Help! I need game tips [GA]

Recently found https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/Dorfromantik/ to be very enjoyable

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The perfect game I've played for this kind of mindset is Desktop Dungeons. Don't let the name disuade you. It is a wonderful game.

Rounds are short, and you can interrupt them as you like.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/226620/Desktop_Dungeons/

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puzzle games? solve a stage, do a chore?

portal 1+2, youropa, anitchamber, she remembererd caterpillars, etc?

Maybee you should try https://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/Shadow_Tactics_Blades_of_the_Shogun/
This game is divided into missions. in the beginning they will took 20-30 minutes. But later missions will take more time.

Alsoin the same genre you could try https://store.steampowered.com/app/610370/Desperados_III/ and Commandos series (https://store.steampowered.com/sub/4156/)

You said that you don't want to play strategies, because of short early turns and long later turns. But you could try https://store.steampowered.com/app/277450/Imperial_Glory/ . The game is old, but realy interesting. Here you can try to play only the politician part (build different buildings, creat unions with other countries, build army) and skip (autobattle) all battles. Or you can rule your army in every battle on the ground and in the sea. Each of them will take probably from 10 to 30 mins. So playing battles in early game, and skiping in late game, you will get almost the same time for your turns. Also game has several separate historic battles, where you can choose your side.

Another roguelite with reasonable-length (mostly) missions is Children of Morta, which is fantastic.

A lot of people tell you about roguelites. You also should try Binding of isaac (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426300/The_Binding_of_Isaac_Repentance/). On days it got last dlc, and became completely new game

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DarkDreams1 already recommended Darkest Dungeon to you, but I'm gonna do it again :D. This game can be stressful, but I actually played it the way you described. Each fight in the game shouldn't take you even 10 minutes, the main thing is you always need to pause the game manually bcs the game wants you to play itself fast and it will punish you if you will go away for too long.

I was thinking about stardew valley but it has already been said. Another one can be Into the breach. You can play one or two battles between chores.

Cook Serve Delicious is great at what you want out of the game! Days are fixed in IRL length (about 10 minutes), otherwise it has some management between days. Progression is guaranteed, gameplay is fast-paced typing-like game. In my experience simular, high-octane games are great to segment work, because every burst of game has a defined end, and it's super engaging.

It's not the same as TWoM or This is the Police, but I really enjoyed Neon Chrome in a similar situation. It's a Top Down Shooter with 3 minute rounds.
Neon Chrome

Not sure if it fits what you want (probably not as at the end you have to spend a bit of time until you reach the top), but i found it to be really fun and if you die you restart and buy stuff to improve (it is like a mobile game but i really enjoyed it and didn't feel like a mobile game). Well, maybe you better check some videos :D :
https://store.steampowered.com/app/298400/Knightmare_Tower/

I followed this topic from the first comments and thought that people would write about these games.

1) I recommend trying The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - you can set a rule for yourself - "go through 3 rooms" or "one floor" and then pause.

If you haven't played this before, buy only Rebirth, there is so much content here that you don't need DLC for the first time.
If you really like it, then buy Afterbirth and Repentance.

2) The second game is Gnomes Garden, I really love this series. The levels are not very long, nicely drawn and fun to play.
They have a lot of games, start with the first and second parts, they are the best. And then at the sale you can buy the rest at a big discount.

3) You can try some races, for example DiRT Rally was given for free, and it's good. One track is covered in 5-10 minutes. Perfect.

4) Hexcells Infinite is one of my favorite games, it has an endless mode - new levels are randomly generated there. A great way to keep yourself busy for 5-10 minutes, and also good for the brain! =)

5) Brickochet - the best arkanoid in Steam, one break - one level, it's simple.

6) And finally - The Unexpected Quest. An interesting time management game, the first levels are passed quickly, then they become longer. There is a free prologue where you can try the game and then buy the full version if you like it.

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I like your approach to housework. I might copy that ;) maybe except the 10 minutes thing, I'll try 30 minutes at least.
I can suggest you two free games.

Battle for Wesnoth: turn-based strategy game. Depending on the campaign you play, scenarios (and turn length) vary from short to long. Generally, initial turns are short because you recruit units and move them around to get some advantage points without fighting. Later turns are much longer because of the strategy of the fights and the many units around. I know turns don't have the almost-fixed time lapse you seek, but being turn-based you can save/leave the game whenever you want and come back later.

Path of Exile: action rpg game. First you need to play the game and level up your character (it requires some time, especially if you're a novice). Once finished, you reach the endgame, where you play the so-called "maps". Based on your character strength and clear speed, maps almost require the same time to finish. You could play, I don't know, 2 or 3 maps between your house stuff.

Thanks for the giveaways!

já jogou roller coaster? joguei muito na minha infância.. tempos q não voltam!

I can't really find words to advertise the charm of these games but all I can say is they're good for 10-30 mins of gameplay, I usually play these when I'm sick of playing my multiplayer / gacha games and I can't find the power to finish a game with 4hrs+ story for now

Runestone Keeper
Infested Planet
Faster than Light
Mirror Also NSFW
Sunless Sea
Do not Feed the Monkeys

I won't suggest any specific title, but based on your criteria you might simply look up puzzle games, yet I can't find a proper secondary tag to narrow down the search for games with stages

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Titan Souls (a try with a boos at a time)
TD games, some Anomnaly games are good.
Cuphead if I remember well the levels are not that long.
Children of morta
Spelunky 1 or 2, I still didn't survive 10 minutes in a row 🤣

I know exactly what you mean! I have similar issues and the self-reward system really helps to go through anything I don't want to tackle, providing I fraction the to-do lists in smaller size steps and items.

Lots of great games have already been mentioned but I'm adding these:
Immortal Redneck (Roguelite I had a lot of fun with recently)
One-finger Death Punch ( and 2) (the game is organized in rounds and stages so you can use that easily for your purpose and they're super fun)

Some adventure games are also divided in chapters, which may help.