i'm looking for a game with a female protagonist who actually feels like a real person, not just a character you're supposed to think is cool or attractive

i love characters with flaws, complicated relationships, good character development and a story that makes you genuinely care about what happens to them. romance is a plus but definitely not a requirement

i play on pc and i'm open to pretty much any genre, including indie games. i'd especially love recommendations that aren't just the same 3 popular games everyone always mentions

what game made you genuinely attached to its female protagonist? and what did you love about her?

sooo I've never really had a pc or anything like that which can really game or anything, so tbh I've not experienced the peakness of pc games at all yet

I've been tryna play emulated games like resident evil earlier games and silent hill earlier games on my mobile but that's it.

so i js plan to write down the list of games I plan to play after i get a new laptop which will obviously be a gaming laptop

so far, I've had a list like

the latest resident evil games

persona 3 reload

but that's kinda it for now

i really need a list, i love story mode games a lot so something like that maybe

please help if you can, any suggestion is appreciated

thankyou

so i played most drug dealing games and im really desprate to find more i really like that type of games so i hope yall can help here is the list of drug dealing games i played

1-drug dealer sim 1

2- drug dealer sim 2

3-schedule 1

4-cartel tycoon

5-pusher drug tycoon

6-trapper

7-deffinitly not fried chicken

8-drug lord tycoon

9-gta 5 with mods

10-gta chinatown

11-drugX

12-basement

13-weedcraft inc.

14-empire of sin

thats it i hope yall can help me find more

Think vampires, witches, necromancers, monsters, etc. Historical/ fantasy settings are preffered but not a strict requirement. It’s also fine if mods are needed to play that way or for a better experience.

Doesn’t need to be a pure sandbox, but I do need to be able to fart around in an open world for extended amounts of time.

Games that I’ve played that sort of work but why they aren’t it:

Skyrim/elder scrolls in general: play as a vampire/werewolf/necromancer yes, but overall it feels half baked.

Warhammer 3: play as undead/evil factions but the scale is too grand.

Bannerlord with the old realms mod: fits the bill in a lot of ways, but burnt out on mount and blade for the foreseeable future.

Prototype 1/2: loved them, played them to death back in the day, and do not want to revisit.

The forest 1/2: while kind of the exact opposite of what I’m asking, it got to the point where I was the monster hunting the cannibals, so the vibe was right. Played to death at this point though.

Games on my radar, but not sold on them yet, feel free to convince me:

Tyranny, pathfinder wotr: both seem to cover the being evil part, but also appear to be too story driven to just mess around in.

Vampire the masquerade bloodlines: seems interesting, but not sure about the level of jank going into it fresh

Vampire the masquerade bloodlines 2: also seems interesting, and certainly less janky, but reviews seem to imply it’s somewhat on the rails and disappointing.

Vrising : reading about it I’m sold, watching it be played I lose interest. Also worried it’s just not that interesting to play solo.

Carrion: just not that into 2D side scrollers. There’s been exceptions, but they are few.

Maneater: a little silly, but if there was a similar game based on land it would probably be scratch the itch.

Open to any and all suggestions.

Looking for some games that make me feel some of the heavier emotions like dread, despair, hopelessness etc. without being too action heavy. Been playing too many games lately that, while fun, don’t get the emotions going and I’m a sucker for good writing. I’m on PC and PS5 if that helps.

Hi.

I’m wondering if there are any roguelikes/lites out there that have more clearly defined roles in combat. Most roguelikes have a diverse range of items and abilities, including ones that provide tankiness, group heals/buffs/support, raw damage, mobility, and so on. However, roguelike combat itself never seems to be designed around that. Instead, it tends to be more of a free-for-all. Players all sort of aim for the same “balanced” build, usually prioritizing damage while still picking up the necessary survivability to stay alive. Sometimes the survivability tools provide some benefit to the group. However, there's never any particular benefit or need to have one player index heavily into support while another builds tankiness and another focuses on damage.

I’m not exactly looking for a pure “Holy Trinity” here, though. While I’d still like to try a Holy Trinity roguelike, I don’t really want to be forced to choose a Tank/Healer/DPS class with build paths that are entirely governed by one role. Instead, I’m looking for something with a combat system that encourages division of roles while still keeping roles fluid.

