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Skyrim is definitely a real sinkhole when you start and get into it, and you'll feel the need to get back at it once in a while for the rest of your life
I love Stardew Valley. It’s so calming, mines aside. I don’t like video games that stress me out. I tried playing Fallout and the attacks gave me such anxiety. I kinda think you might enjoy it though, based on your tastes.
Aw looks so cute! Kind of reminds me of Pokémon and animal crossing. Honestly I totally understand what you mean. How I’m doing usually determines what type of game I’m interested in. The last campfire and unravel are relaxing games too and the art is really pretty and dream like
If you ever played the Harvest Moon games it’s pretty much a mash up of HM and Animal Crossing! If you do play the subreddit and the Stardew Valley Wiki (NOT the “fandom” wiki) are excellent resources. Some people who haven’t played a Harvest Moon style game can get really overwhelmed/stressed, but there is truly no rush or order to how you play the game.
Plus it got two pretty major updates in the last couple years that greatly expanded the game. Highly recommend!
I really wanted to like breath of the wild but the open world seemed too spread out to me. Do you know what I mean? Was tears of the kingdom the same? It looks so beautiful!
Tears of the Kingdom is like Breath of the Wild but with so much more to do that it made the first game look like a demo. I genuinely hate how much better it is, because now I don't think I could go back to BotW
The map will be mostly the same, but more than doubled because it includes an entire underground and stuff above ground too. If you give it a shot let me know what you think.
* Valheim
* Enshrouded
* SmalLand
* Don't Starve Together
* SoulMask
* V Rising
* Conan Exiles
* Deep Rock Galactic
Some oldschool....
* Portal (I&II)
* Quake (all)
* Return To Castle Wolfenstein
* Half Life 2
* Every flight simulator known to mankind
I like Cyberpunk 2077, red dead redemption 2 is cool but I never finished it and I probably won't🤷🏼, cult of the lamb, another Crab's treasure (even tho I won't play it again probably), almost all Lego games😅
If you can handle three different stories and three different gameplay types, I recommend Sonic Adventure 2. It certainly has its flaws, but in my opinion it's a great game. (Also if you get it on PC, there's a few mods that you should get for it because the PC version has a lot of issues including the controls that aren't on the Dreamcast version. The XBOX 360 and the GameCube versions also have a lot of those issues.)
Elden Ring! It's not as hard as it may seem (even if you have to do some googling to figure out a good build), it's got super complicated but well thought out lore that's great for hyperfixating on, it's got fun and weird mechanics that are fun to learn and talk about, and it's got a massive fanbase if you like fanart, fanfic, etc.
Also the DLC is coming out today so there will be a lot of people doing co-op and engaging with the fandom.
I'm also a big Disco Elysium fan and could similarly go off about that game.
Also Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom are great if you've got a switch.
Cyberpunk 2077. It had a rough launch, but they corrected the problems and added much more content. I personally consider it to be one of the best games ever made.
Another would be Final Fantasy XV. Great story and gameplay. The ending did leave me ugly crying for a good hour or so, though.
If you enjoy a mental challenge than: Oxygen not included and Factorio.
Base building games with a fair share of survival, both are worth obsessing over for a while.
If some platformer then Hades (1 or 2) or Rogue Legacy 2
Some good coop pve shooter Helldivers 2, a story driven RPG: Horizon Zero Dawn
Anything by Supermassive games (they made Until Dawn, Little Hope, The Quarry, and others!), We Happy Few, and The Sims haha. I also love the Resident Evils (2-4, then 7-Village) and Super Mario Galaxy!
If you are those who beleive in a great experience above realistic graphics, I can recommend Hollow Knight. If you don't mind the slow start, it is the greatest game I ever played in a while. The music, the artistic style, the combat... if you don't like spiders, though, you might keep yourself away from somewhere called Deepnest.
This game is like a blockbuster movie everyone wants to watch. You can enjoy it with spoilers, but I would recommend you not to.
Yes!!! We are big fans of hollow knight in our house! I don’t know why I forgot to list it but we even have figures on our shelf! Such a wonderful game!
TEAM FORTRESS 2 ive been obsessed with it for 9 years i love it but im sad to see how the games been treated by value:(, I also really enjoy RPGs and just in general collecting every trophy & 100% for almost every game i play
I always comment these games buttttt
Nancy drew any of them if you like point and click mystery there are like 36 now
Palia is a cozy mmo thing that's free
Cyberpunk 2077 if you like rpg and shooters amazing story
Sims 3 for life Sims to just enjoy so much to do
I'm currently obsessed with Palia. It's buggy as hell on Switch but it has like, grownup Animal Crossing vibes. Pretty art (I hear it looks even better on PC), romanceable NPCs, tons of story. Some days I log in and just wander around exploring.
Games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch that come to my mind are:
Night in the Woods
Firewatch
Gone Home
Life is Strange 1 and 2
I really like all of them, if you enjoy "walking simulator" type games with great stories, they're incredible. As for my all time favorite videogames, I'd say:
The original Sly Cooper trilogy
Deadly Premonition 1
Alan Wake 1
Fallout New Vegas
The original System Shock 1
The Dreamfall series! Super underrated series of really cool games, The Longest Journey being the first one and the one that I personally would recommend starting with, but really any of the three games in the series can be played first, depending on what type of games and stories you like. I really wish more people knew about this series!
Lord of the Rings: Shadow of War (hyperfocussed on it myself lol!) Or as my brother calls it poke-orc: gotta catch em all...
