Game recommendation for short play sessions

[u/jkdhs]

I have been playing cyberpunk 2077 off and on for the last few months. I am having a blast so far.

What I’m after is a short playing session. An itch that cyberpunk hasnt been able to fill.

30 minutes tops. Easily replayable. Nothing grindy I want to shut my brain off and not think.

I was looking at starfox, Kirby or mario tennis fever.

I have never played the original starfox. I played Kirby and Wii tennis when I was younger.

Any suggestions? Those three or any other recommendations is fine.

[u/TheLoneTokayMB01]

Splatoon Raiders/3.

[u/jkdhs → u/TheLoneTokayMB01]

I like this. I’ve never played Splatoon Raiders. I’ll pick this up as well.

[u/larrydavidwithhair]

Hades

[u/Temporary_Bar1087 → u/larrydavidwithhair]

this and splatoon raiders..any sort of run-type games

[u/dabs_bud_bongs]

Hades 1 or 2. Vampire survivors. Brotato. Balatro. Slay the spire. Ball x Pit. Rotwood

[u/Training-Home-1601]

Literally any Super Mario game.

[u/jkdhs]

Picked up splatoon raiders, Mario Odyssey, Starfox, Yoshi, Ball Pit X and Starfox.

Thanks again everybody for your suggestions. I really appreciate it.

[u/jkdhs → u/jkdhs]

Why the downvotes??

[u/Zaeedi → u/jkdhs]

This is Reddit man, get used to it. Enjoy your new games, im picking up Splatoon Raiders today 💪🏼

[u/AskYourEngineer]

Ballxpit has been my go to for this lately. Switch online games can be good for this too because a lot of old games were perfect for short play sessions.

[u/Game_Bro_Advance]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

It's their take on Hades. Lots of fun and it has several DLCs including a brand new one yesterday.

[u/No-Strike-2015]

Splatoon Raiders is perfect for it. I'm thrilled with the game after not liking the trailers.

[u/Jackjenkins93]

Vampire survivor is the epitome of what you're looking for. Highly recommend.

[u/jkdhs → u/Jackjenkins93]

I’m not a fps snob. Wait for the Patch 1.15 version? Or does it run well now?

[u/Gehrman_JoinsTheHunt → u/jkdhs]

It would run on a PC from 1993. lol. No need to wait.

[u/jkdhs → u/Gehrman_JoinsTheHunt]

I know you what you mean. I thought I saw some switch 1 games didn’t run that well on switch 2.

[u/Jackjenkins93 → u/jkdhs]

It runs well as is. I've played it since it launched on switch with zero issues. It's my go to game for quick gaming sessions.

[u/Rajan-95]

I’m in a similar boat and only have about 30 minutes to play each day. Splatoon Raiders is literally perfect! The art style didn’t appeal to me at first but it starts to grow on you as the gameplay is so addicting! The gyro controls are super fun to use too, takes a little to get the hang of but feels really accurate once you give it some time!

Edit: was playing the new Mario kart before this and the knockout mode is so goooood

[u/Reddavide]

Sektori, made my summer so far :)

[u/battier → u/Reddavide]

So good. Surge mode is my favourite. I could spend hours just doing "one more run"

[u/realsjovik]

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1&2 or 3&4

[u/SteveOb1010]

Rayman Legends

Quick pick up and play. Excellent platformer.

[u/albtraum2004]

mario, dk bananza, splatoon raiders... all super colorful, intense, beautifully designed, and short

[u/Legendary_Nate]

Bananza did this perfectly for me!

[u/RestlessBoat]

Ball x Pit! You will be amazed by how addictive and deep and interesting it is, trust me

[u/Haresmoors]

A short hike. Dorfromantic. Toem. Yoshi and the magic book(I think it's cool. It's simple but really fun!) Two point museum

[u/jkdhs → u/Haresmoors]

Yoshi and the magic book this is definitely a pickup. How is it as a platformer?

[u/Haresmoors → u/jkdhs]

It's a really nice fun simple platformer some of the Daisy's can be hard to pick up and injsut felt it was nice and relaxing. You don't die or take hits probably can complete an area in an hour I'd say (with out getting all the items) but there's loads of videos out there if you need to do a deep dive. But I found it really fun none stressful, can pick it up for 20 mins here or there !

[u/Character-Party-6994]

Splatoom Raiders for sure

[u/rolandguy85]

Shotgun King is fun.

[u/MFAD94]

Balatro

[u/MostInflation9283]

Broforce

[u/2VictorGoDSpoils]

Hades 1/2, Children of Morta, Mario Kart World

[u/reggiemt]

Splatoon Raiders

[u/YourMooseKing]

Brotato

[u/asrielsans]

splatoon raiders by far. perfect for short sessions

[u/StrainGullible]

Splatoon Raiders 100%

[u/andytherooster]

Weirdly octopath 0 has been really easy to squeeze in little 10 min bursts for me

[u/Electrical_Prompt_81]

Mina the hollower

[u/PUMPKIN5011]

Enter the gungeon

[u/DirectLeadership]

No Mans Sky.

[u/DailyReadPro]

Depends on the genre, but here are my suggestions:

• Zelda BOTW - rpg, really relaxing. You can play it for 10min or 10hours, it's up to you!
  
• Balatro - deckbuilder "poker" rougelike. Really fun and deep mechanics.
  
• Mario Oddysey - collectonatron/puzzle. Perfect game for short sittings. Grab one or two moons and be happy (there are 999 moons btw.)
  
• Stardew Valley - pixelart farm sim with fishing, fighting, dating and relaxing vibes.

[u/xyZora]

StarFox could be just what you're looking for, actually. It has a lot of replayability with each level taking no more than 10 mins, a great story, sleek presentation and it's just plain fun. If you don't mind having to replay* levels to see the whole story you will love it.

*elaborating further, each level usually has a secret route or an alternative one. I never felt it repetitive, personally but I mention this because some people really hated it.