Ask HN: What video games do you play during the day?

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Post by twelvenmonkeys » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:29 PM UTC

Sometimes I need a quick break like 5 minutes on a game, or a walk outside.

What games do you play to pass the time while waiting for code to compile / graphics rendering?

I'm trying to find nice quick pick-up-and-play games similar to Stardew Valley / Screeps / Factorio.

What does HN play?

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#2

Post by acqbu » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:32 PM UTC

I like playing tetris and subway surfers to pass the time

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Post by cruano » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:37 PM UTC

I had a friend that used to take mid-day breaks to play CS:GO.

The weird part is that it seemed to work wonders, I guess there's something about getting shot at that really gets your energy levels going

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Post by foohoo » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:40 PM UTC

For something really quick and just in the browser I jump into a round on https://krunker.io/

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Post by jordanmorgan10 » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:40 PM UTC

I like to play something that makes me feel like I did something, so I lean on games like Halo where I can play a match. My favorite games are role playing games, but I reserve those for vacations and breaks because I don't feel like I can get anything meaningfully done in about 10 minutes.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:43 PM UTC

cruano wrote: post #3

I had a friend that used to take mid-day breaks to play CS:GO. The weird part is that it seemed to work wonders, I guess there's something about getting shot at that really gets your energy levels going

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Post by behohippy » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:43 PM UTC

Give Rimworld a try. It's easy to get a few things done every break and pausing fits in naturally. You can even almost get away with backgrounding it where you set up a bunch of stuff to be done, and let the pawns do their own thing.

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Post by massysett » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:43 PM UTC

I use the chess.com app and solve puzzles. Lichess has free puzzles but I think the ones on chess.com are better.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:45 PM UTC

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#10

Post by seanalltogether » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:46 PM UTC

Hearthstone has been my goto for "I want to play something for 15 minutes with little commitment" for the past 8 years now.