#3
Straightforward and unpretentious. You raise chickens. You build a coop, tend to your birds, and watch things tick along at a pace that asks nothing of you. Cheeky Chooks is the kind of game my kids would describe in one sentence and then immediately want to play. No monetization pressure, no content unlock curve, no friction. It is smaller than everything above it on this list, and the long-term depth is limited, but that is not what it is for. When my wife asked what I was playing and I said 'raising chickens,' she watched for about ten minutes and then asked for a go. That is a decent endorsement.