Looking a specific type of mobile games and I need help
(Yes I did an extensive search on this sub prior to posting this haha).
I used to always run a mobile game or two back when my son was a baby a long time ago, but kinda stopped a few years ago.
I’m now working from home and I need to let my brain breathe for a few minutes here and there. Plus, when watching tv at night, I like having something simple to do at the same time. I’m realizing mobile gaming is not what it used to be, or I don’t know how to look. All I can find are either puzzle games (match, merge, etc) or « real » games. (Not discriminating against mobile games lol, I just mean games that you have to pause / save when you stop and where by not actively engaging, progress won’t happen). I’m not a fan of puzzle games and « real » games won’t do it for my current needs.
I know it was a facebook game and not mobile but to give you an idea I LOVED Happy Pets. On mobile I played and really liked Lil’kingdom up until the end. I played Bakery story and these kind of games. I need something that appeals to me visually so even though Lil’kingdom was a Tiny tower copypaste, I didn’t really get into Tiny tower.
I generally like games where you can start some things for a few minutes and come back later or play longer if you wish to. I like cozy, cutsy vibes and customization is always something that I enjoy.
I tried Cats and soup multiple times and just… can’t find a purpose lol. I also tried Kinder world but there’s nothing to do. I do use Finch, but I don’t concider it a game, it’s a todo list. A fun todo list, but a todo list nonetheless haha. I played Pocket camp for a while but after years it has become too redundant. Not gonna lie, I almost decided to just restart one of my irl tamagotchi but I’m not in a mental place where I can add something that will die if I’m too tired one day. Oh and I recently tried FarmRPG which is seriously great… except for the fact that it’s a menu game and my adhd brain needs more dopamine than that to come back.
I highly prefere portrait games, although I can settle for horizontal if it’s THE perfect game. I don’t mind microtransactions (as long as it’s somewhat reasonnable and not pay to win), I don’t mind paying a flat fee either. But ads… eh. I’m on ios, but I don’t have apple arcade. Although I might stilm have some months to redeem so if your suggestion is on there, don’t let it stop you haha.
Thanks. <3