Uptasia at odd hours

Uptasia is the best game here for the end of a long shift. Searching a cluttered Victorian room for a list of objects asks almost nothing of you, and the factory half gives those searches a point.

There is no competition, no timer that matters and nobody else involved. You find things, you build things, and the game is entirely content to be played in a half-awake state at an unreasonable hour.

It is also, by some distance, the easiest game on this page to stop playing - which for somebody who needs to sleep before a shift is a feature rather than a criticism.

Why it works on a night shift

• City building
• Hidden-object scenes
• Steady progress

Right for odd hours because

It demands nothing: no reflexes, no other players, no schedule. Perfectly playable while exhausted.

Less suitable if you want a challenge - the difficulty here is gentle by design.

Starting on an odd schedule

Replay the scenes you know rather than struggling with new ones when tired. The payout per minute is better and the frustration is lower.

Put early money into production buildings so the factory keeps earning while you sleep.