Skyrim together, if you’re particularly into jank.
Skyrim together, if you’re particularly into jank.
It’s an unusual visual novel, but AI: The Somnium Files was excellent. It’s a cyberpunk detective story with awesome surreal mindscapes in it.
You have excellent taste (in games and youtubers)! A ton of my favorites of all time are on this list (especially Citizen Sleeper, which hit me in ways that I didn’t expect at all). As someone similar:
Exo One: A chill game about rolling an alien space ship through insanely pretty worlds.
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist: A free game a lot like The Stanley Parable, by the same developer.
Cultist Simulator: Completely defies description. A masterfully-written Lovecraftian survival exploration game, but it’s made of cards.
Torment: Tides of Numenaria: A great top-down RPG with a unique sci-fantasy universe and de-emphasized combat.
Forager: The methadone to Factorio’s heroin.
Black Book: Like Slay the Spire, but story-driven and based on Russian Folklore and history in the transition to industrialization.
Scorn: If H. R. Giger had been the art director on Amnesia, it would have looked like this.
Inscryption: Another incredible horror game with cards as the core mechanic. More great exploration and plenty of “what the fuck” to go around.
Uplink: On the older side, but holds up. A great light hacking game with solid mechanics and not too much excess complexity.
Jazzpunk: Probably the hardest I’ve laughed from a game since Portal 2.
The Last Door: A 2D point and click adventure with excellent music and atmosphere.
Primordia: A dark point and click about a world populated by robots. Has stuck with me for a long time, mostly because of the jaw-dropping pixel art and voice acting.
Darkside Detective: A point-and-click about investigating the supernatural. Absolutely hilarious.
The Old City: A dark and surreal walking simulator that stands on an incredible soundtrack.
Evergarden: A Chill match-3 puzzle in a soothing garden.
Astroneer: No Man’s Sky-esque, but focused on base building and engineering in a finite solar system.
Slime Rancher: The Chao garden, but a full game. A large world to explore with a diverse array of cute slimes to ranch.
Into the Breach: Not sure if this is too mainstream, but it’s a really awesome take on a tactics game. Fight aliens, but think more chess than Xcom.
Ascension: Made by a former MTG pro player who was frustrated that the original was pay-to-win. Imagine MTG’s complexity with Dominion’s mechanics. The digital version is amazing. The physical version is a bit clunky because the mechanics can get pretty complex.
That got longer than I expected too lol. Thanks for these. I’ll definitely check out the ones I don’t kno.
This is an odd one, but Powerwash Simulator has been an blast for me and my wife. We used to play a lot of Overwatch, but didn’t like the new direction with 2. It somehow manages to scratch some of the shooter itch while being really chill.
It was a reference to one of his videos where he joined Overwatch voice chat with another Youtuber (I want to say Ethan Klein) and was messing with the rest of the team. They’re different people.
This one is a little niche, but Harstem is a Starcraft 2 pro player who does a couple great series of videos related to the game. He’s a lot of fun to watch because he has a deadpan sense of humor and an incredibly chill voice.
I’d start with his “Beating Grandmasters with Stupid Stuff” video where he pretends to be AFK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKc5wwo7a0
“Hey guys it’s me, Cr1tikal!”
Somnium files was excellent, and the sequel was also good.
Don’t forget a bathroom trash can with a bag.