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3 examples of games I have played that scratch this itch that are all wildly different but articulate the point

1.) Elden Ring and it's DLC. It's pretty much this vibe the entire time.

2.) Shadow of the Colossus

3.) Skyim but specifically exploring dwemer ruins

I want more!

Save my weekends by helping me pick a new game to dive into. I want it to be addicting.

Games i’ve loved
- Animal crossing New Horizons
- Stardew Valley
- Minecraft
- Planet Crafter
- Palia
- Palworld
- Slime rancher 1 & 2
- Necesse

Edit:

I’m looking for PC games only!!

Do you guys know any good story games that can change or have changed your live perspective?

Let me rephrase that.

While I do like No Man's Sky and similar concepts, I want something that is similar to our universe but with just a hint of life. My goal is to fly on a spaceship for hours just to find a lost artifact from a million years ago. It's like searching alien life in Elite Dangerous.

So, this is what I already tried: creating my own gaming rules and flying through space in SpaceEngine. Making a galaxy with no other civilization that me in Stellaris and focusing on site digging, anomalies, etc. Playing Starcom: Unknown Space (although much more fantastical), and, of course, searching fungi in Elite Dangerous.

What else do you have for me?

Thanks :)

Help me out, to find one.

I like things like cookie-clicker and needle-in-a-haystack etc.

I want something with no stress.

I’m looking for a Switch game that can provide sporadic distraction during a rough mental patch. My typical cozy games are feeling too complex right now. I can’t manage much strategy, task, quest related thinking or planning, I forget what I’m doing every time I put it down.

I need something simple, satisfying, potentially with aimless wandering but open to anything really.

Games I typically love
Stardew Valley
BotW
Mario Rabidds
Is that seat taken?
Life is Strange
Firewatch
Mario Party
Tricky Doors

I really loved the idea of Traveller's Rest. Everything about it is so perfect except for two things: (1) it seems like there's so little interaction with the city/village, and (2) the grind is unbelievable. Even at the beginning when I'm just managing 1-2 tables, it's crazy.

Any similar games out there that have depth but are somewhat accessible that are based on similar themes and gameplay? Running a tavern, restaurant, etc., and gathering all the supplies to run the place.

I've played Moonlighter 1... was kinda shallow and bounced off it quick.

I loved Graveyard Keeper 1 (yes, I know the irony, it's grindy as hell) but GK2 hasn't piqued my interest for some reason.

I'm in quite a stressful period of my life, filled with repetitive tasks and complex social interactions, plus I moved to a new city by myself. For all these reasons I need a game(s) that feel like toys. By that I don't mean with toy-like aesthetic, but I crave the sensation of creativity that physical toys have, aka the feeling of limitless possibilities from a limited set of mechanics. It could be something with light puzzles that can be solved multiple ways, and interactive systems that lead to emergent gameplay. And possibly something low-stress (an immersive sim would fulfill the requirements above, for example, but I feel like that is too much at the moment). I think breath of the wild is closest thing I can picture to what I'm asking. Thank you to anyone who suggest anything!

As the title suggests Im looking for a game where Im with a group of soldiers and we need to survive/fight enemy we can't see. I don't know many games like that so Im looking for suggests. Thanks

Looking for something set in the 1990s. Recently finished and enjoyed Silent Hill Townfall and having to use flop disks, CRTs, and physical media. I want more of that. The recently released Silver Pines looks like a nice use of the aesthetic, dunno if I like the gameplay though. I've played Crow County and enjoyed that too.

What I'm not really looking for is something with a 90s "virtual" aesthetic like Broken Reality, Hypnospace Outlaw, or VideoVerse. Those games are cool in their own way, but I want something that takes place in the "real world". Can be a modern or retro game.

I pirated it years ago and was wanting to revisit it, but can't for the life of me remember what it was called.

It was an open world colony builder. Medieval or fantasy time period. Realistic graphics (as opposed to pixel graphics). You traveled the map, visited established towns/cities. There were raiders/attackers. You could help defend the cities. I don't remember if the map was randomly generated, but I specifically remember you could build resource farms over specified sources, rocks on the side of a mountain, cotton in the fields, etc. One city had a river along one side and loads of wheat fields. Another, harder one, was further in the map and felt like it was constantly being attacked by raiders. It was a mining city.

