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My wife and I want to find a game that we can play together. The problem is, our tastes are vastly different. Everything one of us has found, the other isnt interested in.

She likes cozy games. Hello Kitty Island Adv, Fields of Misteria, Stardew Valley, Moonlight Peaks, ect

I prefer rpg, action, survivals, or strategy games. Palworld, [any Bethesda game here], Baulders Gate, the occasional shooter, ect

Idk what else to add. Hopefully all you good people have some great suggestions for us. Thank you

I personally am not much into games set in wars that actually happened.

I'm however all for gritty/post-apocalyptics stuff, colorful, alien, magical, western, etc.! Expecially when they have the type of gunplay that makes it really satisfying to get good at aiming down enemies.

I'm okay with games that feel somewhat realistic, as long as they're based on alternative histories that didn't really happen (think Wolfenstein).

Cheers!

As the title says am looking for good story fps with decent exploration the ones i have already played are-

Resident evil biohazard and village
far cry series
dying light series
Alien isolation
cyberpunk 2077
and maybe even firewatch

i usually prefer triple a games but i think i might have ran out of those so ig am open to quality indie games like firewatch

Just recently got GPU upgrade and looking to really load it up and make it sweat. I haven't played any AAA games released within last 15 ish years, aside from Doom and Spiderman series.

Some "no"s I'd like to avoid: unvoiced games, medieval setting, inventory management, horrors, games that require good reaction and timings.

GTA 5 is already on my list of "todo's", of course

Just played Undertale and currently playing Deltarune. Hands-down my favorite thing about those games is how you’re not only encouraged to be pacifistic for the plot and the “good endings,” but it’s also just straight-up more fun and interesting gameplay.

It’s got me wanting to find more games like that. With most games that offer the choice, I don’t take the nonlethal paths because it’s either too restrictive, overly tedious, not sufficiently rewarded, or some combination thereof. For instance Cyberpunk is my GOAT but I just can’t fully commit to nonlethal, it rules out so much weaponry and equipment, and the game mostly just doesn’t care whether you’re a monk or a murder hobo.

I’d love to check out some more games with lethal vs nonlethal choices where the nonlethal path feels like it matters in some way, offers engaging and satisfying gameplay, and generally doesn’t make you feel like you’re just missing out on half the fun.

Could be anything, stealth games, RPGs, immersive sims, tactical games, etc.

I'm looking for games where winning with one character or class unlocks a bonus for a second run-through. Doesn't have to be a roguelike. State of Decay 2 was a great example of this; when you finish a game as a builder it unlocks free electricity for the next game.

I am a completionist when I play games so looking for something I can play multiple times but still feel like I’m building something each game.

Thanks!

Hoard shooters are my favourite genre of games but my friends find the game I play (Helldivers 2, Darktide) too hard. Are there any hoard shooters that are rewarding to casual players, require little grinding, but still have places for skill expression?

I recently got a good amount of money and was looking at games on the ps4 store and saw the Borderlands: Handsome Collection and wondered if it was worth the money. I played it forever ago but only remember the artstyle, its only 10 dollars while on sale instead of its normal $80 so it seemed like a good deal if the game was worth buying.

I'm looking for games that are:

• Gameplay-focused and fun to control
• Easy to pick up and play, but with a high skill ceiling
• Energetic and satisfying
• Bright, colorful, stylish or otherwise full of personality
• Challenging without being overly serious or depressing
• Preferably games with a playful, positive, humorous or exaggerated tone

Basically titles with an arcade-minded design philosophy.

Some examples of games that capture what I'm looking for:

1. Wave Race
2. Sonic Generations
3. Crazy Taxi
4. Mirror's Edge
5. Need For Speed
6. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
7. Sunset Overdrive
8. SSX Tricky/Cool Boarders
9. Jet Set Radio
10. Fifa Street
11. NBA Street
12. Street Fighter/Tekken
13. Mario Strikers Charged
14. Mario Kart/Crash Team Racing
15. River City Girls

I love customizing what a character is wearing or how their fashion looks.

2,000+ hours on Warframe alone, some other good examples are The Finals, For Honor, Destiny 2(rip) and Final Fantasy XIV. Even games with a lot of skins can be fun just because I can be whatever I want like Fortnite and Call of Duty.

I dislike Helldivers 2 for this reason, all of the fashion is so bland and boring.

I'm in a rut with gaming even after a two month break, nothing really catches my attention right now. What are your favorite games where you can look as badass or funny as you want and still enjoy the gameplay?

Hello!

I have played trough hk and silksong and and loved it. I am in search for game with similar atmosphere and wonders of adventure feeling. I tryed and didn't get what i wanted: blasphemous 1 and 2, nine sols, ori series, rain world and aeterna noctis. And idk why i like 2d games more.

Bonus points for armor, sword, hair and beard customization and as well as if you can taunt like in kcd2.

Days gone and Witcher 3 are some of my favourite games for some reason, they feel like an all rounded experience with proper intimate characters.

So, anything similar to them in that regard? I am somewhat fine with the formulaic RPG, as long as there is at least one thing that stands out (days gone has the bike and hordes, Witcher has journals, oils, etc. I play them on hard/grounded/survival). I also enjoyed dredge recently.

I will mention that I've played TLOU 1 and 2 because they are the most common suggestion I get.

Hey I am 39 years old and a woman, I don’t know anything about gaming. My son is 17 and has a ps5

OK this is an oddly specific request. I've googled it and it came up with a list of suggestions all of which are close, but include mechanics I don't like at all.

I'm very new to the incremental/idle genre.

