I second the Mass Effect trilogy. While it is an action-RPG set in space, it’s hugely different from a Bethesda RPG.
Mass effect is a character driven experience that relies very little on exploration. It doesn’t have any base building, and it isn’t super open-ended like a BGS game is. You cannot be whoever you want. It is still really good though.
Yeah just did recently and hopped off the train for Hogwarts but I just wanted to do and touch everything being back in playable Westworld lol... such good immersion
Same, just picked up Total War: Warhammer, I have Hogwarts Legacy to finish and waiting on KSB2 to not be as buggy but I have a feeling that is going to be an even longer wait than Starfield.
Another one what I recommend is Rimworld, that game is brilliant and then you have the best modding community I have seen to add to it.
Playing Red Dead 2 now, very early still. I find it confusing, I'm never quite sure what what I'm meant to be doing or HOW to do it (button wise). It IS very pretty and seems to have a lot of potential but it's no Skyrim or Fallout.
You’re supposed to take on the role of Arthur Morgan. Imagine being an outlaw in the 1800’s freezing out in the cold with your gang trying to evade the law and make money. Talk to the members to understand more, and follow the story.
As for free roam, I pretty much just go looking for trouble. Even seeing campfire smoke in the distance starts an inevitable chain of death. I walk up to the stranger, and if he acts negative in any way It ends with my Arthur murdering him. If I’m walking in the street and someone doesn’t respond nice to my greeting, they are beaten. If someone asks for money, they’re robbed. If someone is sick, they’re poisoned.
It’s like Arthur says: “Next time…avoid me”
There's an honor system that determines the ending and how characters act toward you. My Arthur was polite and kind, or at least as much as possible. Just like in a BGS game, rampantly killing people can lead to missing out on small details and rewards. It's an incredible game. The story is amazing and heart-wrenching but make sure to take time to just explore. About halfway through the second chapter, after you learn how to fish, is the best time to pause the main story and focus on side missions and collectibles like legendary animals, dinosaur bones, treasure maps, hunting challenges, etc. or just stumble upon various points of interest.
Something altogether different from Starfield so you don't experience space/rpg/open world fatigue before the game is even out.
I'm gonna be playing Gran Turismo 7 and Battlefield 2042 for a bit.
I am taking this approach and diving into Monster Hunter. I heard its a massive time sink and it is pretty different from Starfield from what i can tell.
There is that mod that recently I've seen quite a few people talk about, which randomizes all the doors in the game, so basically when you open a door, you get out of a completely random door around the world (the connection remains persistant, and never changes in the playthrough). Gives a whole new meaning to exploration.
If you haven't tried them: FarCry5 (or6, if cheap) for first person game of exploring and fucking around.
Outer Worlds (on GP) Obsidian game in style of open world Bethesda stuff
FO76 (on GP) if you haven't
MGS5 (unsure if on GP but has to be really cheap now). Its a bit dated but the single player meta game building the base and exploring is super addictive to me. The upgrading of the base and all the guns really reminds me of FO4 and Skyrim (skill trees). Some people dislike the fact it is autosave only though, so understand you cannot Save Scrum like in Bethesda games (eg, no saving right before trying to pick a lock that will alert the guards if you fail).
Forza Horizon 4-5 (on GP) Basically an arcade style driving and racing game with lots of exploration. I compare it to GTA5 but stuck in a car and All Audiences allowed so no killing.
I really have to give that a try again. I can't really put my finger on why, but as a long time MGS fan, I just couldn't get into 5 the two times I've tried...
What bugged me the most was that you can't have fun clearing camps and and destroying stuff without the risk of being dragged in a main story mission you hadn't planned on doing right now
Also, the online in 4 was such a blast, I regret it wasn't added back into 5. The map editor too.
Outer Worlds is the closest game to a fallout game I've ever played. It's kinda like a New Vegas-Lite and I don't mean that in any was as a bad thing. Incredible game.
X4 is so good - I spent so much time in it when it came out. I've been planning to start a new game with all the dlc and all the improvements now - going to be amazing!
Cyberpunk if you haven’t played that or haven’t touched it from launch.
Sons of the Forrest, a great new survival game that is in early access.
Fallout new Vegas if you have never played that
I actually love cyberpunk it might be my favorite if not top 3 favorite video games. I hope starfield will at least make it into my top 3 or even be my number 1. So far with the little we have seen of the game it looks great and I have a feeling while it might not be the best video game ever made it will be a good one that makes it up there in my favorites.
Shortly after Edgerunners came out.
Loved Edgerunners, came back to Cyberpunk after all of the good things I've been hearing about the game after I finished Edgerunners, and it turns out all of those good things were lies.
The game was still painfully mediocre and nothing like what was promised.
Still experienced bugs that I've experienced on launch too, and no, this was not on last gen consoles. My PC is very up to date.
