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.
Faster Than Light is a dirt-cheap roguelike which is addicting as fuck.
If you like FPS games with survival elements, definitely check out the Metro Series. They’re very pretty, and Exodus was great fun because it was just open-world enough to make exploration fun and rewarding, but it didn’t feel overly padded like a lot of games with open worlds. You’re on a train.
Also the newer Deus Ex titles are good.
Fashion Police Squad is the best boomer/pixel shooter (with modern elements) to come out in 2022.
As for non FPS fare I’d suggest Into the Breach (they just came out with an advanced edition that added a bunch of new mechanics/units), The Banner Saga and the newer XCOM releases should be available on console too.
All of these should be relatively console/controller friendly.
You’re definitely hitting on a lot of games I really enjoy! I had a great time with the new Deus Ex titles (even despite some of their flaws). Into the Breach was also great, I should go back and play with the new stuff.
Fashion Police Squad is one I missed, but I see it got put out by No More Robots so I’m intrigued.
Definitely check it out! The movement’s extremely smooth, it’s got a Doom Eternal Style weapons system and the character models are pretty hilarious.
Also the Banner Saga would definitely be down your alley if you liked Into the Breach - 2 and 3 have survival modes and a custom battle creator so they’re a bit more replayable, but if you have all 3 you can import your decisions from previous ones in story mode, which is pretty cool. And the art is really nice.
I love Klei as a developer they make some of my favorite single player games of varying genres.
Griftlands is a fun rogue-like card deck building game by then that I enjoyed and played a ton
I loved Griftlands in early access! I should go back and check it out now that its finished.
Divinity Original Sin 2: Solid AA CRPG with great characters and decent build variety. Drops off a little in the latter half but very worth your time nonetheless.
Prey (2017): Excellent immersive sim with a cool setting and interesting story
Going Under: Indie dungeon crawler set in a satire of startup culture. Cute art, banging soundtrack, funny jokes
West of Loathing: Hilarious and endearing RPG with a unique setting. Short and sweet. The DLC is also shory but worth it IMO.
Definitely seconding/thirding Griftlands. There’s not a whole lot to do once you’ve done ascension on all three characters but it still took me over 100 hours to do that
I should have included Divinity Original Sin 2 in my post! That’s one of my favorite games! I’m really excited for Baldur’s Gate 3 to come out of Early Access.
I should go back to Prey. I love Arkane games, I love immersive sims, I love science fiction horror movies, but I’m a baby when it comes to getting scared in games. I was getting very scared in Prey haha.
West of Loathing is one I’ll have to add to the list. I missed this one, but I love a short and sweet RPG.
I should have included Divinity Original Sin 2 in my post! That’s one of my favorite games! I’m really excited for Baldur’s Gate 3 to come out of Early Access.
Have you played the Pathfinder: Kingmaker or Wrath of the Righteous?’
I’ve played a bit of the EA Baldur’s Gate 3 and to be honest I think I prefer playing the Pathfinder games. BG3 is swanky though and I, too, am excited for full release.
I haven’t messed with Pathfinder. Is it real time with pause or turn based? A big reason I enjoyed Original Sin 2 over other CRPGs is I prefer turn based. Just a bit easier for me to follow. I was also a big fan of how much environmental effects you could cause on tiles in battle with spells and objects.
Rimworld has such a large mod library it’s easy to keep the experience fresh.
Really any of Supergiants catalog is great, Pyre might be a bit of an acquired taste with the wizard basketball gameplay. Aside from Hades they’re generally short and sweet though.
Dead Cells is a great metroidvania and is produced by a worker’s co op.
Death’s Door is a cute Zelda-like where you play as Dirt Owl.
Furi is very fun if you have the patience to learn boss battles and have the reflexes for it.
Neon White is a speed runner game that I probably wouldn’t have tried if I hadn’t heard Steve Blum voice acting the protagonist, the story is pretty mediocre but the game play is a lot of fun.
