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Depressing indie game

Hi so ive played many sad indie games but im looking for something that makes me depressed af and ruins my mood for days. Specifically if they have themes of suicide, isolation and overall mental illness

Some of my favorites (not all of them are sad):

-rdr2

-omori

-what remains of edith finch

- fire watch

- little misfortune

- sally face

- before your eyes

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u/Beneficial_Battle_51 — 3 hours ago

Looking for a storymode game that everyone reminisces

Processor- Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6006U CPU @ 2.00GHz

RAM- 4GB

Win10.

Ik this laptop is bad, just want some cool storymode to enjoy,

No storage limits.

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u/Deep_Response9136 — 2 hours ago

I need a hard singleplayer game with good gameplay

Hello everyone! Looking for a game that meets this criteria:

  • Singleplayer
  • Very Hard (the more difficult the better)
  • Gameplay/controls is smooth (but does not need to be action based, can be turn based too as long as core gameplay is good)
  • Not a rougelike
  • If there is a story, it does not take up that much time from the core gameplay
  • On steam

Bonus points for (but not necessary):

  • Good music
  • Good visuals/production
  • Compelling story/lore

Thank you!

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u/Wild-Law765 — 6 hours ago

Games where you manage a persistent base and deploy soldiers and vehicles on mission

I’m looking for a game where you manage a base in an open world, upgrade it, and send soldiers on missions—but you can also take part in those missions yourself. Any setting is fine (space, medieval, RTS, etc.).

I don’t like isometric or turn-based games.

Thanks

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u/Zealousideal-Pie4383 — 3 hours ago

Games with an achievement for beating the game on hard

I get distracted by games where you can change the difficulty whenever you want.

Can anyone please recommend me games on Steam that reward you for beating the game on hard?

I like games like classic castlevania, mega man, Monster Hunter, shoot 'em ups (I have all the popular ones), Shin Megami Tensei, Nioh 2 and Fire Emblem.

Thanks!

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u/Axe_Main — 5 hours ago
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Need good job simulators for PS5

Need any good suggestions. I’ve played and LOVE hard space shipbreaker and space trucker, I also played money washer simulator, crime scene cleanup and car mechanic simulator. Anything similar that’s on ps5 would be greatly appreciated. I saw vids of quarantine zone and got crushed that it wasn’t on ps5 so anything similar would be great
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

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u/FergusMcburgus — 4 hours ago

Looking for a game for my fiancé and I to play

Hello all, my fiancé and I are looking for games to play together. We’ve already played Split Fiction, It takes two, stardew valley and baldurs gate (I know this isn’t usually a generic game suggested to couples). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated appreciated.

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u/vManny131 — 8 hours ago

Small sized open world story games recommendation

I need games like gta that's story driven bu still open world

I've tried:

Gta series

Prototype

Resident evil

Silent hill

Not overly open world games would do, i just want a tps play style

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u/Creepahboomah — 3 hours ago

looking for a cool fps game with a notable/cool shotgun in it

i love shotguns, always have, and i just really wanna experience more games with good shotguns and shotgun physics. preferably a singleplayer one that won’t make me want to do bad things

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u/OtisIsChud456 — 7 hours ago

Philosophic Sci-Fi games

I love Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin, and I'm a little disappointed that 90% of science fiction games don't engage with deeper philosophical, existential, or scientific questions. The only ones that come close that I've played are Outer Wilds and The Talos Principle. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

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u/markinmuito — 9 hours ago

Please recommend some games set in oregon or area like that.

I'm not american, so I'm presuming the following games are set in oregon: days gone, alan wake and life is strange. These are the only ones i know.

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u/Logical_Bridge7511 — 10 hours ago

Space game with no combat that focuses on exploration and just relaxing.

Still haven't found *the* space game where I can just relax in my spaceship, explore the galaxy.

There have been a few close contenders:

EVE online - probably the closest in terms of ambience. It was missing the ability to directly control you ship and lacked an internal cockpit to explore. Even just the ability to orbit a planet would have made this so much better.

No Man's Sky - It's more like piloting a water vessel as your ship will come to rest in space which is a huge bummer. Would be a contender in those rare ments you find a peaceful moon, until 50 ships suddenly warp in just cause. Feels way too crowded for the vastness of space. Points for the sheer exploration of travel options. Again no orbit. Does have a cockpit, but its either/or. Either a one man seater or a freighter.