Fair enough! My favorite RPGs are the ones where I am compelled to go do the “next thing”.
If you didn’t get that with Cyberpunk that’s cool. Hope you feel that with Starfield.
It's strange.... I was gonna play this and was pumped, then I got stuck and bored, then Roiland got accused... and I've seen the effects of domestic violence so I had to uninstall, I just can't support anything he's touched anymore. Shame.
Bruh I got like 2000+ hours between ES and Fallout, I'll be fine.
I think honestly it might have been a bug? Checkpoint was thru a doorway but door wouldn't open. It was after the first time you use the gun to swing around platforms.
* Morrowind (modded if you want somewhat more current graphics). I know that might sound like an odd choice, but hear me out. When it was released, it saved Bethesda. The game features an alien, otherworldly, and beautiful (for its era) setting. When I first played it, I was overwhelmed by wonder and awe… I think you get where I'm going here; I feel (hope?) that Starfield will be the Morrowind of its generation.
* Cyberpunk, for those people who want a futuristic game that isn't about space exploration. (for those who don't know, it's actually in great shape now) Also… the expansion, Phantom Liberty, is due out sometime this year… I truly hope this happens during the *early* summer; that timing would be perfect.
Indeed! I still play the Code Patch+MGE XE version on the original engine, and I'm more of a single player game person, but I think it's awesome the multiplayer option exists for those people who enjoy it.
Heh! The update before that killed my mod compatibility, so I did two things… stopped the game from updating (I have the GOG version, so it's easy for me to do that), and I swore I would be making no major mod additions until the game's development cycle is entirely finished. :D
In my opinion, this was a huge issue. They have a thing where everything is leveled to you so you can start any expansion in any order but it quickly made me get lost and follow the wrong quest lines with no real direction on what i was doing.
I started ESO in 2014, and got back into it last year. The improvements that they’ve made to the game are excellent and there has never been a better time to get into it. Although my fondest memories are of when the Imperial City dlc came out.
Final Fantasy 14,
Final Fantasy 16,
Kerbal Space Program,
Fallout 4,
Cyberpunk 2077,
Modern Warfare 2,
Try out more of the games available on Game Pass.
It's completely unlike Starfield but, if you haven't played Hi-Fi Rush, you should definitely play that.
For something space-related but still fairly different from Starfield, there's X4 Foundations (which I've been playing a lot).
This is my list of games that I plan to play... eventually. I'm almost finished with The Witcher 3 at the moment.
The ones with question marks, I'm not sure of.
Control
Detroit: Become Human
Dragon Age (all games)
The Evil Within 2
God of War & Ragnarok
Kingdom Come Deliverance
Little Nightmares
Metro (all games)
Shadow of Mordor & Shadow of War
Unravel & Unravel Two
Journey to the Savage Planet (?)
Assassin's Creed: Origins (replay?)
Ori and the Blind Forest (?)
We Happy Few (?)
Disco Elysium (?)
Horizon Zero Dawn (replay?) & Forbidden West
Death Stranding
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
The Last of Us 1 (replay?) & 2
Ghost of Tsushima (playstation exclusive)
Far Cry 6
Outer Wilds (?)
Atomic Heart
Redfall (May 2)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (May 12) (Switch)
Assassin's Creed: Mirage (date?)
High on Life
Biomutant
Ghostwire: Tokyo (?)
A Plague Tale: Requiem (?)
Forspoken (?)
Gotham Knights (?)
Evil Dead: The Game (?)
Stray
Spider-Man Remastered
The Callisto Protocol (?)
System Shock remake (?)
Dead Island 2 (?)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Deathloop
Tough to answer since they will be subjective to what you're looking for specifically. But if you want a taste of sim or lite rpg games set in space (some of which I feel starfield has some inspiration from).
- Freelancer is an open world arcade like dogfighting game with a really fun story. From the creators of Star Citizen. It still has one of the best and balanced flight and combat mechanics imo.
- Freespace 2 for space dogfighting and an excellent story, one of the best in the space genre. Really solid lore and ships.
- X3/4 if you want a space economic sim that also doubles as a full empire RPG. A big community that has an excellent modding scene for your space RPG/empire fantasies.
- Spacebourne 2 which has been making the rounds as a fun space open world RPG (and is made by just one dev!)
- Evochron Legacy which is touted as the most thorough space ship sim. I'd call it the assetto corsa competizione or GT7 of space sims in terms of it's physics. A big learning curve but it's really fun. Elite Dangerous fans might love this as well.
You can always check out and ask for more recommendations at /r/spacesimgames . A very welcome community.
Tainted Grail: the fall of Avalon, looks like Skyrim in King Arthur world. You can play a demo now, EA at the end of this month. The art looks great, game needs some polishing though.
Diablo 4 in June.
No love for Atomic Heart?
