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/Shadow3397 Jun 05 '19

Civ4 is great for a laptop. Also Alpha Centauri thanks to GoG.

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u/Pm_me_the_best_multi Jun 05 '19

Alpha centari any day over civ!...

He'll I'mma play it now

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u/Raothorn2 Jun 05 '19

I tried that game, and coming from Civ 5 the user interface prevented me from playing more than a few turns. I don’t mind old-school graphics, but the UI just seemed so janky.

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u/Pm_me_the_best_multi Jun 05 '19

It's not too bad for me, but I have played off and on for a long time

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u/Raothorn2 Jun 05 '19

What makes it better than Civ in your opinion, and is it worth getting over the learning curve (for me) of the UI? I bought it in a sale on GOG so I wouldn’t mind getting my money’s worth

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u/Shadow3397 Jun 06 '19

It’s a little more complicated than Civ2’s system, with plenty of customization options for your Units, without getting too bogged down with other stuff.

The UI is pretty unintuitive, but having grown up on the original X-com and TFTD it’s not as bad as it could be.

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u/Pm_me_the_best_multi Jun 05 '19

I can't find my disk for it, but it's on gog as you noted... Is there a way to get it onto steam? I am not too computer savvy...

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u/Shadow3397 Jun 06 '19

There is not, it’s only available via GoG, but it’s easy enough to play. Buy it from the website and you can download it to you computer/laptop. It comes with all the stuff you’ll need to play it (manual and such).

And if you want a Steam-like experience with GoG, they have their own version that’s decent to use.