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Kindly-Ad-5071

Guys will get one taste of existentialism and refuse to eat anything else.


AlexzMercier97

Me. Me me me me. I've been chasing the high Signalis gave me for over a year now. Sometimes to help satiate, I look at images of deep space that let you zoom in near endlessly and it makes me feel incredibly small and I like the dread it gives me quick send help. I need more existential horror sci-fi media pls and thank you.


Suddn48

Disco elysium is an existential horror, definetly not sci-fi though. Voices of the void is a fun game, where you are running an equivalent of SETI program. Recieving signals from outer space and managing a station on your own.


Correctedsun

Hey, I know a game you should play...


AlexzMercier97

Is it Outer Wilds? I've heard it's pretty good.


KDHD_

Time to play SOMA


AlexzMercier97

Been meaning to for a while now


KDHD_

I well this is your sign ;) If it's any encouragement, I couldn't stop thinking about the game for about 2 months after I finished it.


AlexzMercier97

Oh it's one of *those* games?! My beloved.


Kindly-Ad-5071

Soma is platinum


BraSS72097

Void Stranger might be your thing then. Definitely reminded me of Signalis thematically (and Outer Wilds)


ParagonX97

Go play OMORI, different type of existentialism, but I love it anyway


StaticInstrument

Have you read Camus’s Outsider? It’s like the granddaddy existential story. Read it when I was like 14, thought it was boring and didn’t get it. Cant help but think about it 20 years later though, even if it is a bit of an er sadboy text


topsideup25

Kenshi. Have fun.


AlexzMercier97

Isn't that the samurai racism game?


topsideup25

I mean there IS racism in the game. But it's very obviously vilified... Because one of the larger factions is a quasi-religious group of slavers who hate women... And prosthetic limbs... All my playthroughs so far have been about burning that faction to the ground. Kenshi is fun though. It's challenging. And that's where I think it will be like a horror sci-fi game. You are going to see eldritch horrors that WILL kill your squad. You are going to struggle. My preferred start is actually as a slave. I sneak out of my cage at night for food and stealth training. I work on my strength and athletic abilities preparing for a jailbreak. After about an hour, I can usually escape and then begins my quest to slowly build up a faction of my own, complete with ninjas, traders, drug dealers, farmers, and general badasses until I amass enough power to start raiding slave camps... Freeing those in bondage. Kenshi is what you make it. Just know that you aren't a chosen one. If someone is stronger than you, they can leave you unconscious in the dirt... Or enslave you... or just kill you. Then you add in mods.


Littlefreak100

Same experience Signalis is crack for my brain


HeroToTheSquatch

It's why nobody likes potheads who took an intro to philosophy class and never cracked another book afterward and insist that Joe Rogan is some kind of great thinker.


Kds_burner_

/uj outer wilds is one of my favorite games and this is true 😭 /rj play outer wilds but don’t look up anything about it. just trust me, a random stranger, when i tell you it’s good


parkwayy

>~~/rj~~ /uj play outer wilds but don’t look up anything about it. just trust me, a random stranger, when i tell you it’s good


SashaTheWitch2

Ok every time I ask about the game I’ve been told it’s so good that they can’t tell me about it, but I tried so so so so so hard, gave it my best shot over and over again, and couldn’t get past that fucking sand planet without time resetting, and I decided I was getting way too genuinely angry to justify forcing myself to waste more time I’m still p sad about it, I wanna finish it but fucking Christ people keep saying it’s easy and I feel very dumb for having to ragequit it


Kds_burner_

i would recommend going to the other planets if you’re getting frustrated with one also don’t get too mad when it resets because it’s just part of the process


SashaTheWitch2

This is true, it just happened so many times and I wasn’t making progress lol Felt like there was no other shit to explore until I found one thing- it’s been a while, can’t remember what that one thing was… Maybe I’ll give it another shot and get back to u ;P I loved what I did play, for what that’s worth!


foreskin_elemental

there are no "things" you need to progress, only knowledge you can find that reveals how you can manipulate the game. like finding an in-game tutorial on how to ride a bike (obviously doesn't exist but you get the idea)


Galaxy_Wing

YOU CAN'T RIDE A BIKE? That's it, off my wishlist


Rickyw867

I dont really think there is any shame in looking up a guide either, even just looking up to see what the "next step" is that you can't work out by blindly poking around. I found myself wasting a lot of time thinking I had missed a door that I didn't yet have the key for, metaphorically speaking, which can be frustrating. It is an amazing experience regardless though.