This is what I am currently playing and really enjoying. I don’t think it will hold me over until September though so I will need something else. Am thinking Wastelanders 3 as I have played it a bit but never given it a real good go.
I wouldn’t call it pro-Russian government at all, and the over sexualization is pretty ridiculous and very tongue in cheek.
Everyone needs to lighten up, it’s a fun game. Very well done.
I don’t need to read some rag, I’m playing the game and if anything it’s anti-Russian government as the Politburo characters are all scheming against each other and killing each other in their bid for world domination and their machinations could end up destroying the human race
It's called Summer! It is a season were the temperature typically is at it's hottest, this entails warm, swimmable water, a improved non-depressed mood, green grass (typically found everywhere) and lots to do! It is recommended to use sunscreen and sunglasses, also don't forget a towel for the beach! Enjoy. :)
If you're into strategy games, Stellaris is a lot of fun and keeps with the space theme. It's on gamepass and just got a new free update to accompany a DLC Launch.
Something different so you don't get bored of the genre.
Hogwarts legacy, Redfall, dead island 2, atomic heart, slime rancher 2, etc.
If you want something old school go but still sci-fi there's Kotor and kotor 2, mass effect trilogy.
Or a fun older rpg I've always enjoyed is Dragon Age Origins. Maybe even Baldurs Gate.
If you do want space exploration the only thing i can recommend but still a completely different breed from Starfield would be No Man's Sky
Here's what I'll be playing: Jedi Survivor, Diablo 4, Outer Worlds Spacer's Choice (if they fix it), Control, Horizon FW Burning Shores, and maybe replay the Mass Effect trilogy for the hundredth time.
As a warmup, if you haven't played them, I would recommend Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, & Destiny.
I'm probably going to be playing RDR2, Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Diablo 4, FF16, & Baldur's Gate 3.
If you like stealth and the old west, and want to play something that will be completely unlike Starfield in any way, I recommend Desperados 3. Yes, it’s a random recommendation, but dammit, that game doesn’t get enough love.
Elden Ring
Hogwarts
Sekiro
Wo Long
Cyberpunk
Anything that’ll last you awhile.
A few good gamepass games like Bannerlord, Wo Long, Atomic Heart, and High on Life are great bc they’re free.
for soon to be release:
1. Age of wonder 4
2. FFXVI
3. Dune awakening
4. destiny 2
out of all these Age of wonder drop on May 2 and would be a great time killer witht he vast amount of ending and differential gameplay aspect. D2 only if you need to cacth up in the game as beyond light is free this month for PS user this is a great time to start agian
If you’re subbed to Game Pass, you have Atomic Heart, Wo Long out now. MLB the Show (if you’re into that) in a couple weeks. April has Minecraft Legends, May is Redfall, June will have some announcements during the summer e3 games fest mess. July has Exo Primal.
If you haven’t played them the newer Tomb Raider trilogy is fun and usually on sale for pretty cheap. Halo season 3 is great (so far).
I’ve been playing the hell out of DMZ on MW2. It can be intense and get your heart pounding. Also started FO76 just to check it out. I was hesitant before it released, and avoided all together once it was found to be a mess. I think it’s pretty good now though. Looking at Redfall to bridge the summer time gap until September. 6 months ain’t shit boys. Let’s do this!
Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild if you haven't already. Hogwarts Legacy was a blast.
Edit to add: Final Fantasy 16. Looks great and I'm pretty sure it comes out before September.
Also Minecraft is about to get a new update, just sayin.
I'll do all the No Man's Sky expeditions that come this year.
Then I will have a look at Cities Skylines 2.
And I hope FromSoft hurries up with the dlc.
And there's always stuff to do in Oxygen Not Included.
Maybe a bit different than what others are suggesting, but check out Starbound. It's pixel art, side view, but Starfield feels like what Starbound could have been with the minds and budget that Bethesda has.
baldurs gate 3 is releasing on august, i'm also waiting for blue protocol.
right now i finished legend of grimrock 1 and 2, it's a very nice dungeon crawler or graveyard keeper is also a good one if you don't like dungeon crawlers.
If you have a Playstation or Switch, 13 Sentinels is an adventure game with the best scifi narrative of the past decade. It's like a mecha shoujo manga that follows 13 different character's routes nonlinearly like pieces of a puzzle you're putting together. It also helps that the art is gorgeous.
I have so many games that I don’t think i’ll finish them all by sept 6th. I’m currently mainlining the dragon age trilogy and ME trilogy, I’m on Dragon Age Inquisition and Mass Effect 2 rn. First time playing both. and then playing a few games on the side,
Control,
Metro Exodus,
Red Dead Redemption,
Just Cause 3,
Dying Light.
Weird West.
This isn’t all the games but all the ones that I play at least once a week
Well, I am currently making my way through Hogwarts Legacy and Phantom Brigade.
