Casual games that I can play for 15 minutes or less every day

[Arcadio]

Anyone know a good casual game I can play for a few minutes every day? Preferably something with good graphics.

I've played Peggle and Peggle Nights. I enjoyed it a lot, but the graphics were low-res.

 

[DeadFred]

If you are into casual shooters, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is awesome. Its a 3D shooter that uses the Frostbite 3 engine from BF4 so the graphics are amazing. Its the most off the wall fun Ive had in a long time, just jump in and blast/chomp away. It has a wide variety of game modes to choose from too.

https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/...arfare/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition

 

[sxr7171]

If you are into casual shooters, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is awesome. Its a 3D shooter that uses the Frostbite 3 engine from BF4 so the graphics are amazing. Its the most off the wall fun Ive had in a long time, just jump in and blast/chomp away. It has a wide variety of game modes to choose from too.

https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/...arfare/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition

They were offering it for free a while ago.

 

[rivethead]

If you like card games, and like to relax during those 15 minutes, I suggest Faerie Solitaire (it's on Steam).

Nice graphics, great ambient sound, interesting story, challenging enough gameplay, a few bells and whistles.....I bought it and play it when I just want to unwind for a few minutes.

 

[DeadFred]

They were offering it for free a while ago.

That was probably the original 2D PvZ and not the new 3D shooter PvZ Garden Warfare.

 

[rivethead]

That was probably the original 2D PvZ and not the new 3D shooter PvZ Garden Warfare.

I think that's correct. I know I got a free copy of PvZ on Origin a few weeks ago...but it wasn't this shooter....just a deluxe (?) version of the original game.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Alpha Centauri make sure you start a game about a half an hour before work or bed-time

 

[SMOGZINN]

Rogue Legacy takes about 15 minutes to die.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Alpha Centauri make sure you start a game about a half an hour before work or bed-time

You are a terrible person.

 

[Dankk]

Rogue Legacy takes about 15 minutes to die.

This.

 

[DeadFred]

I think that's correct. I know I got a free copy of PvZ on Origin a few weeks ago...but it wasn't this shooter....just a deluxe (?) version of the original game.

Multi-player first person shooter, built on the Frostbite 3 graphics engine....yeah its very deluxe compared to PvZ. Think of it of as plants vs zombies meets Battlefield 4.

 

[Patre]

If you like FPS, then TF2 is about as casual as you want it to be. You can jump in a game at anytime, and jump right out whenever you want.......no commitments LOL!!!.

Of course, I like to be the top dawg in any of the battles and have personal battles with others, but it doesn't always work out in my favor.

 

[Craig234]

Check out 4 Elements also.

 

[Patre]

Check out 4 Elements also.

Yeah, this is nice laid back game. Also, checkout Brothers (you'll get your money's worth in NY minutes).

 

[werepossum]

CounterStrike: Source. Rounds are VERY quick.

 

[Chapbass]

Frozen Synapse or Faster Than Light are both pretty casual games that have solid stopping points (end of a mission or when you die / finish).

 

[DeadFred]

CounterStrike: Source. Rounds are VERY quick.

He said he preferred something with good graphics. lol

 

[werepossum]

He said he preferred something with good graphics. lol

The new one, Global Offensive, actually has pretty good graphics since the last updates.

 

[rivethead]

Man.....you people have a much different definition of "casual" than mine....TF2, Counterstrike, FTL.....casual?!

Y'all are some hardcore gamers.

 

[Artorias]

Pokémon

Slap than on a mobile device and you are set.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Man.....you people have a much different definition of "casual" than mine....TF2, Counterstrike, FTL.....casual?!

Y'all are some hardcore gamers.

Casual to me is anything I can walk away from at any moment and it's not going to have any impact on me playing it. FTL to me is very casual, even though it may be "hard". You can still play it in 10-15 minutes.

 

[Barfo]

Spelunky, Nation Red. Both are on Steam.

 

[Dankk]

Spelunky, Nation Red. Both are on Steam.

I'll second Nation Red, probably my favorite twin-stick shooter. Graphics aren't bad either (since that's important to you)

 

[HitAnyKey]

FTL, Dungeon Defenders, PayDay, King Arthur's Gold and Leviathan:Warships don't require much time to play a round.

 

[sweenish]

If all you guys ever last is 15 minutes in FTL, I have a feeling you're not playing it right. I don't have experience with FTL personally, but other roguelikes. My first few playthroughs of Dungeons of Dredmor were like that, but you get better and playthroughs actually end up being much longer.

On PC, I'd recommend puzzle or hidden object games. Hidden object are practically adventure games at this point, at least the good ones are. Very easy to start and stop. Certain tower defense games, like the anomaly series, have levels that are rarely more than 15 minutes long.

Not sure how you feel about F2P or browser based games, many of them are built to be played in bursts, but "good graphics" is pretty vague.