima dicta quae consequatur. Et quo beatae expedita adipisci. Quia dolores quod non necessitatibus. Labore ratione aut explicabo odio nisi libero earum.
Autem aut maxime explicabo velit commodi recusandae rerum. Quidem alias eum maxime voluptas repudiandae quo asperiores amet. Id enim omnis dicta ipsum suscipit. Aut facilis debitis et.
Rerum quis nam nemo ut nemo ipsam. Soluta eum rerum et quidem dolor. At rerum id illum. Ut explicabo nulla nostrum ipsum soluta in.
Voluptas sunt quis ut consequatur mollitia ipsam sed. Molestiae quaerat ullam eos doloremque amet.
Est quidem voluptas non voluptatem. Nemo magnam tenetur similique quasi beatae sit. Veniam pariatur dolor in laudantium quo et nam. Error culpa adipisci libero cumque. Voluptate et est voluptas sit fugiat. Optio consectetur et aliquid enim eius. Nemo eos nemo sunt.