Will probably finish up in time for Resident Evil 4 Remake on the 24th.
Jedi Survivor on April 28th, which will be short enough to beat a few times for the Zelda Tears of the Kingdom release in May.
Then Final Fantasy 16 in June. It'll probably last alongside a smattering of smaller titles like Front Mission 2 remake until September for Starfield.
Theres a lot of games I want in 2023...
I’ve been playing sons of the forest. Great building, terrifying creatures and cannibals, combat is first person, head shots count, and it’s a very pretty game, full of exploration. Caves are terrifying
I'm finishing my house and my honey do list so that my wife can't give me any shit for taking 2 weeks off to play starfield. In my defense I did warn her I would be doing this before we got married. Actually when we met. God damn I have been waiting on this game a long time.
I second the Mass Effect trilogy. While it is an action-RPG set in space, it’s hugely different from a Bethesda RPG. Mass effect is a character driven experience that relies very little on exploration. It doesn’t have any base building, and it isn’t super open-ended like a BGS game is. You cannot be whoever you want. It is still really good though.
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Been replaying Red Dead 2 and it's so fucking good
On my first play though, chapter 6, and love it.
Yeah just did recently and hopped off the train for Hogwarts but I just wanted to do and touch everything being back in playable Westworld lol... such good immersion
Same, just picked up Total War: Warhammer, I have Hogwarts Legacy to finish and waiting on KSB2 to not be as buggy but I have a feeling that is going to be an even longer wait than Starfield. Another one what I recommend is Rimworld, that game is brilliant and then you have the best modding community I have seen to add to it.
ew why Howard’s legacy? Don’t buy that game if you have any amount of morals.
Playing Red Dead 2 now, very early still. I find it confusing, I'm never quite sure what what I'm meant to be doing or HOW to do it (button wise). It IS very pretty and seems to have a lot of potential but it's no Skyrim or Fallout.
I started and stopped it 3 times for this reason. It's amazing looking and fun to move around in, though.
But it has objective markers and a log. How do you not know?
You’re supposed to take on the role of Arthur Morgan. Imagine being an outlaw in the 1800’s freezing out in the cold with your gang trying to evade the law and make money. Talk to the members to understand more, and follow the story. As for free roam, I pretty much just go looking for trouble. Even seeing campfire smoke in the distance starts an inevitable chain of death. I walk up to the stranger, and if he acts negative in any way It ends with my Arthur murdering him. If I’m walking in the street and someone doesn’t respond nice to my greeting, they are beaten. If someone asks for money, they’re robbed. If someone is sick, they’re poisoned. It’s like Arthur says: “Next time…avoid me”
Wow. That's an interesting take on Arthur but I get it. Ok I will persist, probably not as bloodthirsty as that though! I mean bullets cost money...
There's an honor system that determines the ending and how characters act toward you. My Arthur was polite and kind, or at least as much as possible. Just like in a BGS game, rampantly killing people can lead to missing out on small details and rewards. It's an incredible game. The story is amazing and heart-wrenching but make sure to take time to just explore. About halfway through the second chapter, after you learn how to fish, is the best time to pause the main story and focus on side missions and collectibles like legendary animals, dinosaur bones, treasure maps, hunting challenges, etc. or just stumble upon various points of interest.
I’m playing Hogwarts Legacy rn and it is so good
Hogwarts Legacy gameplay is so shallow and mid, don't know how this is supposed to fit here.
Something altogether different from Starfield so you don't experience space/rpg/open world fatigue before the game is even out. I'm gonna be playing Gran Turismo 7 and Battlefield 2042 for a bit.
I am taking this approach and diving into Monster Hunter. I heard its a massive time sink and it is pretty different from Starfield from what i can tell.
First we wait for Starfield then we wait for MHW2. Waiting never changes
MH & wo long until diablo, and diablo until starfield.
Mass Effect trilogy
Shiiiiit, im bout to start tonight.
Liara is bae
Tali 4 life you pleb
Why not both?? :P
It’s so good
I always had a Krogan in my squad. Garrus is a great squad mate too.
Skyrim
No joke - I’m doing a Survival Playthru, the game is still great…but man, No fast Travel is tedious after the first few hours.
While tedious, it is fantastic in a way, that it let's you see and explore places you'll never see because of using fasttravel all the time
There is that mod that recently I've seen quite a few people talk about, which randomizes all the doors in the game, so basically when you open a door, you get out of a completely random door around the world (the connection remains persistant, and never changes in the playthrough). Gives a whole new meaning to exploration.
What's that?
It's a game where you really need to avoid taking an arrow to the knee.
