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I'm bored and desperately search for a proper game (lemmy.world)
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So, I've spent over 2 hours on Steam searching for a nice game to play. But it's all junk, as far as I'm fed with Steam recommendations. I liked ksp~~2~~ 1, cities skylines 1, age of empires 2, baldurs gate 3 a lot, I just finished Divinity original sin 2. I like rpgs and management / factory games like workers and resources, satisfactory etc. I'm having a lot of fun with split fiction when I play with a friend, but I need a proper singplayer game. Anything I could get which isn't a total ripoff due to lack of gameplay or it being a bug simulator or dlc purchase mania?

EDIT: I'm a bit overwhelmed by all reactions. Thank you all so much! I have a lot of amazing recommendations to check out!

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[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

++++1 for Rimworld. The first time I really committed to learning to play that game, I lost almost 100 hours in ~3 weeks (which is a ton for me, since I have kids and a job... I lost a lot of sleep). The best part of Rimworld, is if there's a vanilla mechanic you don't like or wish was fleshed out more, there's a 98% chance someone has made a mod for it.

But yeah, it isn't for the faint of heart. It definitely has a learning curve and it isn't super easy to just pick up and play for small amounts here and there. It's a game that you really need at least 1-2 hours per session.

I'd recommend watching a quick start tutorial video before you start playing, as that'll also give you an idea on whether or not you'll like it.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I almost religiously play games without modding, but Rimworld is the major exception - it is simply too good to ignore.

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago

It's fairly playable without mods these days, I'd recommend new players at least try that to find out what they'd want to tweak before diving in. But yeah at 3k+ hours on steam it's definitely one of the games that's given a bunch for me. Very moddable but I'd suggest trying to keep your list light (not that that really stops me), use rimpy for mod management and grab the performance mods like rocketman and performance fish.