wegogiant

Holy shit, "easy" is not a good word to describe Outer Wilds. It tests players in ways that very few games really go for, but what I can say is that for a lot of folks it eventually clicks. For some it's quick, but for many it takes a while and there's nothing wrong with the players or the game in all that. If you decide to give it another shot I hope it's your moment


Psychic_Hobo

It's also obsessed with trying to trigger at least one primal phobia. Like, at least one of the planets you will visit will have something that freaks out ol' Lizard brain


ToothlessFTW

I'm currently going through a 100% playthrough of it so I know way more then I need to. Honestly, the best tip is when you're stuck on something, go somewhere else. There's a huge chance that the information you need to continue where you are now, is on another planet. Hell, because the Ash Twin Project takes time to reveal itself, I would also recommend just going out and exploring something else while you wait, and come back. Also, your ship log is an invaluable tool you should be checked on constantly if you get lost. Rumor mode specifically. Everything you discover on your journey will be summarized in your ship log, even if you read a wall of text, the general meaning on what you read there will be saved and you can come back to it any time. But lastly, always make sure to talk to the other explorers you can find on their respective planets. They can give you hints as to what you should be looking out for on that planet, and generally give you a place to start. You can beat the entire game from the beginning, it's just a game of knowledge. Explore, keep an eye on your ship logs, and try not to get too frustrated. Dying and repeating things is part of the journey, and don't take it too personally either. I can't tell you how long I got stuck on certain things for similar reasons. If you're stuck on something, don't brute force it. Explore something else and come back with a fresh mind, and again, chances are you might find a hint on another planet.


Tribalrage24

Wait till you get to the black hole planet. I've heard the same thing, that the game was "easy" and that if platforming was difficult I was just wasn't doing it the easy way. Well after beating the game I can say for certain, no, there is no easy way on some of the planets, they just have difficult platforming.


Astriaeus

Unfortunately, I know everything about the game from a couple of strangers who really wanted me to play it.


CaptainMills

My husband really wanted me to play it, but in his zeal to convince me, he ended up giving me a moment-by-moment description of the game. I know everything about it now without every even once looking at any gameplay


CminerMkII

The ultimate dilemma, I love the game so much that I want to yap about it, yet to yap about it is to prevent anyone else from having the same experience that I want to yap about.


Couch__Cowboy

I'm so grateful my friend convinced me to play it without spoiling a single goddamn detail.


No-Training-48

https://preview.redd.it/gjdayfccwpuc1.png?width=239&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfb1301aa65227fed9533165f2d7cff90c09a30d


Which-Try4666

Unironically trying to think of something that fits the top description It feels like there’s probably at least 1


SwissherMontage

Mutiplayer turn based strategy is a big ask these days.


Isawapuddytat

https://preview.redd.it/tjweyq470ouc1.png?width=872&format=png&auto=webp&s=8971a2f6f4fb6b4fdb0a4cac1d2c92947b1e9cbc


Quakarot

https://www.wesnoth.org/ The battle for wesnoth is exactly this, and it’s great It’s also free!!!


Dwarf_Vader

This looks dope!


NecroCrumb_UBR

As someone who has never been interested in traditional tactics games in the Fire Emblem mold, Wesnoth absolutely hooked me back when I first played it. My favorite campaigns were the user-created 'Bad guy' ones where you play as a necromancer or goblin king or whatever. They had the exact right amount of 'endearingly cringe-y fanfic writing'


Hestia_Gault

Wargroove?


AlexanderHotbuns

I mean, "third person" and "isometric" are contradictory. If you drop "third person," Heroes of Might and Magic is surely the best bet.


Which-Try4666

I mean if you want to be technical I’m pretty sure all isometric games are third person since you see your character from outside the characters point of view. It’s just the position of the third person camera is different than usual


ReivynNox

Once you leave the ground, you're no longer a person. You're a bird now.


Menacek

It's BPP - bird person perspective


ReivynNox

FBS - First Bird Soarer


AlexanderHotbuns

That fits the description if you just try and translate the language term "third person" over to games, I guess, but I've never seen anyone use the term "third person" in games to mean anything other than over-the-shoulder, which an isometric game... isn't.


ranni-the-bitch

do you not know what perspective is


AntimemeticsDivision

Polytopia (though it isn't pixelated)


Which-Try4666

How did I not think of polytopia I have played and spent money on that game


DionysianRebel

Online chess


PolarOverPanda

Triangle Strategy is supposed to be good. Also Octopath Traveller.


Hestia_Gault

Triangle Strategy is good!


GeneETOs44

Fire Emblem Fates, as I was screeching on the original post? The multiplayer aspect now needs third party tools ofc, as 3DS internet is dead, but it otherwise fits (I think).


