its fun discovering new things to wishlist but also to hunt for those! theres a lot of ones i should get diverse in so this helps me branch out in that regard.

feel free to let me know if you like or dislike the suggestions and if you want others regardless. going to avoid repeated recs.


include the following in your comments to give me a better grasp on what to offer:

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  • how many recs (e.g 1-3)
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  • [optional] what you hate or might hate included/non-included (e.g not keyboard friendly)
  • [optional] something you dont want to be recommended (e.g Machinarium)

note:

A) will reply to everyone, taking my time to see whats the best options imo on what i find for each user
B) you can ask for as many suggestions in genres or themes as you'd like
C) you're allowed to comment however many times you want for new requests


wall of fame (most helpful):

📌 FranckCastle
📌 Dohi64
📌 aquatorrent
📌 Swordoffury
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"I want to recommend a game to all of you, is a hidden gem. And it's very hidden cause the developer remove the game from steam because the game was expensive and couldn't recover the money he spend. But it a nice developer cause he chose to Inmortalize his game leaving it free on his itch io account. The game is call: 'The Free Ones'- It has a nice story and really good mechanics. Give it a try. Is totally free." - MundoKodi
https://farsky-interactive.itch.io/the-free-ones


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in case you want games alike to a suggestion/theme already done, be specific in your wants and make sure its not repeated.

click on the numbers listed by each username to teleport onto my replies.

Users 👥 Requests 📝
#1 kodonokami open world and survival, if possible zombie survival, as well as the game Project Zomboid or 7 Day to Die are games that I spend a lot of time playing =)
#2 xxxka I am simple person. I like rpg with open world, singleplayer.
#3 wigglenose Visual novels are what I would like to know
#4.1 #4.2 ExcelElmira difficult puzzle games, like Baba is You or Patrick's Parabox. I like it when the game is quick to load and has many small levels, so that I can boot it up and beat a level or two in a couple of minutes and close it again. casual 2D platformers. I'm looking for something bright and colorful, like Super Mario. I don't want the platforming to be too difficult and again I want there to be levels (so no Metroidvanias with one huge level).
#5 Lunaedge shmups. Preferably traditional ones, not bullet hells. Any platforms. Some games I really like are Ikaruga, Zeroranger, Star Fox 64, Sin & Punishment 2 and Alltynex Second. No magical flying girls, either. I'm allergic to those.
#6 Mitsukuni I like strategy, building, isometric (3D is also fine), resource management. Trains and ships are optional, would be nice.
#7 Chiasm I want a game where you can pet Bill Gates like a cat. And occasionally he will cough up a hairball, and if you click on it your PC will get a Windows update.
#8 patch22 I love deep character development mechanics á la Diablo or Skyrim. Games focused on exploration are always a huge plus, as are immersive sim aspects that let me solve a problem in my own way. What I most dislike in games are big cinematics and character moments that take me out of the action ... I'm here for the gameplay most of all. Open to any genre, but I much prefer action over turn based :)
#9 Lexbya I personally enjoy inmersive games with interesting and weird exotic worlds to both explore and inmerse myself in. Such as Outer Wilds, Metro Saga, Dishonored or even Hob. I also have been craving survival games with mobile bases such as Subnautica with the cyclops, Forever Skies with it's airship or Volcanoids with the drill. I also I'm in love with games where you explore abandoned places such as Infra and also Metro. But there's not that much out there.
#10 aquatorrent Action adventure (zelda like) Blossom tales
#11 evertonj I'm desperately searching another game like Sable. I just want to explore the world and go on a journey without the map marking exactly where I have to go and I don't want to fight anyone along the way
#12 Zero224 I love rich-story games with puzzles or some kind of gameplay (not 100% visual novel), I can try different genres, although I'm not a big fan of shooters. Also, I am attracted to games that have a animated aspect (anime or cartoon), but it is not mandatory. I love Ace Attorney Saga, Professor Layton Saga, Zero Escape Saga, The World Ends With You, Time Hollow, Ghost Trick, Stella Glow. I haven't played these games yet but I know I'm going to love them haha: Danganronpa, Detroit Become Human, Telling Lies. I also feel immediately drawn to games that are "different", bizarre/absurd/funny, for example: Project Rub, Hatoful Boyfriend, Wario Touched, Aviary Attorney, Her Story, Dominique Pamplemousse, The Stanley Parable, Flower, Sun, and Rain, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, Murder House
#13 Swordoffury I like Rpgs(preferably isometric), BUT NOT alike Larian's games (yes, even Baldur's gate 3, sorry guys) I don't like steath or infiltration ,nor when there is too much action (i'm not a huge fan of ARPGs, with some exceptions) I like when it's story driven, and if i can give an example, the two games that fit the most the genre are pathfinder games: Kingmaker and wrath of the Righteous. I also liked the first 2 mass effect and the first 2 dragon age, mostly because of the narrative and epicness
#14 justachild8 1st Theme: I am a programmer but I suck at thinking (I am a feeler), I want to improve it and want some less violent strategy games (preferable beautiful, artistic looking but not cozy) and have great replay value. Games I love are Stellaris, Endless Space 2, Civ 6, all paradox games. 2nd Theme: I want beautiful looking games that I don't own on steam (Any kind of games but preferably non FPS and non violent games) 3rd Theme: Story rich games that are must to expereince. Preferably long story games. I also love text story games like Choice of Games and Hosted Games.
#15 Quinn777 I would like games similar to Kingdom Hearts, whether it be in terms of story, gameplay, or preferably both besides: Final Fantasy series; The World Ends With You series; Metal Gear Solid series; and Chrono Trigger series. It's not because I don't like those games. Those games are great. But I am already familiar with them.
#16 Bydydyndi I want huge open world immersive sims with different countries, cities and live economics simulation like Kenshi. Preferably with: fantasy; magick; coop; and random generated worlds. I know about Caves of Cud, LonaRPG, Light No Fire, Project Zomboid, Adventure mod for DF, Crimson Desert, Soulash, Soulash 2, Elona RPG
#17 akwilla I need a single player game, with a clear story and progression, in which you have safe base, which you upgrading and which is giving you boosts, so your character is stronger. You are going outside and finding resources to upgrade your base until you are strong enough to beat the whole game. BUT I don't want survival elements - no food meter etc, your base is basically your level up system. It can be a rougelike, if it is really focusing on metagaming - in most roguelikes there is only little progression between sessions. The best game I know of this kind is Rogue Legacy. Wall World was also very good example, although it was a bit too short and easy.
#18 caesar239 1-Brick Breaker games that have nice music and art. 2-Good free short games (not necessarily on steam) that have been released for PC in the last few years. Lure and 20 Small Mazes for reference.
#19 Aerctaure Turn-based RPGs and strategy games as well as visually appealing roguelikes and metroidvanias are very appealing to me, preferably something keyboard friendly. I already have Dark Deity, Hades, Carrion, Steambot series, Cthulhu games, and Book of Demons. I also appreciate some text-based adventure games and trading sims.
#20 gloegugk Cozy sim like Stardew Valley, Dinkum, and Animal Crossing. Have tried My Time at Portia and take a look on Sun Haven and Spirittea, but didn’t find it enjoyable. Also have tried Little Witch in the Woods, kind of like it but I think still missing something. I kinda like the point that you can gather your allies and just free to walk wherever you like with those companions. It can be tactical RPG like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, and Shin Megami Tensei. Also can be something like Mount and Blade. I have tried Wartales but did not enjoy it. Currently looking at a chance to play Battle Brothers and Sands of Salzaar. Would prefer turn based but open to anything. I also like Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and looking to play Shiren the Wanderer. Simple action RPG that not focusing on story. One of the example that I like is Shining Soul series on GBA, where I can play without thinking so hard.
#21 PunishedStig A quality or two (C)RPG to play after Baldur's Gale 3 that isn't made by Larian? Did Persona 5 and Disco Elysium, loved them. Gave Witcher 3 a crack too, and it hasn't clicked with me yet. I'd also much prefer it if it's controller/Steam Deck friendly. :P Open to all kinds of gameplay style, it can be turn-based, a deckbuilding game, anything.
#22 BubbyBobble I love adventure games with a bit of exploration, but hate massive open worlds with little to nothing besides padding. I adore Tomb Raider, and like what I've played of Yakuza 0 so far. I also enjoy the tense atmosphere of Dark Souls mixed with its often interesting environments. Point & click is appreciated, too. I'm fine with any input method besides VR, because I don't have that. I do, however, have a Steam Deck.
#23 Raggart 1) Deckbuilding roguelike games: I loved Slay the Spire, Monster Train, etc. It seems though that all new games coming out are clones of StS or another highly successful game. I have tried many games using cards, but nothing was as addictive as StS. 2) Strategy map-painting games: since stopping Europa Universalis IV, I have not found anything that can scratch that itch in a satisfying way. I've played a few others, but nothing has the depth of EU4, with empire-building without micromanagement as well as strategic wars and conquests. 3) Emotional character-based games: I'm thinking mainly of Spiritfarer here.
#24 arilla First of all, I am interested in online co-op puzzles and escape rooms. An ideal example is Escape Memoirs series and Islands of insight. Secondly, I'm looking for good RPGs with normal co-op, for example Larian's games, Solasta, Wildermyth. The third priority online co-ops are everything else, for example PlateUp, Overcooked, Hellcard, Mars First Logistics. It would also be interesting to play a visual novel, but I've only seen one with co-op, Antioch: Scarlet Bay. Something cozy, casual, with a “cleaning” of the location. Hero of the Kingdom as an example. The player finds himself in a location. He looks for certain objects there, for example, he knows how to pick mushrooms. After he has collected enough mushrooms, he is taught how to collect eggs, he goes and collects eggs in the same location. The idea is that the player methodically collects everything they can get their hands on, "clearing" the location of all pick-up items, unlocking more and more items to pick up over time. Another example is I Am Future, the player comes to his senses on a roof littered with garbage and methodically picks up this garbage, processing it into resources. From resources, the player crafts more effective tools in order to collect the garbage that he could not before, in order to collect everything and stay on a clean roof. Games in which the player is engaged in a detective investigation. Not pretending to be a detective, but actually looking at the evidence and trying to understand what happened. I really enjoyed Scene Investigators. Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol are also good.
#25 Fnord An RTS with indirect unit control, akin to Dungeon Keeper, Majesty the Fantasy Kingdom Sim or War for the Overworld, where your units improve over time (so not Populous or Reprisal)
#26 YummyCore co-op / multiplayer (a way out, grounded) shooting or some skill based mechanic. i want the game to be mouse and keyboard, no card games or turn based games. smalland, raft (plan to play), valheim
#27 JMM72 I love racing games, tho I'm pretty bad at them. Thus, I love simulators like Assetto Corsa (and Competizione) and Automobilista 1 & 2, but I end enjoying more the arcade approaches like NFS series. Forza Horizon 4 & 5 seem to have simulator genes but I end finding them more arcadey than anything. Driving in itself is also great, I enjoy American Truck Simulator and Eurotruck Simulator. I also love Le Mans. I have some of the official F1 series but the last F1 game I played is F1 Grand Prix from Microprose (1993?) I also have some of the Dirt Rally games, and I enjoy general old-school top-view track racing or TPP classics that can run well in modern systems. I don't like drifting, because I'm absolutely bad at it. I can control a drift in a curve but that's pretty much it. I also enjoy a lot puzzle games, specially original & different ones.
#28 ChrisKutcher Maybe someone has some good suggestions for me. I like 1st or 3rd person exploration, shooter games. So obviously that already covers Fallout, Skyrim, Witcher, GTA series, Just Cause, Saints Row to name a few. The cherry on top for me though is if its some sort of dystopian future or post-apocalyptic setting. I finally got to playing Portal 1 and 2.. And love it. I also have played Stalker and Metro, but overall cant handle horror that well. Although I did finish Metro Exodus. I don't care for really complicated games, slash em up and that sort of games. Souls like neither. It can be puzzle, shooter, Witcher like combat. I mean I probably have played many from the genre already and I couldnt list all of them.. I am not much for anime, pixel graphics, side scrollers.. I try them out of course and finish some if I like them. But not going to be first choice for me,.
#29 doodlehasdoodles I like platformers (both 2d and 3d), metroidvanias, story-based, RPG, cozy, point-and-click, puzzle, adventure, sandbox and cartoony/cute/pixel art style games, but I am fine with any genre close to the games I like honestly. I honestly like games that are unique in gameplay and style. Games I like Stardew Valley, Pizza Tower, Hollow Night, Hypnospace Outlaw, Spiritfarer, Terraria, Later Alligator, Pikuniku, Undertale, and Bug Fables. I don't like tactical based games or architecture building games much.
#30 Romaki96 recommend me unknown indie gems? I'm always on the lookout. I liked Do Not Feed The Monkeys, Alt-Frequencies, Slay the Princess, Gunpoint, Dead in Bermuda, Katana ZERO, American Arcadia, Monster Prom, A Short Hike, Tacoma, Beholder, Mainlining, Lost Phone, Contradiction, Edith Finch, Glass Masquerade, Party Hard, The Invisible Hours, Before Your Eyes, Twelve Minutes, Night in the Woods, Oxenfree, Slay the Spire. I'm not really looking for a "cozy game" or a deckbuilding game. I want a more unique experience. Achievements are also important to me. I'm mostly looking for indie games I've missed in the last 5 years that barely got any attention. Bonus points if it's under 5 hours.
#31 taytothief I like single player city builders and strategy games. Not specifically single player I guess. I used to spend days on Civ 4 and a mod called Realism Invictus. Used to enjoy playing it online too, but I was always one of the first to die.
#32 Ginohax Racing arcade. I would like to play a racing game with these elements: Fuel or something similar,rankings with various divisions to climb. Similar games that I loved were: Stunt Gp, Rock N' Roll Racing, Destruction Derby 2. No F1
#33 antidaz I like RPG's. I also like RTS. I also like TBS. I really REALLY like games where you have a party and build up a base or something. Some of my favorite games: Suikoden series, Pathfinder Kingmaker, Fallout New Vegas, State of Decay 2, X-Com games(old and new)
#34 CommissarCiaphasCain So I'll first and foremost recommend my all time favorite game : Freedom fighter to everyone who loves third person shooters where you can command your troops and love to fight guerilla style :). I'm pretty sure there are few games likes(Brother in arms series comes to mind), but in the off chance I might have missed them, I'm happy to hear suggestions about this kind of games. And if not those, any ww2 shooters or strategy games are welcomed.
#35 alenguren I mostly prefer single-player experiences since I don't have a lot of time for MMORPGs or Free-to-Play games like Final Fantasy XIV, Genshin Impact, World of Warcraft, and Elder Scrolls Online. Here are the sagas I've played and loved, listed in order of preference: Final Fantasy saga, Castlevania saga, Legacy of Kain saga, Devil May Cry (DMC) saga, Tekken saga, Need for Speed (NFS) saga, Borderlands saga, Metal Gear saga
[#36]() Bydydyndi Now I'm looking the clones of old mobile game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gauqubiAVQ. At least some fantasy game with similar "tracing" gameplay mechanics. Preferable on steam. But android would be also ok
[#37]() Agaster Looking for single player driving games. Driving/racing game with police chases. No or minimal on foot gameplay. Like: NFS, Driver series. The Crew is the only other game with police chases. Car combat with guns or without Like: Interstate '76, Hard Truck Apocalypse, Redline, Carmageddon. FUMES is something I am looking forward to.
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My favorites are the open world and survival, if possible zombie survival, as well as the game Project Zomboid or 7 Day to Die are games that I spend a lot of time playing =) which ones would you recommend?

