Idle games are all the rage as of late because who doesn't wanna play games while also, let's say, surfing for online sales, replying to emails, or getting lost in AITA Reddit posts about scandalous affairs and in-law drama.
Valve's now boosting games that sit on the fringes of your desktop with the ongoing Steam Idler Fest, an event featuring tons of demos and deals for laidback sims of all kinds.
The Steam Idler Fest is live right now and runs through February 10. As always with the storefront's genre-specific celebrations, you could lose hours just scrolling through everything that's had its price tag slashed, so here's a few recommendations from moi.
Rusty's Retirement is probably the one that most people are familiar with. It's essentially a Stardew Valley that plays itself, so, no surprise it's racked up over 10,000 overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews.
Rusty lives alone at the bottom of your screen and it's your job to help him develop a flourishing, automated farm that becomes ever-complicated (and profitable).