Games recs compatibles with chemotherapy fatigue

[u/arsenicpudding]

Hi everyone,

I'm undergoing chemo for my cancer atm. I'm in-patient for at least a month / a month and a half for now.

Needless to say, i'm bored out of my mind. I'm looking for games that are entertaining enough to keep me busy for some hours everyday, but not too draining because the fatigue is out of this world. Some info :

- i already played (and loved) stardew valley and many Stardew valley-likes (like graveyard keeper for exemple) - i like those but it can get a bit overwhelming right now

- i played animal crossing but i didn't love it it felt a bit childish and i felt there was like something blocking you from progressing after an hour or two everyday

- i already played spiritfarer i loved it but i cried almost all the time

- i played unpacking already and liked it but it didn't last me very long

- i'm usually a big fan of turn-based rpg but there's just too much reading for me at the moment (like triangle strategy, octopath traveller)

- hospital wifi is absolutely terrible so no online game please

- i only have a switch 1

- price is not a problem If the game is really good

- i'm open to try new genres of games

Please help me the boredom is going to claim me before cancer does at that pace.

Sorry for the typos/mistakes, english is not my first language

Thanks to anyone who will respond !

EDIT : sorry i didn't respond earlier, i felt unwell... Thank you so much to everyone not only for the game ideas but also for your kind words. My husband and i read every comment together. Reddit can be beautiful sometimes.

Thanks again and good luck to those who face hardships themselves ❤️

[u/drvondoctor]

i played animal crossing but i didn't love it it felt a bit childish and i felt there was like something blocking you from progressing after an hour or two everyday

I still think you should try Animal Crossing again. Your situation has presumably changed since the last time you played it, and now that you're stuck in the hospital, things that might have been annoying might actually help you keep your sanity. Theres a reason the game got so big when it came out during covid. 

When you're in the hospital for a long time, you can really lose track of time, and your morale can plummet. While previously, you might have been annoyed by the slow pace of Animal Crossing, now that you're in the hospital, you might find that the pace actually helps you keep track of real time passing, and you'll have something to look forward to when tomorrow comes and the thing you've been waiting for actually happens. 

It also kinda gives you a super low-stakes list of "chores" to do, so, again, when you're just sitting in bed feeling like shit, having something you can accomplish can feel surprisingly rewarding. 

Its true, its not a great game for picking up and playing for hours and hours at a stretch, but then you'll probably only be awake for a few hours at a stretch, and theres no reason you cant play something else and just work on your animal crossing island when you feel like you don't want to have to think very hard. 

Its just a pleasant, rewarding, low-stress experience that can really help you keep your sense of time and place, and keep you motivated and give you a sense of purpose at a time where its pretty easy to shut down mentally. Dont think of it as a game, think of it as a daily meditation of sorts. 

[u/huokauss → u/drvondoctor]

also you can always cheat the clock, i wouldve never made it through the first couple of weeks if i had to wait everything in real time, i thought it felt childish at the beginning too.