"I did what any other human would do - I razed the thing to the ground"
PC Gamer|February 2023
Trying my damn best to unwind in DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY
"I did what any other human would do - I razed the thing to the ground"

I'll level with you, I've been stressed out lately. I do not handle stress well. It's times like these where I need something low-effort, something that keeps me out of the deadly gamer limbo - come on, you know the one. Where you still want to stay engaged with your hobby but can't be bothered to even hold a mouse half the time. Thankfully, Disney Dreamlight Valley has been doing a bang-up job of being my crutch in these hard times.

There's a criterion when I'm trying to combat the dreaded gamer limbo.

The game needs to be interesting enough to hold my attention, but low-stakes so I can play while watching the same three Netflix shows on my second monitor. It needs to fully embody my 'no thoughts' mindset, allowing me to barely exert my last brain cell fighting in the trenches. I don't need a game further poking its stress-laden fingertips into my pudgy stomach.

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