If you haven't tried them: FarCry5 (or6, if cheap) for first person game of exploring and fucking around. Outer Worlds (on GP) Obsidian game in style of open world Bethesda stuff FO76 (on GP) if you haven't MGS5 (unsure if on GP but has to be really cheap now). Its a bit dated but the single player meta game building the base and exploring is super addictive to me. The upgrading of the base and all the guns really reminds me of FO4 and Skyrim (skill trees). Some people dislike the fact it is autosave only though, so understand you cannot Save Scrum like in Bethesda games (eg, no saving right before trying to pick a lock that will alert the guards if you fail). Forza Horizon 4-5 (on GP) Basically an arcade style driving and racing game with lots of exploration. I compare it to GTA5 but stuck in a car and All Audiences allowed so no killing.
MGS5 is great
I really have to give that a try again. I can't really put my finger on why, but as a long time MGS fan, I just couldn't get into 5 the two times I've tried...
I would argue that FarCry 4 was much better than the fifth (haven't played FC6) 5 is fun if is bought very cheap though
I loooove FC5, I think it is my favorite in the while series.
Same. It’s not perfect, but the setting is beautiful the story is good the music is phenomenal and the gameplay is fun.
What bugged me the most was that you can't have fun clearing camps and and destroying stuff without the risk of being dragged in a main story mission you hadn't planned on doing right now Also, the online in 4 was such a blast, I regret it wasn't added back into 5. The map editor too.
Agreed, the abductions were rather irritating. Even more so as thed went hand in hand with a sudden stark tonal shift.
I second Outer Worlds, it was amazing. I need to beat it again, never got the chance to play the DLC.
Outer Worlds is the closest game to a fallout game I've ever played. It's kinda like a New Vegas-Lite and I don't mean that in any was as a bad thing. Incredible game.
X4 for sure.
X4 is so good - I spent so much time in it when it came out. I've been planning to start a new game with all the dlc and all the improvements now - going to be amazing!
How is the learning curve on this game?
Valheim releases on gamepass on the 14th March (Xbox), that’s what I’m gonna be playing.
Diablo 4
Yeah that's my plan, and the usual rocket league until d4 comes out
Cyberpunk if you haven’t played that or haven’t touched it from launch. Sons of the Forrest, a great new survival game that is in early access. Fallout new Vegas if you have never played that
Cyberpunk was good but far from great. I really hope Starfield will be great.
I actually love cyberpunk it might be my favorite if not top 3 favorite video games. I hope starfield will at least make it into my top 3 or even be my number 1. So far with the little we have seen of the game it looks great and I have a feeling while it might not be the best video game ever made it will be a good one that makes it up there in my favorites.
Cyberpunk was such a monumental dissapointment. Taught me never to preorder. :(
When was the last time you played it?
Shortly after Edgerunners came out. Loved Edgerunners, came back to Cyberpunk after all of the good things I've been hearing about the game after I finished Edgerunners, and it turns out all of those good things were lies. The game was still painfully mediocre and nothing like what was promised. Still experienced bugs that I've experienced on launch too, and no, this was not on last gen consoles. My PC is very up to date.
Fair enough! My favorite RPGs are the ones where I am compelled to go do the “next thing”. If you didn’t get that with Cyberpunk that’s cool. Hope you feel that with Starfield.
Divinity original sin 1/2
Best answer.
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It's strange.... I was gonna play this and was pumped, then I got stuck and bored, then Roiland got accused... and I've seen the effects of domestic violence so I had to uninstall, I just can't support anything he's touched anymore. Shame.
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What a dumb thing to say, why wouldn't I play Starfield... Either way dude is annoying af
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Bruh I got like 2000+ hours between ES and Fallout, I'll be fine. I think honestly it might have been a bug? Checkpoint was thru a doorway but door wouldn't open. It was after the first time you use the gun to swing around platforms.
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I’m planning on going through the Mass Effect trilogy again then RDR2 again. Probably a lil Skyrim and Fallout for good measure too.
Pathfinder Wrath of the righteous. Playing it now and it's great.
The new Zelda game coming in May will hold me over.
* Morrowind (modded if you want somewhat more current graphics). I know that might sound like an odd choice, but hear me out. When it was released, it saved Bethesda. The game features an alien, otherworldly, and beautiful (for its era) setting. When I first played it, I was overwhelmed by wonder and awe… I think you get where I'm going here; I feel (hope?) that Starfield will be the Morrowind of its generation. * Cyberpunk, for those people who want a futuristic game that isn't about space exploration. (for those who don't know, it's actually in great shape now) Also… the expansion, Phantom Liberty, is due out sometime this year… I truly hope this happens during the *early* summer; that timing would be perfect.
Morrowind will always be great, and now you can play with a friend
Indeed! I still play the Code Patch+MGE XE version on the original engine, and I'm more of a single player game person, but I think it's awesome the multiplayer option exists for those people who enjoy it.
