Would you say Genshin Impact is a game you can play casually?

I used to be an avid Genshin Impact player, playing every single day since release, up until some point in Sumeru. I ended up quitting because I got overwhelmed by the quests (the Aranara was one of the last ones I did before quitting, lol).

I have recently reinstalled the game and started unlocking Fontaine but haven’t explored most of it or touched any of the newer areas. Looking at the list of quests and all the unopened areas immediately overwhelm and intimidate me, and I am no longer as “available” as I used to be.

So my question is, would you recommend Genshin Impact to someone who can only play casually? When I google this question, the answer is yes because it only takes 15-30 minutes per day to finish the daily tasks, but what if I can’t log on everyday? What if I’m only willing to play it maybe 2 hours on one day per week?

I do like this game… and playing it again after two (?) years has brought me great happiness and nostalgia, but between all the oculus collecting, constant new content, and grinding for artifacts and materials… I don’t know if it’s feasible in my case.

Note: I just won 50/50 twice in a row and gotten Xilonen and Columbina but I can’t do anything with them since I haven’t unlocked their regions 😣

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Fall0fReach-jOnYx-NA2026-01-27 17:55

“Every journey had a final day. Don’t rush”. Absolutely you can play the game casually, I work full time so most of the time i just convert resin, collect daily reqards, log off. Grind on the weekends.

Foreign-Passion99832026-01-27 17:57

Yes.

While people might say that you will miss out on some primos bc of not finishing all your dailies, enjoying the game and not getting burnt out is much more important. Also, while some players do grind so they can clear the hardest endgame, for like 90% of the player base it's not the biggest priority.

Basically, enjoy the game and don't stress about it that much.

_Laeve_2026-01-27 17:57

Play the game, don't let the game play you :)

You decide what you engage with, and when. Just focus on your own enjoyment. Chip away at it and do what you feel like putting time into, or just don't login for a week if you don't feel like it. The quests and exploration isn't going anywhere.

Good to know: they've changed how dailies work since then! You gain points for just playing the game (doing a quest, event or opening a chest). When you spend resin, you can consume these points as your dailies. So you can just play and progress nowadays, and get your dailies for free on the side! So those 15\~30 minutes can be progress instead of just doing dailies!

Also - they added a few unlocked waypoints in the new areas so you can get there easily, to obtain mats for newer characters! Just be aware you might encounter some world quests there as they've added more forced starts...

relevantvers1on2026-01-27 18:03

Thank you for sharing this information!! I did realize that spending your resin counts towards your dailies, but you’re telling me exploration and quests do that too? :0

And I didn’t see that there were unlocked waypoints in the new areas!! Will check tomorrow, thank you so much 🥰

Traditional_Elk20462026-01-27 18:02

I mean, personally I would define playing this game casually as the opposite of what you describe so just doing quests and exploration while ignoring endgame content. What you are describing instead is playing just so you have resources to pull for characters.

The first is significantly easier to do, but it's a game you can do whatever you want, everything is possible, but obviously if you don't login every day you have less primos

relevantvers1on2026-01-27 18:07

I might have done a terrible job in describing what I like about the game. Actually, what I love most about the game is the events!! Love the events, always have!!

I used to enjoy exploration, especially back when it was just the first three regions, but exploration has gotten really… dizzying and confusing post-Inazuma. So, I guess my concern is… not making progress exploration-wise and story-wise when I’m unable to spend that much time on it.

Traditional_Elk20462026-01-27 18:10

The only reason to log in every day is to get primogems, if you don't care too much about pulling characters then you can take as many day off as you want. There are areas locked being quests, but nothing that stops you from playing the rest of the game

plainbutterfly12026-01-27 18:03

There are some game modes id say no to, like stygian, but generally yes

FreeEstablishment8982026-01-27 18:04

Yes, you dont need to rush anything.

To do quests, either just go with the top one or the closest to you where ever you are, that's how I do it. I will randomly fight mobs and then when I feel like doing a quest, I just find one that's closest to me and do that.

Genshin has a great story and exploration, quests are just side content and you need to do them all at once

notthatjaded2026-01-27 18:04

As long as you keep in mind that there is absolutely no requirement you have to "catch up" to anybody or anything, you can totally play it casually.

magnidwarf19002026-01-27 18:04

Yes, it's a video game, not a job.

corecenite2026-01-27 18:09

[here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbina_Mains/s/WBV4iZGB0R) are the team options for you for Columbina

[here](https://www.reddit.com/r/GenshinImpactTips/s/wqIVaXHEiY) is how to build her.

just a tip that you can use the Hoyolab app to efificiently and easily share your whole character roster with more information and details like their constellations. Go to the globe icon at lower bar menu > select Genshin Impact > select Hoyo Guides > select Battle Chronicle > select All Characters

QWERTYAF12412026-01-27 18:11

Yes? Usually only takes like 20 minutes a day. Most events can be finished in an hour or two. And quests can be finished at your own place with auto save points. You can farm drop materials or regional specialties in like half an hour as well if you need to.

Fit_Industry61822026-01-27 18:12

You played for how long? Avidly?

And you started back up again?

And you still can’t decide for yourself if this is a game you can play “casually?” This is a You question. A You problem.

If someone else has to convince you that the game is fun? If someone else has to tell you to slow down and just enjoy it? If you can’t tell yourself it’s a game meant to be played for fun?

I don’t think it’s the right game for you, sorry.