Submitted 1 year ago by BigBootyBoy@sh.itjust.works to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
Pretty much, I’m looking for a game where I’m not the hero, I’m not the protagonist, I’m just a pawn in the big picture.
Preferably a game with a big open world too, one that feels real and isn’t just a predetermined path for my player.
I also like games where you aren’t clearly stronger than all your opponents like you’re some sort of God so they actually feel intimidating and there is a fear of dying
All suggestions are welcome
Thanks :>
You just described Shadow of the Colossis.
One of the best games I’ve ever played.
Can’t believe how long it took to find this answer
Real life
Respawn sucks though.
Cheat code pcp for god mode.
Perhaps Outer Wilds? You zoom around in a small space ship in a solar system and when you approach different phenomenas and see how big they get it gets pretty amazing.
I’m playing this right now (no spoilers please!) and find this game kind of scary! Fear of the unknown, etc.
There’s 0 danger in the base game (aside, you know, the sun…), so you can progress, fail, and retry without any stress.
The DLC though, it radically changes that and there are actually jump scares. It’s a whole different vibe.
Sometimes it can feel that way, but try to keep pushing if you can. It's a very rewarding experience and left me with good memories.
Same here, I tried getting into this game and I love the concept but actually playing it gives me too much anxiety!
Kingdom Come: Deliverence. Heard so much good about this game. Open world, you need to train to actually become decent or good at anything at all. Might be a perfect fit.
You start out as a medieval bum, and you are as good at life as a medieval bum would be. Even if you are a god at the combat system, you ain’t winning fights against tough opponents until your character gets skilled. You start out illiterate as well, and have to learn to read, just like a medieval bum
Whew boy, yup this one fits. Great fun, but your just a small cog. Get to training!
You perfectly describe Rain World!
You’re a small and insignificant creature in a dangerous and unfair ecosystem. You’re not saving the world. Even the enemies are playing by the rules. Evading enemies is often the safest option, but sometimes you must do a risky confrontation. It’s rare you even take down an enemy at all. Deaths are punishing. It’s open world, but the random placement of enemies often dictate the path you’re taking.
It has also one of the most intricate AI systems in any game (there’s multiple YouTube videos describing it in detail).
I second Rain World, this game is letter for letter what you are describing, and best experienced COMPLETELY blind. I really hope you decide to give it a try, because I’ve spent countless hours enjoying the world.
Came here to also say Rain World. Amazing game
How has Kenshi not been mentioned
Yeah, Kenshi is pretty much the answer unless OP has already played Kenshi so much that they’re a god now and they’re hoping for the next thing.
Should have also mentioned Mount & Blade, Warband is the old but gold with lots of great mods (Prophecy of Pendor is excellent if you want some low fantasy) but M&B2: Bannerlord is coming along.
Kenshi really is a good fit for OP’s ask. You’ll feel real small and insignificant when you’re being cooked into a stew by cannibals.
Elite Dangerous is like that. You’re small in a literal sense, it has a 1:1 recreation of the entire Milky Way galaxy. You can land on a planet and walk into any direction for hours and see nothing but rocks. In terms of gameplay it fits your description as well, there is no predetermined path, you’re just one pilot and you can try different professions and make a fortune, but you will not change the history of the galaxy.
How do you land on planets? I never found a way to get out of the spaceship except at ports
As your ship gets closer to ground, there should be a marker at some point, you press whatever button it is and it auto lands. Try to slow down as you lower the ship
Landing on planets used to require the Horizons expansion. Since 2020 it’s included in the standard edition. Maybe you tried it a long time ago without the expansion ?
Nowadays getting out of vehicles to walk around requires the Odyssey expansion.
Seconded elite dangerous, especially if you have VR. If you also have the joysticks for 6DOF control it is super super super fun docking at stations and having dogfights.
It’s a shame that they half-assed VR support for Odyssey. Elite really shines in VR.
Have you tried going outside and living your life?
Did that once, can’t recommend
Rain World. You are a little slugcat in a hostile ecosystem. You can fight but the predators will brutally kill you most of the time so evading combat is often better. The locations you visit are beautiful and it's easy to get lost, and the other creatures keep interacting even if you aren't there
If you like naissance, check out kairo. One of the first games I got on steam, and I found naissance looking for something like it.
Sounds like you’d enjoy a good play through of Outer Wilds.
OP, this is the answer! It is exactly what you’re looking for.
Well I feel like have to kick this of with
Rain World
Outer Wilds
What are the chances… I’m waiting for the game to load for the first time when I saw this comment. Perfect timing. Alright, diving in right now!
