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Suggestions? Games that won't make me feel alone? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 3 days ago by nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to c/games@lemmy.world

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I need some suggestions on what to play. Single Player games only. Most of the games make me feel lonely and alone. In most of the games, the protagonist has to deal with the problems on their own, like Control, Crysis, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War (I liked the original 6 more than the new ones, even though the new ones had companions), horror games like Outlast, Echo and Alan Wake, and many others.

I want something that won't give me anxiety. I really enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy, having those teammates by my side always made me feel "safe". I also liked Spider-Man and Deadpool because the humour makes me feel comfortable. In old Harry Potter games, Ron, Hermione and Harry were usually together, so, I never felt alone while playing those either. In Indika, that one hand man was with me for most of the game.

Open world games also give me less anxiety, like most Assassin's Creed games, Ghost of Tsushima, Just Cause series, etc.

I think you all get my point. So, what do you suggest I should play?

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Hogwarts Legacy if you enjoyed the old Harry Potter games.

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Kenshi.

The world is brutal, but its possible to pay for some company, buy some slaves, or maybe, juuuuust maybe, find a quirky friend.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Damn. First Kenshi recommendation I've seen in the wild.

+1 for Kenshi

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Hahah, there are dozens of us, dozens!

But no seriously if you can get past the extremely weird ... basically early 00's style mmo control scheme... for what nowadays you'd expect to be third person ARPG controls.... Kenshi is an absolutely incredible game, and it's got a lively modding scene as well.

[-] Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

"Binary Domain" is an option. You are almost all the time accompanied by 1-3 NPCs of your Team. The game also has a, more or less working, voice System to talk to your team through your microphone. That way you can give orders and have some small talk. The game is quite good, give it a try.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

For squad mates that function better, Star Wars Republic Commando is a damn fine FPS.

[-] Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

True, but I think that the microphone communication that Binary Domain offers is a unique feature that OP will appreciate.

[-] Ashtear@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

RPGs come immediately to mind. Your partner in Disco Elysium is more competent than the main character for reasons that will be immediately obvious. Bethesda's RPGs are also open world, and while you'll start out alone in them, you get permanent companions pretty quick (especially if you know where to look). They also get more chatty in the world and more character development in the later games. Fallout 4 more so than Skyrim more so than Fallout 3, for example. Starfield makes you swap them out if you do the main story, which I don't know if you'll like or not.

For a dedicated shooter, I think Titanfall 2 has the most protective companion I've seen in the genre. Get this one on sale, since it has its robust multiplayer priced in, but it has an excellent--if a bit short--single-player campaign.

[-] nullPointer@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

untitled goose game.

[-] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Space Marine (2)
Gears of War

[-] Hello_there@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

Cult of the lamb - build a cult?
Sky - a cutesy online exploration game that pppl team up in. I know it's not single-player - but it's kinda singlemulti?

[-] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

One of my favorite aspects of the Borderlands series (I played all of them single-player) is that they didn't make me feel lonely.

The atmosphere is very lonely, but there's always some radio chatter or cooky interaction that manages to lighten things.

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

Katamari Damacy. You'll never be alone again.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Shitpost level reply: Any of the Gradius games.

One of the power ups you can buy is literally to dispense friends (options) which follow you around and shoot alongside you. You can crank out as many as you want, at least within reason. And in some of the Parodius games they are literally little dudes. Or depending on your character, little octopi, cats, or penguins.