It’s the Holy Week holiday and you may want to burn some time and enjoy the time just grinding games. Whether by yourself or with some friends and loved ones, there are plenty of games to sink your teeth in as you spend a few days away from the hustle and bustle of your daily routine. So we’ve compiled some of the best games to play in this time of contemplation.
1. Project Zomboid
Even among similar titles, Project Zomboid remains one of the most demanding co-op survival experiences available. Its systems are deliberately unforgiving, with mechanics like permadeath, injury management, and long-term survival planning forcing players to think several steps ahead. In co-op, this translates into clearly defined roles, whether it’s scouting, base management, supply runs, and even cooking.
The game’s pacing is what makes it a true time sink. Progress is slow and often fragile, which encourages groups to invest more time just to stabilize their situation. Sessions naturally extend because survival depends on consistency, and stopping at the wrong moment can undo hours of progress.
2. Valheim
A survival sandbox that scales cleanly into co-op, Valheim starts simple but gradually demands tighter coordination as progression opens up new biomes and threats. Early tasks like gathering and building quickly evolve into structured prep work for boss fights, where gear optimization and resource management become shared responsibilities. The game’s pacing encourages groups to settle into roles naturally, whether that’s base building, exploration, or farming materials.
What makes it a time sink is how interconnected everything becomes. Expanding your base is not just cosmetic, it directly impacts efficiency and survivability, especially in later stages. Sessions tend to extend because there is always one more upgrade, one more structure, or one more resource run that meaningfully improves your setup.
3. Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 & 2
Medieval Bohemia never looked so inviting with the Kingdom Come Deliverance series. Play as Henry, a humble son of a blacksmith, in the time of the Holy Roman Empire. With one of the most robust inventory, combat, and RPG systems in recent time, this will definitely scratch the itch of your sandbox dreams as you explore a vast and detailed world set in the High Medieval era.
The Holy Week is definitely a great time to start this game as the game holds Jesus Christ and religion at its very core. Jesus Christ be praised!
4. Don’t Starve Together
While more stylized, Don’t Starve Together is mechanically demanding and heavily reliant on coordination. Survival depends on managing hunger, sanity, and environmental threats, all of which become more complex as seasons change. Winter and other seasonal events introduce pressure points that force teams to plan ahead rather than react.
Its depth becomes clearer over longer sessions. Knowledge accumulation is a big part of progression, as players learn optimal setups and survival strategies through repeated failures. The game holds attention because every run feels like it can be improved, which naturally leads to extended playtime.
5. Rimworld
RimWorld shifts the focus from direct survival to colony management. Players manage a group of colonists with distinct traits, needs, and behaviors, turning each run into a layered simulation of survival, resource control, and decision-making. Random events, from raids to environmental disasters, force constant adaptation and make no two sessions play the same.
Base layout, resource chains, and colonist relationships all interact in ways that reward long-term planning, and small inefficiencies tend to escalate if left unchecked. Colonists can lose body parts and raids are constant which definitely keeps the players on their toes as they want to keep their run going.
6. Grounded 1 & 2
Grounded presents a more accessible take on survival, but still supports long co-op sessions through layered progression and exploration. The backyard setting inspired by Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and probably A Bug’s Life introduces a structured world filled with distinct zones, each requiring better gear and preparation. Co-op becomes more engaging as players divide tasks between base building, resource gathering from bug parts, and combat.
Unlocking new tools and accessing harder areas creates a consistent sense of forward movement. Groups tend to extend sessions because each upgrade directly opens up new objectives, keeping the loop active with increasingly threathening bugs to squash
One game alone is enough for hundreds of hours. If you want to play all the games in this Holy Week, it might not even be possible. But if you want to lose yourself in a rabbit hole, I highly suggest you try all of these games out!