Q: What do you want to do?

A: Vibe.

I feel like so many games spend too many resources on combat and I specifically am looking for non-combat.

Give me Euro Truck Simulator in Space. Let me build my own Millennium Falcon outside and in. And just fly.

I want to just vibe as I put my ship into Orbit on a remote moon in a remote galaxy exploring a vast cosmos while deciding if I want to remodel the bridge or head to the cabin.

The amazing view outside is my reward.

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u/hudsherlock19 — 13 hours ago

I'm looking for a classic action or survival game

I'm looking for games like a good resident evil, metal gear solid 3, I mostly like the action games, i never played a game with tank-control but i want to try

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u/grone_do_pistola — 4 hours ago
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Tache Noire - a criminally underrated immersive sim

Let me start off by saying - Tache Noire might be one of the greater indie immersive sims created in the last decade.

The game isn't without its jank, however the jank itself also leads to some completely charming and genuinely special moments in game. If you're a fan of survival horror and games like Half Life, Deus Ex or Dark Messiah of M&M, it's 100% worth exploring this hand crafted world.

To give a rundown on some features:

Free form exploration of a small town, one "tutorial" area pre bridge to the mainland with about 10 or so locations, and the mainland has about 30 ranging from police stations and coffee shops, to hospitals, mines and research centers. Dev states the game has about 10 hrs of exploration however I'm at 11 hrs and still have 4 major locations to explore, so I'd argue about 15-20 if you're really going the distance on exploration.

The gameplay itself is all first person with emphasis on creative kills via traps, ceiling fans (shootable) and even throwing knives/pans/chairs at enemies.

The game itself has some optimization issues but the dev works insane hours to fix things - one such bug with a gun I emailed the dev about last night at 3am CST and by 6am CST they pushed a bug fix for the problem and a few other things.

The dev also 100% thought of multiple sequence breaks in the story (being the game is 100% fully explorable from the start basically) and welcomes you to pile up boxes etc to access certain areas you shouldn't be in yet, often with rewards and resources for your troubles.

Truly a gem, more people need to know about especially if you're an immersive sim fan.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4376460/Tache_Noire/

u/TaintedEon — 11 hours ago

Games that fully utilize the gaming medium to deliver unforgettable narratives

Like Nier Automata, Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds.

One example is Nier Automata with its multiple playthroughs and perspectives that add new context to the story and world.

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u/AshyLarry25 — 6 hours ago

Base building game where I get attacked and I have to defend? Kind of like Factorio but not Factorio.

I'd like the base building to be the main focus with an extra of getting attacked now and then and defense having to be a "secondary issue".

I love games like the Total War Saga, Stellaris...

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u/Shirt_Euphoric — 10 hours ago

BOTW without the combat

My daughter loves games but not combat. She’s played BOTW snd echoes of wisdom and likes them but I usually have to help when things get confrontational. She loves solving puzzles, exploring, riding around on horse. Same with Hogwarts Legacy and others. She loves Minecraft creative. She has animal crossing but didn’t really get into it. Like the title says, I’m looking for non-combat breath of the wild alternative for her

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u/Greedy-Reflection538 — 9 hours ago

looking for games similar to the banned steam game horses!!!

I’m hoping this is the right place to ask help I dont use Reddit often but I’ve been looking everywhere for a game super similar to it for soooo long 😭 I adore psychological horror and especially games in general that get me to think and question my own beliefs and that’s what I loved the most about the game was how they went ab portraying their message if that makes sense

im hoping there’s something out there!!! doesn’t have to be similar to horses but can also be a generally good recommendation if u think it fits

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u/siryammington — 10 hours ago

Need a new game to get stuck into, preferably a good RPG with good character building system or RTS. Must be single player.

I'm struggling to find something good that I get can stuck into which I haven't already played. I'd prefer some kind of story based RPG with good character leveling mechanics. I'm not really interested in any of those games where you constantly dodge boss attacks that one shot you or anything like that. I enjoyed Dragon Age: Origins, BG3, and all sorts like that.

Edit: Fable was another really enjoyable playthrough when I was a kid, but simply trying to replay that game wasn't working. Too janky and I've already played it. Also, sequels lost what was good about the original fable. But would still love if I could find a game where you start out as some kind of novice/apprentice like in Fable.

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u/ReturningDAOFan — 15 hours ago