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has 🧟‍♂️:

Terminus: Zombie Survivors
SCUM
DayZ
HumanitZ
UNDYING

humans only:

Kenshi
The Matchless Kungfu
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

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DayZ I only played the classic Arma 2, I really liked it as soon as I get the chance I'm going to buy it, SCUM another one that has been on my wish list for some time, this HumanitZ seems to be very interesting I also really liked the graphics I ended up putting it on my list for a while now for a while, Terminus: Zombie Survivors and UNDYING, I didn't know about them, they look very interesting too and I'm going to watch some gameplay later and I also put them, Kenshi also saved on the wish list, I didn't know the other two I'll look them up later, thanks I really liked the recommendations

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Dying Light maybe, adding to the above list? And Dead Island, but I see you already tried the one that was recently free.

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Dying is a great game, I have the first one in the EPIC, I certainly have Dying Light 2 on my wish list, Dead Island is another very good game, I played it a lot in the past, I also got it, thanks for the recommendations =)

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Nice! :D
I personally am not too much into zombie games, but I liked the parkour mechanics in Dying Light a lot. 😌

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happy cakeday :3

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thanks =)

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Happy happy cake day!

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thanks =)

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If you like survival games, you'll definitely like Valheim, but better play it with friends than alone.

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Some friends also recommended it, I almost bought it last month but I ended up buying Space Engineers, I really liked this Viking style, the way you gain experience and your crafts, it's definitely on my wish list, maybe it'll even be the next game I'll buy, thanks for the recommendation =)

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You should try Darkness Falls mod for 7days https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/4941-darkness-falls-they-mostly-come-out-at-night/

With zombies:

  • Survivalist and Survivalist: Invisible strain
  • SurrounDead (still in EA)

Open World survival Craft:

  • Conan Exiles
  • Volcanoids
  • The Survivalist
  • Ylands (cause it's free)
  • Ark (if you have 5TB to install)
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So I'm going to download darkfall, I've never played this mod, from the images here it looks very complete.

Survivalist and Survivalist: Invisible Strain: I really like this one, especially Invisible Strain

SurrounDead: it's on my wish list, I had already watched a gameplay of it, I put it on the list, but I forgot, thanks for remembering

Conan Exiles, The Survivalist: these are games that are also on my wish list waiting for a good promotion =/ I didn't know Volcanoids and Ylands, I'll take a look later

Ark: I played a few hours and really liked it =)

thanks for the recommendations =)

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in Volcanoids you have a mobile base and i love this feature in survival games

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I am simple person. I like rpg with open world, singleplayer. Show me what you got.

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If you value writing quality, then Enderal is a must-play.

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I spent too much on games to play free games x.x

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That didn't stop you from playing The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos :P

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Haha, I was just checking her profile to see if it makes sense to recommend Enderal, but you beat me to it 😄

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I might add technically those total conversions are free only if you have the respective games they're based on in your library. Besides that a huge thumbs up from my side for both Archolos and Enderal.

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Open World is a bit of a vague criterion but CrossCode technically has one. I mean, it's no Skyrim where you're just plopped in the middle of the map and told to go wherever, but it certainly has exploration and environmental puzzles. Do those count as Open World?
It also has great combat, great (and equally emphasized) puzzles, a cool story with fun characters and it is overall a very nice experience. In case those matter more than the Open World aspect. ^_^

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+1. It certainly counts as Open World, you can go wherever you want, once a place is unlocked. Started playing it this month and it's pretty fun so far.

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Here just to say that Crosscode is a best game ever made and everyone and their mothers should play it.

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challenge accepted! i double checked if you had any of these first. i present to you, my dear xxxka:

Nethergate: Resurrection
Mount & Blade: Warband (2 games total)
Avernum (5 games total)
Avadon (3 games total)
The WILDS (🐻🐺🦅)

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Witcher 3 & Fallout 4.

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not open world, but you should try dishonored

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Visual novels are what I would like to know

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thats my genre! im restricting what to give you to ask this: are you okay with heavy topics, (psychological) horror and/or gore?

what i will give you to test the waters based off what i saw you have is:

Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Tangle Tower

NSFW:
Maid Mansion

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I have not played all that much but Slay The Princess is excellent so far

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I love the idea of this thread. Can I ask for suggestions in 2 genres?

My most favorite genre are difficult puzzle games, like Baba is You or Patrick's Parabox. I like it when the game is quick to load and has many small levels, so that I can boot it up and beat a level or two in a couple of minutes and close it again.

The second genre in which I'm looking for recommendations is casual 2D platformers. I'm looking for something bright and colorful, like Super Mario. I don't want the platforming to be too difficult and again I want there to be levels (so no Metroidvanias with one huge level). The Super Mario games would be good, but they're not on Steam.

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I was going to say you'd probably like Recursed if you liked Patrick's Parabox, but it looks like you already tried it. Didn't like it? Other than that, I'd put Stephen's Sausage Roll up there in the same tier as Baba is You. Super hard and super fun.

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Recursed is great!

But the graphics didn't really click with me and the difficulty curve is a bit too steep there. I like difficult games, but I like to get there gradually via many easy-to-moderate levels first.

