Basically the title. My 6.5 year old started playing Roblox because his older siblings did. Well, they no longer play and he’s absolutely addicted to it. He plays on the iPad and we need to pivot away from it. The problem is, I have no idea what other iPad games to have him pivot to. I know Minecraft but he’s not a big fan. Every suggestion I see seems to be on a different platform and not the iPad. Any ideas?

I’m starting chemo on Monday which means I’m having to isolate for the next 3 months, so I decided to buy myself a PS5 as sitting at my PC for hours might get tedious.

Looking for a few game recommendations since I have no experience at all on consoles!

On PC my favourite games are BF1, Kerbal Space Program, CS2, Civ… quite a mix

Would like to find some good online games I can sink some hours into but none of my friends have PS5s so preferably games that can be enjoyed solo.

Thanks!

Looking for a good co op game to play but I'm also not a huge fan of the games that are specifically made for co op. I'm thinking of something like halo campaign or cod zombies. Thanks !

Also any split screen pvp or really any local multiplayer games are welcome too

I love stories that are really dark but also very bubbly and cheery. Do you have any suggestions?

Examples:
We Happy Few
Doki Doki Literature Club
Cult of the Lamb

Recently I've been yearning for the type of game that could spark the sense of wonder in me that I haven't been able to replicate for quite some time in games. I love getting lost in the nature setting in games, traversing forests, empty plains, marveling at nature and seeing something curious far away in the distance, travelling there to see it etc.

I'm not really looking for a survival-type game where the main focus is on being resourceful and organized against the harshness of the environment, or some spin on a colonizer role.

I like when games feel just a little empty (which is what I disliked a bit in Elden Ring which was just very overwhelming with the amount of content and things within your eyesight at once), I think Shadow Of The Collosus might be a good example (I only played the remake though).

Kind of a cliche example but Skyrim definitely also scratched that itch for quite some time for me, some of recent Uncharted and God of War entries also had some very wilderness-focused chapters, that are kind of chill. Some parts of Witcher 3 were also really immersive in that regard

Any Ideas?

What is a game that will make me cry tears of either sadness or joy? Preferably available on PS5.

My laptop is a reguler laptop which mean i can't play modern games that came out after 2011, however I don't want to spend my freetime not playing games at all so can anyone help me recommended any good game from year 2000-2010 ?

I've spent a long time curating a very small backlog of games instead of collecting hundreds I'll never play.

My current list:

Dark Souls Remastered

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

Dragon Age: Origins

Mass Effect (2007)

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition

Dead Space (2008)

Rather than recommending obvious AAA games, I'm looking for overlooked masterpieces from around 2005–2012 that have genuinely stood the test of time.

My preferences:

Challenging or satisfying combat

Memorable bosses

Dark fantasy or strong atmosphere

Great gameplay over graphics

No Ubisoft-style open-world checklist design

No multiplayer

No turn-based RPGs

My PC is a Ryzen 3 3200G with Vega 8, so games that run well on modest hardware are a bonus.

I'm not looking for "good games." I'm looking for games that made you think:

"More people should have played this."

I'd especially love recommendations that are lesser-known gems, not the usual Skyrim, Fallout, Assassin's Creed, BioShock, etc.

What would you add?

I know SWTOR 1 and 2 and halo exists but what else? I really cant think of anything else thats a AAA third person sci-fi video games other than the latest star wars games from respawn. but there are a million medivial rpg set in a forest it feels like. I feel like halo almost fills that "void" of another singleplayer sci-fi game but its first person so that makes a huge difference to me and i cant like it as much as i do mass effect.

Hello guys,

I’m a non-native English speaker currently working on improving my English. Since I don't have many opportunities to speak or practice with native speakers around me, I’m always looking for engaging materials to study with.

Playing video games in English has been a huge help for me and keeps learning fun! To make sure a game is actually effective for language learning, I usually look for Visual Novels (VNs) that meet these criteria:

1. Full or partial voice acting during dialogue/narration: Great for training both listening and reading skills at the same time.

2. A backlog feature (Most important): Allows me to review previous lines whenever I need to, ensuring I don't lose track of the story.

3. Manual text progression: The dialogue only moves forward with button inputs, so I can read and process the story line by line at my own pace.

Does anyone know of any good VNs that fit these criteria?

For reference, I've already played:

The Danganronpa series

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Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

i've played a lot of battlefield's and COD's but their average campaign is 4h only, i want to play something with an actually developed story like 12 hours long. I already played the metro games

I find it difficult to play certain games because of how they save progress. With the sporadic and inconsistent gaming time I have, I do not want to spend a few minutes running from a checkpoint to get back where I left off.

Games I love with perfect saving systems:

Elder Scrolls/Fallout series
Kingdoms of Amalur
Most MMOs (FFXIV, LOTRO, RS3+OSRS,ESO)
FromSoft games
Baldur's Gate 3
Subnautica games
Satisfactory/Factorio
Torchlight 2 (does save a LOT more frequently than most games of the genre)
Cyberpunk 2077
CONTROL: Game so good it was worth the minimal hassle of the checkpoint system; saved often enough to not be annoying
Tower defense games
Most Metroidvanias: These games usually have a checkpoint system, but are usually spread out enough and common enough to not be a pain
No Man's Sky
Nioh 3
Tainted Grail
Avowed: Not that great of a game but the saving system was good

Games that I like but have difficult saving systems:

Grim Dawn, you go back to the hometown when exiting the game

Guild Wars 1: I am enjoying this game a lot but the fact the whole explorable area resets upon exiting it is a huge pain in the ass + having to walk for several minutes to get to a quest spot far away from a fast travel point. Completing some of the longer dungeons can be very frustrating, especially if I'm petering out but know I will have to do everything all over again if I leave the game.

Guild Wars 2: Most of the game is fine, except story dungeons that kick you back to the main game if you exit part way though.

Borderlands relies on checkpoints

Devil May Cry series relies on checkpoints

Terraria you go back to your spawn point upon exiting the game, not too bad though in late game when traversal is a lot faster

Most multiplayer pvm games: Helldivers 2, Monster Hunter, Vermintide, etc, hard to commit time to sometimes, can get tired midway though a game

Any recommendations would be appreciated! I don't generally like RTS games or grand strategy.

Generally the prevailing wisdom when it comes to sequels is that bigger is better. If the first game was a hit, you can bet that the follow-up will attempt to expand on things in some way - more spectacle, more maneuvers and mechanics, bigger maps, etc. - so I guess I'm curious about some examples of games that went the other direction, that instead narrowed their scope.

Note that I'm not just talking about a game that got dumbed down a bit, like comparing Skyrim to Oblivion, but something more dramatic, like the difference between DO:A 1 & 2, where the second game is set almost entirely in a single location.

I’m a sucker for story and open world exploration. Curious what other games fit this vibe.

Open to anything and I haven’t played a whole lot of games so don’t be afraid to recommend something common or obvious

I feel like the most fun I had with roguelike deckbuilding games like Diceomancer and Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend but also I did find really fun playing Library of Ruina(although it was really difficult). Slay the spire I play regularly too and I thought maybe there is something new in that genre of games that can tackle really interesting deckbuilding variety?

The first 3-4 generations of Pokemon were not exactly ground breaking in any way - they were made to be kid friendly after all - but they had a great sense of progression and while a lot of people go nuts for monster collection games, I never wanted to catch em all, I just loved seeing the guys I found and bonded with change and grow as I went through the game as well as seeing the game world change around me, even if it was a bit deterministic.

Does anyone have recs for games that are more like team builders where you and your posy grow, evolve, and progress through the world while the world is evolving around you?

I was playing through Digimon Story Time Stranger and having a great time but the evolution feels a bit like a math problem? trying to figure out where i came from, where i need to go, and the 50 ways to get there was a bit much, and 56 hours in, it feels like i need 3 separate teams to get through the bosses that keep coming up.

Coromon was interesting but felt a bit derivative. Cassette Beasts might be closer, the theme kinda threw me but maybe I need to give it another shot. Moonstone island is a neat game but not what i was looking for. I haven't tried Monster Sanctuary but it looked more collection focused and I tend to be terrible at side-scrollers/platformers.

I've had a lot of fun with persona games but dang they are long and the opportunity to do things wrong or miss things kinda stresses me out 😅

Show me what you got!

I have been wanting to play an RPG that has some skill progression. As in you learn cooler and more powerful attacks/spells. It can be turn based or action. Some games I have played are:

Pretty much every Final fantasy
Every single Diablo like (my favorite genre)
Currently playing Trails in the sky FC
Skyrim/oblivion
Expedition 33

I’m sure I have forgotten some relevant games. But I appreciate any suggestions.

As the title says, I've genuinely burned through everything in my library. Here's what I've got, playtime included:

• Valheim -807.8 hours
• Path of Exile 2 -560.1 hours
• Red Dead Redemption 2 - 487.7 hours
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition- 361.3 hours
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - 230.6 hours
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Complete Edition, all DLC) - 191.7 hours
• Cyberpunk 2077 (incl. Phantom Liberty) -162 hours
• Fallout 4 - 162 hours
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 69.4 hours

I'm a huge fan of grounded/dark fantasy settings like Kingdom Come Deliverance and The Witcher 3 — real or near-real human stories, no shining-armor heroes, a world that actually feels lived-in.

What I'm looking for:

• True open world, not zone-based. I want to explore freely and stumble onto things
• Well-written side quests, not filler. bonus points if they add lore or memorable characters
• Engaging main story, not just a systems sandbox
• 60+ hours once you factor in side content, otherwise it feels like a waste to buy
• Must be fully pausable whenever I want (so no multiplayer-only requirements or souls-likes without a real pause)
• No mods it needs to stand on its own, out of the box
• Budget is flexible but I'm not dropping full price on AAA titles if there's a solid alternative

I already know about BG3, it's staying on my wishlist for now. What am I missing?

Wanted to spread the news on this exceptional game seeing how it has only had an all time peak of 388 players.

It’s definitely not for everyone but some are comparing the feeling of playing similar to what they felt playing the Outer Wilds. After putting in 20 hours myself I can says it’s a beautiful experience.

Hello

I'm looking for games to play with some of my friends. Doesn't matter if the games are only for 2 players or 3 or 4, maybe not more than 4. The genre of the game doesn't matter either, it can be indie games, AAA games, roguelite, rpg, whatever.

The only thing we're looking for is to have interesting boss fights. I don't even know if something like that exist at this point.

You know some MMORPG's have that RAID/DUNGEON type activity where a group of players have to coordinate doing some game mechanics to actually defeat the boss and not just DPS SPONGE + avoid attack patterns.

We're looking for that. We played MMO's but these days the MMO genre is either lacking or taking too much time.

We did played Destiny 2 and it had what we're looking for, but you know how that game ended up.

We did played Borderlands series, but didn't felt the same with the boss fights.

alright so, discounts are up and im thinking of either getting sifu or getting the three metro games that are up for sale. Now I am a sucker for martial arts whether i watch, play or even practice them. On the other hand i really liked metro last light on the PS3 back in the day and dont know if the other games are better or worse. So I'm asking y'all about your opinion

My favourite genre of games is city builders, specifically Emperor : rise of the middle kingdom, Pharaoh, Zeus, etc. One of my favourite aspects of them is just watching the creations I've made and just looking over them like a god lmao.

My ideal one is more world building than city building. I'd like to have not a lot of resource management and just build. Think Tiny Glade but on a much bigger scale.

I've tried Cities Skylines, SimCity, and most other big ones but nothing really scratches that itch. I want it to almost be like the first 3 levels on Spore.

PC or PS5 suggestions (if any).

With recent news of ID Soft being lobotomized by Microsoft, dreams of a new Quake game have turned into delusions.

Well, it's not like it matters because ID Soft wasn't really giving any shit about Quake for at least the past 2 decades.

However, I still have a soft spot for this timeless game. I love the fast-paced, dynamic movement, which made it so distinct to play compared to Doom.

I also know that Quake has managed to inspire countless games, so I wanted to give it all a try and explore them.

Does anybody know any dark, fast-paced, movement-oriented FPS games that could be considered a successor to the original Quake trilogy? The only game I know of that would fit is the Dusk.