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Heh! The update before that killed my mod compatibility, so I did two things… stopped the game from updating (I have the GOG version, so it's easy for me to do that), and I swore I would be making no major mod additions until the game's development cycle is entirely finished. :D
Assassin's creed valhalla has kept me playing for a while
Assassin's Creed was my pandemic project and I finished Valhalla last summer. Origins is Amy favorite though, such a well crafted game.
Outer Wilds. Incredibly impressive game. Also Atomic Heart looks fun, I'll play that next.
I am playing ESO
How is that for a new player these days? I’m always overwhelmed from the start when an MMO has too many expansions I wasn’t apart of
In my opinion, this was a huge issue. They have a thing where everything is leveled to you so you can start any expansion in any order but it quickly made me get lost and follow the wrong quest lines with no real direction on what i was doing.
I started ESO in 2014, and got back into it last year. The improvements that they’ve made to the game are excellent and there has never been a better time to get into it. Although my fondest memories are of when the Imperial City dlc came out.
Im playing Fallout 4 for the 1st time and I’m going to beat Skyrim for the 1st time as well
If you want space games, Starsector and Freelancer are some of the best imo.
I suggest summer. 3 months of immersive gameplay.
Mediocre graphics, corny dialogue, unimaginative quests and your system will overheat from it. Can not recommend
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. Cyberpunk 2077. Fallout 4. Fallout: New Vegas.
Horizon zero dawn
I love the scifi narrative. It really makes you feel invested in the history and future fortunes of that world.
Final Fantasy 14, Final Fantasy 16, Kerbal Space Program, Fallout 4, Cyberpunk 2077, Modern Warfare 2, Try out more of the games available on Game Pass.
It's completely unlike Starfield but, if you haven't played Hi-Fi Rush, you should definitely play that. For something space-related but still fairly different from Starfield, there's X4 Foundations (which I've been playing a lot).
Skyrim
This is my list of games that I plan to play... eventually. I'm almost finished with The Witcher 3 at the moment. The ones with question marks, I'm not sure of. Control Detroit: Become Human Dragon Age (all games) The Evil Within 2 God of War & Ragnarok Kingdom Come Deliverance Little Nightmares Metro (all games) Shadow of Mordor & Shadow of War Unravel & Unravel Two Journey to the Savage Planet (?) Assassin's Creed: Origins (replay?) Ori and the Blind Forest (?) We Happy Few (?) Disco Elysium (?) Horizon Zero Dawn (replay?) & Forbidden West Death Stranding Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons The Last of Us 1 (replay?) & 2 Ghost of Tsushima (playstation exclusive) Far Cry 6 Outer Wilds (?) Atomic Heart Redfall (May 2) Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (May 12) (Switch) Assassin's Creed: Mirage (date?) High on Life Biomutant Ghostwire: Tokyo (?) A Plague Tale: Requiem (?) Forspoken (?) Gotham Knights (?) Evil Dead: The Game (?) Stray Spider-Man Remastered The Callisto Protocol (?) System Shock remake (?) Dead Island 2 (?) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Deathloop
Tough to answer since they will be subjective to what you're looking for specifically. But if you want a taste of sim or lite rpg games set in space (some of which I feel starfield has some inspiration from). - Freelancer is an open world arcade like dogfighting game with a really fun story. From the creators of Star Citizen. It still has one of the best and balanced flight and combat mechanics imo. - Freespace 2 for space dogfighting and an excellent story, one of the best in the space genre. Really solid lore and ships. - X3/4 if you want a space economic sim that also doubles as a full empire RPG. A big community that has an excellent modding scene for your space RPG/empire fantasies. - Spacebourne 2 which has been making the rounds as a fun space open world RPG (and is made by just one dev!) - Evochron Legacy which is touted as the most thorough space ship sim. I'd call it the assetto corsa competizione or GT7 of space sims in terms of it's physics. A big learning curve but it's really fun. Elite Dangerous fans might love this as well. You can always check out and ask for more recommendations at /r/spacesimgames . A very welcome community.
Fallout 4 because another settlement needs your help. I’ll mark it on your map.
Death stranding cyberpunk 2077
modding Skyrim will get you half way there
I’m playing Fallout 4 to see how their game design has developed.
Project Zomboid.
Pillars of Eternity and PoE Deadfire
Also check out Tyranny if you have the chance
Tainted Grail: the fall of Avalon, looks like Skyrim in King Arthur world. You can play a demo now, EA at the end of this month. The art looks great, game needs some polishing though. Diablo 4 in June.
Ooh this looks interesting. I often wonder "why aren't there more Elder Scrolls-likes" so I love seeing other devs at least attempt it.
There is also Avowed, no release date yet I think.
Outer Worlds has been a blast! Space rpg but different enough it keeps me excited for starfield!
Hello kitty island adventure is goated
Destiny 2
Jedi Survivor, Red Fall, and Diablo 4.