Thanks for the other recommendation. I can see that it's already on my wishlist :)

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I don't think that they count as difficult except for the last few level but the puzzle games by Rainbow Train and Hamster On Coke are all of the kind where you can just quickly boot up the game, play one or two levels, and then close them again. Not quite sure if all the games share the same developer but both publishers put out games in the same style, and at least one title ("PUSH") is listed as being done by both.

If you want an amazing 2D (well, 2.5D actually) platformer that's bright and colorful, and incredibly charming, I can recommend Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. It's pretty beginner friendly, but I must warn that the title is no joke and it gets really hard towards the end. The first/last level, the so called Impossible Lair which is the main gimmick of the game, is a brutal gauntlet of a multi-part boss fight that I wasn't able to beat. The rest of the game is pretty approachable tho, and the overworld map is a Zelda-esque top-down puzzle game in itself which is a really unique way of doing it.

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Thanks! I can see that I already completed a few of the games of the two developers, but I'll keep my eyes on the remaining ones. It's a good recommendation, especially for the price.

Ha, I didn't realize Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair was a 2.5D platformer. I played Yooka-Laylee before, which is a 3D collectathon. I just won the Impossible Lair game on SG, so I'll give it a try soon, thanks!

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Yeah, the two Yooka-Laylee games are completely different beasts. The first game was crowdfunded under the pretense of being an spiritual successor to the two Banjo-Kazooie games for the N64, and it pretty much is exactly that to a fault.
For the second game they just did something else entirely, instead making a modern take on the Donkey Kong Country games for the SNES, and it feels just as polished as DKC3 in terms of gameplay. It also looks really nice, the fixed camera angle did wonders for the artstyle.

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SpaceChem's the most brutal puzzle game I know. It's one of those Zachtronics programming games (first one on Steam, actually). It even has a really cool story. Not really sure if it's good for "quick" play though, since the last thing I remember was a level taking me 4 hours to complete. XD
Other, simpler games which might fit the quick criteria better: Toki Tori, RUSH, Snakebird.

For platformers, how about Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams? I've seen people call it "difficult" (I found it perfectly manageable), but as far as I remember, Mario's later levels got pretty challenging, so you should be fine with this one too. ;P

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Thanks! Good tips! Now looking at it, I'm surprised that I don't have more Zachtronics games already ...

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For colourful 2D platformers with levels I thought of
Vibrant Venture
MagiCat
Pompom
Wunderling DX
Toodee and Topdee

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Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for!

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I love the idea of this thread. Can I ask for suggestions in 2 genres?

thank you! and yes you can, also included that in the description now so others know :)

My most favorite genre are difficult puzzle games, like Baba is You or Patrick's Parabox.

nice picks, im going to offer you:

Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
Sandy's Great Escape
Colorful Recolor
PATHOS (free to play)

The second genre in which I'm looking for recommendations is casual 2D platformers. I'm looking for something bright and colorful, like Super Mario.

listed below

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Those are some very good recommendations, thanks! Paquerette is already on my wishlist, but the other I added (and PATHOS went straight to my library).

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yay!! heres the ones for the 2d platformers

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
Kaze and the Wild Masks
The Ramsey
Rayman Origins
Fez

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Very good tips! I already had Fez on wishlisted, but I added some of the others too! :)

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I added PATHOS too! :D

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Very good recommendations, thanks! Wishlisted all three.
The cute presentation is the cherry on top!

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For puzzles, here are a few that popped into my mind:

A Monster's Expedition - An adorable and very chill Sokoban/exploration game by draknek & friends. Lots of small puzzles to solve as you hop across islands, so progress can be made in short sessions. The game is simultaneously tagged as "casual" and "difficult" because while the majority of the puzzles are easy, exploring the entire map and finding ways to reach certain parts of it can be very tricky. Main con, imo, is the repetitiveness of the easy puzzles.

English Country Tune - This is another Sokoban-style puzzler. It's old, but I tried it today and I think it stands the test of time. It starts out as a pretty straightforward Sokoban puzzle but the complexity ramps up quickly as new mechanic are introduced. Most of the puzzles rely on 3D spatial logic. The game is hampered a little bit by its unintuitive controls and its fixed camera which makes some puzzles hard to visualize. Otherwise, I think it's a neat, moderately difficult game.

She Remembered Caterpillars - This one is pretty short. There are only 40 puzzles which can be completed in 4-6 hours. The puzzle type can be compared to the old River Crossing puzzle where you're trying to get a fox, chicken and sack of grain across a river. It's not the most creative concept but the puzzles are good and I like its aesthetics. You might find it too easy if you're used to thinking sequentially.

Finally, I see that you own The Witness. You owe it to yourself to play that game!

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Thanks! Good recommendations!

There was recently a very good Humble Bundle for puzzle games and I got The Witness from there. I haven't had time to play it yet because I was busy playing Patrick's Parabox since I bought the bundle xD

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Ya, that was a great bundle for me! I've been enjoying Patrick's Parabox a lot. Taiji is supposed to be great as well.

I just remembered another puzzle suggestion: Princess Castle Quest - I don't own it but I tried the demo and it's very good. Edit: I see that Dohi beat me to it!
Also, I'll +1 Colorful Recolor suggested by nooba before me.

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Difficult puzzle: a monster's expedition
2d platformers: bloo kid 2 (despite the finish the game in x difficulty achievements i dont remember having issue in finishing it)

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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

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If graphics are not the main thing, I recommend https://store.steampowered.com/developer/artlessgames. 14 Minesweeper Variants is a great game, I also tried the demo Crayon Computer and liked it

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Haha, developer name checks out. 14 Minesweeper Variants is already on my WL and so is another of their games. And I just added the remaining ones. Really good recommendation, thanks!

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The only game I finally managed to think of for 2D platformer was Hue... But you already finished it. ;-;

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Recommend me shmups. Preferably traditional ones, not bullet hells. Any platforms. Some games I really like are Ikaruga, Zeroranger, Star Fox 64, Sin & Punishment 2 and Alltynex Second.

No magical flying girls, either. I'm allergic to those.

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Most of the magical flying girls are bullet hells, so you're safe ;-)

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Classic: DemonStar.
Funny Silly Parodies: The Chicken Invaders games.

And you've already played Jamestown. :D

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Moon Dancer
CYBATTLER
Crisis Wing
Darius Gaiden

tried to include a variety, saw you already own RefleX! +1 on radiant silvergun

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Ballpoint Universe Infinite is my favorite on steam

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My absolute favourite shmup is Jets 'n Guns. It is very oldschool like the classic Stargunner, with weapon shop, great aesthetics and great metal music. I really recommend it
https://store.steampowered.com/app/262260/JetsnGuns_Gold/
And as I was searching for this on steam I discovered that there is a JnG 2 out. So thank you for that :D

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+1 for Jets'n'Guns, also around that time there is Heavy Weapon.

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I probably have all of what need from these but it's possible that I missed some of them. I like strategy, building, isometric (3D is also fine), resource management. Trains and ships are optional, would be nice.

Some examples (all of them are early-access and I'm looking forward to play them at final release):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/Workers__Resources_Soviet_Republic/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/Sweet_Transit/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/Farthest_Frontier/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307890/Kingdoms_Reborn/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/598960/Mashinky/

I have enough backlog for the next 20 years but you can go wild. :3

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Well, Frostpunk is an isometric city building/management strategy game... It's also a dark brutal survival game where one of the resources to manage is your population's fleeting will to live and throws in some political sim elements when it really gets going. So, yeah, not sure if that would fit. (And also you've played it a little bit, so you probably decided that you didn't like it already. ^_^' )

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If you see a game that a little bit played on my profile and haven't got permanently deleted, it means I have a plan for them some time later. The reason I haven't immediately get into this game was, mainly I'm not big on survival games (it's fine if it's a side genre) but this game is mainly survival. Also I previously played This War of Mine from the same studio and it was too depressing, Frostpunk is kinda similar to that atmosphere. Another reason, it was calculate-perfect and really unforgiving little mistakes. Don't get me wrong, I like challenge but this felt too steep. So I kinda threw it back in the backlog. :)

Thanks for the recommendation though. ^^

Edit: It seems you've played it enough to give some tips, would be appreciated.

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The best advice I can give for games like these is "orchestrate the perfect start". Aka, at the start you're free to restart the game as much as you like without losing progress, so make sure that you maximize the risk/reward factor so you'd be "ahead of the curve" and if something goes horribly wrong, start over. Like you said- in these types of games if you fall behind the spot you're expected to be at, it usually just makes it harder to recover, so it's best to be ahead from the very start.

In the context of Frostpunk- stall building housing at the start until you absolutely have to and focus on gathering and research. If someone gets sick, restart/load a save, since that's just a HUGE inconvenience right at the start. Focus on Tech. Having better stuff lets you get resources faster to get even better stuff faster and lets you keep the population happy and not-sick. Also get scouts as soon as possible (that's how you get more people). After the initial resource rush at the start, keep your engineers always busy since there are way fewer of them than there are workers and they do very important jobs. If I remember correctly, it auto-saves at the start of every in-game day, so if you don't like how things are going, you can fall back on that (there are exactly two scout-related choices you get to make where the outcome is random and they're super dumb so I'd highly recommend save-scumming through those... you'll know them when you get there and it randomly fails you for no reason :T ).

It's been a while since I played the game, so I'm not 100% sure if the specifics of that advice is sound. All the scenarios I played at the time (don't own any of the DLC to play the DLC-locked ones) allowed you to get as close to a happy ending as possible, so it doesn't need to be super depressing. ^_^'
I really need to get the missing DLC and 100% the game at some point. My old laptop really didn't like the late-game when the city gets big enough (went into glorious sub-10 FPS mode) but the new one should be able to handle it... Oh, well, I guess that's the last piece of "advice" I can give- have a good enough computer to handle the game's less-than-stellar optimization. XD

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I knew things were going random, just couldn't put my finger on it. I never considered save-scumming on Frostpunk (I particularly don't like doing that while playing strategy games) though I didn't play long enough to consider it. I just failed miserably a couple of times.

If I remember correctly, it auto-saves at the start of every in-game day

Oh that's why this game is kinda heavy on Steam Cloud, so they initially designed the game that way I guess. I was always short on workers, didn't know about scouts are for that job.

there are exactly two scout-related choices you get to make where the outcome is random and they're super dumb so I'd highly recommend save-scumming through those...

That's inconvenient. It seems they put too much RNG in this game.Trying to keep everything perfect, especially where RNG is present is pretty hard in a game. Perhaps they need to add souls-like in tags. :')

I think my PC can handle it without any problems, 1660Ti is still a good card. Though big cities can cause problems in any game, depends on the optimization.

