A few years ago I messed up my shoulder pretty bad from work. I had to see a few different doctors and go to physical therapy. The situation made me feel very depressed and low energy. I spent a lot of time just sitting on the couch and feeling sorry for myself.
While browsing Reddit I came across a game called “Brawl Quest” (not to be confused with “Brawl Stars”). It was an easy to play beat’em up and I could play it one handed. I ended up putting a ton of time into it and learned a lot about Filipino culture (country of the devs.) Just having something I could do and be good at while only having to use my uninjured arm really lifted my spirits and helped motivate me to get up and do things. I put a ton of hours into the game over the course of a few weeks, maxing out several characters and beating all of the content the game had to offer. I really think it helped me get healthy faster, both physically and mentally.
Just curious to hear if anyone here has similar stories.
Not an injury, but I’ll shout out two games that got me through the first few weeks of fatherhood, and becoming a father for the second time.
Firstly: Steamworld Heist. The first few weeks of being a parent are…hard. I played this little gem on my Switch whenever my baby was asleep during the night, because I was too wired to sleep knowing that I’d have to be awake at any moment. It was hard but Steamworld Heist kept me sane.
Secondly, Return Of the Obra Dinn. Again with a baby, again overnight. I won’t lie, the birth of our second…knocked the crap out of me. Obra Dinn gave me something I could cling into when everything else felt completely out of my control, and it’s gone on to be one of my favourite games of all time.