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klen dool posted:Here is a weird request. I have a two year old, and they just don't have the ability to play games yet. But he does like watching me play games. Check out GIANTS simulator games like Farm Sim and Construction Sim. No violence, easily moddable, and tons of big trucks/machines/etc for little kids to drive around.
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Him watching you play Oxygen Not Included with the little dupes running around and doing jobs might be of interest.
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Ur Getting Fatter posted:Sorry, I meant to add to my post “everything but the actual killing of the colossi”. Not unless you count those poor lizards!
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klen dool posted:Here is a weird request. I have a two year old, and they just don't have the ability to play games yet. But he does like watching me play games. At that age, my kid liked watching me play Anno 1404 ("boats"), a free game called Fruits of a Feather ("bird"), Super Mario Bros ("the mushroom hits him and he gets big"), and Final Fight ("hit the monster men"). I ended up not playing that many games with her, since I found out she just stared at whatever was on a screen and that kinda bugged me, so... lotsa dolls and tea parties with only occasional video games. e: also Kirby's Dream Land ("he's eating blueberries") doctorfrog fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Oct 8, 2018 |
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DreamShipWrecked posted:They Are Billions? It can be a bit starcraft in terms of speed at times but you can pause at any time and give orders/build structures. Yeah this is exactly what I ended up buying. It's pretty close to being exactly what I wanted, so good advice! I am interested in what the campaign ends up looking like too. Ceyton posted:Rise to Ruins, maybe? Hmm I've never heard of this, I'm going to check it out! Thanks
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 18:51 |
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grate deceiver posted:INFRA is on sale right now and I keep hearing very good things about it. There's an ongoing lp of this if anyone wants to see if it scratches their Myst explorer itch Overwatch Porn posted:were there any games like myst that were good? specifically first-person lonely exploring puzzle games? Also if you haven't played Obduction it's by the Cyan devs and is super drat good.
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 18:57 |
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My toddlers love Rayman and Crash
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 19:20 |
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Is there anything on PC that plays a lot like one of the Pokemon games?
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 19:58 |
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a nintendo handheld emulator of your choice if you want an actual pokemon game
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Is there anything on PC that plays a lot like one of the Pokemon games? It's not out yet but keep an eye on Ooblets
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 20:03 |
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There was some absolutely gigantic JRPG-styled indie game about raising monsters to fight for you that was basically Pokemon but with even more esoteric subsystems, but I can't remember what it was called off the top of my head.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:There was some absolutely gigantic JRPG-styled indie game about raising monsters to fight for you that was basically Pokemon but with even more esoteric subsystems, but I can't remember what it was called off the top of my head. Was it Siralim?
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 20:31 |
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Blast of Confetti posted:Was it Siralim? Yeah, that's the one.
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Splicer posted:I just today found out there's a grow home sequel called grow up. Not played it yet but it's got comparable ratings. I'm going to throw so many vegetables off high places. Oh really? RAD Really Pants posted:Assassin's Creed Origins has a nonviolent discovery tour mode. This seems /perfect/, horses and climbimg and lots of stuff to look at. Thanks! Tuxedo Catfish posted:Minecraft on peaceful mode, maybe? It has horses and an almost-literally infinite world to explore. Another game with a non-violent mode! I think this would be great! Ur Getting Fatter posted:It’s been ages since I played it (literally 10+ years, drat), but Shadow of the Colossus? I don't think that would hold his attention too long because there isn't much to do or see in the world. Imagine if the colossi were happy to see you - I'd think he'd love it! Splicer posted:I played the heck out of grow home so yes looking forward to it. I'll check it out! chairface posted:Check out GIANTS simulator games like Farm Sim and Construction Sim. No violence, easily moddable, and tons of big trucks/machines/etc for little kids to drive around. Oh, now this genre is something to look into! Mayveena posted:Him watching you play Oxygen Not Included with the little dupes running around and doing jobs might be of interest. I'll check that out doctorfrog posted:At that age, my kid liked watching me play Anno 1404 ("boats"), a free game called Fruits of a Feather ("bird"), Super Mario Bros ("the mushroom hits him and he gets big"), and Final Fight ("hit the monster men"). I ended up not playing that many games with her, since I found out she just stared at whatever was on a screen and that kinda bugged me, so... lotsa dolls and tea parties with only occasional video games. That is super cute - I should probably look at nintendo games like kirby WaltherFeng posted:My toddlers love Rayman and Crash I'll check that out as well Thanks everyone for your awesome suggestions
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Overwatch Porn posted:were there any games like myst that were good? specifically first-person lonely exploring puzzle games? these have differing degrees of loneliness/exploration: Mind: Path to Thalamus Talos Principle Antichamber Portal There are also "first person walking simulator" games, those often have few or no puzzles but fit the exploration and (often the) loneliness bits
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 21:19 |
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Seconding the Antichamber recommendation. It's a very different kind of game from Myst in many ways, but it's really quite good.
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# ? Oct 8, 2018 22:36 |
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So, Dwarf Fortress Legends mode scratched an itch and I'm looking for something that has more of a game surrounding it. Sid Meier's Covert Action had a fundamental gameplay loop where you had to evaluate intelligence to reverse engineer what terrorists were planning before they did it. There are games like Orwell and Mainlining and Hacknet that come close, but they're either too hand holdy as glorified adventure games, or the fundamental part I enjoy is buried behind a completely different genre. Before I start writing my own damned espionage analyst simulator, has this been covered by a modern game?