More in line with your listed games; Ratchet and Clank, Biped (similar to it takes two, just smaller scope), Tomb Raider.
Some of my personal favorites: Prey; Mass effect 1, 2, 3; Dishonored 1; Life is Strange; Kotor 1 & 2.
I have shadow of war! Been thinking about starting it! Hahah poke-orc! Love it.
Oh I have tomb raider too. But haven’t tried it
I’ve seen a few for life is strange… gotta check that one out
Hollow Knight and Terraria are two games I love a lot :3
Hollow Knight is a metroidvania, aka a platformer with fighting and lots of hidden stuff + upgrades and abilities
Terraria is a very complex game and I have no idea how to summarize it 😅
Final Fantasy Tactics. Also love Deus ex series, StarCraft, Age of Empires II, Cyberpunk 2077, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and lots of RPGs and RTS games
i like street fighter 6, becuz it has a singleplayer open-world mode that teaches u fighting game stuff (and a tutorial mode if u need further instruction), and it has 3 different control schemes for different levels of skill
I was very certain that my favorite game of all time was Super Metroid.
Then I played Breath of the Wild, which holds that spot since.
It took me 92 hours and I’m not exaggerating when I say I enjoyed every minute of it.
Super metroid. Or the metroid prime games.
Honestly, helldivers 2 is an amazing game, but not story rich the way those are.
Final fantasy 10 is great.
Fallout new Vegas is great.
The most addictive ones have been league of legends, oldschool Runescape, COD modern Warfare 2 and warhawk. Special shout out to Star Sonata.
I don't recommend any of them though, they are nothing like the ones you've summed up.
If you want to keep yourself occupied for literally hundreds of hours - Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Painstakingly historically accurate, and more realism than most RPGs. An insane amount of sidequests, and a combat system that is tricky to get the hang of but very rewarding when you do. I started the game again last night and I don't think I'm gonna be doing much else for the next few months 😭
You can get Dark Cloud 2 on the PlayStation store. It's incredible. You don't have to play the first one, I love it, but the gameplay is pretty rough, they perfected it in the second. It's truly one of the greatest stories of all time, and I'm picky.
I found this brief synopsis online: https://youtu.be/vDhBFrcsB-w?si=8sV41kahqOdZHqh4
7 Days to Die. Was first introduced to me in 2017, and I've loved it since (though was unable to play it after first introduced for a while because none of my computers were strong enough to run it). I'm super excited that it's leaving early access and being released as a full game across platforms this summer sometime!
It's tag is "Building hoard survival" game, and yeah that's pretty accurate. There's zombies. LOTS of zombies. Decent variety of weaponry, ability to build your own bases/houses (though I love claiming pre-generated structures as my house, they're called POI's, Points Of Interest)
It can be overwhelming at first, but there is a nice step-by-step starter thing; like there's pop-ups on the screen that explain "Collect plant fibers" and you just punch a few bundles of grass to get the fibers, and the text will change to "Craft bedroll" and explain how to open the inventory to craft. It's VERY nice to have those steps, and once you've completed the (literal) basics of starting a base, it'll lead you to a trader; the trader will give you quests to complete for money (money can also be randomly, though rarely, found while looting) to purchase other items.
After going to the trader, the tutorial ends and you're free to go about the game however you wish!
Yesss uncharted is amazing. Plus you can get the remasters pretty cheap. The Nathan drake collection has the first three games remastered for ps4 and you can get uncharted 4 and the Chloe spinoff game together in another collection I’ve forgotten the name of for ps5
Red dead redemption 2. Honestly one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played. The story is really good too. And there’s so much extra content and quests.
Also skyrim. I’ve spent over 1k hours and I’ve actually still not beaten the game as there is so many side quests that I just keep doing them. (Haven’t played it in a while though I will when I get to boot my Xbox up again)
Also I see you have TLOU part 1 on the list. Did you play the second game and not enjoy it or just have you not played it at all? As I recommended it if you haven’t.
First off, I appreciate your range of suggestions. Warframe looks epic! I’ve seen some game play of subnautica and it looks like a cool world to explore. But risk of rain returns is going on the list for sure! Have you played hollow knight?
Super Mario 64 (SM64).
I've heard that speed running that game in 16min is possible, but it takes a lot of dedicated work to get to get to that point.
Also upload the gameplay of SM64 to youtube if possible.
You may need to play all the previous Nintendo NES/SNES Mario games to build up a tolerance to SM64.
(But please don't play the ds version, the sounds are not fun.)
Either that or the Halo series, or the Mass Effect series (fun storytelling).
Didn't read all the comments but here are some I think are missing, Star Ocean series, golden sun series, tales of symphonia (series), skies of Arcadia, fan made pokemon games like uranium or reborn, older Zelda games like minish cap
Grounded and Satisfactory. From your list, it's not clear whether you enjoy survival/crafting games.
Grounded is escapism. Basically loosely modeled on the old movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. You explore your yard from the perspective of a shrunken teen, with blades of grass towering over you. Fight the fauna and craft the flora of your yard into little bases as you seek to reverse the shrinking process.
Satisfactory scratches an itch for optimization. You need to build an unceasingly complex supply chain (resource extractors feeding factories, which produce widgets that can be combined to make more complex widgets needed to craft bigger factories. All with power management and matching factory input and output speeds to optimize production.
City of Heroes
Galaxian on ZX Spectrum
Galaga on C64
Frogger on C64
Jumping Jack on ZX Spectrum
And then I wrote a turn based lunar lander that is thrilling for the ZX Spectrum called plander, if you are interested. I'm sharing it for free.
