My last few adventures have been: J-RPG > Farm sim > City Builder.

It’s been really fun to explore genres and games that I had not really touched before, both new and old games. It made gaming a lot more fun again

Same for me, most of my favorite games nowadays are indies. Like Valheim, Stardew Valley and more

Those games might be worth checking out, it’s a very different experience than online multiplayer shooters. But maybe shooters just aren’t your thing at all, which is okay as well :) If you need more game-recommendations, both shooters and non-shooters, I’m happy to scroll though my Steam list and gather some more for you!

I think Guacamelee hasn’t been mentioned yet.

There are also a lot of amazing Lego games that are fun for all ages. I really enjoyed Lego Lord of the Rings myself

What about games like Half Life or Metro? I don’t like most mutiplayer shooters either, but storydriven singleplayer games can be great imo

Free and Open Source software. I don’t mean anything specific, but if you use/need software it doesn’t hurt to search if there are any FOSS solutions available that suit your needs. If it does, you might save a couple of bucks. If it doesn’t you can still use your proprietary solution anyway.

Complete dealbreaker for me. You’ll never actually own games with such models, as you are completely dependand on the publisher. Once they pull the plug, you can’t play the game you paid for. Server probleem? Sorry, you can’t play right now. Traveling? Sorry, can’t play.

It is also generally bad for modding and the overall user experience. These kind of games often have DRM that don’t allow for modding

• Star Ocean First Departure (PPSSPP)
• Star Ocean Second Evolution (PPSSPP, Maybe even Yuzu?)
• Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth
• Stardew Valley
• Wargroove
• FTL: Faster Than Light
• Spiritfarer Farewell Edition

Good to hear! I actually still haven’t really played it, although I set it up on my system. I got the urge to play more platforms, including Jak, after I finally beat one of my favorite childhood games, Rayman 2 The Great Escape, a few months ago.

You might want to keep an eye on OpenGoal. It’s a decompilation of the original engine. This allows you to run Jak 1 natively, and they’re working on porting Jak 2 as well. This can also result in higher performance, better graphics and more :)

Valheim and Stardew Valley. Both make me forget time exists.