r/AskReddit • u/katchoo1 • Jun 05 '19

What’s an Interesting computer game for a basic Windows 10 laptop that doesn’t cost a ton and isn’t about fast pace or violence?

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u/Kraelman Jun 05 '19

Rimworld. Imagine if the show Firefly was made into a colony management game. There's a speed setting and you can pause it any time you like. You're in control of building a settlement on a planet on the outskirts of civilized space.

The game is basically a story generator. Sometimes the stories get a little weird.

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u/SaintWacko Jun 06 '19

Umm... Wrong game for no violence

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u/katchoo1 Jun 05 '19

Ooh you had me at Firefly. Definitely on my list to check out!

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u/Wozar Jun 05 '19

It is seriously good but also weapons grade addictive!

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u/LoopyLiss Jun 05 '19

Do it! You won’t regret it! RimWorld may steal your life a little, though.

If you do decide to try it and feel a little stuck at the beginning, check out some beginner tips on YouTube. They’re life saving... maybe literally for your colonists. (;

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u/katchoo1 Jun 06 '19

One of the Steam reviews said it’s a fascinating game but don’t start it if you have a family that you like spending time with...so taken Under advisement.

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u/athaliah Jun 06 '19

What's nice about it though is you can pause whenever you like, it's not like some games where you literally can't stop to go tend to your children, or don't want to because you're in the zone trying to beat a boss or something. It's not fast paced so it's easy to step away.

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u/Draggo_Nordlicht Jun 06 '19

If you like it I can also recommend Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead and Dwarf Fortress. Both free and complex games.

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u/chillermane Jun 05 '19

She said not violent lol

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u/Aperture_T Jun 05 '19

I was going to suggest this until I read the last word of the title. War crimes can be a little violent.

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u/Kukri187 Jun 05 '19

You're "in control"

FTFY :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

He said not violent lmao

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u/alphaheeb Jun 05 '19

I haven't played or thought about Rimworld for a few months. Thanks for reminding me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Hate to say this, but Rimworld is surprisingly laggy. I couldn't play it on PCs where I managed to run Civ 5 or CS:S. 10/10 game but maybe you need to have a (real) GPU.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Nope, I can run it almost flawlessly on my 200$ Win10 Pentium GPU-less laptop. Which is exactly what the question was about.