Any Kirby Game
Any Yoshi Game
Pretty Much Any JRPG of the last 15 years

 

Fire Emblem Warriors was fun without many challenging missions. New Super Mario Bros. U was fun without challenging me much. Normally I like games which are challenging without being ridiculously tough like Donkey Kong Country: Returns and Tropical Freeze.

 

only 1 person said pokemon? (so far) . . . i thought that would be in everyone's answer . . . did anyone actually honestly find pokemon difficult ? or was it just not fun?

 

On average, I'd say about half the games I play. My job's challenging enough, so I often play games to wind down and relax. Hmm...okay: on closer inspection, it's more like one game in five or ten. Depends on whether or not it's a little challenging or not.

Let's check my favorites of the last few years...
-sproggiwood
-isle of skye (okay: perhaps if I'd play on hard difficulty mode. I don't).
-doki doki literature club
-hidden folks
-reigns: game of thrones
-tsuro
-le havre: inland port (either the AI really sucks or I'm just way too good at it...I don't have much of a reference to compare)
-monument valley 1&2
-steamworld dig
-epistory: typing chronicles
-infinity loop
-parkitect (on sandbox mode)

I'll take a stab at it and say that most if not all walking simulators and visual novels aren't very challenging as a gamer. That doesn't mean they don't have other redeeming qualities.

 

You said it: the base of the game was simple. I haven't watched the entire linked movie, but TBH if there is some sort of super-hidden strange secret ending-after-the-true ending hidden, then more power to it, I guess*. I'm talking about fun games that aren't challenging. Quite some games do what I would describe as "throwing out a challenge for the heck of it". You know what I'm talking about: the steam awards you get when you finish the game in under one microsecond, only use the directional pad or beat a level by only touching the controller with your nostrils. If you ask me, that doesn't change the challenge of the game...it's just a check box for completionists.


* on that note:

Warning: Spoilers inside!

I really hope this isn't about Monika being the ultimate evil witch. That hint to delete one of the game's files couldn't be more clear. It's interesting and innovating, yes. But challenging? Not at all.

 

Like others have mentioned, Kirby games. I'd also include games like Fragile Dreams which are much more exploration and story focused. Having said that, I grew up with "NES hard" games so I was used to playing challenging games without really even thinking in terms of "Give players a challenge that allows them to feel satisfaction when they overcome it". It was more, "here's a game and just keep playing it until you win". The games I tend to have fond memories of are, I'd tend to say, the ones that seemed to have fun mechanics; often that came with challenge, but then I still like Kirby games so it's not totally that.

 

Great example. Really enjoyable experience to play through, but no real challenge at any point.

Similarly Gris isn't too challenging, besides finding some of the hidden collectables, but it's a really nice experience.

 

spiderman, it was easy to just do your thing. GOW was difficult at first because it took me a while to realize I needed to apply armor and such in order to level up.

 

new spider man