Thank you for the tips. Somehow they didn't encourage me. :D

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You kinda got that backwards... I pointed out the two scout instances (which, I guess you don't know at all what I'm talking about since you didn't get scouts... ^_^' ) because they are the annoying RNG. Everything else is pretty much static. Citizens only get sick if they live/work in cold conditions (and it's clearly indicated when you hover over the temperature indicator on a building; it only starts having a small chance for someone there to get sick when it's cold, which is your job to prevent entirely).

So, yeah, sorry... I guess I might have gotten a bit too try-hard-y with that strategy. You don't need to min-max that hard... just focusing on Tech from the start (and getting your scouts up and running) is enough to get you ahead of the curve on Medium difficulty. :X

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Ok that's kind of a relief. Is it perhaps you played on hard then? :) If so, hard difficulty seems kinda harsh.
I think I might give it a go again soon (Though I'm waiting for a new SSD since current one is failing and I don't want to do anything on it).
I guess, when I use scouts properly, I won't need the children-power anymore. :P

It's okay. Seems like you kinda developed a playing mechanism after playing for some time. It's not a bad thing to learn them at the beginning. They can be somewhat scary though. :3

Thanks again!

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You might enjoy Timberborn or Going Medieval.

Timberborn is more focused on building and managing and Going Medieval is more foucused on survival and defense, but it has a highly customizable experience.

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Ah yes, Bobr Kurwa the Game. :)
It really looks interesting and definitely a very original game but playing with beavers is not my thing I guess.

I also followed Going Medieval for some time and the devs surely expanded the game but it's too low-poly for my taste. If that can be fixed with mods, I'm all for it, so I'm still waiting.

Thank you for recommendations.

I found out Against the Storm recently, it looks very nice but I'm kinda timid because of the rogue-lite tag (also in the trailer).

I know I may sound too picky but at least indie-game industry is getting bigger, which is great.

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I have enough backlog for the next 20 years but you can go wild. :3

if you insist! prioritized looking more into your desired preference.

Aquatico
Songs of Syx

  • Choose to play on pacifist and avoid combat altogether or engage with varying levels of raider difficulty to raise the stakes for your town’s survival.
  • Customizable difficulty options allow players to turn off features like invaders and disease, for a more tranquil experience or max out difficulty to truly test their town-builder prowess.

Last Train Home
Flooded
Click To Sail (im gambling a bit here)
Battle Fleet
Anno 1800 (shoutout to IvankoTheFirstUA)
King of Seas (mixed reviews but seems good overall)

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Aquatico

I saw many many games from these genres but first time seeing this. Looks original and kinda look like underwater Anno. Seems nerdy enough to keep me occupied. However checked some constructive reviews and it seems the game lacks of depth. Also ~30% of the reviewers think the same apparently.

Songs of Syx

Looks like a backwards Dwarf Fortress. Added to my wishlist.

Last Train Home

Seems interesting but I'm not too fond of a gameplay like Company of Heroes.

Flooded

Seems nice and I can say the devs worked for this hard. But the concept is not for me.

Click To Sail

Steam says "Excluded by preferences", because of roguelike tag. I gotta let it stay that way. :)
Gambling is a not a good habit anyway. :P

Battle Fleet

I thought it looks like a mobile, and then I noticed it is indeed a mobile game. I guess I can say "the battling part of Port Royale" for this game. I'm heavy on economy and trading parts. Though it's good to learn about this, I think I know a friend who might like this.

Anno 1800

This is on mt wishlist since the day it released on Steam, and one of those games I want the most from my wishlist. However I'm gonna wait for Gold Edition to see 75% discount at least. So, it will take some time and I'm okay with this. :)

King of Seas

This actually looks like something I might enjoy, even though this is not really a building kind of game. What I gathered from reviews, a game like this is expected to be played with a controller and apparently has a terrible mouse support, also Team17 abandoned this game. Shame, it looked fun.

Sorry, I'm too picky. But 2 out of 8 is pretty great for a person like me. :)
At least my wishlist reached 100 now. :)

Thank you for the recommendations. Besides Anno, for the first time saw the others. And Songs of Syx will be a great addition I hope. <3

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Sorry, I'm too picky. But 2 out of 8 is pretty great for a person like me. :)
At least my wishlist reached 100 now. :)
Thank you for the recommendations. Besides Anno, for the first time saw the others. And Songs of Syx will be a great addition I hope. <3

huge win for me, i took a solid while for yours :D
hopefully they'll be fun! this was neat to learn about. also no problem 💜

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huge win for me, i took a solid while for yours :D

Worth it. :3

I guess one can find more things when looking objectively, I'm definitely not objective for these genres. :)
Thanks again <3

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I want a game where you can pet Bill Gates like a cat. And occasionally he will cough up a hairball, and if you click on it your PC will get a Windows update.

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i.... i dont even know where to begin LMAO

if you replace bill gates as a co developer and him as a cat with a donkey, i give you: DONKEY.BAS!!!!!!!

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donkey is not the same as a cat, nooba -_-

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they are both mammals -_-

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don't be ridiculous, donkeys are reptiles

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So, Bill Gates is same as a co developer?

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Bill Gates is a co-developer of DONKEY.BAS, nooba was right on that.

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Oh, wow. Just googled, I thought the whole thing was just a random joke, lol. Nice.

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yes, what's even more crazy is that the game's initial name was DONKEY.BALLS, but they were forced to change it (not because of the censorship, the name "Donkey Balls" is trademarked by Gatorade as one of their tastes).

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It being trademarked is wilder than just censorship to me. 😆

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I love deep character development mechanics á la Diablo or Skyrim. Games focused on exploration are always a huge plus, as are immersive sim aspects that let me solve a problem in my own way.
What I most dislike in games are big cinematics and character moments that take me out of the action ... I'm here for the gameplay most of all.

Open to any genre, but I much prefer action over turn based :)

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I'm seeing you have Prey and both Dishonoreds, you should try them. Both have insane worlds with a non-linear lever desing where you are encouraged to find your own path.

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Ah yes I grabbed them both in bundles and heard they're a must-play for immersive sim fans :) Will put them even higher on my to-play list now, thank you!

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Also try Gloomwood, it's a low poly inmersive sim that still on alpha but what it's playable right now is insane. It's super inmersive with diegetic menus and all that, you even have to count the bullets loaded. It's also being published by New Blood Interactive, whose games are all certified bangers.

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Oh thank you! Added to my wishlist. Faith is one of my all-time faves, so I'm looking forward to try a FPS by them :D

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They are. I also recommend the Dishonored DLCs if you don't have them (can only see base games on profile), they are really well-written and give an interesting perspective on the story.
The story DLCs, I mean. Not the City Trials. They're okay gameplay-wise, but awful would be too polite achievement-wise.

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I think you might really love these :) They're Exploration/Sim with lots of full-on gameplay and problems you can creatively navigate! I'm not sure if I did well on Character Development though

Core Keeper
Guild Wars 2
Dinkum
Terraria
Starbound
Drake Hollow
Epic Chef
Garden Paws
The Long Dark
Pine
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
Portal Knights

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okay patch22, give these a look!

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Weird West
Alien Isolation
MGSV: The Phantom Pain
ECHO
Ctrl Alt Ego

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I thought I already replied on this, but MGSV is a stealth classic/must-play. 😌
Alien: Isolation... I don't remember if they implemented it on PC, but if you like suffering in horror games, the eponymous antagonist can detect you (character) when you make noise IRL (you, the player, IRL, making muffled screams into your PC's mic). I know they did it on console, not sure about PC. Edit: console only, you can only get it on PC with mods. :')

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"á la Diablo" i would suggest Grim Dawn.

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I personally enjoy inmersive games with interesting and weird exotic worlds to both explore and inmerse myself in. Such as Outer Wilds, Metro Saga, Dishonored or even Hob

I also have been craving survival games with mobile bases such as Subnautica with the cyclops, Forever Skies with it's airship or Volcanoids with the drill.

I also I'm in love with games where you explore abandoned places such as Infra and also Metro. But there's not that much out there.

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I see you played through both Dishonored 1 (and DLCs, nice) and 2, have you tried Death of the Outsider? (asking because you don't have it on Steam but maybe you played it on Epic or something)

Abandoned places... Kind of stretch, but does Portal 2 count? :P

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I still have to finish Dishonored 2 but I'm liking it so far. I thnk I got DO on Epic but I personally prefer to play all on steam.

Already played Portal 2 and loved the abandoned aesthetics.

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Nice!! :D Same, same. I got the entire trilogy on Epic, but prefer to play on Steam, lol. An IRL friend gifted me D2+DotO for my birthday a couple weeks ago, so I'll be playing them very soon. 😳

Lovely! :D I loved the aesthetics too. Too bad there aren't exactly tons of those around. Did you try the mods? I wholeheartedly recommend Portal Stories: Mel if you liked Portal 1 and 2, but I don't think there were any of those abandoned aesthetics - just on the story and puzzles side. I was thinking a bit, maybe The Division (2) would fit your criteria? I only played them for a bit (got 1 for free, played 2 during a free weekend), and found them okay, enjoyed more seeing abandoned buildings than the actual gameplay. Maybe The Last of Us? But I didn't try it at all, so can't tell. 😅

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I tried Portal Stories: Mel but I got stuck too early and never came back. I should try it again tho. On the other hand I never played the Division, but I might pick it up because it looks cool and I always liked ubisoft games. And for TLOU I'm waiting a couple of years for it's price to drop

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Oh. D: You should definitely try again!
Try it (The Division) during some free w- oh nevermind, IIRC there are free trials on Ubisoft Connect. No need to wait for a hypothetical free event. :3
For TLOU yeah, still a new release for PC. 😅

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Looks cool. Added to WL

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i think i hit everything you asked for although some cant be bought right away 🤔 you already had Forever Skies, nice purchase!

Voidtrain
Tunguska: The Visitation
Barotrauma
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
REKA (planned release date: Q2 2024)
Incoherence (planned release date: 2025)
ATMOSFAR (to be announced)
Urban Explorer (to be announced)

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I already had Voidtrain, Urban Explorer and Barotrauma in the WL. But Reka, ATMOSFAR and Incoherence look cool. The others are not my cup of tea tho.

Thanks for the recs either way!!!