For example, maybe there are enemies that need to have their armor broken by melee attacks. The armor is easy to break, but breaking it releases unblockable, high-damage shockwaves in a large AoE around them. These enemies demand having a melee player with high HP/defense. A “tank” if you will. But that “tank” doesn’t necessarily need to be managing the aggro of all enemies. In fact, perhaps another enemy type is designed to be a “tank buster.” Their attacks ignore armor and/or deal damage based on max health, and they have high HP that players with high defense, low damage builds will struggle to eat through. Now, tanky players would be pressured to actively avoid these enemies. Instead, since these enemies’ attacks deal less flat damage to players with less health, they’re less of a threat to glass cannons, and so whichever player has built the highest DPS would want to attract these foes and take them out quickly. With many different enemy types that demand different builds from different players, an important part of the game would be discussing builds with your team and balancing routes and their threats with those routes’ rewards. Do you take the door on the left that leads to a greater reward despite housing threats that your team isn’t well-suited to deal with? Or do you take the door on the right, which suits your team but has less payoff? What builds do upcoming zones/bosses demand? Who will start indexing into that build? What if that player doesn’t get the right items but another player does? Do you have your current “healer” pivot to crowd control while having the “DPS” pick up a healing skill to compensate?

I’m sure there aren’t any games that function exactly as I’ve just described. However, that was just a fictional example. If you know of any games that have combat with some role division, feel free to suggest them. Though I am sort of looking for “roles” in terms of lite versions of Tank/Healer/DPS, there are certainly other forms of role division. Deep Rock Galactic, while not strictly a roguelite, has very clearly defined roles while still being soloable with every character (even if it’s not ideal). It’s a brilliant team game as a result. I’m open to those kinds of games as well, but if there’s something with the Tank/Healer/DPS vibe, that would be perfect.

I fancy playing a few games of a FPS with game modes like team deathmatch or free-for-all.

The closest games would be the older CoD Modern Warfares with the ability to unlock weapons, attachments etc. but I've heard that playing them online is a security risk.

However, I'm looking for something that's not graphic intensive as I'll only be playing on a general use laptop not a dedicated gaming PC.

Thanks in advance

Note: English isn't my first language, so I used AI to translate this post. I apologize if any wording sounds unnatural.

My Gaming History and What I'm Looking for

Lately, I've been struggling to get into games. I'll launch a game, play for a little while, and then close it. My interests keep jumping from one thing to another, and I often end up lying in bed scrolling through my phone instead of actually playing anything. I used to be able to immerse myself in games for hundreds or even thousands of hours, so I don't really understand what has changed.

I'm looking for a game that I can genuinely get absorbed in again, improve at through practice, and keep playing for a long time. Mods are a big plus, but I also want something I can enjoy without spending hours setting everything up.

### My gaming history

### Titanfall 2 — 2,000+ hours

This was by far my most-played game on PS4. I completed the campaign five times, working my way up from Easy to Master difficulty, earned every trophy, and thoroughly enjoyed the multiplayer. I leveled up my favorite weapons and Titans to their maximum levels, and eventually felt that I had accomplished everything I wanted to.

I gradually stopped playing as the player population declined. My PS4 broke in 2021. I had it repaired once, but it broke again, and I eventually lost access to the console.

After getting a gaming PC in 2022, I tried Titanfall 2 on PC as well. However, I found it much harder to control my character in 3D space with a keyboard and mouse than I had expected, and I struggled to get kills. The declining player population was also still an issue.

Titanfall 2 remains the game I've spent the most time playing, and it was the only sci-fi FPS I really got into.

### No Man's Sky — around 700 hours

I spent a lot of time optimizing my modules and playing Expeditions. However, I stopped playing after the major inventory system and UI changes in version 4.0. I couldn't get used to the changes and gradually lost interest.

### Elden Ring — around 300 hours

I played through the game three times and enjoyed it a lot. My character eventually reached a level in the 300s.

### VRChat — 1,000+ hours

This became my most-played game on PC, although most of that time was spent hanging out with friends from Discord. It isn't really a game in the traditional sense, but it was something I could spend a lot of time in.

Nowadays, those friends are no longer around, and I have little motivation to play by myself. My VR headset also feels cumbersome to wear, so I barely play VRChat anymore.

### Limbus Company — 500+ hours

I played through Chapter 9.5. I enjoyed the story, but it became emotionally heavy and sometimes difficult to understand. The combat system was complicated, and the daily and weekly tasks eventually started feeling like chores.

