I’m playing the VR version of Myst. Also recently played the The Room VR. I don’t generally play VR games (partly because they don’t seem appealing to me, and partly because I can get nauseous surprisingly fast), but I really liked these. Looking forward to Riven next.

I haven’t played this yet, so I don’t know anything about what difficulty settings it may or may not have But in general, I see difficulty settings as an accessibility feature.

I liked the way that Ender Magnolia did it, where, at a save point, you could adjust several settings to customize the difficulty. I was able to temporarily make it slightly easier just for a few bosses that I lost my patience for.

If you’re looking for scary games, Song of Horror was one of the more unnerving ones for me.

(On my wishlist for years)
Well now I don’t feel like playing it.

I’ve been playing Virgo too. Surprisingly enjoyable for a game where literally all of the enemies are more likeable than the main character, but it’s also one of the few games that made me want to follow through on a second playthrough to get a different ending. Also I like the music.

Actually I think I haven’t played that one yet.

Ah yeah I played Shadowrun as a kid. I think I might still have that cartridge somewhere.

Mr. Do doesn’t seem to be in my list of roms though. I may need look for that.

I strangely haven’t been in the mood recently to play anything other than emulated NES/SNES-era games. I’m open to recommedations (yes, I already played CronoTrigger).

I really enjoyed it. I think it was a bit easier but also improved in several ways.

I’ve been replaying Ender Lilies recently. Probably won’t play through the whole game again, but I was in the mood to see it again after playing Ender Magnolia.

La-Mulana

Far Cry 3 was the game that got me to stop buying Ubisoft games. I enjoyed the game, but when someone invited me to an online match (something that almost never happened for me) I found that playing online required some U-Play account or whatever they called it, and it cost $10. I tried the free account code that came with the game, but my brother already used it. So at that point I was pissed. I didn’t play online often, but it would’ve been nice to play with one of the very few friends I had without being expected to pay more money for the game I already paid for.

Fuck Ubisoft. I hope that company burns.

La-Mulana would have to be one of my top picks. With the catchy music, the “fuck you” difficulty, and the classic adventure theme really makes it stand out in my mind.

It looks like there are a few games I was slightly interested in trying at some point, but not enough to buy them, but having so many together as a single purchase, I couldn’t resist. I even paid the default price of $20 instead of $10.

Shadow of the Collossus

I just finished playing Among Ashes and I thought it was quite good but I finished it in about 7 hours. This isn’t an old game though, but it has a retro style for much of the game.

I don’t remember if it was on sale, but I got 10 Dead Doves on a whim and I’m not dissapointed so far.

I wouldn’t say no to another Echo Night.

Happens to me almost every month. Good thing I didn’t quit my day job.

I don’t typically go for racing games, but I have fond memories of playing Extreme-G on the N64. It had wepons, high speeds, and a soundtrack that tricked a young me into thinking I might like techno music.

I didn’t migrate yet because I was five years into a project that I can only work on in my spare time, but you can bet that if I ever start another game, I’m looking at a different engine.

I got myself mildly addicted to Mindustry. Wiping out enemy bases can be pretty satisfying.

I think this is the only thread where I actually haven’t seen any of the games before.

Another game I enjoyed was The Eternal Castle (remastered). It’s a remake of a game from 1987. The animation is great and the visual style is really cool.

I always like to give a mention to Your Spider. There are very few reviews (one of which are mine), but the game definitely deserves more attention.

I liked the music in La-Mulana 1&2.

I haven’t played The Outer Worlds, but the screenshots look to me like just a regular old sci-fi game (not necessarily a bad thing though).

But Outer Wilds actually impressed me. If you plan to play it, don’t watch any gameplay videos. Go into it with zero expectations.

That’s how I felt after finishing Outer Wilds.

I was browsing the list of games last night. There are so many that you can just scroll for hours.

Yes. It seemed pretty standard at first, but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.

This reminds me of 8Doors: Arum’s Afterlife. I’ll definitely want to check this out.

I feel like people must be tired of me recommending the same few games (you know, if anyone cared enough to read all my comments), but I’m the type of guy who is pretty much only interested in finding the more hidden gems, and I generally ignore the stuff that keeps showing up on the front page of Steam.

• The Upturned - A cartoony horror-comedy game with a great sense of humor.
• Withering Rooms - The story is interesting and the atmosphere is great.
• Your Spider - This one is possibly my favorite indie horror game.
• Exanima - Read about the features. This one is more impressive than the screenshots make it look (at least for me).
• Lunacid - I love the visual style and atmosphere of this. I also enjoyed Lost in Vivo by the same developer.
• Praey for the Gods - This one is for anyone who’s looking for more games like Shadow of the Collossus.
• 8Doors: Arum’s Afterlife - This is a decent metroidvania with a charming story. If you enjoyed Hollow Knight, then you may also enjoy this.

You might like Inmost.

There’s a lot of people who seem to expect games to keep getting updated. Growing up, if I bought a game (with my mom’s money of course), that game was complete, for better or worse.

Now kids seem get upset because I don’t want to add new characters to a shitty little game I released 5 years ago.

I’ll second this. I finished playing it the other week.

It’s a singleplayer game, but seems like it would be fun for two people to discuss all the clues together.

I’d love to try it, but I don’t want to buy yet another console. If I could play it on Steam Deck, that would be ideal.

I have only the vaguest memory of something on what I think was the Atari, but I’m not even sure if we ever actually owned that console. I think the first game I actually remember playing was Super Mario Bros, on the cartridge that also had Duck Hunt.

I’ve mentioned these before and I’ll do it again:

• Exanima - Read about the features. This one is more impressive than the screenshots make it look (at least for me).
• Lunacid - I love the visual style and atmosphere of this. I also enjoyed Lost in Vivo by the same developer.
• Praey for the Gods - This one is for anyone who’s looking for more games like Shadow of the Collossus.
• The Upturned - A cartoony horror-comedy game with a great sense of humor.
• Withering Rooms - The story is interesting and the atmosphere is great.
• Your Spider - This one is possibly my favorite indie horror game.

Yeah that 4th movie sucked so bad it somehow ruined the original trilogy for me.

I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game since Farcry 3 when a friend invited me to join an online game (which is something I very rarely had the opportunity to do) but the game wouldn’t let me play because I didn’t have that subcription thing they had. I tried using the free signup code that came with the game, but my brother already used it. So yeah, I have a personal grudge against that shitty company.

Also, I hate what they did to the Rainbow Six franchise. The original games (by Red Storm, I think?) are what those games should’ve been.

Might be doable with Android, but I think Apple still doesn’t allow installing apps outside of their own store.