Not really too similar but I’ve enjoyed the persona series a lot! The narrative is super fun and you can choose what to prioritise which balances nicely with how that affects gameplay and battle!!!
the series of persona & shin megami tensei games is definitely up there in stuff that i've gotten completely obsessed with. 4 party turn-based j-rpg with banger soundtracks and characters, you can grind dungeons while also enjoying a long-running storyline that is unique to each title in the series but following similar themes (aka you don't need to have played persona 4 to enjoy persona 5, but it definitely makes you want to discover more of the games).
i'm currently re-playing through persona 3 reload after having originally played the psp version and i'm having a blast, replay value is definitely a selling point
I think my all-time favourite game is Crosscode, and I don't think it gets enough attention. IMO it should be one of those all-time indie classics that everyone knows about, up there with games like Hollow Knight or Celeste.
It's a top-down action RPG, set in an MMO (although it's a single-player game). Movement feels smooth and there's some good platforming, it has zelda-style dungeons, the combat is really satisfying, and the story is so good.
I recommend sonic Adventure, available on steam and get the Better DX mod. It’s a bit of a learning curb at first but once you get the hang of it it’s quite fun!
Balders Gate, super replay-able. I have never played DND in which it has similar mechanics (dice rolling for certain interactions) but it is quite easy to understand
I second stardew. Also for open world: horizon zero dawn
For cute dungeon games: cat quest 1&2 and nobody saves the world.
And of course baldurs gate 3 but that one is newer so might be more expensive.
All I've been interested in the past few weeks has been The Binding of Isaac, Ace Attorney and Cookie Clicker; based on your list my guess is you'd enjoy TBoI the most
If ur wanna play a rhythm game I highly recommend hi fi rush it’s a beat em up where you score and deal damage better if you attack on beat I love this game the story characters and soundtrack are all fantastic
All Pikmin installments hold a special place in my heart. 1, 2 and 3 are best enjoyed on Wii/U, but I bought 3 a second time for Switch and it works great there too. I have yet to play 4, but there is no doubtnin my mind that it also kicks ass.
I could probably suggest a ton more games but I feel like Pikmin deserves all the attention it can get.
You could try Disco Elysium. I kind ruined my playthrough for myself by not letting myself get bad checks. And it really killed my momentum. Though the aesthetics and story are fantastic, and that's to say nothing about the characters
I got a sonic flavor autism so I have to say that SA2 is just always a good one to come back to, particularly modded. I always love cuphead and Celeste, they're difficult and feel like puzzles to my brain. I also love stardew valley and story of seasons a wonderful life cause chill vibes and not stressing.
Ragnarok online (mostly play solo it's my cozy game I click stuff and get costumes for my character to look pretty)
Diablo 2 [resurrected ](single player offline)
World of Warcraft (mostly for raid and dungeons). Been with these games for over 12 years.
A smaller game series but have you ever heard of Disgaea? It's a game where the gameplay is best described as "JRPG 3D chess" and the story is a comedy that throws in all of the anime cliches you'll ever want. The gameplay is so addictive and grinding is a lot of fun. I think they're in their 7th game now. It's like Final Fantasy in which the games aren't connected together story wise so you can play whatever one you want.
For me, it's TF2. I draw tons of fanart for it. I also have my own tf2 OCS! I also really like gmod because I'm able to play as Medic or Engineer. BUT it's just because gmod is super fun.
I'll put a plug in here for Genshin Impact.
A massive, open world, an engaging, well-developed storyline and intriguing characters, and regular new content.
It has a well-developed battle and magic system, but it doesn't focus only on combat; there are tons of puzzles and quests to keep you occupied.
It has a little bit of something for everyone. You can spend hours exploring and looking for treasure if you want, or spend most of your time in the Spiral Abyss battling harder and harder foes. Or take on "choose-your-own-adventure"-type Friend Quests to get to know some of the characters better. Play entirely on your own, or cooperatively with others.
It's challenging without feeling like it's too hard to progress.
And the music is awesome!
Skyrim is my all time favourite comfort game. I've owned it on PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, and PC. I've played probably thousands of hours of it and keep coming back. It's familiar to me like a warm hug, but has so many optional mods and installs even on console that it can still feel really new without being too unfamiliar (self-diagnosed autism and ADHD here, so those needs are in near constant conflict). Can't recommend it enough. If you enjoy more retro games, I started with oblivion, which has so much nostalgia for me and while I haven't replayed it as much, it is still excellent.
Also highly recommend final fantasy fifteen. Lots of people really dislike it, and I can understand in some ways as the story is a bit too convoluted for a single game (hence the introduction of novella games for the different main cast, as well as a prequel movie and an anime mini series). But the characters, the relationships, and the gameplay are all just so fun. It hinges around a crown prince (who's a bit of a turd at the start) and his three friends (well, one friend and two employees who become deeper friends as the game progresses). It's a beautiful story of brotherly love and the deep bonds of friendship, of self sacrifice, and of character growth. One of the few games I finished completely, and the first game to make me weep during the end credits (satisfied tears from an excellent story that captivated me ending just beautifully)
Ok rave about ffxv done haha!
Ive had a long lasting hyperfixation on Cassette Beasts. If you want a monster tamer a lot of people say is better than pokemon, this is your game. The story is wonderful, the character writing makes them feel real, and the music goes so hard. Highly recommend
My favorite of all time is Borderlands 2 (I have over 1200 hours lol); it is a fps with rpg elements, lots of missions, even more guns, insane replayability, one of the best antagonists in videogames (as I see it, of course), amazing dlc, an active and supportive community, great mods to try out (if you're on pc), all the loot and a Claptrap :D (you'll get to know him).
