Sliced off the tip of my thumb, what are some good one handed games?

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Welcome to the club! I did the same thing with a meat slicer about 20 years ago. My thumb was flat at the tip of the nail for a long time, but it’s grown back since then.

  Turn based games are great for one handed, because you can take your time hitting the buttons. Maybe slay the spire, Inscryption or balatro if you haven’t tried those yet.

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  • PacMan@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I second this is hurt my thumb real bad a few years back. Lot of the old Final fantasy games are great. I ended up most of the way the original VII on the PSX. Lot of the new ones are quick action. Chron Trigger and Earthbound are also good ones as well on the SNES

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    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I did the same! Unrelated to my thumb, but I played through Final Fantasy 4-6 and had a blast. I started 7, but I might be the only person on the planet that doesn’t enjoy it.

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• missingno@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  • Anything turn-based, especially mouse-driven titles. Slay the Spire, Chess, Riichi Mahjong, Balatro, etc.

  • Puyo Puyo Champions has a one-handed preset in its controller options. Do note that if you want to play online, only Switch is active since that's where Japan is, I can't recommend the game on other platforms.

  • Kirby Air Ride uses only one button + analog stick, and any button works, so you can use L. Would have to be left hand for the original, but the sequel coming out later this month has a detailed accessibility menu, which I bet will include right-handed settings.

  • Crypt of the Necrodancer is designed to be playable with just four arrows, in case anyone wanted to play it on a DDR mat. Which also means you can play with arrow keys or WASD.

  • Rhythm Doctor is actually just one button.

  • Rhythm Heaven Fever uses only A and B. Rhythm Heaven DS uses only stylus. The rest of the series uses d-pad as well though, so those are less playable.

  • Come to think of it, any DS game that only uses stylus.

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  • Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I enjoyed Cadence of Hyrule a lot more than Crypt of the Necrodancer for some reason. Maybe I just love the setting of Hyrule that much more. Probably just the overall polish on the game. But that’s an easy recommendation.

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    • missingno@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      CoH's control scheme requires both hands, so I can't recommend it to OP. But I'll also have to say that I have the opposite opinion, CoH was good for a casual playthrough but wasn't something I could sink several hundred hours into like the original. The overworld made runs much longer and much more repetitive since a lot of it is always the same.

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• Unlearned9545@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Just about anything that is turn based. Board games ports, Roguelike games like Balatro, Slay the Spire, 9 Kings. Civilization games and Civ-likes. You can even play ttrpg ports like Baldur’s Gate and Divinity but it might be a little annoying without an RPG mouse. I played a lot of Civ when my left arm was paralyzed then weirdly Wii tennis after surgery.

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• chesshire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Vampire Survivors really only requires one hand, and if you use steam input to remap some buttons you can play it entirely with one hand.

  For instance on the left hand side, since you navigate with the joystick, I set the d-pad to mirror the abxy buttons, and set L2 to be R1 which let’s you increase the game speed after you unlock the function in game

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  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    God i wish I could map buttons on ps5

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Steam Input is so fucking awesome, it really deserves so much more attention imo

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  • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Anything in this genre. Brotato and Deep Rock Galactic Survivor are great.

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  • tacotroubles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Its the game I boot up when the cat decides my arm is the only place that will suffice as a bed

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• con_fig@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Point and click?

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  • StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Time to load up addicting games. Com?

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    • brb@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      OSRS is a point and click mmorpg. Can recommend.

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Anything on PC with a mouse/keyboard, maybe with the spacebar remapped.

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  • wirelesswire@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Might be fine with space bar as-is. I use the side of my thumb for the space bar, not the tip.

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  • SupraMario@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This was my immediate thought…tons of games that don’t need spacebar at all.

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• too_high_for_this@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m late, game recommendations are covered, but I can give you advice for healing your thumb. I’ve had the tips of my thumb and a finger glued back on as well as stitches on my fingers several times.

  Blood flow to the tip is important. Squeezing a stress ball or something helps. It’ll also keep the skin from healing too… tightly? If that makes sense.

  Keep it dry. If you need to bandage it, do it loosely and change it often. Cotton balls work really well to keep it dry as well as protect it from accidental impacts.

  If the doctor didn’t do a good job, trim the stitches so they don’t catch on anything. If you’re in America, take the stitches out yourself after 10-14 days or as soon as you can wiggle them freely. Nail clippers work really well to cut the stitch and pull it out.

  If you rip a stitch, you can use a careful dab of super glue to close it. Just make sure it’s clean and dry first.

  If you cut through the nail, it’ll grow back kinda fucked up. My nail healed in an M shape and dirt would get trapped in the middle so I put some Vaseline or something under it to keep it clean.

  Last but not least, you have a small window in which fingerprint evidence may be inadmissable in a court of law. Do with this information as you will.

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  • xorollo@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What kind of glue? I’m sure Elmer’s doesn’t cut it, some epoxies are probably toxic-- I haven’t hurt myself, just really curious.

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    • too_high_for_this@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Super glue - cyanoacrylates. There are different formulas that work better or worse for wounds, it all has to do with polymer length iirc? But any cyanoacrylate glue will work as long as the skin is relatively dry and clean.

