i have a similar experience-not that im new to PC gaming but i have certain conditions that affect my ability to play complex games.
games i strongly recomend for people new to PC gaming woud be easy to get in and out of games like:
#descenders.
a downhill biking game, its not a sim so dont expect the ramped up difficulty level or realism of sims. the reason i recomend it is itll run on almost any PC setup,my gaming laptop runs with everything on ultra which makes me laugh, and it is incredibly adictive.
#tekken 7.
if you loved tekken back in the old day,nows your chance to play with yoshimitsu,eddie gordo etc again, its extremely well made though im not sure of its minimum requirements.
#NiGHTS into dreams (a later PS3 port i think, with the original sega saturn version playable from start).
a strange but worthwhile undefineable game,very easy to get into,but difficult to master-youll get addicted and its not expensive on steam from what i remember, if you have a geforce graphics card you might have to change two settings in geforce experience to make the game play but there are tons of help on that, and ill always point in the right direction if need be.
#FORZA horizon 4 (or 5,assuming your computer has the power to run either of thesese).
this is an incredible driving game,you can use it just to spend hours driving round the UK or mexico if you want,or competiting in races, making friends-or not-you dont have to.collect cars, drive around, auction your cars etc, its easy to drop in and out of.
#Spirit of the north. you play as a fox walking threw out iceland,the key to the game is discovery,some puzzle elements and lots of walking around beautiful scenery,its a very mindful experience.
#spyro reignited trilogy.
most of the main spyro games including no.1 in a high definition package,well worth a play,its easy going but still lots of challenge.
#stardust.
not really a game,more of an artistic expresion that is very easy to get into and for many people very easy to apreciate and enjoy,theres no death or panic, very good for chilling out with- just collect stars and ‘draw’ amazing colours into the galaxy.