Hi I am looking for a **free ** game with simple mechanics, competitive and online is a plus. plus suggest games that don’t require steam, I don’t want to install that software

I used to play vanis.io but people spoiled it by playing in teams while I like playing solo, while other games of the genre (slither, agar, paper.io) couldn’t stick with them

I played mindustry, and wasted tens of hours, until I found out That I was playing campaigns without having unlocked enough research to beat the master, the game didn’t have the right mechanisms to orient me to the winnable campaigns, and I ended hating it for that.

I am a simple guy looking for a simple game to distress (not candy crush simple)

  • pikasaurX4@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Super Auto Pets is simple and can be played for free in a browser. It’s a team building game that puts you against other players’ teams, so it’s competitive in that regard.

    If you like Pokémon and consider that simple enough, Pokemon Showdown is a free online battle simulator for competitive battles against other players. You can even do “random battles” that just instantly throw you into a match without requiring you to make your own team

    • erranto@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks . I will try the first suggestion, I never played Pokemon and don’t know much about its lore.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You like card games? I used to play Magic in High School, but I ain’t got time for two hour matches anymore.

    I’ve been playing Hearthstone pretty consistently for the past 6-7 years. It’s similar to Magic, but much more simple and fast paced.

    The more you play, the more cards you unlock and the more competitive of a deck you can play. You CAN spend real money, but I rarely do. I can usually get 50-60 “free” packs by saving up my gold between expansion releases.

    There are many similar games out there. This one’s my favorite, but feel free to check out some of its relatives! Good luck!

    • erranto@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks, never played card games, but I am open to trying new things, as long as it doesn’t take too much time.

    • erranto@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      thanks. I have taken a fast look into it, but wasn’t sure if it is a game I can play whenever I have time or I should keep at it to level up. still is a very solid suggestion.

  • ouigol@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like playing Tetris. You could either play 1v1 or battle royale style. It’s pretty frustrating at first but when you get a little good it’s basically second nature

    Best ones I know are Jstris or Tetr.io. Jstris is more minimal and good if you don’t like flashy graphics and Tetr.io is basically the opposite of that.

    • erranto@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I am not a gamer. very rarely game, and when I do, I use it to distress.

      I’ve seen it on my brothers laptop forcing updates at (almost) every system start-up, taking up more and more space, so I don’t want to clutter my PC with more stuff I don’t frequently use. or with a software that acts rogue on my pc. (I dislike auto-update) that I disabled them on windows even at a security cost.