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I already had Voidtrain, Urban Explorer and Barotrauma in the WL.

yeah it happens 😭 i figured that might be the case but thankfully for you i found a whole list when researching that helped me with a few titles i gave

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamingsuggestions/comments/128tvww/extensive_list_of_mobile_base/

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Ooooh, that's a great list.

I'm already seeing some for the WL.

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in Empyrion - Galactic Survival you can make huge ships that act like bases, but....

Dev studio now partnered with FUNCOM and released their first "DLC" before the game's main content is finished. Speaks for itself realyl.

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I remember checking it out long time ago but damm, those DLCs are a shame :c

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Thank you so much! But nooba already shared with me that link tho

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Action adventure (zelda like)
3
Blossom tales
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Grind
Anything that i alr have if possible

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try these out

Lenna's Inception
Hazelnut Bastille
Arietta of Spirits

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Thanks for the suggestion! I actually owned lenna's inception in itch, although i havent try it yet. Hazelnut bastille is in my wishlist and i hope they will release it soon! I havent checked out arietta of spirits because of the complete the game in extreme mode achievement though. Have you tried it and know whether it will be hard to finish? Thanks again! :)

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Have you tried it and know whether it will be hard to finish? Thanks again! :)

unfortunately no but im sure someone here has and will inform you, worst case scenario you can vaguely research how difficult it might be. im sure you could do it! :D you've beaten a lot of impressive games already.

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Thanks! Hopefully so. I am not as hardcore as i used to be, hahah. I mainly just play games that i enjoyed and dont want to get frustrated while playing it :)

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Oh, Biped is very nice! :D
Not participating in the "event", I already have too many things on my wishlist and backlog... Just replying to OP. Thank you for this thread though, have fun everyone!

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<3 always the sweetest, i appreciate the immense amount of help you been to others too :)

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🫶

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I'm desperately searching another game like Sable. I just want to explore the world and go on a journey without the map marking exactly where I have to go and I don't want to fight anyone along the way

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Have not played Sable, but may I recommend AER to you. Very relaxed game in a colorful world. It combines exploration, puzzle-solving and a intuitive flying mechanic. I enjoyed it a lot.

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Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check it out :D

EDIT: It's 90% off on Epic and I have some store credit, I'm buying it right now xD

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Cool! Let me know if you liked it. don't let me know if you hated it though xD

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heres a mixed bag of similar games!

Journey
Vane
Feather
Flower

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I love rich-story games with puzzles or some kind of gameplay (not 100% visual novel), I can try different genres, although I'm not a big fan of shooters. Also, I am attracted to games that have a animated aspect (anime or cartoon), but it is not mandatory.

I love Ace Attorney Saga, Professor Layton Saga, Zero Escape Saga, The World Ends With You, Time Hollow, Ghost Trick, Stella Glow.

I haven't played these games yet but I know I'm going to love them haha:
Danganronpa, Detroit Become Human, Telling Lies.

I also feel immediately drawn to games that are "different", bizarre/absurd/funny, for example:
Project Rub, Hatoful Boyfriend, Wario Touched, Aviary Attorney, Her Story, Dominique Pamplemousse, The Stanley Parable, Flower, Sun, and Rain, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, Murder House

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Given the games you like Danganronpa is an absolute must play . It's both anime AND "different".

I even lliked their TPS, and i still don't know how that happened

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¡Oh sí! Although the timeline of the saga confuses me a bit haha

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I think even the creators are confused with the timeline at this point :D

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Probably you would like The murder of sonic the hedgehog, lol. And, it's free.

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Aside from this, another game from the developer of Zero Escape and Danganronpa worth trying is AI Somnium Files.

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AI Somnium Files is also on my wishlist! Everything Kotaro Uchikoshi (Zero Escape's writer) does catches my attention. I've considered reading his visual novels from the Infinite series, even though I'm not that much of a fan of reading without doing something else

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Sometimes I forget I have played VNs in my life, lol (usually not my type). This game was fun!

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Steins gate elite is an animated visual novel although it is 100% visual novel

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I've thought about checking out the STEINS;GATE series, even though it's only a visual novel. Is "Steins Gate Elite" the first part? I see that there is also other 2 games: a "Steins Gate 0" and "Steins Gate"

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Steins gate and steins gate elite is the first part. The only difference is that steins gate elite is more simplified (so you dont have to open your phone every time) and uses anime visuals, while steins gate uses the original visuals. Both games have the same story. Steins gate 0 is sequel on what if scenario based on the true ending of the first part.

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all the twewy/danganronpa fans coming out of the woodworks lmao, out of everyone you're pretty much a spot on twin to me in terms of games 😝

I love rich-story games with puzzles or some kind of gameplay

Another Code/Hotel Dusk (made by the same people)
Higurashi When They Cry (multiple games)
Corpse Party (multiple games)
Fatal Twelve
Exile Election
Root Letter + Root Film
Figment 2: Creed Valley (you already own the first so it may or may not be wishlisted, boost it up your priority list!!!!)
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters (likewise, you own the first)
Persona (multiple games)
Your Turn To Die

I also feel immediately drawn to games that are "different", bizarre/absurd/funny

BirdGut (free)
Trolley Problem, Inc.
The Henry Stickmin Collection
West of Loathing
Class of '09 (rejection sim)
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (you own the first)
Goat Simulator 3
Twelve Minutes
Bad Rats + Bad Rats Show
Plants vs Zombies (almost everyones played this but i recommend owning it, the mini games are addicting ((specifically vase breaker - endless))

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OMG a lot of interesting games!

Another Code is cool, I played it on Nintendo DS and the puzzles were very creative, I haven't played the sequel for the WII yet, although I'm glad they recently released a remaster for Switch.
I also liked Hotel Dusk, but I liked its sequel The Last Windows much more!
I'll definitely try Higurashi and Corpse Party, for now I only watched the animes haha
With the Persona saga I'm undecided whether to go first with Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, although I've read that SMT is very difficult

Aldo many og the game from spike chunsoft looks interesting. Rain Code looks very cool, Too bad I don't have a Nintendo Switch yet :(

I didn't know many of the other games, and since you told me that we have very similar tastes, I'm sure I'll end up liking them! Thanks Nooba!

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the puzzles were very creative

glad to know, been thinking of playing it :p

I'll definitely try Higurashi and Corpse Party, for now I only watched the animes haha

likewise lol, the games will be a nice experience!

I'm undecided whether to go first with Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, although I've read that SMT is very difficult

there's so much hype for shin megami right now but persona 3 reload is hot off the tracks. ive also heard the same that SMT doesnt mess around so maybe compare both and see what better suits you right now to play, with the help of "pro gamer critics" maybe lol

Too bad I don't have a Nintendo Switch yet :(

hope you can get one soon enough, the amount of games on there 😔

I didn't know many of the other games, and since you told me that we have very similar tastes, I'm sure I'll end up liking them! Thanks Nooba!

💜

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Okay, so i assume it will be a difficult one.

I like Rpgs(preferably isometric), BUT NOT alike Larian's games (yes, even Baldur's gate 3, sorry guys)
I don't like steath or infiltration ,nor when there is too much action (i'm not a huge fan of ARPGs, with some exceptions)
I like when it's story driven, and if i can give an example, the two games that fit the most the genre are pathfinder games: Kingmaker and wrath of the Righteous
I also liked the first 2 mass effect and the first 2 dragon age, mostly because of the narrative and epicness

I know what you are thinking : 'this one is a pain' ,and you are perfectly right!

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I' ll just quietly join you and wait for recommendations since that's pretty much what I was going to write. Also, there's a strong chance you'll enjoy Sovereign Syndicate (I sure did).

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You know what you're talking about ! :)

Sovereign Syndicate is on my wishlist for a while now. Seems i will have to buy it sooner than expected :)

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Okay so i'll try to find one for you.

Tortured hearts . It's an indie game, made by only one developper, its a bit rough around the edge, but it's a very interesting take on rpg. I spended way too much time (300+ hours) on that

On a more classical feel, i'd suggest Avernum or any Rpgs made by Spiderweb software. They are real gems (+spiders are nice)

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You would probably enjoy Disco Elysium.

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I liked this a lot, but I could not finish it . Can't really understand why, as this game has everything it should. But i felt bored near the end of the game. I'll give him another chance, though.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/12640/Drakensang/
But I think, that you will have to find some good packages with better textures to play it in 2024

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I played it in the past (physical edition) , and i liked the Dark eye universe. So indeed a good pick

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i have Driftmoon, and i played it a long time ago (steam tells me this was in 2014....ugh)

I don't remember quite well, so i'll try it again , thanks :)

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I know what you are thinking : 'this one is a pain' ,and you are perfectly right!

Swordoffury why you gotta do me like this lmao 😭!!!!!!

i'll look into some now and edit this comment once i gather a few smhmh

edit: listed below

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Swordoffury why you gotta do me like this lmao 😭!!!!!!

I won't be hurt if you decide to skip mine, Nooba , i know this is not easy ! :)

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✅ = owned
❌ = unowned

Pillars of Eternity (multiple games) ✅
Tyranny (made by the people who made the former) ✅
Neverwinter Nights ✅
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition ❌
Torment: Tides of Numenera ✅
Expeditions Rome ✅ + Expeditions Vikings ❌
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness ✅
Shadowrun (multiple games) ✅
Kingdom Come: Deliverance ✅
Siege of Avalon: Anthology ❌
Jade Empire ✅

related extra:
Unforetold: Witchstone (super duper buggy right now and kinda lacking in a few areas, hold off until more patches though it seems promising)

the "to be announced" section:
Realms Beyond: Ashes of the Fallen

the "this looks cool... but doesnt exactly fit the needs" section:
(thought others should give them a look)
Legend of Grimrock
Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Tower of Time

this was rough lmao, even the ones i didnt you'd think you'd like i saw wishlisted when i checked some. may or may not look again after i try and help a bunch more out. you more likely than not heard of the ones you dont own but still 😭!! maybe one fits most/all categories idrk!!!! (ignore the edit ping, had to fix a horrendous title typo)

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I knew this would be hard so my apologies for that.

Still, I did not know Siege of Avalon so you got a bullseye here, it will certainly scratch the itch! Thank you very much!

Let me say that you know your stuff, because some were very old or uncommon

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YAAAAAY it paid off lmao, was a good challenge! learnt a lot :D

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Dungeon Siege II (dungeon siege 3 does not exist, it's just a bad dream)

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played it , for sure. I have it on physical support :)

Please allow me to tease you (even if I 100% agree with you on DS3) , have you ever watched this ?