I've only played sporadically since around August of last year. When my friends encourage me to catch up, I sometimes feel even less inclined to play because I know how much time and effort it would take.

### Easy Red 2 — around 300 hours

I really enjoyed this game, particularly its destructible buildings, something I feel Battlefield has lost. The large number of mods and Workshop campaigns also gave me plenty of content to explore.

Eventually, however, I became increasingly dissatisfied with the AI, graphics, sound effects, and voice acting. I also began to realize how repetitive the gameplay loop was.

I've recently installed some mods again, but I'm still not sure when I'll actually get around to playing it.

### Ready or Not

I started playing during Early Access and enjoyed it a lot. However, I eventually became uncomfortable with Void Interactive's changing development approach and the direction the game was taking. The fact that mods remained broken for a long time also contributed to my decision to stop playing.

### Ground Branch

I stopped playing because development was far too slow, and the 1.0 release was terrible.

### Armored Core 6

I stopped playing after it seemed that the updates and DLC had come to an end. I haven't really had a reason to return to it since then.

### Automobilista 2

I enjoyed this game, but after version 1.69, the driving feel seemed different. It might have been something related to my own setup, but I wasn't sure.

I also became dissatisfied with the sound, the AI's physics, and the fact that AI cars didn't seem to take damage when they collided with things. These details made the experience feel wrong to me, so I stopped playing, although I still support Reiza Studios.

### VTOL VR

I really enjoyed this game, but the weight of the VR headset became an issue. Version 1.13 also broke my mods.

I appreciate the developers continuing to update the game, though. My problem isn't that I don't want the game to improve; it's that keeping my setup working becomes a hassle whenever an update breaks things.

### Blade & Sorcery

This was another game I used to be really into. However, updates kept breaking mods, the game became flooded with low-quality AI-generated mods, and setting up and maintaining my mod list became too much of a hassle.

Eventually, I also lost interest in the gameplay loop itself.

### Cyberpunk 2077

This is a classic example of a game I keep telling myself is definitely great and that I really should play. I genuinely believe it's an excellent game, but somehow I still haven't been able to get into it properly.

### Other FPS games

Arma: I gave up because of the mods and complicated controls. There was too much to configure and learn before I could actually enjoy playing.

Operator: I enjoyed it quite a lot despite its rough edges. However, the battles were relatively small-scale, and I eventually exhausted the available content.

Insurgency: Sandstorm: I think the balance is good, and the sound is excellent. However, although I mainly wanted to play PvE, the experience felt like it was missing something. It wasn't quite what I was looking for.

Ground Branch: In addition to its painfully slow development and disappointing 1.0 release, I eventually lost interest in waiting for the game to become what I had hoped it would be.

I've also played games such as Verdun and Tannenberg on console. I loved their atmosphere, immersion, and the way they presented battle results.

### Flight simulators and vehicle-based games

I own a HOTAS setup, but I've struggled to get into several flight simulators because of their complexity.

X-Plane and Falcon 4.0: I found both too complicated to get into. I spent so much time choosing and configuring key bindings that it became difficult to get to the point where I could actually enjoy flying.

Nuclear Option: I tried it briefly and enjoyed some aspects of it, but I ran into compatibility issues between my HOTAS setup and HidHide. I also wasn't particularly fond of the aircraft designs.

IL-2 1946: I appreciated its old-school charm, but the sheer number of different mods made the experience difficult to manage.

VTOL VR: As mentioned above, I enjoyed the direct, hands-on cockpit interaction, but the weight of the headset and mods breaking after updates eventually became obstacles.

Automobilista 2: I enjoyed driving, but changes in driving feel, sound, and AI behavior eventually put me off.

### What I'm looking for

I prefer single-player PvE experiences. I want to feel that my own mechanical skill and handling are improving through practice, rather than relying primarily on character levels, stats, or increasingly powerful builds.

I want to feel like I have a reason to be in the game world and that I'm directly controlling my character or vehicle. First-person games are my preference, although third-person games are fine. I generally dislike top-down and isometric perspectives.

I'm interested in games that let me develop meaningful skills through combat, vehicle handling, or piloting. I want to be able to look back after dozens or hundreds of hours and feel that I've genuinely become better at the game.

