Talking Ben the Dog vs Viridi
Talking Ben the Dog
Talking Ben the Dog follows the success of Outfit7's other talking pet simulators by present you with a wisen old dog named Ben who happens to be a retired chemistry professor to keep as a pet. Being the old dog that he is, you'll really need to bother him a lot before he will stop whatever he is doing - probably reading the day's newspaper in his favorite armchair - and pay attention to you. You can then talk to him, pester him with pokes, good-humored slaps and tickles, or eve have a phone coversation with him.As he is a chemistry professor, you can have fun doing all sorts of fun and incredible chemistry experiments with Ben if you can get him to his little chem lab. Best yet, you can record your hilarious interactions with him and share them with your friends!
Talking Ben the Dog may not exactly be the usual sort of cute, adorable and possibly hyperactive virtual pet that many games often provide, and it is this stark difference that had helped this game rocket into fame. After all, there isn't a lot of game where you can keep an old virtual pet as opposed to the many that let you keep a young pet.
Viridi
Viridi has been hailed as one of the most relaxing game on Steam, though the game is now available on both Android and iOS now as well. How can you relax by playing this game? Well, Viridi is basically a plant simulator; a safe haven where you can patiently take care of a large pot of plants that are often arranged decoratively to resemble something you might see in a terrarium. The game is not intended to be played in long periods of time. Just like a real life plant, you simply need to check in once a day or so, water and maybe fertilize it, and leave it to grow at its own pace. If you do a good job of caring for your plant, it might even flower for you (as long as it's a flowering plant)!Viridi is a limited free-to-play game which makes it more of a free-to-try. There are some free plants you can play around with for free, but if you want to really get into the game, there is an assortment of different plants in the in-game nursery that you can buy with real money. You can also get a free seedling every week.