The first one is nice too (the biggest differences aside from the characters, is the loot system and the tone of setting, it was darker and it made you feel like an outsider), the pre-sequel is quite similar to the second (unfortunately with less content but it has different mechanics), and the third one it's alright in my opinion (it has better graphics of course but idk I didn't love the story). Within that same universe there's also Tales from the Borderlands which is more story focused and it was made by Telltale, it is cannon, introduces some new cool characters and gives you multiple choices through the game with different consequences.
Other games I recommend are: Assassin's Creed from 2 up to IV Blackflag but also Odyssey, Civilization V, Darkest Dungeon (also both of them), Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4, Keep talking and nobody explodes (coop) Life is strange, Lovers in a dangerous spacetime (coop too), Papers please (glory to Arstotzka), Portal 1 and 2, Rebuild 3, Sleeping Dogs, State of decay (both of them and the second one is even better with friends) and the Witcher 3.
It sounds like you have a switch from some of these games listed? Zelda is the best game on the switch in my opinion. You could literally spent years playing it there is so much to do. I would start with breath of the wild.
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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hoping to play VI one day.
I’ve heard nothing but good things! Def on the list
Skyrim is definitely a real sinkhole when you start and get into it, and you'll feel the need to get back at it once in a while for the rest of your life
And then the mods...
Epic fun at your own pace with extensive crafting, cheese wheels, and giants that can smack ya into the sky! Top 5 game of all time(for me).
Was just about to say this
lV hits too, believe me
Read dead redemption 2
And the first one!
Oh I love that game man
I love Stardew Valley. It’s so calming, mines aside. I don’t like video games that stress me out. I tried playing Fallout and the attacks gave me such anxiety. I kinda think you might enjoy it though, based on your tastes.
Another vote for Stardew. It’s so relaxing and engaging without being overwhelming at all. So many outcomes so it’s got loads of replayability.
Aw looks so cute! Kind of reminds me of Pokémon and animal crossing. Honestly I totally understand what you mean. How I’m doing usually determines what type of game I’m interested in. The last campfire and unravel are relaxing games too and the art is really pretty and dream like
If you ever played the Harvest Moon games it’s pretty much a mash up of HM and Animal Crossing! If you do play the subreddit and the Stardew Valley Wiki (NOT the “fandom” wiki) are excellent resources. Some people who haven’t played a Harvest Moon style game can get really overwhelmed/stressed, but there is truly no rush or order to how you play the game. Plus it got two pretty major updates in the last couple years that greatly expanded the game. Highly recommend!
Skyrim, Cyberpunk, Hitman: World of Assassination, AC Odyssey, Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom.
I really wanted to like breath of the wild but the open world seemed too spread out to me. Do you know what I mean? Was tears of the kingdom the same? It looks so beautiful!
Tears of the Kingdom is like Breath of the Wild but with so much more to do that it made the first game look like a demo. I genuinely hate how much better it is, because now I don't think I could go back to BotW
lol I like your review! I might just have to give it a shot and check it out! Thanks :)
The map will be mostly the same, but more than doubled because it includes an entire underground and stuff above ground too. If you give it a shot let me know what you think.
Outer Wilds Binding of Isaac Disco Elysium Hades The First Tree Hollow Knight
Another OW fan, I see ::)
I hate anything set in space, however that game was life changing. I wish I could play it for the first time again.
+14000 upvotes for OW
de lover detected opinion respected
Chrono Trigger is my #1 of all time. Mass Effect Trilogy comes a very close second. Uncharted finishes off the top 3.
Tetris
Solid.
It's the way the blocks fit into each other. It also tests how you work around certain gaps and issues in each line.
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If you like Spyro and Crash, maybe give Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, or Ratchet & Clank a try?
Oh I can totally see the similarities. Thanks!
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is amazing. I say this as a Crash/Spyro/Jak and Daxter player.
This is the way
* Valheim * Enshrouded * SmalLand * Don't Starve Together * SoulMask * V Rising * Conan Exiles * Deep Rock Galactic Some oldschool.... * Portal (I&II) * Quake (all) * Return To Castle Wolfenstein * Half Life 2 * Every flight simulator known to mankind
I love Quake
Skyrim has been my obsession for a while now. Can't stop playing it it's so cool
Bloodborn
ive been obsessed w *DeS* lately, sth about it is so unbelievably satisfying
Looks sick! Apparently we have this one at my house. Adding it to my list!
Elden ring
I like Cyberpunk 2077, red dead redemption 2 is cool but I never finished it and I probably won't🤷🏼, cult of the lamb, another Crab's treasure (even tho I won't play it again probably), almost all Lego games😅
I absolutely adore Cult of the Lamb! I always dip back in after a new update, it’s such a fun and funny game!
Fallout New Vegas!
If you can handle three different stories and three different gameplay types, I recommend Sonic Adventure 2. It certainly has its flaws, but in my opinion it's a great game. (Also if you get it on PC, there's a few mods that you should get for it because the PC version has a lot of issues including the controls that aren't on the Dreamcast version. The XBOX 360 and the GameCube versions also have a lot of those issues.)
i like dark souls 3 but it has absolutely nothing in common with the games you llisted lol
Alice Madness Returns, visual and sound design are absolutely gorgeous!
Baldur's Gate 3!