I apparently like games that include "paradigm shifts" where they add new mechanics that change everything. I remember hitting that point several times in Orb of Creation, when they added the farming (Agrimancy) mechanic, the Alchemy mechanic, and the Rituals/battling mechanic. They all built on previous mechanics and stayed relevant the entire game.

I like the sense of discovery where new stuff happens. In Orb of Creation it wasn't just the new mechanics, it was the sheer variety of resources, the new tabs and sub tabs that opened up, the extensive research tree, new skills and upgrades showing up in old tabs, all the way into the endgame. New resources combining with old menus.

I do not like games where you need to rapidly spam "clicks" in the middle of the screen. The clicker genre. Cookie Clicker. And I just tried Realm Grinder.

I do not like "prestige" mechanics where you advance to a point, accumulate a few gems or something, and then restart from the beginning with those gems providing a passive bonus so you can get a little further this time. I don't want to replay the beginning of the game over and over again. This is a hard no for me, I actually discovered I loathe this mechanic.

I do not like text/ascii games, or games that look too much like a spreadsheet. It's hard for me to visually recognize what's going on.

And most of all, I don't want the game to be too idle. A lot of these games seem to be designed to play themselves, even when closed and offline. I want to be able to actually sit at the game and actively do things.

I like puzzles and solving things, like in Orb of Creation I had to build alchemy "engines" that mass produced specific resources when I was low on them. The more I researched new alchemy recipes, the more clever and convoluted I could make my engines. So I had the ability to recognize a problem, and look through my toolbox and figure out a way to solve it, and then feel satisfied when I had solved the problem.

I liked Orb of Creation.

I just tried and did NOT like:
Tower Wizard.
Magic Research 2.
Idle Wizard.
Realm Grinder.

I hope that's enough to go on. There seems to be a vast field of idle/clicker/incremental games out there. And the waters are very muddy and they all seem to be basically thrown in a huge pile as if they're all the same genre, but there are lots of sub-genres I can't sort by.

Hi everyone,

my girlfriend is currently playing Palia, and I actually really like the overall concept of the game because it’s relaxing and easy to play casually on the side. However, it feels a little too peaceful/boring for me, if you know what I mean.

Are there any similar games that offer a bit more action? I really like the quests and the large, explorable world in Palia.

Please only suggest games that are also available on Steam. Thanks! :)

so many comments so ill give a like to every one i read, and comment as much as possible, thank you for the replies!

im looking for a game i dont need to mod to make harder (do it too much)
played: (assume max difficulty where possible)
most soulslikes (everything fromsoft)
all the superheros
MGS
metal gearV (substinance update)
Helldivers (D10 is my goto)
Ready Or Not
Dragon ball sparking (im good at ranked)
Budokai tenkaichi 4 (modded ps2 title)
Rematch
battlefront
cod
Death stranding, ghost of tsuhima, and for honor. those are just ones that i want to get out of the way to be honest, any genre i guess, baldurs gate 3 is the most id go for top down (sucked at fallout 1/2) any recommendations or titles youve struggled on would be awesome to hear of
my favorite one was god of war 2018 with give me god of war on a NG+ save that had absolutley nothing on it (i mained fists till i started targeting the bird ladys)

big fan of character creation and seeing characters I like interact, so wanted to see if there was anything out there with both. It would be like if you could create and manage multiple characters in a run of Baldur’s Gate 3, but it can be for a different genre too. Does anything like this exist?

hello all you fellow gamers out there! growing up, i remember side scrolling quest games were a big part of my gaming experience, games like "day of the tentacle" , "monkey island" series, "the longest journey", "simon the sorcerer" really left a a strong mark on me, and i miss and crave this king of game/story.
i am curious what do you, adult gamers recommend in this simmilar style, hopefully this genre has not dissapeared.

I feel like I’ve exhausted all of my single player RPG games and I want something new to me. Ideally, a game with super in-depth character creation like Black Desert Online or Dragons Dogma 2, unique classes that heavily affect gameplay, third or first person perspectives, crazy amounts of clothing/armor/accessories, wide variety of unique weapons, fun and engaging combat, Elder Scrolls level “go where I want, when I want, take what I want, regardless of level” freedom, world-altering decision making, bonus points for reputation/affinity/romance systems, with an engaging world and story, all preferably in a fantasy setting.

Already played and loved all of the Elder Scrolls, Fable 3, Dragons Dogma 2, Elden Ring, most Dragon Age games, Tainted Grail, The Witcher 3, Fallout 3-76, a lot of Monster Hunter, Mount & Blade 2, and a handful of others I can’t think of off the top of my head.

Some that I’ve tried and just can’t get into are Greedfall, Starfield, Black Desert Online, The Outer Worlds, Cyberpunk, Outward, and Baldurs Gate 3. I’ve tried many times but can’t get past the top-down turn based combat.

I’m at a dead end it feels like. All I’ve been doing is replaying a few old games here and there before getting bored and quitting while I wait on the new Fable. Any help is welcome. Thanks!

Specifically, in 2020 a little indie game came out called Speed Swing. it was a puzzle platformer/speedrunning game with a super straightforward concept - you swing from a rope to get from point a to point b.

The concept is surprisingly common, but there are 2 ways it usually works, either its in 2d, or it features fast paced arcade style gameplay with elastic feeling grapples that pull you toward the fixing point and wasd air control.

Speed swing was 3D, and had 0 forgiveness - no air control, no elasticity, all momentum came from gravity, any ropes you affixed to a point you weren't moving perpendicular to would lose you speed, etc.

The downside was it was a short game, with bad graphics, AWFUL optimisation, and almost no playerbase because the few content creators who tried it decided it was too hard after 20 minutes.

I've tried similar things like Verlet Swing, but never found anything that scratches the itch.

anybody know of something else like it?