I’m a non-gamer looking for recommendations please. I saw the Quake II refresh and it makes me want to explore/roam some 3D environments again. But I’m really not into the intensity of any of the shooting games.
Tomb Raider was fun but I found combat hard to control.
Half-Life had great environments but too much shooting for me.
Portal was great fun but I eventually found it repetitive.
Beyond a Steel Sky is one of my favorites although the pace of exploration is a bit slower than others.
I’m tempted to give a game like Myst a try but the puzzles sound a bit too involved for me. Basically something without much stress or excessive friction against exploration of the environment. Thanks
Seems like you want something like a walking simulator, maybe a point and click game?
There's Journey, I've never personally played it but from what I gather it's mostly walking, jumping and exploring.
Have you also tried Minecraft? You can play on peaceful, so no combat at all, you'd be mostly exploring.
Maybe Subnautica? There's a creative mode, you don't need to worry about survival and dying, you can build indefinitely.