Recommend me a game
Recommend me a game
Hi all,
Recommend me a game! I'm looking for something casual (to play for 20-30 minutes from time to time), challenging (like in difficult to master), not super complicated (I don't want to spend hours learning all the rules), but not super simple (when it's too repetitive the patters get ingrained in my brain. anyone else has this?), cheap (don't want to spend $30 on a game I will play from time to time). Must work on Linux and on an integrated GPU. Games I enjoyed previously:
- Fistful of Frags
- smashcarts.io
- xevil
What I did a lot years ago was to play single levels of games over and over until I totally crashed it even if I wasn't that interested in the entire game. I guess what I like most is figuring out the smallest details of a game, not getting into long campaigns.
So, what can I play?
Edit: Thanks for all recommendations so far but I see I need to add one more requirement: no levels. I'm looking for something quick, in and out, skirmish, death match, melee type of game. Not something where you build a character, solve puzzles and so on.
Hades
I can definitely recommend FTL: Faster Than Light. I still play it after many years in the exact same way you describe, that is short sessions. t's all based on battles that last minutes at most while part of an overall campaign. You can quit anytime, even during battle, and it will just saw the state. You can pause during battle to think as well.
it also has simple rules but with a lot of depth. You upgrade your ship from time to time and also get new weapons or defences. It actually sounds like a perfect fit for what you want. It's cheap too.
Yes, played and liked it. Never managed to beat the final boss. Maybe I should try again...
there is also a significant modding community, with FTL Multiverse being a complete overhaul/expansion
Definitely. Just start on easy mode and make sure you upgrade your engines. :)
Slay the Spire
Vampire Survivors (and just get the DLCs as well, it's cheap)
You'll never get more bang for your buck on steam. 60 hours and counting, even with only one DLC. I just keep unlocking amazing new stuff
Factorio.
There is a free demo, start there. Most people can get a good 20 hours out of that if they enjoy it.
It can get somewhat complex if you go with mods etc. But you will get 100 hours out of it before you go down that path
The full game is worth every cent (5500 hours later...)
One do a not simply stop playing factorio after 20-30 minutes
Tried it. Great game but as with lots of games of this type after some time it gets repetitive. I usually stop enjoying them after couple or hours.
Dead Cells is a game I always have installed just to pick it up in bursts of 30 minutes or an hour.
It's a roguelike, it's challenging and it's easy to pick up any time.
Even though it has levels, the intended way to play it is in runs. You start the game, start a new run, and try to go as far as you can, you die and repeat.
Multiple paths to choose, so it never becomes boring, and the levels are generated, so you can't memorize everything.
Looks interesting. Adding it to a list.
Hollow Knight is a masterpiece worth recommending. Furthermore, it satisfies most of your criteria. But you might need one of the better integrated GPUs to run it smoothly on your system.
Hades is another masterpiece worth recommending and perhaps satisfies even more of your criteria. Though, once again, it requires you to have one of the better integrated GPUs.
I don't think hk is that demanding tbh.
If you are going to play it then you need to complete the 2D indie game trifecta with Celeste and Rain World though
Any of the Portal Series. You can slowly progress through the game (first one ain’t long at all) and it has a great story.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth sounds like what you’re looking for.
came to reccomend this ;)
Looks interesting (and cute) but I'm not sure how I feel about levels. Anything more death match like?
3 different genres:
- Serious Sam
- Running with rifles
- Baba is you
Running with rifles is so good, yet so underrated. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Have you tried Double Action Boogaloo? It is probably right up your alley if you like Fistful of Frags.
You might enjoy Quake or other arena shooters like Warsow or Ratz Instagib.
If you want to try something new that still fits the bill I'd go with Enter the Gungeon or Dead Cells. Both are easy to pick up but incredibly challenging to master. Both are roguelikes with a short time per run, so the game already does the job of breaking itself into short play periods. And both are action heavy.
Yeah, I played some Warsow and liked it. I will give Dead Cellsa try.
Sounds like you'd enjoy Nuclear Throne or Enter the Gungeon. Both are very similar, they are roguelike in 2D top-down view with enemies that shoot a lot of projectiles and gameplay is about using dodge rolls and taking cover
Nuclear Throne
This one looks nice, adding to my list.
HoloCure. It's on itch.io and Steam. For free.
- Assault Android Cactus
- Electronic Super Joy
- Jamestown
- Lifeslide
- Flatout 1&2
- Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
- Yoku's Island Express
From the top of my head, all these work perfectly on my 5yo Intel laptop and are often found on sale or in bundles.