      Don’t put cotton on it while it’s curing.

      Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. I’m not a fucking doctor and I’ve almost lost several fingers due to negligence.

      But they’re still there, so…

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• Nighed@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Lots of game recommendations here, but for hardware, look for a cheap MMO mouse. All the buttons you could ask for, on a single hand. Could unlock more games.

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• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Image

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• Hello_there@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Huniepop

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• Appleseuss@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Gooning can be done one handed. If you need to use the other hand, stick with an index or middle finger.

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• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  dance dance revolution, while wacking it.

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• Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Like others said, any turn-based game. Currently suffering enjoying SMT III Nocturne, others I’ve played are Octopath, Fire Emblem, Pokemon (esp Mystery Dungeon), Atlus in general. Balatro sounds nice. Rhythm heaven is WarioWare + Music, and that’s definitely doable one-handed, especially the Wii version. My mom said Fortune Street (Monopoly but Mario + Dragon Quest) lol.

  Mobile games can be very doable, a cute one I remember is Candies n’ Curses, a game where you swipe to direct the character around a haunted mansion and fight bosses. Easily can be played with one hand. If you can tolerate gachas, Cookie Run Kingdom can be put on auto so you don’t have to tap much, I just like the story and characters. I think Geometry dash can be doable on low levels with one hand?

  Find your inner weeabo and play some Japanese visual novels. Or if you’re a normal person then Ace Attorney would be a fantastic choice, and is a long-ass series. Prepare for courtroom bullshit and jokes.

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• zarlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Most visual novels should suffice if you like those. VA-11 Hall-A is great.

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  • StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s been a frickin minute but I used to love little busters and another popular one I forget it’s name

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    • bleistift2@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you like stories: I recently fell in love with Oxenfree, and you should, too.

      If you like RimWorld, you could give Oxygen Not Included a go.

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  • ANNOFlo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Oh, thanks for reminding me, it’s about time for my yearly replay of it! Such a fantastic visual novel.

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• UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Some other options.

  If you have a joystick or wheel, flight Sims, space sims, racing games might be possible.

  RTS games in single player mode (just play on an easier difficulty). Plenty of decent ones have been released in the last little while. Also, maybe 4x games, total war etc.

  Digital Board Games might work too.

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• Brokkr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Return of the Obra Dinn and the golden idol games would probably work. I think you could do everything with mouse clicks or hitting a few keys with your good hand, nothing is time based. Other puzzle based games might work too (lorelai and the laser eye, Blue Prince?)

  Mostly 2D factory games, like Factorio could also be doable. Would be a little annoying, but it would work.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Dunno if you’ve seen Seance at Blake Manor, but it’s really fucking good.

    It’s like Blue Prince + Golden Idol + Danganronpa

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    • Brokkr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Thanks, looks interesting, added to the list.

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• ChildlessBambino@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The Civ games are great one handed as they are turn based. Civ 5 and 6 are what kept me sane when I broke my hand just before COVID lockdown

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• Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  One Finger Death Punch

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• aesopjah@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  XCom

  Or I guess anything with keyboard/mouse.

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• Elgenzay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Papers, Please on desktop and Shattered Pixel Dungeon on mobile

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• elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Five vs. One

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• TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Can’t do the steam deck.

  You can, as long as the game works based on touch input only.

  So games like Civ 5, Shadowrun, Slay The Spire, Mini Metro should be fine.

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• Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Magic the Gathering: Arena

  Join us

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• Auster@thebrainbin.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Have never thought about it so dunno how awkward it'd be, but maybe NES and SNES turn-based RPGs? Quite like Mystic Quest out of them, Final Fantasy on easy mode pretty much but pretty chill and enjoyable imo.

  Would recommend also hasicontent, Slipways Classic and Dust Bunny, all for PICO-8 and on Itchio, and those I think that'd be more feasible one-handed. Also Final Fantasy II for the PSP specifically as it's the most feature complete version, and this one iirc is feasible with one hand.

  Also more feasible and native to Android if that's your phone system, Chloe Playtime (Google Play), Codemancer (Itchio), Deeper Down Dungeons (Google Play), Quest of Dungeons (Google Play, Humble Bundle, Itchio), REDDEN (dunno if still distributed anywhere) and Tyrant's Blessing (Google Play).

  And don't remember any, but if there's any game compatible, maybe also check stuff playable on ScummVM, Joiplay, and other similar projects?

  Anyways, hope you get well soon, fellow stranger!

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• Echolynx@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Point and click visual novels.

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  • Inucune@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Submachine game.

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• cows_are_underrated@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Geometry dash only requires a single finger.

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• Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Chess on lichess

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• MrIamsosmrt@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Baldur’s gate 3 is totally playable with 1 hand.

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  • pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thank god, otherwise how would we cope with that stupid sexy Withers?

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• HelluvaKick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Balatro, Dwarf Fortress/Rimworld, pokerogue

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  • glitches_brew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    +1 for Balatro.

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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I hear pocket pool is a lot of fun.

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  • Seaguy05@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Dang it!! I should have read the comments before I made the exact same joke. Someone about great minds I guess.

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