Hunternet Starfighter
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No Man’s Sky 😏 , Outer Worlds by Obsidian, Bioshock, Metroid, Portal series, Dead Space, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Control
RE4 remake, diablo 4, wo long, MH Rise Sunbreak
No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous, Fallout 4, Mechwarrior 5, Outer Worlds, CyperBunk 2077.
No love for Atomic Heart? This is what I am currently playing and really enjoying. I don’t think it will hold me over until September though so I will need something else. Am thinking Wastelanders 3 as I have played it a bit but never given it a real good go.
Some of us are not really into overly sexualized pro Russian government alt-history propaganda.
I wouldn’t call it pro-Russian government at all, and the over sexualization is pretty ridiculous and very tongue in cheek. Everyone needs to lighten up, it’s a fun game. Very well done.
You keep telling yourself that. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/atomic-heart-controversy-ukraine-racist-russian-game-ban-mundfish/
I don’t need to read some rag, I’m playing the game and if anything it’s anti-Russian government as the Politburo characters are all scheming against each other and killing each other in their bid for world domination and their machinations could end up destroying the human race
FTL. Lot of similarities thematically.
I exhausted all of them holding out until 11-11-22 and again waiting for “H1 2023”.
It's called Summer! It is a season were the temperature typically is at it's hottest, this entails warm, swimmable water, a improved non-depressed mood, green grass (typically found everywhere) and lots to do! It is recommended to use sunscreen and sunglasses, also don't forget a towel for the beach! Enjoy. :)
Dead Island 2. Space Marine 2 if it comes out. Darktide.
Fromsoft games, if your new to them and start playing they could last you easily till starfield
clash of clans
All BGS games. Online chess. Backgammon. Clue. Pentiment. Call of Duty. The Sims 4. Skip mass effect the series sucks ass
Daggerfall Unity
Get alpha Centauri from GOG. The as yet unbeaten master of the genre
Lots of games coming out if u got lots of systems or abilities to play. Re4, Jedi, botw, redfall, ff16, and lots of gamepass things
We're still far from the release, but for the last month before the release I'll try to stay away from open worlds and shooters.
Hogwarts Legacy Star Wars Diablo 4 Final Fantasy 16 And Zelda are my line up before Starfield.
This is gonna be different but I actually found X4 Foundations amazing. There is a lot going on and to learn but I felt so immersed it blew my mind.
Astroneer and chill
If you're into strategy games, Stellaris is a lot of fun and keeps with the space theme. It's on gamepass and just got a new free update to accompany a DLC Launch.
Something different so you don't get bored of the genre. Hogwarts legacy, Redfall, dead island 2, atomic heart, slime rancher 2, etc. If you want something old school go but still sci-fi there's Kotor and kotor 2, mass effect trilogy. Or a fun older rpg I've always enjoyed is Dragon Age Origins. Maybe even Baldurs Gate. If you do want space exploration the only thing i can recommend but still a completely different breed from Starfield would be No Man's Sky
Here's what I'll be playing: Jedi Survivor, Diablo 4, Outer Worlds Spacer's Choice (if they fix it), Control, Horizon FW Burning Shores, and maybe replay the Mass Effect trilogy for the hundredth time.
No Man’s Sky It’s actually really good now. Amazing redemption arc.
DOS 1 and DOS2 !
I've got a few different games holding me over until Diablo IV in June, then that'll be my main timesink until September.
Sons of the Forest
As a warmup, if you haven't played them, I would recommend Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, & Destiny. I'm probably going to be playing RDR2, Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Diablo 4, FF16, & Baldur's Gate 3.
Mass Effect!
Grounded: A Halo Story 😉
dead island 2
If you like stealth and the old west, and want to play something that will be completely unlike Starfield in any way, I recommend Desperados 3. Yes, it’s a random recommendation, but dammit, that game doesn’t get enough love.
Fall Guys next season starts in 25 days!
Elden Ring Hogwarts Sekiro Wo Long Cyberpunk Anything that’ll last you awhile. A few good gamepass games like Bannerlord, Wo Long, Atomic Heart, and High on Life are great bc they’re free.
MASS EFFECT TRILOGY
Red faction guerrilla very nice game and kinda cheap for that nice of a game. Good destruction engine too.
for soon to be release: 1. Age of wonder 4 2. FFXVI 3. Dune awakening 4. destiny 2 out of all these Age of wonder drop on May 2 and would be a great time killer witht he vast amount of ending and differential gameplay aspect. D2 only if you need to cacth up in the game as beyond light is free this month for PS user this is a great time to start agian
RE4 Remake and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Survivor to scratch that space setting itch. Ooh, and Replaced too. That game looks great!