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i had it too, until i got the too many activation error, that was bullshit

Uwe Boll

worst Jason Statham movie i watched

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Yeah, if i remember well , it's under Starforce protection (which....sucked at this time, and sucks even more today)

worst Jason Statham movie i watched

Given the director, that's hardly surprising. All Boll's movies that i saw were bad

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Noooba already gave you a huge list i can add some, there's a new game called Zoria: Age of Shattering, also Colony Ship: a Post-Earth Role Playing Game, The Thaumaturge, Warhammer 40000 Rogue Trader, Cyber Knights Flashpoint (in early access) Wantless: Solace at World's End, i know that Pathfinder is realtime with pause combat with the option to turn based combat i don't know if that's a problem for you or not if you don't like turn based these are not the games for you...

2 games that i'm waiting for are Interregnum Chronicles: False Prophet and New Arc Line they're supposed to be available this year.

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Now this is interesting
I already have Rogue trader (i was a bit disapointed) and Colony Ship (not started yet). Thaumaturge is on my wishlist (it just got released these days, am i right?)
However, i did not hear about Cyber Knights or Wantless. But these seem more to be tactical rpg (i have no problem with turn based combat, if the fights are not the main axis of the game)

I'll have a deeper look on all of these, adding the 2 you are waiting for (New arc line is also on my wishlist)

Thank you for the suggestions!

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Yes Thaumaturge released March 4.

Yeah, they're tactical rpgs and not Crpgs, just looked at what i've got on my wishlist and thought maybe it would interest you, forgot about Wartales it's not a Crpg but it's a open world one.

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First thank you all for recs, I will be buying some of the recs soon. So TY v much.
Hey! My adult life is saved, made and is wholly gaming but I have been more a game discoverer than player bcoz I love games and I want more to help me in my life lows, so whatever time I get I am more searching to build collection than play but now I feel I have enough to focus on playing more.
I would love recs also in three themes please, they are mentioned below :)

1st Theme
I am a programmer but I suck at thinking (I am a feeler), I want to improve it and want some less violent strategy games (preferable beautiful, artistic looking but not cozy) and have great replay value. Games I love are Stellaris, Endless Space 2, Civ 6, all paradox games.

2nd Theme
I want beautiful looking games that I don't own on steam (Any kind of games but preferably non FPS and non violent games)

3rd Theme
Story rich games that are must to expereince. Preferably long story games. I also love text story games like Choice of Games and Hosted Games.

Also for those whom these themes are really interesting, check out my profile here: https://steamcommunity.com/id/justachild8/ (I guarantee you that you will find gems you haven't found anywhere else yet.)

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1) Factorio and shapez.
2) There are a so many options but, Spellforce 3.
3) This one is pretty short but worth it. Bad End Theater. Mass Effect is too great to miss.

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  1. Thanks Mitsukuni for Factorio, I own it and Shapez. :)
  2. Spellforce 3 I own this too (I got all Spellforce games) but I didn't know it was beautiful looking, thanks I have noted it.
  3. I have Bad End Theater on my wishlisht and want to buy it and I have ME Legendary Edition.
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No problem.
Since you have almost every one of them, one more advice. Leave Factorio to later, because once you start it, it might prevent you from playing other games. :)

Have fun!

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1st theme
Digital adaption of strategy board games is fun and have great replay value. I recommend carcassonne for it's replayability value.

Not sure about the digital version, but I enjoyed the physical version of Game of Thrones board game, and I think it is in a way similar to paradox's games.

As long as you're willing to spend time reading the rules and have friends to play with, you can play thousands of digital board games for free after you purchase tabletop simulator by downloading the digital board game you desire made by modders in the workshop. It also supports VR for better immersion.

2nd theme
Probably Abzu if you just want nice visuals, or microsoft flight simulator.

3rd theme
Probably you would like Umineko no Naku Koro ni (better play the PS3 version though, which could be played on the PC by following some instructions which should be relatively simple for a programmer such as yourself. You can check their community page for the guide on how to play the PS3 version), or raging loop, and stein's gate.

Umineko no naku koro ni is a very long visual novel but how it made you question reality and what you know about the game is fantastic.

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Oh and for the second theme, I think Journey would fit your criteria.

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Check my reply.. :D

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Thank you so much for replying :)
1st Theme
I will check out GoT board game (I didn't like HBO Series though). I have Tabletop Simulator and I know you can play too many strategy games their but it went out of my mind thanks for re-emphazing it again. Gloom of Kilforth is a board game I want you to check out it has one of the most beautiful fantasy art of all board games. There are nearly 28000+ board games acc to BoardGameGeek and most are available to play on Tabletop Sim. :)

2nd Theme:
I have it on Epic, its indeed beautiful. I love Journey, The Longest Journey, Hollow Knight, Ori, Trine Series and many others that are in my steam wishlisht or games I own. MSFS too I own

3rd Theme:
Thanks for Umineko no Naku Koro ni. I have made a note and will play it and when I do I will msg you how I felt abt it. :) Stein's gate is actually boring at start and I didn't had time to finish it, but its on my mind to play later down. I have Raging loop on my WL

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Thanks for the board game rec m8, I've added it on my list.

I personally never watched GoT, I just played the board games haha. So at the very least I am certain that I have no fan bias towards the board game.

I would like to confess that I only played the opening sequence of stein's gate, but the VN is commonly very highly recommended. What I did was I watched the anime series and it's prequel, and came to conclude that it has a fantastic story, albeit a slow and boring build up.

Umineko suffers from similar issues. The earlier chapters is more of a build up. But when things get going, oh boyy you're in for a ride. Very complex storytelling and fantastic music.

Raging loop needs several hours of built up, but it's not that long.

However, if you can't stand built ups, try Danganronpa, it has faster pacing and introduction->conflict->rising action->climax->falling action->resolution sequence. You can finish the game in a day or two. It's probably better for those who enjoy binge watching tv shows but can't stand watching a >3 hour long movie.

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I don't mind slow build up but it has to be engaging, Stein's gate felt a bit meaningless sometimes, if you get what I mean. I have AI: Somnium Files and Zero Escape like Danganronpa but I prefer them for now above Danganronpa.
And I am so glad to hear you recommend GoT without being series fan, I am gonna buy GoT and News Tower both games from same developer soon. TY :)

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I cam only suggest the third one: trails series, shadowrun series, and http://exitcorners.com/ (they arent available on steam)

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Hey aqua! thanks so much - exitcorners is great find! I have saved it, I knew about other two. What are you looking for ? maybe I can help. Thanks :)

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Np! Hope you liked it :)
Im looking for any zelda like games that i dont have, but you dont have to force yourself if you dont have anything that comes to mind :)

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First thank you all for recs, I will be buying some of the recs soon. So TY v much.

i appreciate it! sorry it took a while to respond back, im a bit busy right now so these will be done very slowly. will try and do more when i get the chance.

✅ = owned
❌ = unowned

Theme 1:
Age of Wonders: Planetfall ❌
Galactic Civilizations (multiple games) (one owned) ✅
Tropico 5 ❌
Tropico 6 ✅
Nexus Defenders ❌
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion ❌
Dune: Imperium ❌
Tunnet ❌
Bots Are Stupid ❌

Theme 2:
Tukoni (free to play) ✅
Aspire: Ina's Tale ✅
Eastshade ✅
Gorogoa ❌
Ever Forward ❌

Theme 3:
Momotype (free to play) ❌
Every Letter (free to play) ❌
Necrobarista ❌
A Highland Song ❌
A Bird Story ❌
Coffee Talk ✅ + Coffee Talk 2 ❌
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers ✅
Roadwarden ✅
Forgotton Anne ✅
Ghost in the pool ❌
Nanotale - Typing Chronicles ❌

edited in replacement games for the ones i removed (didnt check for ownership):
Terranova
Arcadie: Second-Born
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Belle-de-Nuit by Hearts Choice (you might know them already, if not check out their other games)

there's other text games id have to find again, cant hunt them rn.
edit: just found out about Virtual Circuit Board, you might like it if you dont know about it already.
edit 2: tweaking what i gave you, i listed some games as a guideline for myself so it'll take a few mins.
edit 3: final edits have been made.

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Hey nooba, I thought I wouldnt be suprised in my themes as I have searched far and wide for gathering games for those themes. I really was suprised !! by your recs. I have wishlisted them and thank you so much for efforts and enthusiasm for helping all of us here. :) (I have read all your edits TY :) )
Edit: They are really to my liking, I really loved your recs, how you do this? So much breadth you have, how can you suprise so many of us! I am bit busy or I would comment on each of your recs, sorry for that

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holy smokes? 😭💜

im extremely happy you ended up liking them, that makes me super happy. i wasnt satisfied with how i left it at the start so i made sure to patch it up as best as i could.

thank you so much for efforts and enthusiasm for helping all of us here. :) (I have read all your edits TY :) )

🫂

I really loved your recs, how you do this?

there's a system to it :D

1) gathering keywords by users, doesnt matter how big or small

  • (beautiful was an important one, programmer with the additional info was a nice tidbit)

2) adding those to my pastebin to search on steam, mix and matching for different results

  • (especially for genres that dont have specific tags, you end up seeing what categories they substitute with instead)

3) filtering out till there's about 100 results or less then viewing the majority, may or may not include mixed games

4) swapping between viewing "relevance" and "user reviews" to weigh the options

  • (sometimes searching solely on steam isnt optimal and i look elsewhere to get games that go by more obscure tags)
  • (eg: brick breaker games occasionally went by the tags "pinball" and "shooter")

5) reading reviews on the game via steam and/or elsewhere

6) checking discovery queue, stumbled on a couple to recommend besides keeping for myself

7) seeing if they already own it, if it feels relevant sometimes i double check their wishlist just to be safe

this takes forever lol, it seems to have paid off for the most part. speaking of which i should continue the requests from now, i was sleepy yesterday.

you could also keep an eye on https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/G5CE6/recommend-your-favorite-unknownunderrated-indie-games-here

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I will reply later at length as I am in bad mood today but want to tell you that your recs made my day when you shared. That was the best thing of that day for me :) I also really liked your other thread about dream giveaway. Keep doing what you are doing! :)

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I will reply later at length as I am in bad mood today

no worries, take your time! :3

but want to tell you that your recs made my day when you shared. That was the best thing of that day for me :)
I also really liked your other thread about dream giveaway. Keep doing what you are doing! :)

thats the cutest things ive ever been told on this site and i sincerely appreciate all of that. 🥺
super happy that it was a highlight for you! that means a lot. also cool that you liked my other thread too, i badly wanted to do something similar and this formed :D

i'll be sure to keep at it, i wish you a splendid month <3 (pretend its march already)

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I would like games similar to Kingdom Hearts, whether it be in terms of story, gameplay, or preferably both besides:

  1. Final Fantasy series;
  2. The World Ends With You series;
  3. Metal Gear Solid series; and
  4. Chrono Trigger series.

