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!

  • SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Outer wilds. It can be longer for some but finishing it in a single sitting or two it hits best. A deep emotional experience that you can only ever truly experience truly the first time. So avoid spoilers at all costs.

    Also Firewatch

  • N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Bioshock comes to mind. You’ll miss some side stuff with a 10hr play through but I think it’s doable. Amazing game

    • Pwnmode@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      As someone who doesn’t have the attention span for long games this one kept my attention real good.

  • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    • Eliza: A visual novel by Zachtronics, took me 10 hours to beat

    • Aviary Attorney: A visual novel / detective/ attorney game with music from Camille Saint-Saens and art by J.J. Grandville. Beat it in 7 hours and had a blast.

    • Braid: 2D puzzle platformer with time shift mechanic. Finished it in 7 hours.

    • Tiny Bang story: wimmelpicture point & click. 7 hours.

    • Call of Cthulhu: Horror walking simulator. 7 hours.

    • Bastion: Amazing isometric action game by Supergiant Games. Rook me good 6 hours to finish.

    • Thomas was alone: 2 D platformer with geometric shapes as characters and great narrator. 6 hours.

    • Whispers of a machine: Noir detective story point & click. 5 hours.

    • Homefront: USA gets invaded by Korea first person shooter. Good 4 hours.

    • INSIDE: Atmospheric 2D puzzler. 4 hours.

    • LIMBO: Same as INSIDE, same developer, great game, different story. 4 hours.

  • Teodomo@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Games of about 10hs from before 2019?

    • King of Dragon Pass: Tribe management game/text adventure with illustrations. Felt it was interesting in both mechanics and vibes
    • Plants vs Zombies: Addictive comedy-themed tower defense
    • Alundra: PS1’s Zelda
    • Gris: Atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer
    • Celeste: Rewarding 2D platformer with nice music
    • The Lion’s Song: Graphic aventure light on gameplay and heavy on story and atmosphere. 4 chapters about early 20th century Austrian artists and scientists with themes like art, gender, identity, memory, society, etc.
    • Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You: You play as a government employee tasked with finding people deemed as terrorists by the gov by scouring their social networks. There’s different ways to play it
    • Papers, Please: Similar to above but as a border control agent
    • The Banner Saga: Tactical RPG bases on viking mythology
    • Rebuild: Gangs of Deadville: Management of a group/colony of customizable survivors in a zombie apocalypse. Web game

    These are more recent but they should require very low specs:

    • Roadwarden: Very well written and immersive text adventure with RPG elements. Low fantasy world, you’re assigned as a roadwarden by a far away nation to a dangerous and sparsely populated wildland.
    • Landnama: Viking tribes settling Iceland. Plays like a well designed board game in video game form. Real time with pause.
    • Citizen Sleeper: Incredible cyberpunk text-heavy adventure with RPG elements and a narrative focused on being humane in a not so humane world with a not quite humane body
  • TonyHawksPoTater@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Return of the Obra Dinn. The 2nd game from the maker of Papers, Please. You’re trying to solve the murders or disappearances of 60 people on a ship, using a watch that can view their moment of death. Insanely unique game, and it’s hard to replicate that feeling of all the pieces of the puzzle falling into place that this game fosters.

  • sonovebitch@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I always check https://howlongtobeat.com/ before starting a new game

    I also tend to prefer games that are short.

    Here are a couple of my PC recommandations, in no specific order :

    Somerville

    Jusant

    Planet of Lana

    Limbo + Inside

    Little Nightmares 1 + 2

    Cocoon

    Solar Ash

    Tunic

    Cult If The Lamb

    Have A Nice Death

    Death’s Door

    Stray

    Trek To Yomi

  • the16bitgamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Chrono Trigger apparently. It feels longer, but if you are familiar with square rpgs… or Pokemon. You can get through it quickly.

    I take my time personally, and like doing the side activities, and listening to the music.

    • Shihali@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Chrono Trigger is around 25 hours for a casual playthrough. Great game with a very fast pace for its genre but it seems way too long for OP.

  • Blubber28@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I have seen it recommended somewhere in the comments but I want to shed some more light on this game: What Remains of Edith Finch. It is a walking simulator that should take about 2 hours and is best played in a single session.

    As Edith Finch, you go back to the house where you grew up in your younger years to explore it. The Finch family has an almost genetic trait of bad luck; many of them have died before their time. You explore the house room by room and explore that person’s last moments.

    There is no gore or horror of any kind, but there are children that die, so if that is a trigger I would sit this one out. If not, it is currently on sale for less than €5. It is worth it.

  • NeryK@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Ordered-ish by recommendation:

    • SUPERHOT (it’s the most innovative shooter I’ve played in years)
    • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
    • Sayonara Wild Hearts
    • Carrion
    • Planet of Lana
    • Jusant
    • The Artful Escape
    • The Gunk