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xarph posted:So, Dwarf Fortress Legends mode scratched an itch and I'm looking for something that has more of a game surrounding it. Sid Meier's Covert Action had a fundamental gameplay loop where you had to evaluate intelligence to reverse engineer what terrorists were planning before they did it. Maybe Phantom Doctrine? It even has a big corkboard conspiracy wall mechanic. I dunno what the ratio of espionage to just tactical combat is though
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Lunchmeat Larry posted:Maybe Phantom Doctrine? It even has a big corkboard conspiracy wall mechanic. I dunno what the ratio of espionage to just tactical combat is though Pretty low and basically ends up being a "match word with other words" puzzle. Thematically it is pretty cool, but in practical terms it is looking for whatever word is wildly out of place in a sentence then finding the other ones to match. It's a pretty good game tbh just not what that poster is looking for.
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xarph posted:So, Dwarf Fortress Legends mode scratched an itch and I'm looking for something that has more of a game surrounding it. Sid Meier's Covert Action had a fundamental gameplay loop where you had to evaluate intelligence to reverse engineer what terrorists were planning before they did it. Try Floor 13. Out of all the hack-likes, Uplink is probably still the best.
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grate deceiver posted:Try Floor 13. Uplink with the Onlink mod if you're insane Uplink with the UplinkOS mod if you have eyes
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So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop.
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Nalesh posted:So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop. You've played Immortal Defense, right?
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Nalesh posted:So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop. If you like city builders then Rise to Ruins
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Nalesh posted:So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop. X-Morph Defense Creeper World Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Oct 10, 2018 |
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Nalesh posted:So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop.
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Nalesh posted:So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten?
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klen dool posted:Games for two year old to watch Yonder is pretty good to run around in, has no combat at all and is very bright and colorful. https://store.steampowered.com/app/580200/Yonder_The_Cloud_Catcher_Chronicles/
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klen dool posted:Here is a weird request. I have a two year old, and they just don't have the ability to play games yet. But he does like watching me play games. Maybe Ghost of a Tale? It might be a little scary though
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Is there anything on PC that plays a lot like one of the Pokemon games? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V0X31Ncwcg
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Nalesh posted:So I've been craving some tower defense lately, but I've grown tired of the basic TD experience from like, wc3/sc2, what are some fun TD's that actually bring something interesting to the table like Sanctum, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders? Massive bonus points if it's online coop. Plants vs Zombies.
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I'm in the process of refurbing my former media PC to donate to a buddy of mine who's a single father to 4 kids aged 8-14. The PC is an Intel G3258 Pentium @ 3.2GHz w/ 8gb ram and an Nvidia 1030, so it should be able to handle most games decently enough. I'm wanting to load up a Steam account with a handful of games for the kids, so looking for suggestions to that end. One HUGE caveat though, is that he doesn't currently have internet access so any game would need to be playable completely offline. Thoughts?
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# ? Oct 14, 2018 16:26 |
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Planetbase Xenonauts Stardew Valley Rogue Legacy Kerbal Space Program Halcyon 6 Downwell All offline/kid friendly.
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Enos Cabell posted:I'm in the process of refurbing my former media PC to donate to a buddy of mine who's a single father to 4 kids aged 8-14. The PC is an Intel G3258 Pentium @ 3.2GHz w/ 8gb ram and an Nvidia 1030, so it should be able to handle most games decently enough. I'm wanting to load up a Steam account with a handful of games for the kids, so looking for suggestions to that end. One HUGE caveat though, is that he doesn't currently have internet access so any game would need to be playable completely offline. Thoughts? Minecraft might be all they need tbh
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# ? Oct 14, 2018 17:14 |
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Just get them a VIVE and GORN, be the cool uncle
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# ? Oct 14, 2018 17:18 |
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AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome (skydiving/BASE jumping game) Bejeweled 3 (match-3 puzzler) Crypt of the NecroDancer (rhythm game roguelike) NightSky (chill marble/physics puzzle game) Race the Sun (infinite runner) Sky Rogue (arcadey air combat) Those are all pretty simple games to get into/understand. I'd say NightSky is the least accessible of the lot, in that you need to do fairly specific things with pretty tight timing/control in order to progress.
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How does Steam behave when it is put in offline mode indefinitely?
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doctorfrog posted:How does Steam behave when it is put in offline mode indefinitely? As someone who was a teenager in an area without broadband penetration: just fine. The worst I had to deal with was that as soon as something started updating you couldn't play it again until it finished.
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doctorfrog posted:How does Steam behave when it is put in offline mode indefinitely? You can stay offline for a pretty long time without any detrimental effects, but eventually it might want you to log in again. Don't know if there's any consistency there, but I've gone spans of about 2 weeks or so before without having to log in, but know other people who have been offline over a month.
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Ah ok, years ago I’d read there were issues with Steam essentially punishing you for being offline too long, but that’s a vague memory. I do know that some games, such as Sky Rogue, don’t require Steam to run at all. Just run the executable.
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