It's not because I don't like those games. Those games are great. But I am already familiar with them.

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Zwei series have the same gameplay as KH and has good story, but you might only want to play the second one since the first one's gameplay is kinda stiff.
I also heard ys series having the same gameplay although i never played it myself.

If you want to stretch it tales of' gameplay is also similar. I only played vesperia although i believe the other series is also like that.

Trails of got a good story although the gameplay is traditional turn based.

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Thank you for the recommendation.

I've never heard about the Zwei series, so it's a really interesting recommendation.

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Ni No Kuni (multiple games)
Xenoblade Chronicles (multiple games)
Mana series (multiple games)
Nier: Automata
Bastion

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Hi, thanks for the recs nooba. Xenoblade chronicles had been on my list for a while now. I've also completed Nier automata until the true ending.

I'm surprised to know that Ni no Kuni and bastion is similar to Kingdom Hearts. Wouldn't have guessed it.

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I want huge open world immersive sims with different countries, cities and live economics simulation like Kenshi.
Preferably with:
-fantasy;
-magick;
-coop;
-random generated worlds.

I know about Caves of Cud, LonaRPG, Light No Fire, Project Zomboid, Adventure mod for DF, Crimson Desert, Soulash, Soulash 2, Elona RPG

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✅ = owned

Tales of Maj'Eyal
Dungeonmans
Arx Fatalis
Imprisoned Hyperion
Behind the Horizon
Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
Magicka 2 ✅
Risen
Fable Anniversary
Vagabond
Outward Definitive Edition
Guild 2 Renaissance
Valheim
Medieval Dynasty
RIFT (free to play)
Witchbrook (coming soon)
Kinlings (coming soon)

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Thx!

I will check part of the list.
At least Fable, RIFT, Guild 2 Renaissance and Magicka 2 are 100% are not open world immersive sims.
Valheim definitely has no countries, cities and live economics simulation. Just a survival game with rare traders.

Vagabond looks a lot like the stuff I was looking for!

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I need a single player game, with a clear story and progression, in which you have safe base, which you upgrading and which is giving you boosts, so your character is stronger. You are going outside and finding resources to upgrade your base until you are strong enough to beat the whole game. BUT I don't want survival elements - no food meter etc, your base is basically your level up system.

It can be a rougelike, if it is really focusing on metagaming - in most roguelikes there is only little progression between sessions.

The best game I know of this kind is Rogue Legacy. Wall World was also very good example, although it was a bit too short and easy.

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I can only remember kingdom classic for this one but it has no story, just upgrading your base and exploring

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✅ = owned

Spelunky ✅ + Spelunky 2
Dead Cells ✅
Aura of Worlds

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1-Brick Breaker games that have nice music and art.

2-Good free short games (not necessarily on steam) that have been released for PC in the last few years. Lure and 20 Small Mazes for reference.

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Thanks for the suggestions.
Do you happen to remember a detective-themed brick breaker game where you uncover stolen paintings after beating a level? I played it over ten years ago, it was one of these alawar/bigfish games.

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I assume by free you mean free, not a demo with $50 paid dlc.

Nice.

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  1. Jardinains. I think you'll love those rascals. Though Steam version never sees any discount and that's a steep price for a game like this. However, the very same game is free on their website.
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Ha ha it's really enjoyable. Thank you

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You're welcome! Have fun :)

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Brick Breaker games that have nice music and art.

Ionball 2: Ionstorm
Actionball (multiple games)
Caromble
Anoix
PowBall Renaissance
PLONG
Jardinains
Peglin
Against Great Darkness (prologue out, full game planned release date: 2024)

VR only:
Brick Blaster
Racket: Nx

Good free short games

Gravitas
Bubble People
SnOut (doesnt have a length, just thought you'd like it)
You Have 10 Seconds (multiple games)
Samorost 1
Quiet is the Eyes
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
BABBDI
Flicker of Hope
Little Man Has a Day
Cats and Seek : Osaka
Cats and Seek : Kyoto (coming soon)

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+1 for Gravitas, quite nice, and also quite easy to 100%.
Totally not a Portal clone. Not at all. 😆 (doesn't make it bad)

SnOut looks interesting. 👀

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Turn-based RPGs and strategy games as well as visually appealing roguelikes and metroidvanias are very appealing to me, preferably something keyboard friendly. I already have Dark Deity, Hades, Carrion, Steambot series, Cthulhu games, and Book of Demons.

I also appreciate some text-based adventure games and trading sims.

Give me up to 3 recs.

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TL;DR - Revita (roguelike)

Metroidvania - Ori and the Blind Forest (and its sequel), however when I tried mnk for a bit (only after completing the game), it felt a bit harder than with the controller. Not sure if it's because I got used to playing it with the controller (after 20+ hours), or if the layout is bad in itself (can't customize it in Blind Forest, not sure about Will of the Wisps as I don't have it). Maybe Hollow Knight and Dead Cells, but I don't own them so I don't know their "keyboard playability".
Roguelikes - I would have said Isaac, but I personally wouldn't call it "visually appealing", lol. Maybe Revita, if you like pixel graphics? I found it kinda hard, but nice and fun to play, as well as a nice music. Also plays well on mnk, even better than with the controller imo.
Not interested in the other 4 genres so can't recommend anything.

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I will give Revita a consideration.

Thank you.

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You are welcome!

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Roguelike: Bindings of isaac
Metroidvania: Bloodstained Ritual of the Night

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metroidvanias: shantae, minoria, dust an elysian tail

If you are willing to separate turn based rpg with strategy, here are some turn based that i enjoyed: monster sanctuary, trails in the sky, and digimon cyber sleuth

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Same as below: Underrail for turn-based RPG. But it is quite complex and the setting might not be for everyone.

For Metroidvania: La-Mulana, though it is not visually appealing but probably one the best designed Metroidvania experiences you can find, as long as you play without a guide. That really feels like exploration.
Or Dust: An Elysian Tail: Not much of a Metroidvania but pleasing to the eye.

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I really enjoy Dust: An Elysian Tail.

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you have The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, should give that a go

my other two suggestions are:
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Worldless

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Thanks for the thread! Lately I’ve been searching for games that can make me enjoy playing games again. Have tried to keep from playing for a while and also tried some random games, but no luck so far.

Things that interest me:

  • Open world
  • Less focus on story
  • 2D or anime-like art style
  • Cozy

Kindly give me recommendations for these genres (as many as you can haha):

  1. Cozy sim like Stardew Valley, Dinkum, and Animal Crossing. Have tried My Time at Portia and take a look on Sun Haven and Spirittea, but didn’t find it enjoyable. Also have tried Little Witch in the Woods, kind of like it but I think still missing something.

  2. I kinda like the point that you can gather your allies and just free to walk wherever you like with those companions. It can be tactical RPG like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, and Shin Megami Tensei. Mostly played these genres on their GBA or NDS version, and now looking for the same on PC games (not GBA or NDS emulated games). Tried Fae Tactics and looking at Fell Seal, but did not like it. Also can be something like Mount and Blade. I have tried Wartales but did not enjoy it. Currently looking at a chance to play Battle Brothers and Sands of Salzaar. Would prefer turn based but open to anything. I also like Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and looking to play Shiren the Wanderer.

  3. Simple action RPG that not focusing on story. One of the example that I like is Shining Soul series on GBA, where I can play without thinking so hard.

Thanks before!

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Thanks for the recommendation!

  1. Big Farm Story seems goof, but I saw on the review that one of the problem of it is how short a day is. Do you experience this also? Yonder and Grow seems fine, but I don’t think I can enjoy those two.

  2. Ah yes, Jagged Alliance! It’s been on my radar before but I kinda forget it. Will check it out when it is discounted. Thanks for this!

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I just read your review and also checked out the gameplay video, will keep it on radar and wait for discount. Thanks!

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for your 1 ) I'd heavily recommend Coral Island, which is some Stardew valley with better graphics (+ diving)
For your 2) i'd suggest the Persona (same devs than Shin Megami Tensei) , i liked persona 4 the most but it depends probably on your age.

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Thanks for the recommendation!

  1. I’ve tried Coral Island before, but it still missing some contents at the time. It is also what I read last time I saw the review after full release. Is it fully completed now? And also don’t know why but I don’t really like the art style.
  2. Yes I’ve tried Persona series (P3P and P5R) and just a while ago started P3 Reload. Even after all of these attempt, I still find the school part and more focus on the story make it less enjoyable than SMT. To be honest, I enjoy Persona 5 Tactica more than the normal Persona series.
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1)That's true that Coral Island was released a bit too early. Today, it's mostly completed but there are still some things needing some ironing.

2) It's completely understandable, and to be honest i like Persona more than Shin Megami Tensei, probably for the reasons you talk about. :)

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I think I'll try Coral Island again then while it's still on game pass. Thanks!

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Thanks for the thread! Lately I’ve been searching for games that can make me enjoy playing games again. Have tried to keep from playing for a while and also tried some random games, but no luck so far.

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i'll find some suggestions for these sometime today, i'll be sure to include a variety and plenty to look at. i already have some in mind but will wait till i compile a proper list and can make a separate comment for them. :)

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theme 1:
Research Story
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
Littlewood
Cornucopia®
Orange Season
Staxel
Everdream Valley
Roots of Pacha
Potion Permit
Traveler's Rest
Ova Magica (planned release date: 2024)
Everafter Falls (coming soon)

theme 2:
Symphony of War
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Disgaea (multiple games)
Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes - Definitive Edition
Triangle Strategy
Wildermyth
Yggdra Union
Etrian Odyssey
Phantom Brave PC
Middle-earth: Shadow of War

theme 3:
The World is Your Weapon

(checking for ownership on these games rn, will edit comment once done)
apologizes for the delay!
edit: check complete, no games listed owned

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Thanks for the recommendation! Some of them are on my wishlist or on my radar already (mostly for point 2), will check the remaining games. Also thanks to mention Yggdra Union, didn't know they already make a port for it.