Don’t read anything about the game.
Just keep at it. It doesn’t hold your hand at all, and you might get frustrated. Just give it time. If it clicks for you, you’ll experience one of the best gaming experiences of your life.
No Man’s Sky does this for me, especially the older versions.
It’s the opposite for me. It makes me feel like that universe was created for me.
Tbf…>!it literally was. It’s just gone completely tits up!<
X3. Ignoring the story plot and just playing sandbox (“custom game”) makes you nothing more than a citizen in a universe that doesn’t care if you succeed and success is a long, hard road to the top of whatever avenue you pursue. One of the best space games there is.
Kenshi is without doubt the answer to OP.
I stopped playing and disliked the game because I felt too small and insignificant, all the time.
I eventually became a cyborg and destroyed every settlement in the game with an army of the undead. It made me feel like God. But it was hard as shit and took many hours of being beaten and forced into slavery.
Super heavy agree with Kenshi, it's probably as close to what's being requested in OP as it's gonna get
Try Outer Wilds for a healthy dose of existential crisis.
And don’t look up ANYTHING! No googling whatsoever. The only barrier and enjoyment is knowledge. If really stuck, ask for help in a community. The one on the old site is very good.
I cried for about thirty minutes after I best that game. It was wonderful.
Have you tried “Life”?
That shit was dope af on the Amiga 500
Arguably, Spec Ops: The Line.
It’s a game where you’re a protagonist, but whether you’re a hero or not is a different story - and I can’t say any more without major, major spoilers.
I second Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Seems like it ticks all of OP’s boxes.
Seconding the Souls games. Even though you’re on a quest to do something important and big, the game does absolutely everything it can to make you feel worthless. I saw a good quote, something around the lines of “most games ask you to beat them. They’re designed to be beaten. Dark Souls tells you it’s impossible and dares you to try” which sounds like what OP is wanting
in Elden Ring you do get a battering, but you also feel like you are a protagonist.
No Man’s Sky. The main story will make you feel insignificant in the universe.
Kenshi pretty much fits that request a 100%
Second kenshi. Even at high level you aren’t really individually important. Especially your limbs.
I would say anything multiplayer that dumps you into a cruel world of 10-year veterans of incomparable skill and/or wealth. Persistent survival especially for avoiding matchmaking in favor of unfair encounters.
Eve - huge space game has a reputation. Something something nullsec, space pirates. Foxhole - you’re a grunt in a huge war machine. Good luck surviving the grenade spam, artillery, tanks, machine guns, and that bayonet guy who can dodge bullets. Rust (also Tarkov, DayZ, etc) - you’re too poor to afford decent guns and armor, but you have to risk it anyway to stand a chance in the PvP hellhole of players who shoot on sight. They’re better shots than you. They see you first. And they brought more friends. Ark: Survival Evolved - try the persistent official servers, face Kaiju ultra-dinosaurs that have been bred to perfection since launch. Try PvP clusters, and clans speed run to the cheesiest endgame content then wipe your base on day 2. I’m a gaming masochist and this game was too much for me.
The weird thing is that there are hero players. The ones who win 1v3s without a sweat. They’re just not you. You’re fighting them. You won’t be them until you’ve dedicated 2000 hours to git gud.
Katamari Damacy. You play as a puny prince, constantly mocked by your disapproving father.
This War of Mine. You’re a survivor that needs to make tough decisions
I think you’d like the Souls series by FromSoft. I only have played Elden Ring, but I think it fits your description really well. And from what I’ve heard, the rest of the Souls games would fit
+1 for elden ring
Since you mention FromSoft, I think Armored Core…
Any chance you haven’t played Dark Souls? It checks all your boxes
Disco Elysium (currently on HB Choice), you’re a drunk cop trying to solve a case while trying to keep yourself together
Just pirate the game if you want to play it though, as the creators encourage.
Literally my first thought too. Such a great unique game.
Any S.T.A.L.K.E.R game
Hear me out on this one, but Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order created that feeling for me.
You might think, “jballs, you’re crazy! You play as a Jedi who hacks through hundreds of bad guys with a lightsaber, all while growing your power to incredible levels where you become nearly unstoppable. How is that a game where you’re insignificant?”
And I would respond, “I don’t know how to use Lemmy spoiler tags. So you’re just gonna have to trust me on this one.”
Daggerfall. Once you've played that everything else has the volume turned down.
And on gog there's a version for free that comes with a highly modded daggerfall unity that looks and plays much more like a modern game.
Laughbone@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Subnautica!
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 year ago
You feel pretty damn small when that reaper grabs you