• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Yup, started with 0 and working my way through.

    Some genres I especially like:

    • puzzles - Return of the Obra Dinn, Manifold Garden, etc
    • platformers - absolutely loved INSIDE and LIMBO, currently enjoying A Hat in Time, loved Psychonauts (Psychonauts 2 is on the list, but it’s not really “indie” anymore), little nightmares
    • metroidvanias - Blue Fire, Hollow Knight, etc
    • point and click - Darkside Detective, Deponia, etc
    • fighting/souls-like - Furi, Titan Souls
    • story - What Remains of Edith Finch
    • other - Recettear, Grand Mountain Adventure, Human Resource Machine

    Basically, if it has really good gameplay or story, I’ll probably like it.

    It’s probably more interesting to point out what I tend to not like:

    • roguelikes
    • city builders - I like high quality builders like Cities: Skylines, but indies tend to not have the budget
    • rhythm
    • stealth
    • shooters - very samey; I’d rather play AAA, such as Doom

    But then again, there’s an exception to each of these (e.g. I loved Slay the Spire and Black Mesa). So honestly, I’d probably enjoy anything that really stands out as being unique or interesting.

    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I haven’t played Obra Dinn yet, but I keep hearing that anyone into that game is also into The Case of the Golden Idol, which I can confirm is fantastic. I’d recommend the DLC as well, which has a neat story hook to it after the main game.

      I’m not sure how literal you meant the “fighting” tag, as opposed to something like a boss rush, but I’d call Skullgirls the best game ever made if you’re into the multiplayer aspect.