Passive gameplay

Video game concept

Does not challenge player's reflexes nor speed.

16
games
3
platforms

Alternate name: Leisurely

Generally turn-based games are this by default, though even they can have limitations on it, such as timed turns.

Other common passive games are adventures, puzzles, most traditional games (card & board games), management games, etc.

This kind of gameplay is possible in some twitch games even, by only engaging easy targets, using mostly auto-attack if such is available, limiting exposure to conflict, etc. Thugh such is likely frowned on if the game is cooperative/team game. Camping is, depending on the game, a form of passive gameplay.

NOTE: This should probably be split into the kind where you can set your own pace completely and those that largely progress without user intervention (idle gameplay?).

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Parent group

Tempo

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The first Passive gameplay video game was released on October 16, 2003.

Basilisk Games and Sam Barlow published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 8
Linux 4
Mac OS X 4