I stupidly injured my left hand and it’s going to be out of commission for the next 3 months. I usually play Sim racing games and first person shooters.
What games would be available to me in order to keep streaming while only using my right hand? Ideally racing themed.
I can somewhat use my left hand to hold a controller but not use any of the buttons on the left side or the stick and pad.
PS: Don’t stick your fingers in a blender without powering it down first. Trust me.
Edit: Thanks for the suggestion everyone, it turns out I already own a lot of these through humble bundles. Time to work through that backlog!
Telltale Games would work well I think, Tales from the Borderlands is my recommendation from those.
You don’t need to have played Borderlands games (atleast I didn’t) and it’s a funny engaging game, I don’t know how good you are at mashing buttons right now though since the game does have a couple of fail states over those
Frostpunk is the first mouse game I’ve played in a decade. it was really nice. it’s a citysim but you have to prolong the life of a civilization through the heat death of the universe. Since every end state is freezing to death it makes you consider living in an interesting way.
also it made me cry which is a really weird emotional beat for a citysim. who does that?
Check out brotato. It’s a cheap game but it’s got an addictive gameplay loop, all you have to do is move a character around. I’ve put over 100 hours into it, and each session is pretty short.
If you want something with a bit more story I will keep proselytizing for Chrono Ark. If you enjoy roguelike deckbuilders like StS then this is one of the best ones from a pure game mechanics perspective, and it also has an entire visual novel baked in with a surprisingly interesting story.
Something I haven’t heard recommended yet: One Finger Death Punch 1 & 2. It is completely mouse based, pretty addicting, and satisfies the itch for interactive stick figure fighting like the old Flash videos used to do.
Management games, strategy games, point-and-click games and isometric RPGs can all be played one-handed. Some might need spacebar (or whatever the pause button is) to a mouse thumb button for maximum comfort but that should be fine. Do any of these genres sound interesting?
EDIT: Card games should work great too, there is a vast ocean or deckbuilders out there!
This isn’t racing but I was thinking about it this weekend:
Cobalt Core is a fun roguelike deckbuilder about escaping a time loop in a spaceship that I feel doesn’t get enough love. Definitely one of my favorites.
The characters are cute but not painfully so. They have unique personalities and every time you “win,” you unlock bits of the story of how everyone got there.
Lol my dirty mind went to eroge VN but any visual novel would be good, or point and click adventure games, 4X games like Civ, or turn based RPGs come to mind.
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Telltale Games would work well I think, Tales from the Borderlands is my recommendation from those.
You don’t need to have played Borderlands games (atleast I didn’t) and it’s a funny engaging game, I don’t know how good you are at mashing buttons right now though since the game does have a couple of fail states over those
Point-and-click adventure games can be played with just the mouse. Full Throttle is about bikers.
I remember playing that all the way back on the Amiga
Frostpunk is the first mouse game I’ve played in a decade. it was really nice. it’s a citysim but you have to prolong the life of a civilization through the heat death of the universe. Since every end state is freezing to death it makes you consider living in an interesting way.
also it made me cry which is a really weird emotional beat for a citysim. who does that?
Man that game is ROUGH, but so fun. Totally agree it’s playable with one hand.
dude why did it make me feel things??? why did it make me starve the children and put down the revolution? then sacrifice myself for everyone???
I just bought it because it was winter and I wanted a game about being warm.
I was just about to suggest this game!
Check out brotato. It’s a cheap game but it’s got an addictive gameplay loop, all you have to do is move a character around. I’ve put over 100 hours into it, and each session is pretty short.
Slay the Spire 2, you just need the mouse. And yes you can race, you can speedrun dying lol.
I played the first game for a bit, I’ll give the sequel a shot for sure
If you want something with a bit more story I will keep proselytizing for Chrono Ark. If you enjoy roguelike deckbuilders like StS then this is one of the best ones from a pure game mechanics perspective, and it also has an entire visual novel baked in with a surprisingly interesting story.
Something I haven’t heard recommended yet: One Finger Death Punch 1 & 2. It is completely mouse based, pretty addicting, and satisfies the itch for interactive stick figure fighting like the old Flash videos used to do.
oh that brings me back
Old school runescape can largely be played one handed.
Great time to try the Monkey Island games
Management games, strategy games, point-and-click games and isometric RPGs can all be played one-handed. Some might need spacebar (or whatever the pause button is) to a mouse thumb button for maximum comfort but that should be fine. Do any of these genres sound interesting?
EDIT: Card games should work great too, there is a vast ocean or deckbuilders out there!
Play Rimworld
Get addicted
… Profit?
FTFY:
That’s true of course, I’m profiting heavily from my war crimes.
Been there before. The Wii has tons of one handed games. You can also do stuff like Pokemon games and other slow rpg’s.
Have you considered turn based RPGs?
This isn’t racing but I was thinking about it this weekend:
Cobalt Core is a fun roguelike deckbuilder about escaping a time loop in a spaceship that I feel doesn’t get enough love. Definitely one of my favorites.
The characters are cute but not painfully so. They have unique personalities and every time you “win,” you unlock bits of the story of how everyone got there.
Lol my dirty mind went to eroge VN but any visual novel would be good, or point and click adventure games, 4X games like Civ, or turn based RPGs come to mind.
If you have a keyboard, anything that supports vi keys is one handed.