I just finished Deaths Door and it was a very enjoyable game to play on the go (steamdeck). Took me about 17 hours to finish it.
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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I also love short-ish games, so hopefully one of these strikes your fancy. You didn’t specify a preferred genre or other games you liked, so I’m going to just throw some out there:
Adventure/Puzzle
- Stacking - fun adventure puzzle game based on matryoshka dolls
- Little Nightmares - fantastic puzzle game stuff great atmosphere and horror elements; similar to INSIDE and Limbo
- Abzû - underwater exploration with light puzzle mechanics
- Ys 1 and 2 - pretty old, but it’s my favorite Ys game; Ys Origin is a bit newer, but also a bit longer (~11 hours per playthrough, need 3 for full story, but each plays differently)
Puzzle
- Manifold Garden - puzzle game where you manipulate gravity
- Hexlogic - sudoku-like
- SUPERHOT - shooter that plays like a puzzle game
- Magrunner - just ignore the story, the puzzles are pretty good
- Portal - the OG puzzle game, must play if you haven’t; second is about twice as long
ARPG/Souls-like
- Death’s Door - just started, but it’s looking good
- Ittle Dew - Zelda-like with lots of satire about the genre
- Furi - boss rush only
- Titan Souls - boss rush, but both you and the boss has 1HP
Narrative heavy
- Telltale Batman or The Walking Dead - narrative heavy game with walking simulator sections; choices matter (but not a ton); great if you want a decent interactive story
- What Remains of Edith Finch - explore your old home to learn everyone’s secrets
- Oxenfree - explore Island to uncover its secrets; replay value for alternate endings
Metroidvania
- Headlander - Metroidvania where you play as a disembodied head that can attach to other bodies
- Ori and the Blind Forest
Point and Click
- Darkside Detective - point and click with a great sense of humor
- Broken Age - you’re a virgin about to be sacrificed, and you’re not sold on the idea
- Deponia - earth is completely wrecked, and you want off; quite funny
I have more, just let me know what you like and I can try to give more recs.
Jawa@lemmy.world 10 months ago
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I love that game.
Tommy_the_Gun@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Me too! I also highly recommend:
Gone Home - explore your old home to learn everyone’s secrets
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Gone Home was good, yes!
I feel like it generates way more of a spooky atmosphere, too. I honestly thought I was playing a horror game for the first half, before I finally realized it wasn’t
In a similar vein, The Suicide Of Rachel Foster is a decent experience. It’s not nearly as good, to be clear, but it’s worth playing imo. It’s much creepier, however.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Dear Esther was similar, but less of a game and more of an audio visual experience. Some I haven’t played yet: