I'm immunocompromised and continuing to stay at home and single player games really help me get through it. I've played a lot of games (especially the past 2.5 years), so dig deep and give me a good recommendation that you don't think I've played.

I'm into most genres, but not super into loot games or ubisoft open world style games. Love smaller indie titles. I love some JRPGs (Trails, DQ11, Yakuza, FF), hate others (Persona). Yeah I just said I hate persona, get over it. BoTW , Death Stranding, and Elden Ring are some of my favorite "big" games recently. The Trails JRPG series is probably my favorite overall series.

I just finished up Return to Monkey Island and really liked it (was a big fan of LucasArts adventures in the 90s), but I can't play back to pack point and click games so maybe cool off on that.

Been playing a lot of Ooblets while working out lately, so probably not gonna be receptive to any Animal Crossing / Stardew style games rn. Btw check out Ooblets if you like those kinds of games.

  • Good_Username [they/them,e/em/eir]
    ·
    2 years ago

    I will never not suggest Pathologic 2. Despite its name, you absolutely do not need to (and in fact, very much shouldn't) play the original Pathologic first.

    Other than that, my recommendations are going to be pretty basic and you've probably played a lot of them, but here goes anyway: Hollow Knight, Celeste, Hades, Outer Wilds, Fallout New Vegas, Disco Elysium.

    Oh, there's also Inscryption which was good and creepy. That's a little more off the beaten path.

    Or perhaps you'd like to get into Dwarf Fortress. I'd be much more willing to suggest this if the Steam release were already out, because it'll have much less of a learning curve at that point, but it's still really fun if you can get past the absolutely obtuse UI.

    Oh, and if you never played Goadstool's game (Kor), you really should. Goadstool is a comrade who posts here and Kor is amazing. You probably knew this already though.

    • macabrett
      ·
      2 years ago

      Hollow Knight, Celeste, Hades, Outer Wilds, Fallout New Vegas, Disco Elysium.

      These are all very good suggestions! Maybe I should finally get around to Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium. Anyone here know if Disco's console port is an alright way to play?

      And I bought Kor, forgot to install it, and forgot to play it. Damn my ADHD. I'll check out our comrade's game!

      • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
        ·
        2 years ago

        Maybe I should finally get around to Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium

        I'm pretty sure admitting to not having played Disco Elysium on this website is a bannable offense

        • macabrett
          ·
          2 years ago

          ummm sweatie this is ableist i have adhd okay all that text is very scary okay

          (I'm just kidding I should absolutely play it)

          • silent_water [she/her]
            ·
            2 years ago

            yeah but the text is funny. bumbling your way into horrible situations by saying things you'd never say IRL in a million years is addiction-inducing.

      • le_fanbois [he/him]
        ·
        2 years ago

        Outer Wilds :meow-bounce:

        You owe it to yourself to go in as blind as possible. It's truly wonderful and really without comparison.

        • macabrett
          ·
          2 years ago

          I need to do it. I need to dive in.

      • mittens [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I didn't play any of the Disco Elysium ports but I did play with a controller and a big TV and while not ideal, it was perfectly playable.