Baba is You: you know that in every game, there are a fixed set of rules ("physics"), and you must use them efficiently in order to win? In this game, you must change the rules to solve puzzles. Super simple gameplay, tricky to master, really fucks your brain as you need to think outside the box.
Hotline Miami (1 and 2): top-down shooter with impeccable gameplay, level design and soundtrack. Super fast paced, die-retry-die-retry game loop, and great story too. Every level is challenging in its own way which makes it not so repetitive.
Nuclear Throne or Enter the Gungeon: procedurally generated top-down shooters, very similar to each other. Fun pixel-art, never replay the same levels although I guess it could be repetitive after a while.
Hotline Miami
I think I saw this game somewhere long time ago and was trying to find it. Definitely giving it a try. Thanks
Hotline Miami
Just finished it. It was fun, thanks!
Dicey Dungeons, Streets Of Rogue and Enter The Gungeon
You might enjoy Broforce. Very chaotic and fast.
Another force-based recommendation is Dustforce, although that one might be a bit repetitive.
Not a Hero is pretty frantic and levels are over very quickly.
Risk of Rain 1 has native Linux. 2 does not but runs on Proton.
A few games that I think could fit your requirements: Just Shapes and Beats, Among Us (yes seriously), Team Fortress 2, Rocket League
Factorio
Dude, what did OP ever do to you?
He or she didn't let the factory grow.
I play Tetravex - the 4 x 4 version. It's available for free in the games section of Linux Mint or Gnome.
There's also a free android game on the Play Store.Check out my game DR4X :D Its a fast paced, and simple 4x game where you can finish a whole game in less than an hour. You can also fully customize the setting of your game, down to like, the types of monsters and bandits and random events and tilesets, etc. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1704830/DR4X/
Its also only 5 bucks (it's on sale for the steam strategy fest)!
If you want to pay: Anything by Adamvision Studios (Note: Force compatibility mode for these games on Steam, the linux versions are wonky) Demon's Tilt or Xenotilt
Free: Neverball (this one is probably fits best what you're most looking for) avail in Software store on most linux distros
@FinalBoy1975 wait, what’s this? A game store??
You mean the software app? I called it a store but it isn't. Everything on it is free. The icon is a shopping bag.
Your Only Move is Hustle - Basically a TAS Fighting game, the game plays like chess meets a fighter game, you preselect moves at the same time as your opponent, then they play out. Sounds super simple when explained like that but there are so many complications to this basic formula (cancels, bursts, DI, parries, to name a few), that it is actually very interesting.
Omega Strikers - Air Hockey meets MOBA, although the game is dying a little, but the devs are still active and they just released a new character, their design never disappoints and the OST is fire.
ShellShock Live. Fits every one of your criteria.
This one looks great. Definitely will give it a try.
ShellShock Live.
I bought it and returned it. I'm being very picky here but I didn't like the idea that a lvl 99 player can just massacre lvl 1. I think that's why a lot of people were playing the rebound mod which is more random and levels the playing field but it's also very long. I would prefer if advanced players had it more difficult, not easier.
Have you played 'Vampire Survivors'? Rounds last at maximum of 30 minutes Easy to learn, but there's a lot of content to keep you occupied It's $5 but it goes on sale often
Yes, that was the last game I tried. Falls under the 'so repetitive it hurts my brain' category. Once you max out all the weapons it just running around with the same visuals and sounds for minutes and minutes. Fun game, enjoyed it for a bit but after couple of levels I had to put it down.
If running it on proton is an option I would recommend outer wilds. Fantastic in every aspect!
I'd recommend Borderlands 2. It runs beautifully even on Intel HD4000 and it's less than $5 on sale. It's much better with friends, but I've enjoyed most of it by myself and absolutely love it.
You may also try Hero's hour and Death road to Canada.
Easy but complex, free, short sessions? Sounds like a job for tetr.io
Tetris is one of the games that fucks me up a bit. It's all comes down to automatic responses and after some time it just gets inside my head and when I close my eyes call I can see are falling blocks. Can't play it.
I understand! I personally dont suffer too much from this but I get that. I am not very automatic when playing tetris, I am often looking to do T-spins and that kind of stuff so I actively think about the setups I want to build
Not exactly a "game", but a collection of games -- XCloud. And yes I know "Microsoft bad", etc but its an awesome choice for extremely low powered devices like the Orange Pi zero 3. (its power consumption varies through 1W to 3W.)
t. Am typing this on mine (1 GiB) and it runs extremely well (60 fps, with almost unnoticeable hiccups.)
Brotato