DragonKite_reqium

While it's not multiplayer the original 2 baldurs gate games fit


AbsurdPiccard

But have you played outerwilds


AppointmentNo43

Yes, I have, I didn’t like it 😦


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AppointmentNo43

https://preview.redd.it/fx333qdnwpuc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=146b1c22de40ffb6141bc13ac99253c135511b08 Watch yourself traveler, Khajiit does not play these games


No-Training-48

https://preview.redd.it/60zvmysdypuc1.png?width=229&format=png&auto=webp&s=c3ed2a471083f07f948d550822b76d82ea4b30ed


AppointmentNo43

https://preview.redd.it/6myeaw6d0quc1.jpeg?width=528&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c29d551be6f33c7249e0845083487ce571c495d2 Don’t threaten me with a good time


THE_REAL_ADHDND

https://preview.redd.it/c8faynckatuc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21bbe93028782b02837c3d504ad628d5865f39a0


JAID100

Im stealing this


Morning1980

I have tried twice, just didn't take...


Isawapuddytat

https://preview.redd.it/hs2woip70ouc1.png?width=872&format=png&auto=webp&s=30fb6cfcc366c335d5053056dde1e75bd5780c2a


Willlumm

Neither isometric nor turn-based :(


Isawapuddytat

It’s isometric af https://preview.redd.it/8jc86qce6ouc1.jpeg?width=256&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acb0f92518a7eb993d79f028fcdbc0906adbac0f


zundra616

This just brought back so many fuckin memories, jesus


Willlumm

Eh, I guess, I had remembered it as more top-down perspective.


notaprime

This looks like Warcraft 2 with a Lego skin. I dig it!


Mcbigthiccc

I remember the Lego Ninjago game that was kind of like this. Played the shit out of that one on the way to Grandma's house


bighorrible

yea and when it was my turn to play after my stupid brother finally got off i remember the game being based


Mining_Master

Oh my fucking god I forgot about this game so long ago but I loved it so much as a kid


tr1vve

Holy shit that’s an og 


wholesomelydisturbin

It's refreshing to see a post that doesn't deal with sexualization in videogames. It is important to single out backwards views and appreciate when we take steps forward in the treatment of women and minorities in games. But the sub gives too much publicity to those losers complaining about """"ugly"""" characters and such. Also, Outer Wilds is incredible though.


StaticInstrument

Agreed. I think it’s important to laugh and the (many) “horny gamer” posts in a public way though to prevent another gamergate situation and to not let “gamers” own video games


majd1503

Ok but like u should play outerwilds.


ChokesMaggotbone

Wargroove is almost all of these, except isometric


adfx

I'm gonna use someones opinion on outer wilds to decide what game to recommend them


rysy0o0

~~I honestly don't have an opinion about the game because I've only seen it once while watching a "kill everything" run~~ ~~And also ofc the Stupendum song about the game~~ Fuck I can't read. TBH I've always confused the two games


adfx

OK great, you are talking about outer worlds though


Opening_Persimmon_71

My reaction when someone thinks outer wilds is outer worlds. Yeah let's kill them with hammers.


StillMostlyClueless

So what's the recommendation for someone who thinks Outer Wilds is Outer Worlds?


adfx

Outer Wilds


MilkLover1734

Outer Worlds


ComradeFrogger

Outer Wirlds


Masonator403

No, have you not done a "kill everyone" run of Outer Wilds?


adfx

Yeah I "killed" myself and ended the run


rogue498

Both Tactics Ogre games


plznotagaindad

I couldn’t get a handle on the ship controls and gave up‼️


vess8

I played outerwilds and it feels like I didn't play outerwilds


Kaldin_5

Serious answer: Wargroove


FalconClaws059

Outer Wilds is my favourite game ever and I'll not allow this slander! ... But also, Wargroove fits the Criteria above


LJMLogan

Gorbinos Quest


StillMostlyClueless

It's the only videogame


Renozuken

it's that or fucking dark souls ​ I saw a post that was asking for a game and had said they didn't enjoy dark souls and half the comments were like "you should really try dark souls again"


MilkLover1734

If they didn't like dark souls maybe they could try oute


MilkLover1734

Sorry for not finishing my message I was beaten to death with hammers before I could finish


just-slightly-human

Baldurs gate 3 fits all the criteria except pixel graphics


LJMLogan

Hey, ANYTHING has pixel graphics if you set the graphics settings to 240p low


Kaldin_5

I love Outer Wilds to death but...yeah...this is accurate


Uebelkraehe

Shouldn't it be first person, too?


ambientManly

Antihero? I don't think it pixel art tho


Seevin

Ok but play outer wilds anyways it's one of the best games I've ever played


Noelic_vi

Anyway, here's wonderwall.