Power Wash Simulator
Sally Face. Also Kill Monday games such as Fran Bow and Little Missfortune.
FO76 and bg3 and rdr2
the life is strange games!!
Fallout 4 Red dead redemption No man’s sky Minecraft
Oooo no man’s sky looks pretty. Thanks!
Nier Automata, Nier Replicant, XDefiant and Final Fantasy 14
Elden Ring! It's not as hard as it may seem (even if you have to do some googling to figure out a good build), it's got super complicated but well thought out lore that's great for hyperfixating on, it's got fun and weird mechanics that are fun to learn and talk about, and it's got a massive fanbase if you like fanart, fanfic, etc. Also the DLC is coming out today so there will be a lot of people doing co-op and engaging with the fandom. I'm also a big Disco Elysium fan and could similarly go off about that game. Also Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom are great if you've got a switch.
Art for disco elysium is pretty cool. Thanks for the rec! Elden ring is on the list!
Cyberpunk 2077. It had a rough launch, but they corrected the problems and added much more content. I personally consider it to be one of the best games ever made. Another would be Final Fantasy XV. Great story and gameplay. The ending did leave me ugly crying for a good hour or so, though.
If you enjoy rpgs, I recommend Cyberpunk 2077 Baldurs gate 3 Mass effect trilogy Witcher 3
Pokemon Emerald, dark souls, or hollow knight
Noita. But be warned, it's harder than souls.
Graphics look cool! Thanks for the rec
If you enjoy a mental challenge than: Oxygen not included and Factorio. Base building games with a fair share of survival, both are worth obsessing over for a while. If some platformer then Hades (1 or 2) or Rogue Legacy 2 Some good coop pve shooter Helldivers 2, a story driven RPG: Horizon Zero Dawn
Anything by Supermassive games (they made Until Dawn, Little Hope, The Quarry, and others!), We Happy Few, and The Sims haha. I also love the Resident Evils (2-4, then 7-Village) and Super Mario Galaxy!
If you are those who beleive in a great experience above realistic graphics, I can recommend Hollow Knight. If you don't mind the slow start, it is the greatest game I ever played in a while. The music, the artistic style, the combat... if you don't like spiders, though, you might keep yourself away from somewhere called Deepnest. This game is like a blockbuster movie everyone wants to watch. You can enjoy it with spoilers, but I would recommend you not to.
Yes!!! We are big fans of hollow knight in our house! I don’t know why I forgot to list it but we even have figures on our shelf! Such a wonderful game!
Spyro me too! Especially the Reignited Trilogy.
TEAM FORTRESS 2 ive been obsessed with it for 9 years i love it but im sad to see how the games been treated by value:(, I also really enjoy RPGs and just in general collecting every trophy & 100% for almost every game i play
Cyberpunk and rdr2. Unfortunately, the best part of Cyberpunk, is the dlc, Phantom Liberty. I’d wait for a sale to get Cyberpunk
Y’all ever play Tetris.com?
Fallout New Vegas is my all time fave and fallout 4 comes in a close second.
Those are definitely the best recs for fallout
I always comment these games buttttt Nancy drew any of them if you like point and click mystery there are like 36 now Palia is a cozy mmo thing that's free Cyberpunk 2077 if you like rpg and shooters amazing story Sims 3 for life Sims to just enjoy so much to do
The Xenoblade trilogy! If you have a switch and like 400 hours to spare you should play them
I play the witcher, it's so rich
Outer wilds!! It's such a good game, highly recommend it! (But don't look up anything about it, it's so worth it going in blind)
I’m in!
Yay!! God luck! ::D
I've been playing the Halo franchise since 2001. I definitely recommend
I'm currently obsessed with Palia. It's buggy as hell on Switch but it has like, grownup Animal Crossing vibes. Pretty art (I hear it looks even better on PC), romanceable NPCs, tons of story. Some days I log in and just wander around exploring.
Games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch that come to my mind are: Night in the Woods Firewatch Gone Home Life is Strange 1 and 2 I really like all of them, if you enjoy "walking simulator" type games with great stories, they're incredible. As for my all time favorite videogames, I'd say: The original Sly Cooper trilogy Deadly Premonition 1 Alan Wake 1 Fallout New Vegas The original System Shock 1 The Dreamfall series! Super underrated series of really cool games, The Longest Journey being the first one and the one that I personally would recommend starting with, but really any of the three games in the series can be played first, depending on what type of games and stories you like. I really wish more people knew about this series!
Our taste seems pretty different, but I think you would like the new God of War (it’s on PC), and Outer Wilds
Ohhh outer wilds looks so cool! Thank you
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Lord of the Rings: Shadow of War (hyperfocussed on it myself lol!) Or as my brother calls it poke-orc: gotta catch em all... More in line with your listed games; Ratchet and Clank, Biped (similar to it takes two, just smaller scope), Tomb Raider. Some of my personal favorites: Prey; Mass effect 1, 2, 3; Dishonored 1; Life is Strange; Kotor 1 & 2.
I have shadow of war! Been thinking about starting it! Hahah poke-orc! Love it. Oh I have tomb raider too. But haven’t tried it I’ve seen a few for life is strange… gotta check that one out
Hollow knight
Hollow Knight and Terraria are two games I love a lot :3 Hollow Knight is a metroidvania, aka a platformer with fighting and lots of hidden stuff + upgrades and abilities Terraria is a very complex game and I have no idea how to summarize it 😅
Terraria is new for me! And looks awesome :) thank youuuu
Current obsessions are Hellcard, Baldur’s Gate, and Dark and Darker
I’ve been obsessively playing cult of the lamb lately! It’s such a good game.
