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It’s not a game, it’s a simulator. I discovered it this year and it’s one of the only things that lets me mentally check out. Designing five-way six-lane highway exchanges and water treatment systems for 100k digital citizens brings me calm. The metropolis I’m working on right now is called Dirt Roadington, but by now I have upgraded all the dirt roads to nice ones lined with trees and bike lanes. Pairs well with the slight oxygen deprivation of an airplane ride.
Sep 29, 2023
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A free little game by Oskar Stalberg where you build a small city on the lake. There is no goal or anything, but it's super relaxing. I like building my city while listening to a podcast.
May 22, 2024
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I recently tapped in when a therapist asked me "what is something you do to relax" and I quite literally had no answer. Enter Sims 4...the base game is free and I have probably logged an ungodly amount of hours. I build houses, I download mods of midcentury furniture, I make replicas of my cat in CAS.
I have also tuned into the youtube-sphere of Sims content. Lil Simsie is my queen...but that's a rec for another time.
Nov 3, 2023
I cannot stop playing this dating sim/city builder game. Literally can't stop thinking about how I'm gonna play it the second I'm off work today. I have a problem 😂
Jan 21, 2025
Top Recs from @avalon-emerson
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This place became my band’s and my comfort spot in Berlin while we were homebasing it there this summer. The Frisch gestrudeltes Softeis aus Brandenburger Büffelmilch (with shortbread cookies and olive oil, with or without the lemon curd) is the best ice cream I’ve ever had. My mother in law keeps chasing the dragon in Manhattan trying to find a comparable one. Her search continues.
Sep 29, 2023
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My favorite board game, 2nd place Catan, 3rd place Bohnanza.
Sep 29, 2023
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Something happened over the last year or so and I started really appreciating watches. As a computer musician and dj I’ve felt a more emotional appreciation for precise time-telling, even though my wife tells me I’m “time-blind”. My daily driver right now is the Vaer D5 Tropic Automatic, I love the tuxedo dial and roulette red date window. Plus it was designed in California and assembled in Arizona just like me!
Sep 29, 2023