• lawrence@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      I understand that this game is popular and has a significant fanbase. However, I’ve never played it. Could you share the features that drew you into playing this game? I’d like to enjoy it, but simply watching the gameplay didn’t suffice to persuade me.

      • greasypeanuts@discuss.tchncs.de
        2·
        1 year ago

        The random generated dungeons and amount of different items do it for me. The game might have a steep learning curve initially though until you figure out the core mechanics

  • odbol@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m flabbergasted we’re getting no metroidvania love in here so I’ll list my two favorites: Hollow Knight and Blasphemous. Both with sequels coming out this year which I’m so excited about!

    • Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lu
      2·
      1 year ago

      I didn’t care about the hype before it was released, then I waited when I heard about all the bugs and tried it in 1.6. The game is really good when you take it for what it is, rather than what you or others think it should have been.

      • mnrockclimber@lemmy.sdf.org
        2·
        1 year ago

        I bought at the same time as you. Waited it out. for me, it was pretty true to the pen and paper game - which I enjoyed. And I loved the story. 10/10 for me.I rarely stick with games. I’m not much of a gamer. The only games I’ve played through start to finish are Super Mario 64, Neverwinter Nights (PC), CP2077, and Hogwarts Legacy. I tend to play sports or shooters, so it takes a lot for me to stick something out to completion.

      • McJonalds@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        thats the problem i personally had with it. overpromises and underdeliverances, even after the patches

  • klieg2323@lemmy.piperservers.net
    2·
    1 year ago

    Rollercoaster Tycoon / OpenRCT2

    Transport Tycoon Deluxe / OpenTTD

    While they do now have multiplayer modes thanks to their corresponding open source projects, I still think the spirit of these games is firmly in the single player pc game category. Best of all they’re both free and available on any OS!

      • mistermillennia@pathfinder.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        Same here, donated to Toady and played for years before moving to masterwork DF, and years there too. Once the keyboard only mode is added to the steam version I’m sure I’ll be playing for years there too!

  • beingben@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    My friends make fun of me for it but…

    Football Manager.

    I know it’s a spreadsheet simiulator but I can’t stop.

  • Addfwyn@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    Rimworld.

    It’s kind of funny because I bounced off the game hard the first two times I played it. What really did it for me was the Ideology DLC, gave it a shot on a whim and the amount of structure it gave me for RPing colonies was exactly what I was missing.

    Hundreds upon hundreds of hours in now, and it is the game I keep coming back to. Not to mention one of the biggest modding communities I have ever seen in a video game. The only video game subscriptions I maintain currently are to a few Rimworld modders whose work I really enjoy. When I am not playing it, I am working on ideas of themed mod packs to put into it.

    Dyson Sphere Program is a close second, it’s my favourite factory-builder. It is still in early access but is a VERY polished experience already. Amazing dev communication too.

    • Azzu@lemm.ee
      0·
      1 year ago

      I only played it so that I won once, and that was a long time ago. Is it really replayable? It didn’t really seem so at the time.

        • Azzu@lemm.ee
          1·
          1 year ago

          Just because it has random level generation/is a roguelike does not mean it has endless replayability. Generally, if you have seen most random events and it’s not really challenging anymore because you got “too” good at the game, it loses its appeal for many, as it did for me.

          What I’m asking was more in the sense of, have I missed things? Is there more content than I thought there was? I thought for a roguelike it had pretty limited alternative options to see. Essentially, what makes your 100th run different from your 99th run?, and the answer for me was “not much”