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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?

Update: Thank you for your input!

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ps2/3 Emulator and play Journey. It's really good

[–] determinist@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago

Flower too, maybe moreso. Both great games.

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[–] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Project Zomboid is super peaceful if you turn off the zombies. The game's sandbox settings are super expansive, so you can play pretty much any way you want.

[–] The_Helmet_Stays_On@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Subnautica, factorio with enemies turned off (or pollution).

[–] carmo55@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Night in the Woods touches on a lot of similar ideas as Firewatch, but from a different angle. One of the GOAT games for sure.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How about a nice game of Global Thermonuclear War?

Or maybe just tic tac toe.

[–] binaryqueen@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

uhm, I'd prefer tic tac toe then

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You need to go watch an 80's movie with Matt Broderick in it called WarGames.

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[–] pocker_machine@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Oxenfree - similar to firewatch

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’ll 2nd the Talos Principle. It’s my favorite game ever. Not for replayability but the gameplay is just that good.

Also if you like exploring, the Mudrunner games or Snowrunner would be fun. It’s a trucking simulator.

[–] binaryqueen@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

This is exactly what I want

[–] Sudomeapizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If factory games are up your alley, Factorio is also great. You can completely turn off the enemy forces/bugs and just build stuff. They have native ports for Mac, along with every other OS, and Nintendo Switch!

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

I love me some Echochrome.

[–] timhayes1991@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What Remains of Edith Finch is fantastic!

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It is fantastic, but OP should be sure to check some spoilers. It is also horrific.

[–] timhayes1991@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah that's a good point

[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

If you want portal but different I can't recommend antichamber enough. Also the community made portal games like revolution are pretty good.

[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I love Dog Pile for this

[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not sure about Mac support but I suspect Outbound checks most / all of your boxes?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2681030/Outbound/

[–] Tiral@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Could just run it through Crossover.

[–] webpack@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

minecraft, bloons td 6, balatro

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Passage

or

Robotfindskitten

are a couple of zen micro-games.

For a larger game, Beneath a Steel Sky has a robot who follows you around cracking jokes.

[–] varjen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

My current favorite calm game is Shapez 2. A pure factory building game.

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