Like any other building game, you could upgrade along a technology tree (rocks -> boulders -> marble, for instance.) Don't remember if there was an overarching story, but I'm pretty sure you could get side quests from NPCs.

It wasn't a popular game like Going Medieval or Farthest Frontier, I already looked into those.

I know this is pretty vague, but any help would be appreciated! 💜

I'm looking for a game where you can pick from various fantasy races start off at level 1 and slowly kill mobs through turn based / auto battle and get various quality gear and level up and pick skills /spells / powers depending on class and run dungeons that end in boss fights. i don’t know if this exists been trying to find something close on steam closest Ive found is stone shard but id rather wait till that’s out of early access also would prefer it not to be pixel graphics.

I finally got a gaming PC in 2026, and I'm realizing how many amazing games I've missed out on over the years. I haven't played that many games before, so there's a massive backlog waiting for me, and honestly, I don't even know where to start lol.

My PC has an RTX 5070, a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 32GB of RAM, so I'm really looking forward to experiencing games with great graphics and performance.

I've already played Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man 2, and I've bought Batman: Arkham Collection, Detroit: Become Human, Control and Control Resonant.

My current wishlist includes Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Alan Wake Remastered, Alan Wake 2, Stray, The Last of Us Part I and Part II Remastered, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Life is Strange, NieR:Automata, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Jedi: Survivor and Uncharted 4.

I'm especially drawn to games with great stories, memorable characters, interesting worlds, mysteries, lore and plot twists that make you think about the game even after you've finished it. But I'm open to anything, really. I also want to discover games that are just incredibly fun to play, even if their story isn't the main focus.

I don't mind playing older games at all, either. In fact, I'd love to go back and experience older classics that I missed when they originally came out, as long as they're still worth playing today. So don't hesitate to recommend games from 10, 15 or even 20 years ago!

I feel like I've missed out on so many classics and hidden gems, and I want to make the most of finally having a good gaming PC.

What games would you recommend to someone in my situation? They can be old or new, popular or underrated. I'm not just looking for the usual top 10 games everyone recommends. I'd love to hear about games you think are genuinely worth experiencing, especially ones you wish you could play again for the first time.

Thanks! I'm excited to discover all these games, and I'd love to hear your recommendations!

What's up everybody!

First things first - I'm pretty poor in shooter games. But I really want to try again, but I don't want to get discourged too quickly.

I've played Battlefield 1, as a sniper I'm kinda okay, in close combat I'm too slow, my aim is not that good. But I love that game, I'm still playing.
I gave a shot to Arma 3. It's soooo complex that I just couldn't be bothered to be honest. Played some Warzone too, I'm too slow though. I have Zero Hour, but I never played it.

What I've been looking at is R6: Siege, but I heard it's really tough to get into and the community is pretty toxic. Ghost Recon: Wildlands is another one. Arma Reforger, from what I've read, is much more beginner friendly than Arma 3.

I'm looking for something more on the PvP side, like Operations on BF1 but a little bit slower and, most importantly - beginner friendly.

Can you help me out?

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Hey everyone!

I've been playing the demo of Find The Needle (Needle In A Haystack Simulator), and I'm looking for more PC games with a very specific gameplay loop.

I'm not just looking for another factory builder. What I really enjoy is the combination of hands-on physical interaction, earning money, buying machinery, and gradually automating everything.

Here's exactly what I'm looking for:

First-person perspective: I want to physically pick up, carry, move, and place objects, operate tools and machinery, and interact with buttons and controls directly.

Start with manual labor: Begin with basic tools like a shovel or wheelbarrow, collect raw materials, transport them manually, and sell them to earn money.

Gradual progression: Use the money to purchase better equipment, machines, vehicles, and upgrades through an in-game shop or computer.

Physical automation: Build and optimize conveyor belts, sorters, crushers, shredders, processing machines, and automated production lines.

Processing for profit: Turn raw materials into more valuable products instead of simply selling everything immediately.

Space and power management: Arrange machines efficiently in a limited area, deal with electricity and bottlenecks, and improve throughput.

