Looking for suggestions for games with a lot of downtime

Any turn based game will do. Games like civilization and total war, the time between rounds can get quite long, especially on the larger maps.

I just picked up Loop Hero on Epic (it is for free there until the 10th of August if I recall correctly) and it is basically a tactical auto-battler in a sense. You determine the layout of the looping path the hero has to walk and you choose the equipment. And there is much more I am not going into, since I have to leave shortly.

But I can wholeheartedly recommend this game, I think it would be up your alley.

No Man's Sky
Disciples 3

If you have been banned from Playing Appreciated for years now and you were stupid enough to break the rules when you were younger is there a slim chance of forgiveness? I truly did not realise what I had before I lost it, I realise that I should not have done so, regret it to this day.

let's see...

games where you can script up some grinding for achievements

here are some that i made the script for
https://store.steampowered.com/app/541370/Clickdraw_Clicker/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2034789718

https://store.steampowered.com/app/604490/Running_Through_Russia/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=944390851

https://store.steampowered.com/app/371570/Tap_Heroes/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2169363536

https://store.steampowered.com/app/699240/Keyboard_Killers/
(only some achievement, but the game is ~4h) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2263647361

there are also other games that have heavy grind after you finished its contents, but i believe you are not looking for that, right?

and as for the other categories, i believe all clicker, idler, and auto battler games fit for your needs.

no idea if these have been mentioned but

crush crush and blush blush

yakuza like a dragon has turn based battles so you can engage with them at your own pace, and there is an automatic fighting button that can be turned on and off at will. my one suggestion is to turn it to easy mode or else you will have to do some seriously monotonous grinding in the last few chapters of the game and lose lots of progress if you lose any battle during those grindy sections.

I remember Lucius having a couple of annoying (you can complete the game in way less than 10 hrs..) achievements for 20 and 40 ingame -no main nor pause menu- hours

Maybe "Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator"
It's an auto battler

also:

• Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
• Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
• Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2

• I like the Logistical series (and have hundreds of hours aggregated), although they're probably an acquired taste, requires some input (particularly when upgrading roads), and I haven't played Italy (each of the maps has different problems). Note that the Logisticals have some freebie maps as well (New Zealand is probably the best, ABC Islands is probably the easiest, Suriname is evil, and Xmas 2017 is the most potentially idleable). They are good for playing while watching something, and except when you are trying to complete a city (which tick down on resources) have no issue with long pauses between actions.
• Vampire survivors is really not good for idling - needs constant motion to make any headway.
• The Bloons series you will likely need to be fairly active/present in a lot of levels - making decisions on what and where to build, and doing some targetting. Passive play is likely to quickly lose.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/851650/LOGistICAL_ABC_Islands/

happyssimo cakeday again, The Mouse and The Beer!

i was kidding about Logistical... game plays pretty much the same way in all its versions, dlc's. you'll also have hard times understanding what opens what...

it's rough, doesn't look that good, it's grindy ah, there's plenty of versions and dlc's, ui is atrocious ...but you have to try it to see if it's your thing (this one has been a memorable experience for me, i still want to play it sometimes. but i also have bad, weird gaming tastes..)

if you really want, start with the one linked above. it's free to play and it's perfect to introduce you to or exclude you once for all :P

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Fallout Shelter https://store.steampowered.com/app/588430/Fallout_Shelter/

After building up your base a bit there's alot of times you just close the game and wait for timers after some managing of tasks.

Injustice 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/627270/Injustice_2/

I let the AI loadout battle to gain levels. There is a ton of characters to level, you just have to press the A/X/Enter button/key to progress to next fight every now and then. The amount of time to level all characters is insane, still at it after 312 hours of mostly letting the AI fight.

MouseWithBeer if you're interested in playing old games with achievements you should check out RetroAchievements

https://retroachievements.org/

For grind games i recommend you check out Shadow Hearts https://retroachievements.org/game/2989
Dark Cloud https://retroachievements.org/game/1304
This one specially has a lot of grinding Dragon Quest Monsters Joker https://retroachievements.org/game/16655
And lastly Animal Crossing: Wild World https://retroachievements.org/game/9594

And please click on Official Forum Topic you will need some patches to make sure you can get all achievements
And check out Supported Game Files to it will tell you what region version you need for the game

And of course have a great day or night.

Realm Grinder
Tags: Free to Play, Clicker, Strategy, RPG

Been a while since I last played it, should really get that last achievement ..if i recall correctly, angels give you bigger boost when playing, while demons when the game's not running.
Also, game can be synced across platforms (I played both on steam and Android)

Do idle games count? If so, Placid Plastic Duck Simulator (also has a few interactive achievements)