Some would probably say ‘Yes, but aren’t all videogames pointless anyway’. This article is not for them. Like a lot of click-baity articles taking over the internet, there are also some extremely pointless games — although these games don’t normally get very popular, you can still play them for a few minutes and be very entertained.
It Is As if You Were Doing Work is a simulator of a computer in the ‘90s — and no other game with random clicking and typing has generated as much satisfaction or a general feeling of having been productive as much as this game has. An open source game, it is free-to-play online — and could offer hours of endless clicking entertainment if you really are that jobless.
It opens up a typical Windows 90s version home-screen and desktop — on which several boxes randomly open up in speeds that the Windows 90s RAM never could have handled. The default wallpaper will make you extremely nostalgic — the magnified dew drop on the leaf, what a classic. The game was made in sight of a dismal future — for those whose jobs are going to be replaced by AI. The developers have taken up the noble task of making them feel wanted, allowing them to experience the feel of pressing buttons and typing on the computer.
Uphill Skiing is one of the latest in a set of VR games after VR boom. Things have never been the same in gaming ever since. Uphill Skiing really makes gaming feel like a whole lot of work. The aim is to pedal your way up the ski path that you normally slide down on. You get to dodge squirrels, rocks, people, and also get the occasional power-up incentive of a water bottle or something.
Next in the list of terribly pointless games are the surge of fidget-spinner games. As an experiment, do try searching for fidget-spinner on the App Store of your device. The advent of VR has helped us reach unimaginable heights of pointless entertainment in gaming. Introducing, Watching Grass Grow — the VR game. Watch as humanity celebrate the prospect of the growing short grass while the apocalypse looms. But seriously though, don’t play any of these games.