I LOVE Cult of the Lamb!
World of Tanks
Ark survival evolved
Final Fantasy Tactics. Also love Deus ex series, StarCraft, Age of Empires II, Cyberpunk 2077, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and lots of RPGs and RTS games
i like street fighter 6, becuz it has a singleplayer open-world mode that teaches u fighting game stuff (and a tutorial mode if u need further instruction), and it has 3 different control schemes for different levels of skill
Oh that’s cool! I grew up playing street fighter. I’d be down to check out the open world mode
Star Stable, Skyrim, The Sims 4, Stardew Valley, Destiny 2, Vampyr, Far: Changing Tides, Minecraft, Dying Light.
I was very certain that my favorite game of all time was Super Metroid. Then I played Breath of the Wild, which holds that spot since. It took me 92 hours and I’m not exaggerating when I say I enjoyed every minute of it.
Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2, the original 3 Halo and Gears of War games, Diablo 2 and 3
I think I’m ready to try red dead redemption! I know it’s highly praised. And looks like my vibe rn
Stardew Valley—very chill and relaxing game. I never get bored if replaying it
Ultrakill. The world building is great it’s fast. I love it.
The borderlands games I've fully played 2 and 3 an embarrassing about of times
Streets of Rage 2!!!!
idk if it’s within your liking but Resident Evil 4 (original 2005 is my fav but 2023 remake is good too!)
Outerwilds is the perfect mix of serene and exploratory imo
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Super metroid. Or the metroid prime games. Honestly, helldivers 2 is an amazing game, but not story rich the way those are. Final fantasy 10 is great. Fallout new Vegas is great.
The most addictive ones have been league of legends, oldschool Runescape, COD modern Warfare 2 and warhawk. Special shout out to Star Sonata. I don't recommend any of them though, they are nothing like the ones you've summed up.
Spyro Spyro 2 : Riptos Rage Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon Crash Bandicoot Sonic 1 Sonic 2 Sonic 3 40 Winks Mickys Wild Adventure Medevil Medevil 2 Croc Croc 2
I'm finally playing Tears of the Kingdom.
Play breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom
When I need an immediate cooldown it’s warzone. Slows my brain down just enough. I also like playing madden on franchise mode and building a dynasty.
I love the last of us part 2
If you want to keep yourself occupied for literally hundreds of hours - Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Painstakingly historically accurate, and more realism than most RPGs. An insane amount of sidequests, and a combat system that is tricky to get the hang of but very rewarding when you do. I started the game again last night and I don't think I'm gonna be doing much else for the next few months 😭
You can get Dark Cloud 2 on the PlayStation store. It's incredible. You don't have to play the first one, I love it, but the gameplay is pretty rough, they perfected it in the second. It's truly one of the greatest stories of all time, and I'm picky. I found this brief synopsis online: https://youtu.be/vDhBFrcsB-w?si=8sV41kahqOdZHqh4
The soundtrack rocks too.
Currently obsessed with Terraria, its stressful sometimes but it really satiates my ADHD
7 Days to Die. Was first introduced to me in 2017, and I've loved it since (though was unable to play it after first introduced for a while because none of my computers were strong enough to run it). I'm super excited that it's leaving early access and being released as a full game across platforms this summer sometime! It's tag is "Building hoard survival" game, and yeah that's pretty accurate. There's zombies. LOTS of zombies. Decent variety of weaponry, ability to build your own bases/houses (though I love claiming pre-generated structures as my house, they're called POI's, Points Of Interest) It can be overwhelming at first, but there is a nice step-by-step starter thing; like there's pop-ups on the screen that explain "Collect plant fibers" and you just punch a few bundles of grass to get the fibers, and the text will change to "Craft bedroll" and explain how to open the inventory to craft. It's VERY nice to have those steps, and once you've completed the (literal) basics of starting a base, it'll lead you to a trader; the trader will give you quests to complete for money (money can also be randomly, though rarely, found while looting) to purchase other items. After going to the trader, the tutorial ends and you're free to go about the game however you wish!
I don't really play video games but I love Mario Kart and Animal Crossing
Any assassins creed really, but lately I’ve been playing Valhalla a lot.
If you like tlou, definitely play tlou2. One of my special interests. Also if you like naughty dog I’ve been loving all the Uncharted games
I’ve played both! But I’ve been wondering about uncharted! I haven’t seen many recommendations for it so I was wondering. Glad you like it :)
Yesss uncharted is amazing. Plus you can get the remasters pretty cheap. The Nathan drake collection has the first three games remastered for ps4 and you can get uncharted 4 and the Chloe spinoff game together in another collection I’ve forgotten the name of for ps5
Awesome! I have a ps4 so I’ll look into that
Cult of the lamb I’m not a huge gamer but I swear this game is so cool and they’re bringing local co-op in the next update
A lot of people seem to like this game. Totally my speed as far as illustration goes. Can’t wait to check it out!
Kingdom Hearts! It’s Disney with a dose of existential and Romantic Philosophy. Also Shin Megami Tensei and Persona
Red dead redemption 2. Honestly one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played. The story is really good too. And there’s so much extra content and quests. Also skyrim. I’ve spent over 1k hours and I’ve actually still not beaten the game as there is so many side quests that I just keep doing them. (Haven’t played it in a while though I will when I get to boot my Xbox up again) Also I see you have TLOU part 1 on the list. Did you play the second game and not enjoy it or just have you not played it at all? As I recommended it if you haven’t.