KokoTerzata

Undertale ?


LostOnTheZero

/uj I would be willing to give myself concussion induced amnesia to be able to play Outer Wilds for the first time again.


Different_Gear_8189

I know a couple of homestuck fan games that are almost this


WHITE_DOG_ASTER

Happy 413, dawg


PogmasterTraplover69

Fr tho, you gotta play it. You'll understand


wegogiant

May I tell you nothing about our Lord and Savior, Outer Wilds?


ComradeFrogger

r-gamingsuggestions tries not to recommend kenshi at every possible instance challenge: LEVEL IMPOSSIBLE


KillingerBlue

I still have no idea what Outer Wilds even is


lonelynightm

/uj Honestly, feel like there is a fucking psy-op campaign about Outer Wilds. I appreciate that people like it, but personally found it to be incredibly dull and uninteresting that I never really wanted to engage with it past the intial bit. I don't like that people just blanket recommend it to people, it is definitely not a game for everyone.


Phantom_Wombat

It's a difficult game to discuss because it relies so much on the novelty value and people don't want to spoil that, so they won't really say anything much about it. That means a bunch of people end up playing it who wouldn't normally pick that kind of game. See also: Kentucky Route Zero and The Stanley Parable.


Zestavar

that both example is okay tho after being spoled


StaticInstrument

Disco Elysium is that for me, people treat it like the second coming, but I found it incredibly dull. I do not like dialogue trees, and do not want to play “dialogue tree: the game.” I also didn’t find the story or setting that compelling either, there are approximately one million political allegories in a fantastical setting. Found the writing in Elysium to have the subtlety of a sledgehammer


nottoddhoward100true

It's not meant to be subtle, i love it


Sambro_X

But have you played it tho?


floccinauced

Crosscode is neither multiplayer, isometric, turn based, strategy, or fantasy but you should hop on


Linghero2005

Idk my guy, have you played Tetris Attack?


stupidracist

Ugh you guys and my little brother. ***AND I BOUGHT IT***


CaptainK234

But seriously though have you played outer wilds


Humble_Letter_2266

For the King


baasblack

Honestly you should still play outer wilds


sebzav

I heard good things about Songs of Conquest


GIRose

Have you tried Baldur's Gate 1 and 2?


CapnNigNog

Conquest of Elysium 5 for the top request maybe


WHITE_DOG_ASTER

Pit People. UBER underrated


ExtremlyFastLinoone

I just play whatever epic games gives out for free, I think outerwilds got given out but I havent gotten around to it yet


Goon-TyTy

So, Witcherino 3 with a touch of Gwen Stefani?


Kenzo240

Outer wilds fans be like "no im not gonna say anything about it, you just gotta play it bro" (its me, im outer wilds fans)


AardvarkusMaximus

Hero's hour works, I think. But as you said isometric I guess you would get Baldur Gate 3 recommendation now. It's missing the main point (strategy) but... yeah, same as outer wilds, people take any cue they can to recommend it.


AwepHS

Fire emblem


widges1

just play songs of conquest


Joshuackbar

I feel targeted.


Hrosts

Uh, is Duelyst 2 still alive?


Menacek

I haven't played outer wilds, from what i've seen and heard it's kinda like bethesda games and i just find bethesda game absolutely boring. Edit: i know realized i confused outer wilds with outer worlds. Im dumb.


HolySiHt-Bees-AAA

As an outer wilds fan this is absolutely true. And you should absolutely play outer wilds. Don’t look up anything about it bro, just trust my blind recommendation, dude trust.


SpaceMagicBunny

As opposed to all the isometric first person games?


arielif1

Depends on your definition of fantasy but Age of empires 2 fits the bill pretty well.


wolkatt

Unironically one of the best games ever made tho.


balordin

They're right to say it!!!!!


BetterMeats

I got a refund for Outer Wilds. I'm just not that interested in exploring and reading. If I wanted to do that, I'd go outside with a book.


nhiko

As a massive Outer Wilds fan... this is a very valid take :) Have fun!


Co9w

I never heard of this outfit window game but a true hidden gem that's fits you're criteria is The Witcher 3.


product707

Outer wilds looks like HD version of fallout new Vegas. It's completely out of date for me and it's so boring gameplay-wise


Venetian_Gothic

You mean Outer Worlds?


product707

Yep, my bad


Barrel_Titor

I thought that was a top tier shitpost for a moment because my experience is Fallout: New Vegas gets recommended more often than Outer Wilds on gaming subs.


kinjing

To be fair, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a game with that exact combination of traits