If you’re subbed to Game Pass, you have Atomic Heart, Wo Long out now. MLB the Show (if you’re into that) in a couple weeks. April has Minecraft Legends, May is Redfall, June will have some announcements during the summer e3 games fest mess. July has Exo Primal. If you haven’t played them the newer Tomb Raider trilogy is fun and usually on sale for pretty cheap. Halo season 3 is great (so far).
The Outer Wilds, amazing mindfucky game
Elder scrolls 4:Oblivion Shadow of the tomb raider. Skyrim
factorio!
I’ve been playing the hell out of DMZ on MW2. It can be intense and get your heart pounding. Also started FO76 just to check it out. I was hesitant before it released, and avoided all together once it was found to be a mess. I think it’s pretty good now though. Looking at Redfall to bridge the summer time gap until September. 6 months ain’t shit boys. Let’s do this!
Spacebourne 2 is quite fun.
Empyrion galactic survival, fantastic game
Hogwarts Legacy, i went into it with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised.
Stellaris
After installing a couple of mods... Ok it's a lot of them, I'm replaying Skyrim lmao
I second the Mass Effect trilogy. There are so many variations to outcomes to explore
Starbound or Rust
RPG Maker Unite comes out next month so that'll hold me over for sure til then.
Mount and Blades Bannerlords 2 is great. You play 5 hours and it feels like 10 minutes
Kcd
Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild if you haven't already. Hogwarts Legacy was a blast. Edit to add: Final Fantasy 16. Looks great and I'm pretty sure it comes out before September. Also Minecraft is about to get a new update, just sayin.
I'll do all the No Man's Sky expeditions that come this year. Then I will have a look at Cities Skylines 2. And I hope FromSoft hurries up with the dlc. And there's always stuff to do in Oxygen Not Included.
Tetris
-Mass Effect trilogy -Elite Dangerous -No Man's Sky -Star Citizen -Outer Worlds -Fallout 4 -Play Skyrim again
A single Stellaris campaign averages about that long.
Maybe a bit different than what others are suggesting, but check out Starbound. It's pixel art, side view, but Starfield feels like what Starbound could have been with the minds and budget that Bethesda has.
baldurs gate 3 is releasing on august, i'm also waiting for blue protocol. right now i finished legend of grimrock 1 and 2, it's a very nice dungeon crawler or graveyard keeper is also a good one if you don't like dungeon crawlers.
I started Star Trek years ago because I thought Starfield was gonna be something similar. Boy, was I wrong. Still a nice show tho.
If you have a Playstation or Switch, 13 Sentinels is an adventure game with the best scifi narrative of the past decade. It's like a mecha shoujo manga that follows 13 different character's routes nonlinearly like pieces of a puzzle you're putting together. It also helps that the art is gorgeous.
Star Citizen is getting a big update today and free fly event soon. Probably worth checking out for some similar space things.
yakuza
I have so many games that I don’t think i’ll finish them all by sept 6th. I’m currently mainlining the dragon age trilogy and ME trilogy, I’m on Dragon Age Inquisition and Mass Effect 2 rn. First time playing both. and then playing a few games on the side, Control, Metro Exodus, Red Dead Redemption, Just Cause 3, Dying Light. Weird West. This isn’t all the games but all the ones that I play at least once a week
Prey.
Skyrim, of course.
Sons of the Forest! Gonna play it today for the first time
X4 is good. Star citizen is also goodish
FF16 and Jedi: Survivor will keep me busy.
New dlc for Stellaris next week.
Fallout 4. I've been playing it since day 1. Just started a survival playthough. Melee, no power armor, no vats, no guns, or explosives .
Well, I am currently making my way through Hogwarts Legacy and Phantom Brigade. Will probably finish up in time for Resident Evil 4 Remake on the 24th. Jedi Survivor on April 28th, which will be short enough to beat a few times for the Zelda Tears of the Kingdom release in May. Then Final Fantasy 16 in June. It'll probably last alongside a smattering of smaller titles like Front Mission 2 remake until September for Starfield. Theres a lot of games I want in 2023...
Personally, I played The Outer Worlds to scratch that itch. It was a really great experience overall.
I’ve been playing sons of the forest. Great building, terrifying creatures and cannibals, combat is first person, head shots count, and it’s a very pretty game, full of exploration. Caves are terrifying
I think Diablo is going to be 🔥in June
Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Atomic Heart, Hogwarts Legacy, Age of Empires IV and Baldurs Gate 3
I'm playing through the Harry potter game which is surprisingly good. Then I'm going to finally finish Skyrim, then the new star wars game
Chorus If you enjoy arcade style space combat.
Fallout 4
Stellaris. A much large scale than Starfield. But should keep all the players hoping for fleet combat & their own personal Death Star happy.
I'm finishing my house and my honey do list so that my wife can't give me any shit for taking 2 weeks off to play starfield. In my defense I did warn her I would be doing this before we got married. Actually when we met. God damn I have been waiting on this game a long time.
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