Farmerama on a short clock

Farmerama is the lowest-stress entry on this list and the easiest to fit anywhere. Plant, tend, collect, set the next cycle running. Ten minutes is a complete loop and the game is entirely indifferent to when you come back.

Its events are the reason it keeps people. There is almost always something seasonal running with its own small currency, which gives a short visit a purpose even when the farm itself is in good order.

It is also the lightest thing here technically - it will run on a laptop that struggles with everything else on this page.

What it does with your fifteen minutes

• Planting & harvest
• Cute animals
• Seasonal events

Right for short sessions if

You want something that cannot go wrong and does not need remembering between visits.

It is the wrong pick if you want tension or competition of any kind.

Making the first sessions count

Always leave something slow growing before you close the tab. Coming back to a finished crop is what turns this into a habit.

Do the current event first. Event currency buys things the normal economy takes weeks to reach.