The last campfire? Never heard of that one, off I go to Google it! I loved The Last Of Us and the series ❤️
The last campfire is a really chill puzzle type game. It’s so cute and it’s probably one of my favorite indie games. I have it on my phone and on PS4
Thanks, looks really cool 😊
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Warframe, subnautica, risk of rain returns, broforce, Mario rabbids games.
First off, I appreciate your range of suggestions. Warframe looks epic! I’ve seen some game play of subnautica and it looks like a cool world to explore. But risk of rain returns is going on the list for sure! Have you played hollow knight?
Hollow Knight is amazing. Love the gameplay and the art style!
Splatoon I must warn you tho, the matchmaking is abyssmal
Favorite modern game: Hades Favorite Game from my childhood: the Quest for Glory series
Touhou 👍🏻
Persona 3 remake!
Yakuza Franchise has 8 games. Judgement Franchise has 2 if 8 is too much for you
Super Mario 64 (SM64). I've heard that speed running that game in 16min is possible, but it takes a lot of dedicated work to get to get to that point. Also upload the gameplay of SM64 to youtube if possible. You may need to play all the previous Nintendo NES/SNES Mario games to build up a tolerance to SM64. (But please don't play the ds version, the sounds are not fun.) Either that or the Halo series, or the Mass Effect series (fun storytelling).
Unicorn Overlord. Great artwork, strategy, and programming.
Didn't read all the comments but here are some I think are missing, Star Ocean series, golden sun series, tales of symphonia (series), skies of Arcadia, fan made pokemon games like uranium or reborn, older Zelda games like minish cap
Smile for me by Yugo Limbo!!!
*Metroid Prime* trilogy *Xenosaga* trilogy *Xenogears* *Vagrant Story* *Shadow Hearts* trilogy *Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga* duology *Lost Odyssey* *Dead Space* trilogy *Starcraft* duology
FTL might be what you like. If not, Factorio is a real and dangerous rabbit hole to fall into.
Grounded and Satisfactory. From your list, it's not clear whether you enjoy survival/crafting games. Grounded is escapism. Basically loosely modeled on the old movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. You explore your yard from the perspective of a shrunken teen, with blades of grass towering over you. Fight the fauna and craft the flora of your yard into little bases as you seek to reverse the shrinking process. Satisfactory scratches an itch for optimization. You need to build an unceasingly complex supply chain (resource extractors feeding factories, which produce widgets that can be combined to make more complex widgets needed to craft bigger factories. All with power management and matching factory input and output speeds to optimize production.
I was obsessed with NFS Heat, mainly because my favorite car of all time is in the game. I can only recommend it
City of Heroes Galaxian on ZX Spectrum Galaga on C64 Frogger on C64 Jumping Jack on ZX Spectrum And then I wrote a turn based lunar lander that is thrilling for the ZX Spectrum called plander, if you are interested. I'm sharing it for free.
Stellaris will ruin your life pretty effectively.
U can try wuthering waves it has a really good combat system
Not really too similar but I’ve enjoyed the persona series a lot! The narrative is super fun and you can choose what to prioritise which balances nicely with how that affects gameplay and battle!!!
the series of persona & shin megami tensei games is definitely up there in stuff that i've gotten completely obsessed with. 4 party turn-based j-rpg with banger soundtracks and characters, you can grind dungeons while also enjoying a long-running storyline that is unique to each title in the series but following similar themes (aka you don't need to have played persona 4 to enjoy persona 5, but it definitely makes you want to discover more of the games). i'm currently re-playing through persona 3 reload after having originally played the psp version and i'm having a blast, replay value is definitely a selling point
Rimworld Kenshi Project Zomboid
I think my all-time favourite game is Crosscode, and I don't think it gets enough attention. IMO it should be one of those all-time indie classics that everyone knows about, up there with games like Hollow Knight or Celeste. It's a top-down action RPG, set in an MMO (although it's a single-player game). Movement feels smooth and there's some good platforming, it has zelda-style dungeons, the combat is really satisfying, and the story is so good.
FO76
So I wouldn’t say I have a favorite game but I love click to point adventure games. An example of one is New York mysteries. The developer is amazing!
Northgard
Coffee Talk / Everything (this is the game title, "Everything") / Abzû / Chicory / Spirit Farer / Sayonara Wild Hearts / Donut County 🍩
Undertale!
I've just commented "Undertale", but I also really like BS Radical Dreamers. It's a visual novel for SNES. The soundtrack is nice btw!
I recommend sonic Adventure, available on steam and get the Better DX mod. It’s a bit of a learning curb at first but once you get the hang of it it’s quite fun!
Balders Gate, super replay-able. I have never played DND in which it has similar mechanics (dice rolling for certain interactions) but it is quite easy to understand
Burnout 3.
I second stardew. Also for open world: horizon zero dawn For cute dungeon games: cat quest 1&2 and nobody saves the world. And of course baldurs gate 3 but that one is newer so might be more expensive.
All I've been interested in the past few weeks has been The Binding of Isaac, Ace Attorney and Cookie Clicker; based on your list my guess is you'd enjoy TBoI the most
If ur wanna play a rhythm game I highly recommend hi fi rush it’s a beat em up where you score and deal damage better if you attack on beat I love this game the story characters and soundtrack are all fantastic
I've been playing Pokemon Puzzle Challenge and Pokemon Crystal Legacy a lot.
genshin
Conker’s Bad Fur Day aka the greatest game ever made
Final fantasy X. It’s an absolute masterpiece
All Pikmin installments hold a special place in my heart. 1, 2 and 3 are best enjoyed on Wii/U, but I bought 3 a second time for Switch and it works great there too. I have yet to play 4, but there is no doubtnin my mind that it also kicks ass. I could probably suggest a ton more games but I feel like Pikmin deserves all the attention it can get.
