Submitted 10 months ago by PP_BOY_@lemmy.world to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
So this isn’t directly related to patientgaming but my hardware and personal tastes kind of filter me to playing games no newer than five years old.
I’m looking for some recommendations for games that can be completed within ten hours. I’ve realized recently that this is the sweet spot how much I enjoy playing a game before I get bored of it. I’m open to all types of games. Thanks in advance!
Just throwing out my own recommendation for others, I really enjoyed playing Dredge over the summer, which ran perfectly fine on my 1070. Total playtime was about 11 hours and I don’t feel like I missed anything or that it overstayed it’s welcome
Second this one, highly enjoyed DREDGE and definitely was a good short experience
Limbo. Good game and it lasts only 2 hours.
Journey
Inside
Adrift
Subnautica
Humanity
Subnautica under ten hours
Maybe I’m just really bad at it.
Definitely not. I’m great at it and it’s absolutely not an under-10-hour game, especially for a first time player.
In easy mode, maybe. I played it on hardcore permadeath and it took many, many hours to complete it.
Honestly, that was the one suggestion I put that’s likely well over 10, but damn it’s a good game.
Lil’ Gator Game can be 100%'d in like 4 hours or less.
A short hike too is similarly themed to this
Its a really fun game and one where youll actually enjoy 100% it.
May I introduce you to the Sega Saturn library. A lot of it is arcade style games, many of which can be beaten in 2 hours or less, but replayed nearly endlessly
Dredge
Had no idea what to expect going into it. Had only heard that it was a cosmic horror fishing game and decided to give it a try. Ended up loving it!
Not a huge game in terms of scope but feels it nailed every mechanic and the art style and delivery is top notch
I enjoyed Stray. It’s pretty short, only got stuck one 1 of the puzzles.
The worst part of Gunpoint is that after finishing up there's no more Gunpoint.
Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice
Helltaker is a little puzzle game that is free and short and sweet
Citizen Sleeper, it’s so good you will likely not put it down until your story ends!
Thomas Was Alone, amazing narrative platformer and all time favourite.
Telltale Games, most of not all can be completed in 10 hours and they are all great. TWAU is the best one.
Titanfall 2, one of the greatest campaigns.
You can finish a lot in 10 hours.
I’m playing through the original metal gear solid and it has a pretty good pacing that keeps things fresh while also being a short game. I think you can beat it in about 10-12 hours depending on how much you call in your codec to get extra dialog if you want.
Vs MGS 4 packing in a LITERAL full feature length movie.
Mgs 2 and 3 are also about 5 or 6 hours each if you skip the cutscenes.
Not sure what 'low end' is for you but if you like puzzle games, The Talos Principle (2014) is fairly low end (plays great on my 6 year old PC) and can be completed in about 6-8 hours. Though, because it's a puzzle game, it could take much longer than that. Right now it Is $4.49US ($9.98US for the gold edition) on Steam. Puzzle logic is similar to Portal.
If you have a bit of completionist streak like me, it can take a lot longer. Some puzzles are fiendishly hard.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
It has zero filler, it's wall to wall balls to the wall nonstop action
you might exceed the ten hours slightly if you're bad like me and get stuck in the final boss for two hours but otherwise it's perfect
Play with the volume up. Your ears will thank you.
Seriously. For every thread that mentions this game, there is someone shouting "RULES OF NATURE!".
Half an hour in, you will understand why. And you will know why this game absolutely slaps.
very much this, the soundtrack became my soundtrack for work for like two years
every boss theme would be the best boss theme in any other game, but here they are just one of many
The Curse of the Golden Idol was released in 2022, but could probably run on my microwave. It’s a brilliant little detective game inspired by The Return of the Obra Dinn. Highly recommended.
Another detective game from 2022 I loved that’s similarly untaxing on hardware was Strange Horticulture. You run a horticulture shop in a Victorian-y fantasy land where strange things are happening…
Both under 8 hours to complete.
Wandersong is the happiest game you could possibly play that I play whenever I am feeling particularly depressed. Hypnospace outlaw is hilarious and fits the time criteria. Both are newer than 5 years but have very non-demanding specs
Some randoms that come to mind:
A plague tale innocence and requiem are both pretty short and absolutely wonderful (and heart wrenching).
Technobabylon (and other point and clicks from that dev) is great and short.
CloudPunk is another good short game (more like an interactive novel)
Donut County is good too. Kinda katamari vibes.
The rebooted Tomb Raider series from the late 2010s is also a lot of fun and each one can be completed in at least 20 hrs. I know that’s over your limit but they’re great.
Finished Cult of the Lamb in 6 hours when it released, and I wasn’t slacking around. It’s a town-building with some roguelike elements, the graphics are cute and nice, while it explores the idea of cult creation, doctrines, sacrifices and all the dark stuff.
If you’re looking for a little bit different and unique experience, you can try Katamari Damacy and it’s sequel, We Love Katamari
Instead of shooting enemies or run into the end of the stage, these games main gameplay is to roll a extremely adhesive ball (using both of the controller analog stick) to collect various random objects and junk and make it grow bigger in size. Each of the levels has a different objectives and size requirements that need to be completed for advancing to the next level. The game main campaign also has a very light storytelling too, typically involves around the protagonist and his abusive father who always command him to roll stuff up. The graphics are really minimalist and colorful, plus the soundtrack are the absolute fire, covering the multiple genres such as J-Pop, Jazz, Hip Hop Disco, and even Bossa Nova
Both games main campaign can be completed in less than 10 hours and runs great even on the low end hardware
Brothers
Not recommended for fathers - particularly fathers of boys.
Ya… wonderful story telling and gameplay though. It made both me and my brother cry.
Oh man… I suspect I shouldn’t play this with my boy then.
COCOON and Viewfinder are a couple of not-terribly-long puzzle games with super cool mechanics.
IIRC, Undertale was a pretty short game, and has as deep a story as games three or four times its length.
I really enjoyed Her Story, if you’re into mysteries.
Forgotten Anne is a really good one that took me about 8 hours to complete.
That’s been on my wishlist for years and I finally pulled the trigger on it this steam sale.
The art looks gorgeous!
VVVVVV
The Stanley Parable.
But doesn’t that take years to get one of the achievements?
Yep, but specifically not playing it for those years. (Even once. )
As an interesting side effect, it guarantees replay a few years down the road.
Superliminal.
The company of myself and its prequel fixation
To the moon and its sequel finding paradise
Firewatch
The LEGO movie (and 2)
Portal (and 2)
Halo (1, 2, and 3)
Force Unleashed (and 2)
Warning:
To the moon will absolutely make you ugly-cry.
More than once.
MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s been awhile since I finished if, but if I recall correctly,
Abzuwas about 5 hours.Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 10 months ago
I second Abzu. Short but also a brilliant, relaxing, and meaningful game.