Basically what the title says. I’ve only played two games like this so far (Silent Hill 2 and OMORI) and am looking for more.
Could be games, ROM hacks, mods of existing games, etc.
EDIT: So many great suggestions! Getting a bit overwhelmed by how many there are, so I’m going to need to find a way to put this in some kind of list with an order to play the games in. By all means, keep 'em coming, though!
Ah bummer. I’m sorry to hear TLoU didn’t work for you.
FFX has been on my list for a long time now. Only FF game I’ve played is VI.
It’s a great game with some really emotional moments. I enjoyed it a lot and it’s a lot of people’s favourite game in the series (mine is VI which you’ve already played).
IDK much about Life is Strange.
It’s really hard to describe without spoiling anything. I mentioned in another comment that the first chapter is free on Steam so if you wanted to try it without a monetary risk then that’s always an option.
In fact Chapter 1 is free on Steam (maybe on console as well but I don’t have a console to check) so I encourage anyone even remotely interested to give it a shot.
Life is Strange for sure. Idk what it is but I was emotional for days after finishing it. Wasn’t a huge fan of the others in the series but I can’t recommend the first one enough
I was also going to say Brothers. There’s one moment (anyone who has played it probably knows what I’m talking about) that actually gave me a visceral reaction.
I’ve played through this game a few times over the years - twice playing with one of my kids. I’ve always played as the older brother, and every time it chokes me up at the end with the swimming part. My kids never seemed to mind, but it wrecks me.
I started playing it right during a divorce and did not keep going. Noped out in the first 10 minutes. I should revisit it now that I’m in a better place.
It was such an amazing game, ruined by a rushed ending that just completely skipped over many of the events that had happened in the story. It makes me so mad because it could easily have been a 10/10.
It’s 10/10 either way for me. I played that game at the right time in my life I think because things were changing for me and it made me release a lot of emotion I had been holding on to. Fuck it sucks trying to be stoic.
Chrono Trigger. A timeless game that will make you laugh and cry and experience all that in between. The sequel Chrono Cross is also great but the original is just unrivalled.
Spiritfarer. I loved it on switch, but it’s also on steam.
“Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife.”
Spiritfarer is such a gem, one of the spirits you send to the afterlife really broke me. It’s also available on Netflix Games so if you have a tablet and a Netflix sub you can try it from there.
It does such a good job of making you get attached to the characters. I cried for more than a couple of them. They don’t all end the same way too, and some are really heartbreaking.
Journey made me cry. Journey made my partner rage. It’s all about the RNG. I got the perfect match my first go, they got multiple poor matches in a row.
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These are the games that came to mind:
The Last of Us
Life is Strange
Final Fantasy X
Another recommendation for the first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead
Hopefully you haven’t played these already.
I was supremely disappointed with The Last of Us. The intro was fantastic, but everything after that (including the ending) was just “meh”.
FFX has been on my list for a long time now. Only FF game I’ve played is VI.
I kept hearing about TT TWD when it came out. Been meaning to play it. IDK much about Life is Strange.
Ah bummer. I’m sorry to hear TLoU didn’t work for you.
It’s a great game with some really emotional moments. I enjoyed it a lot and it’s a lot of people’s favourite game in the series (mine is VI which you’ve already played).
It’s really hard to describe without spoiling anything. I mentioned in another comment that the first chapter is free on Steam so if you wanted to try it without a monetary risk then that’s always an option.
Life is Strange. I played the first chapter of this game. It’s just awesome 👌
It only gets better from there. 👍
In fact Chapter 1 is free on Steam (maybe on console as well but I don’t have a console to check) so I encourage anyone even remotely interested to give it a shot.
Life is Strange for sure. Idk what it is but I was emotional for days after finishing it. Wasn’t a huge fan of the others in the series but I can’t recommend the first one enough
I liked True Colors as well.
Same, it was the first game that ever made me cry, and honestly opened me up for crying on other stuff.
