What game do you recommend for a rainy day?

[Jargoyle]

Happy new year!

Started mine with a strange hybrid cold/flu. Turned into a little games binge at the end there. When given lemons...

I turn to Path of Exile to unwind at the end of the day, and for the healthy dose of humble pie. I remind myself that yes, math is indeed hard, and the term "get gud" does not apply to people who grew up with a 2600 and learned computing on an Apple 2e.

Turn based games are more my speed. Battle tech, Xcom, I even boot up Jagged alliance 2 to remind myself of how good I think that game really is.

If you ignore AAA games as I do, 2018 was great for PC gaming. Nothing against AAA games, but if you follow gaming It's turned into a damn AAA 70's soap opera. Who shot JR... a text this week? Watch them get fired!
How will Bethesda mess up next? TUNE IN NEXT WEEK! ...on As the games develop.

Some great little indy's out there.

For the King, is a great little game that does fine job at what it does.

Also just loaded a game called Atom RPG. only an hour into this one. Text heavy RPG with survival elements, Please no spoilers but wondering if any others play it? How big of a time sink am I getting into?

I bought into another early access game. (I know I know) Ylands. It intrigued me to see a military shooter developer create a sandbox building game. Yeah I'll back that.

My daughter and I enjoy Hot Lava. So simple and enjoyable.

My point is there are so many good little games that get overlooked, I was wondering what some other little gems this community likes?

Happy gaming.

[ryvrdrgn14]

I'm into a lot of the smaller games like Darkest Dungeon, Ori and the Blind Forest, Dust, Don't Starve Together and the like. There are a lot of good games in that genre. A friend gifted me the old remastered Bard's Tale games so there are those too. There are a lot of good 2D gaming experiences out there that are both fun to watch and play.

[JackofTears]

Since you like Xcom, I recommend checking out "Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun", "Mutant Year Zero", and "Troubleshooter".

If you were looking something deep and moody to go with your flu, I'd recommend "Inside" which is like a darker, more philosophical version of "LImbo".

I assume you've already heard of, if not played, "Divinity Original Sin 2", one of the best isometric styled crpgs to come out in recent years.

[BrotherDust]

Wow, could have copy and pasted , great taste in games .... lol !!

[Dub-Z]

Looks like I need to check out Troubleshooter 'cause I love Shadow Tactics and Mutant Year Zero.

[Kashimi]

I just did a little review for an indie game recently released called Moonlighter that you can check out here:

https://www.exclusivelygames.com/for...r-ps4-xb1-s-pc

I think this game is a lot of fun and is worth picking up.

[Imnotanybody]

Terarria, Stellaris (kinda triple A but paradox is a great company), dungeon defenders, colony survival, minecraft (get past the cringy youtubers and it's actually a good game) are just a few that come to mind.

[Tuklofeign]

Happy new year!

Turn based games are more my speed. Battle tech, Xcom, I even boot up Jagged alliance 2 to remind myself of how good I think that game really is.


For the King, is a great little game that does fine job at what it does.

Since you like XCOM a couple of other non-AAA turn-based games that I've enjoyd are the following:

Mordheim: City of the Damaned - This is every bit as infuriating (and fun after a few ragequits) to play as XCOM. And while it doesn't have the sci fi setting, it does have the fantasy setting of the Warhammer series. You pick a faction and play through the scenario missions with your recruited band of fighters. During combat they could be maimed or killed permadeath style, leading to permanent buffs or debuffs if they cheat death.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2...of_the_Damned/

Hard West: Kind of like XCOM in the old west but instead of aliens its demons.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/307670/Hard_West/

Darkest Dungeon: I've had a ton of fun with this side-scrolling, turn-based, dungeon-crawler. You start at a camp where you can recruit and upgrade your heroes, send them into dungeons, and face crazy enemies, permadeath, and fun.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2...rkest_Dungeon/

Lastly, I want to recommend an RPG. I just picked up Kingdom Come Deliverance during the Steam sale. Can't recommend this one enough. The combat has a bit of a learning curve, but it's good fun. It's set in the realistic time of the middle ages with no fantasy enemies. This one is all about the perils and people of that time. Some call it hyper-realistic. I have just now noticed that I have already sunk almost a hundred hours in this thing without realizing it and I have only done the first couple of main story missions. Even the side quests for the most part are well-designed stories that have their own purpose.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3...e_Deliverance/

Anywho. Enjoy!

[isturbo1984]

What the hell are you talking about? What am I supposed to say?

[DarkTranquillity]

I know you said turn based, non AAA, but the only game i can/will recommend is nier automata. 😁

[TelperionST]

My recommendation is Invisible, Inc. This is an excellent time sink of a turn-based game, which has some of the best stealth mechanics I have ever seen. It has a story that's minimalist and doesn't get in the way of good game play. There's plenty of variety as you play through the game unlocking new characters, items and software. A single run is relatively short, so you can easily squeeze 2-3 runs into eight hours. It offers tons of customization when setting up your next game, but also comes with several defaults built into the game. There's one DLC, which isn't necessary to play the game, but I thought it was pretty good.

[sigmar]

I would say, Night in the Woods. Feels gloomy, but also happy. Perfect for a day like that.

[Kharn]

Seeing as you like XCOM and Jagged Alliance 2, the most criminally underrated game ever made, have you tried returning to the original XCOM games with the OpenXCOM mod? I've spend numerous hours in the first game and Terror From the Deep since discovering the mod.

The Forest is a fun little survival game for a rainy day too.

[Saonyx]

I still have to finish AC's Odyssey, and mostly play Guild Wars 2. But for a rainy day, Caveblazers is a good one. Rogue like with some progression. Barony, although I already beat it once. Is an entertaining dungeon crawler. Tangledeep, another procedural generated rogue like dungeon crawler. Wizard of Legend. Or if you prefer to be overlord of the universe... Stellaris!

Oh and if you fancy playing with others, I recently got Heroes of Hammerwatch, for something unforgiving. And 20XX for a good Megaman styled platforming with friends!

[Freeloader462]

I had a bunch of fun playing stardew valley, the game creator is allways working on it.

It has elements of farming, foraging, fighting, mining and you can even woo 1 of the many single ladys to marry and have a child. Spent more hours than i would admit grinding that lovely game.

ps it has some good music that i guess is original.

[WickedWolf]

Recently, I’ve been liking Okami a lot. It’s really peaceful and calm. Another thing is the battling never feels overly stressful. Just a good game to relax with.

[TylertheDesructor]

Subnautica