Great games for five-minute gaps

Not every gaming session is an evening on the sofa. Sometimes it's a queue, a waiting room, or the three minutes before a meeting. The right game for those gaps is a specific thing.

It needs to load fast, save instantly, and never punish you for stopping mid-way. Legends of Slots is a good example — each board is self-contained, so putting it down between puzzles costs you nothing.

Time trial racers like Turbo Ridgeline also work well here. One run, one score, done. The trap to avoid is open-ended builders that pull you in for an hour you didn't have.

My advice is to keep one short-session game installed and treat it as your waiting game. Mixing it with a longer title you play at home gives you the best of both.