Same! I played it as it was being released in 2015 (I think?) and I still find myself thinking about it every now and then. Such an experience.
I played Before the Storm and True Colours but they just couldn’t compare to the first game so I’m not a big fan of them either.
Detroit: Become Human had a really great character focused narrative where basically everyone can die. Give that one a go
Yakuza 0. That ending. Bruh.
Mass Effect trilogy made me pretty emotional at times.
Your reward for playing the first two correctly is that #3 will wreck you at least three times.
The ending still kind of sucks, but it’s the journey that makes it worth while.
100%. A great emotional experience.
For real.
Ghost Trick is a very twisty game, but a few of the twists had me tearing up.
If you’ve ever experienced grief, then Gris. I still listen to the beautiful soundtrack regularly
Telltale Games Walking Dead. Not a game, but a whole series.
The most recent one to make me cry was…
“I Was a Teenage Exocolonist”
Braid
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Also reiterating The Walking Dead, but only the first season.
I was also going to say Brothers. There’s one moment (anyone who has played it probably knows what I’m talking about) that actually gave me a visceral reaction.
I’ve played through this game a few times over the years - twice playing with one of my kids. I’ve always played as the older brother, and every time it chokes me up at the end with the swimming part. My kids never seemed to mind, but it wrecks me.
I bought Brothers forever ago and never actually played it. Had Braid spoiled for me years ago, but I feel like I should still play it.
First season of Walking Dead was really emotional, but I also loved the 2nd season. The scene with Clem and the dog tore me up inside.
They really went out of their way to make a scene designed to hurt :(
Tales, Xenogears
Been meaning to play Xenogears for years now.
Firewatch made my heart hurt. Twice.
I started playing it right during a divorce and did not keep going. Noped out in the first 10 minutes. I should revisit it now that I’m in a better place.
Came here to say this
It was such an amazing game, ruined by a rushed ending that just completely skipped over many of the events that had happened in the story. It makes me so mad because it could easily have been a 10/10.
I still very much recommend it tho
It’s 10/10 either way for me. I played that game at the right time in my life I think because things were changing for me and it made me release a lot of emotion I had been holding on to. Fuck it sucks trying to be stoic.
It’s definitely one of those games that the strength is in the journey, not the destination.
Chrono Trigger. A timeless game that will make you laugh and cry and experience all that in between. The sequel Chrono Cross is also great but the original is just unrivalled.
What really dude? I am playing it for the first time ever and I have read it is a masterpiece, but I didn’t know it peaked on emotional stuff as well.
Make sure you do all the sidequests.
LARA!
Play it all the way through and you’ll see. It’s part of the reason why it’s so highly regarded.
Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time.
Here is a list of games I think are timeless (pun kinda intended): https://lemmy.sdf.org/comment/1552760
Spiritfarer. I loved it on switch, but it’s also on steam.
“Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife.”
https://thunderlotusgames.com/spiritfarer/
Spiritfarer is such a gem, one of the spirits you send to the afterlife really broke me. It’s also available on Netflix Games so if you have a tablet and a Netflix sub you can try it from there.
It does such a good job of making you get attached to the characters. I cried for more than a couple of them. They don’t all end the same way too, and some are really heartbreaking.
Never heard of it. I’ll have to check it out! I also hear To The Moon is really good, but I haven’t finished it.
I’ll look into it. Thanks!
It was short and sweet but Planet of Lana got me in the feels a little bit.
Short and sweet sounds like my kind of game :P
You’ll dig this one then. Another one to look at is Somerville.
Journey
I need to check out Annapurna games in general, especially since they’re making one of the new Silent Hill games.
Outer Wilds developed by Mobius and published Annapurna.
A game you can ever truly experience once because the “unlocks” and “progression” are about what you learn and know.
Journey made me cry. Journey made my partner rage. It’s all about the RNG. I got the perfect match my first go, they got multiple poor matches in a row.