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yeah no problem! happy to help :D

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A quality or two (C)RPG to play after Baldur's Gale 3 that isn't made by Larian?
Did Persona 5 and Disco Elysium, loved them. Gave Witcher 3 a crack too, and it hasn't clicked with me yet.
I'd also much prefer it if it's controller/Steam Deck friendly. :P
Open to all kinds of gameplay style, it can be turn-based, a deckbuilding game, anything.

Got anything in mind?

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Solasta, Dragon Age Origins, Icewind Dale, Pillars of Eternity, Planescape Torment, Divinity Orignal Sin 2, Spiderweb Interactive Games - I can come up with this for now. But if you want more, let me know, I need to dig into my library.
Edit: Dig into my lib so here are few more
Torment:Tides of Numenera, Alaloth: Champion of Four Kingdom, Wasteland Series, ShadowRun Series

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Oh yes, I did a little bit of Solasta a while back, and have a few of what you mentioned in my GOG or other non-Steam libraries, I think...
Just tried DOS1 today and I am going to start DOS2 tomorrow.

Thank you kindly for the recommendations, some of the games you listed have managed to evade my radar this whole time!
Heh, I wish CRPGs were more popular. I think BG3 has shown the world we gamers do want more, not just GTA or CoD.

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Pathfinder: Kingmaker is one CRPG I liked despite a few bugs and shooting myself in the foot at the beginning. The combat rules are a bit tricky to pick up, though. I still don't understand it all after a 100+ hour playthough.

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Lovely. I think I have that one too sitting somewhere in my PC game library, I'll keep that in mind since you enjoyed it very much!

shooting myself in the foot at the beginning

Didn't we all? Haha, it's precisely how I started my first BG3 playthrough.

Have you tried Wrath of the Righteous as well? That's the one I've been looking into and as of now I'm still not sure if it's gonna be a right call for me. I think I might be helplessly hooked to the 5e ruleset, lol.

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If you want to give Kingmaker a whirl, you probably have it as an Epic freebie which is where I played it. I'm playing Wrath right now but I'm still in the first area and the game hasn't opened up just yet. So far, it looks pretty promising. It seems to have few general quality of life improvements over Kingmaker which is nice.

Oh, I forgot to mention Tyranny earlier, also an Epic freebie. It's from the same folks who made Pillars of Eternity and New Vegas. Be prepared for a rather lengthy character setup process at the start on that one... it's worth it, though.

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You could try Underrail. It is an interesting RPG with quite a vast world, though it feels a bit clunky at times. It is also very difficult and with no way to respecc, you can even end up with a build early to mid-game which simply can't advance anymore. But at least on normal there are few viable options.

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Thank you for the recommendation. I actually do have a soft spot for this kind of art style, the way you described it sounded incredibly punishing though. But hey, I am the kind of person who's totally up for a good challenge. If I'm determined to see it through, I won't back down. I always find a way. I may not have the skills needed right off the bat, but I have the power of perseverance on my side, if I say so myself lol. :)

I'll keep an eye out for it. <3

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hey there, PunishedStig!

the ones im handing to you are:
Death Trash
Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out

they seem interesting and unique, well received and ive never heard of these in my life although ive seen the latter a couple times when browsing for other stuff. give them a peek! the first is controller friendly, the second is steam deck friendly.*
also both are supposed to be rich in story :)))

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Thank you! I've never heard of them but they both look promising. :o
These hidden gems are so full of surprises and easily slip by my radar.
I bloody love a game that's rich in story, so really, thanks for the recommendation. :D

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Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Zoria: Age of Shattering

To keep an eye when they release:
Crown Wars: The Black Prince, Interregnum Chronicles: False Prophet

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I love adventure games with a bit of exploration, but hate massive open worlds with little to nothing besides padding. I adore Tomb Raider, and like what I've played of Yakuza 0 so far. I also enjoy the tense atmosphere of Dark Souls mixed with its often interesting environments. Point & click is appreciated, too.
I'm fine with any input method besides VR, because I don't have that. I do, however, have a Steam Deck.

Cheers!

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Monster sanctuary, cat quest series, fable

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I've already played Fable an absurd number of times, but I don't know anything about those other ones. I will check them out. Thanks!

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hi again BubbyBobble <3
🦕🦖

heres some variety picks!!!
✅ = owned

A Hat in Time
Judgement
Shenmue (multiple games) ✅
Saints Row: The Third (not the remastered one) ✅
Prince of Persia (multiple games)
UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Nioh (multiple games)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Horizon Forbidden West (coming 21 mar, 2024) (able to prepurchase)

the point and click section:
Fran Bow
Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive (has a special place in my heart)
Lair of the Clockwork God
The Silent Age

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Thanks! Those look like great recommendations. I've already got some of them, so I'll check them out.

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Cute pfp and profile! :D

You played Dishonored, if you liked it I recommend Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider (since you own them but didn't play them yet).
Under 4 hours, did you not like Tomb Raider 2013, or is it just Steam offline shenanigans? :') (I liked it a lot, and would be one of the first games I'd recommend for "adventure but not massive open world".)
Not really adventure, but since you finished both Portal and Portal 2, I definitely recommend Portal Stories: Mel! I didn't play the other mods yet so I can't personally recommend them yet, but I mostly heard good things about them (Reloaded, Revolution). Portal Stories: Mel is really well-written, and the voice acting is really good too.

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Thank yooooou! Bubble Bobble is the best, so creating that Bub emoji art made me happy.

I ended up getting sick before I could do much in Tomb Raider '13, which frustrated me out of finishing it. I'll probably try it again soon, when I'm feeling better. Especially since I've been reminded of it. I'd like to play through more of my Tomb Raider games this March. I'll also look into Portal Stories: Mel. As for the others, I'll check them out later.

Thanks!

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You made that?? Even better!!
Also, first time I hear of that game, nice. :3

Oh, I see. D: Well, hope you have fun on Tomb Raider again, and also hope you'll enjoy Portal Stories: Mel!

You're welcome! :D

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Yep. I copy/pasted the emojis in paint, then wrote out and copy/pasted the code for it. It was really satisfying to create.

I've actually started Tomb Raider '13 for PAGYWOSG, and it's been fun. I like it a lot better than Tomb Raider Underworld, the most recent game I beat, which is a pleasant surprise.

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🙌

Oh, nice! I haven't played any of the classic Tomb Raider games, not sure I'd like them. 😅

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They're fun. The controls for the first ones are a bit of an acquired taste, though. Modern gamers will probably find them a bit weird. The two newer sets of trilogies are much easier for Tomb Raider newbies to get into.

I'm hoping they fix the modern controls for the Tomb Raider remaster, to make it easier for everyone to enjoy. I'd adore it if more folks could learn to appreciate what are some of my most beloved games.

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I tried the first one a bit; controls were weird indeed but okay. To me, as a fairly young gamer, it's mostly the graphics that make them less appealing to me. 😅 I don't have the nostalgia factor, so I'd rather just play the reboot, and maybe a remake if that happens one day. For now, OG or remaster, not really for me. :') I however fully get why people love them, though. I don't doubt the gameplay's quality itself. 😌

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This is a great idea, thank you for doing this!

I have 3 game "genres" that I long to play again:

1) Deckbuilding roguelike games: I loved Slay the Spire, Monster Train, etc. It seems though that all new games coming out are clones of StS or another highly successful game. I have tried many games using cards, but nothing was as addictive as StS. So if you know of any game with original gameplay or at least an interesting twist, I'm interested.
2) Strategy map-painting games: since stopping Europa Universalis IV, I have not found anything that can scratch that itch in a satisfying way. I've played a few others, but nothing has the depth of EU4, with empire-building without micromanagement as well as strategic wars and conquests.
3) Emotional character-based games: I'm thinking mainly of Spiritfarer here. I LOVED that game because I found it very relaxing, yet there were clearly defined goals, and all the characters were endearing. It broke my heart a little every time I delivered one of them to the door, yet it was a good heartbreak.

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For 1, I have this video for you that I found informative : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWuoSbpmamE&t=626s

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Thanks for the video! I forgot about Griftlands, very good game also. I played almost all the games mentioned on various platforms. The ones I enjoyed the least are Ring of Pain, Ratropolis and Gordian Quest.

I have had Vault of the Void on my watchlist for a while, now, I will probably buy it the next time it's on sale. Thanks again!

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For the third one: brothers a tale of two sons, papo & yo, a story beside

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Thanks for the suggestions! Since I also loved Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, I have added Papo & Yo as well as A Story Beside to my watchlist :)

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1) Balatro was released yesterday, check it out on Steam.

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Very interesting mechanics! It reminds me a bit of Aces & Adventures. I'll have to give it a try and I've wishlisted it. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Not sure if it counts towards 3, but Ori and the Blind Forest felt quite emotional to me. However, being a metroidvania, the story is really "secondary" in terms of play time proportions.
I see you have 6 hours on it but no achievements, so not sure if you played it offline/reset achievements or if it was just for card farming.

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I have only farmed it so far - I wish there was a way to identify farmed games. In any case, Ori and the Blind Forest is part of the games on my "to-play" list. Knowing that it could be emotional, I will bump it up several places. Thanks for the suggestion!

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I see I see. You're welcome, I hope you'll like it! :D

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✅ = owned

theme 1:
Solitairica ✅
DungeonTop ✅
Trials of Fire ✅
Die in the Dungeon: Origins (free to play)
Souls of White Star
Cobalt Core
Shogun Showdown
Frostrain

theme 2:
Civ (multiple games)✅
Hearts of Iron IV ✅
Victoria II ✅
Crusader Kings (multiple games) ✅
Making History: The Great War ✅
Hegemony (multiple games) ✅
Sengoku ✅
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
Imperiums: Greek Wars
Terra Invicta

theme 3:
To the Moon ✅
The Last Campfire ✅
Oxenfree ✅ + Oxenfree 2
Night in the Woods ✅
Impostor Factory
What Remains of Edith Finch
LAPIN
Dordogne
In Stars And Time
Meg's Monster
Firewatch

mb for the delay, this was difficult lol. spent a little longer to be sure there was fresh titles! (at least when checking owned)
the edit was for slight fixes.

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Thank you so much for this! I have tried a few games already and your recommendations are pretty spot on! I appreciate you taking the time to go through my library and suggest games I already own for each theme. Now I have hours of good games to look forward to :)

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🥺🫶 shsjsjsj ty, glad to know that

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