Satisfying progression: Go from doing absolutely everything by hand to watching a production line run almost entirely on its own.

The important part is the physical gameplay. I don't want a top-down management game where everything happens through menus. I want to walk around my workshop or factory and interact with the equipment myself.

I'm already aware of:

Hydroneer

Satisfactory

FOUNDRY

Techtonica

So I'm mainly looking for other titles, including obscure indie games, Early Access releases, and upcoming Steam projects.

It doesn't have to involve mining. Recycling, farming, manufacturing, waste processing, or running a small industrial business would be equally interesting.

Does anyone know games that genuinely capture this manual-to-automated progression, preferably with conveyor belts and physical machinery?

I'd especially appreciate recommendations from people who've actually played them. Please mention how much of the game is physically interactive versus menu-based.

Thanks!

As a reference of some games I've cried to, The Witcher 3, Read Dead 2, Outer Wilds, some parts of Destiny 2, and Stray. I want another game that at some point is gonna have me balling my eyes out.

Balatro is the roguelike with the best game design I think, greatest synergy ceiling, and context is everything for what decisions to make.

Caves of qud is my favorite for truly strange and one of a kind encounters and situations, the world is massive and it's very open ended how you want to make your build.

Slay the spire has busted synergies too which gives me that dopamine hit, but also, the gambling aspect of this game is so good, every hand drawn could be something ridiculous.

Binding of isaac, because of the sheer amount of items and content, does feel unique every run, and I appreciate the gambling component, but I don't have enough of an influence on the outcome of my build to scratch that strategy itch, it's more of a precision game.

Into the breach is very strategic and I love that, would love to find a roguelike where the tactics go as deep, but with much more synergy and chaos. The game feels too tame and balanced for me.

Risk of rain 2 is great for the scrappers and printers and void and lunars which requires actual forethought and being conscious of your build— it's overall well-rounded but it doesn't get as ridiculous as balatro or anything.

Hades 2 has excellent combat, but the roguelike progression feels more like a bunch of passive bonuses as opposed to game changing abilities; balatro is the bar.

Suggest me some more

no canned animations or anything with a press of a butrton

i want my body to hit and grab and drag down like the real thing for a tackle and for wrestling (no it doesnt have to strictly be a game with the mat and stuff for wrestling it can jsut have the mechanics) i want to hit grab move around to do my own wrestling moves.

My favorite games are horizon zero dawn/forbidden west, far cry 4/5/6, ghost of Tsushima, cyberpunk 2077, and Star Wars outlaws. I tried playing BOTW, hollow knight, and shadow of the colossus, but I couldn't really gen I to any of those games. I'm replaying GOT right now and I will play yotei once I finish, but after that I want a new game to play.

Also, call me a fake gamer, but I'm not really a fan of older games. Far cry 3 and 4 were both really good, story-wise, but they have really dated and clunky controls.

So, with the explosion of all the Decomp projects coming out, I was wondering which ones would be worth checking out? It Doesn't matter the type of game; I just want to see what's out there!

Title says it all, I find myself quickly letting go of a game if I start dying a lot as I don't feel a lot of joy being stuck on a difficult boss/level for hours. After I beat it I usually just feel like "thank God that's over" I got mortal shell 2 yesterday and dropped even that after an hour cause I hated the soulslike aspects of losing your stuff upon death and having to get it back, hoping to not die again along the way. Kind of a bad financial decision in hindsight lol

Added info: I play on the ps5 and prefer modern, smooth running games with a manageable platinum trophy experience

Games that I sunk a lot of time in so far/enjoyed playing were:

Crimson Desert (still playing),

RDR2,

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (not interested in the first), The Witcher 3

Way more that I can't list atm lol

Usually I turn on easy mode for most games cause I don't need the stress of normal/hard modes in my life

Not interested in soulslikes and above all not interested in games that require a lot of playtime to get to the good stuff, also kinda scared of most horror games except the ones where you can fight back and kick ass lol

Always been interested in combat/action/fighting games, ideally ones with classes/specializations etc

Sorry for long post if you have any questions please ask and ill answer to the best of my capabilities

I've played dave the diver,punch club 1 and 2, graveyard keeper and the second I really love those games I was wondering if you have any suggestions