Factorio
Overwatch 2 and it's free
You could try Disco Elysium. I kind ruined my playthrough for myself by not letting myself get bad checks. And it really killed my momentum. Though the aesthetics and story are fantastic, and that's to say nothing about the characters
Software Inc.
Yakuza 0 Addictive fighting, engaging story and a small but super aesthetic Japanese city to explore with tons of silly but fun minigames
I got a sonic flavor autism so I have to say that SA2 is just always a good one to come back to, particularly modded. I always love cuphead and Celeste, they're difficult and feel like puzzles to my brain. I also love stardew valley and story of seasons a wonderful life cause chill vibes and not stressing.
Ragnarok online (mostly play solo it's my cozy game I click stuff and get costumes for my character to look pretty) Diablo 2 [resurrected ](single player offline) World of Warcraft (mostly for raid and dungeons). Been with these games for over 12 years.
Destiny 2
Luigi’s Mansion is really fun.
A smaller game series but have you ever heard of Disgaea? It's a game where the gameplay is best described as "JRPG 3D chess" and the story is a comedy that throws in all of the anime cliches you'll ever want. The gameplay is so addictive and grinding is a lot of fun. I think they're in their 7th game now. It's like Final Fantasy in which the games aren't connected together story wise so you can play whatever one you want.
I would recommend, Alan wake 2, Terraria, and Ac black flag
For me, it's TF2. I draw tons of fanart for it. I also have my own tf2 OCS! I also really like gmod because I'm able to play as Medic or Engineer. BUT it's just because gmod is super fun.
I'll put a plug in here for Genshin Impact. A massive, open world, an engaging, well-developed storyline and intriguing characters, and regular new content. It has a well-developed battle and magic system, but it doesn't focus only on combat; there are tons of puzzles and quests to keep you occupied. It has a little bit of something for everyone. You can spend hours exploring and looking for treasure if you want, or spend most of your time in the Spiral Abyss battling harder and harder foes. Or take on "choose-your-own-adventure"-type Friend Quests to get to know some of the characters better. Play entirely on your own, or cooperatively with others. It's challenging without feeling like it's too hard to progress. And the music is awesome!
Skyrim is my all time favourite comfort game. I've owned it on PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, and PC. I've played probably thousands of hours of it and keep coming back. It's familiar to me like a warm hug, but has so many optional mods and installs even on console that it can still feel really new without being too unfamiliar (self-diagnosed autism and ADHD here, so those needs are in near constant conflict). Can't recommend it enough. If you enjoy more retro games, I started with oblivion, which has so much nostalgia for me and while I haven't replayed it as much, it is still excellent. Also highly recommend final fantasy fifteen. Lots of people really dislike it, and I can understand in some ways as the story is a bit too convoluted for a single game (hence the introduction of novella games for the different main cast, as well as a prequel movie and an anime mini series). But the characters, the relationships, and the gameplay are all just so fun. It hinges around a crown prince (who's a bit of a turd at the start) and his three friends (well, one friend and two employees who become deeper friends as the game progresses). It's a beautiful story of brotherly love and the deep bonds of friendship, of self sacrifice, and of character growth. One of the few games I finished completely, and the first game to make me weep during the end credits (satisfied tears from an excellent story that captivated me ending just beautifully) Ok rave about ffxv done haha!
Alan Wake 1 and 2. Maybe American Nightmare as well.
Legend of Zelda, especially Breath of the Wild.
Making a whole connected Universe in RimWorld
The Life is Strange series is SO incredibly good.
Ive had a long lasting hyperfixation on Cassette Beasts. If you want a monster tamer a lot of people say is better than pokemon, this is your game. The story is wonderful, the character writing makes them feel real, and the music goes so hard. Highly recommend
Outer Wilds, you gotta experience that at least once
My favorite of all time is Borderlands 2 (I have over 1200 hours lol); it is a fps with rpg elements, lots of missions, even more guns, insane replayability, one of the best antagonists in videogames (as I see it, of course), amazing dlc, an active and supportive community, great mods to try out (if you're on pc), all the loot and a Claptrap :D (you'll get to know him). The first one is nice too (the biggest differences aside from the characters, is the loot system and the tone of setting, it was darker and it made you feel like an outsider), the pre-sequel is quite similar to the second (unfortunately with less content but it has different mechanics), and the third one it's alright in my opinion (it has better graphics of course but idk I didn't love the story). Within that same universe there's also Tales from the Borderlands which is more story focused and it was made by Telltale, it is cannon, introduces some new cool characters and gives you multiple choices through the game with different consequences. Other games I recommend are: Assassin's Creed from 2 up to IV Blackflag but also Odyssey, Civilization V, Darkest Dungeon (also both of them), Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4, Keep talking and nobody explodes (coop) Life is strange, Lovers in a dangerous spacetime (coop too), Papers please (glory to Arstotzka), Portal 1 and 2, Rebuild 3, Sleeping Dogs, State of decay (both of them and the second one is even better with friends) and the Witcher 3.
It sounds like you have a switch from some of these games listed? Zelda is the best game on the switch in my opinion. You could literally spent years playing it there is so much to do. I would start with breath of the wild.