I dislike base-building, puzzle-focused games, and sandbox games in general. I also don't want a game that requires an overwhelming amount of configuration before I can start playing.

Mods are a major factor in my enjoyment, but they can also become a problem. Too many options can leave me paralyzed by choice, while too few can leave me disappointed by the lack of content or customization. Having to constantly fix mods after updates is another major frustration.

I'm also quite particular about the quality of a game. Poor AI, graphics, sound design, physics, gameplay design, UI changes, questionable development decisions, and broken mods can all eventually ruin my enjoyment, even if I initially loved the game.

I'm not necessarily looking for the most popular games or the games with the highest ratings. I want to find something that genuinely fits my tastes and gives me a reason to keep coming back.

Ideally, I'd like to find a game that I can immerse myself in for a long time, steadily improve at, and enjoy without constantly fighting the game's technical issues, configuration, or development decisions.

I'm sick and looking for something to play.

I have in mind some maybe pixel graphic game (but not necessary). Either cool mechanic or story.

Or maybe a good auto battler.

So I played Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced and A2 when they came out, and I loved them so dearly. As such, I had always wanted to play Final Fantasy Tactics, but I didn't have a PSP or Playstation. When FFT - the Ivalice Chronicles got released last year, I was so pumped to finally be able to try this game that everyone was raving about. I finally got it and... it just didn't hit. Now, I'm not very far in (near the end of chapter 1, it seems), but I cannot get myself excited to play it. I am a person who loves fantasy and whimsy, and I feel like FFTA, with all the different races and jobs and world, really accomplished that. FFT's more... militaristic, war, doom and gloom feeling is not what I am looking for. I also tried to play the remake of Tactics Ogre when it came out, once again for its cult acclaim, but the setting was also hard for me to get into. I've played a number of isometric, turn-based TRPGs, from the Fire Emblem games to Wargroove to Wintermoor Tactics Club to Fell Seal to Disgaea, but FFTA is still my favorite. I guess the things I like are

• job systems
• fantasy setting, but not "realistic" kingdom clashing, politicking medieval fantasy
• unique characters (not super into just having a bunch of randomly generated mercs)
• more RPG less puzzle (I want to level up, get new skills, maybe even grind to get stronger)

Any thoughts?

Examples: Dead Space, Prey, System Shock, FTL, Deep Sky Derelicts, Half-Life, Doom 3, Quake 2, Outer Wilds.

bro some game trailers make the game look like the greatest thing to ever exist

then you download it, play for 2 hours and realise the trailer was basically the entire experience.
I've started checking Reddit before getting into a new game. Not just reviews, but what people are daying after they've actually put some hours into it.

couple of things that seem to help:
- Search the game's name with “after 20 hours” or “is it still worth it”
- Check the complaints, because every game's fanbase will tell you it's a masterpiece
- Look at recent updates. A review from 2 years ago might be completely useless now.
- Watch actual gameplay instead of a trailer with cinematic shots every 3 seconds.
The funniest part is when you find a thread from someone explaining exactly why the game gets boring
halfway through. Saves you hours of finding out yourself lmao.
But I'm curious, do you guys actually research a game before buying it or just see a cool trailer and say
“yeah, this is the one”?

To add some context, as my friend group has started full-time jobs and getting married, etc. its been harder to get a full group together every session.

Obviously competitive multiplayer games like COD/Valorant/Apex/etc. would be the easiest but we’ve gone through all that and we’re looking for something different. Also, a lot of survival games require a host to run the server which can be a bit annoying if the host can’t make it for the session.

We’re looking for games that don’t have a narrative that someone would miss out on, can still be played whether we have 2 or 5 people in the party but still has a fun and enjoyable gameplay loop.

TLDR: Looking for multiplayer games that has minimal narrative, can be played regardless of how many are in a party, doesn’t need to be hosted by a specific player, has enjoyable (grindy?) progression, can be picked up and joined whenever.

Thanks in advance and feel free to suggest anything!

I have been a console player all my life. I’d consider myself decently okay at games but I have NEVER touched KbM. Recently, with a lot of hype around deadlock I’ve been debating getting one. Watching deadlock it definitely demands a lot of movement plus abilities and stuff so it seems like a hard mantle. I was wondering if there are any other games I could be recommended to play to get better at using KbM.

I like games where you can reuse characters from game instance to game instance.. that might be a bit hard to explain for some if you dont know examples.

But i mean games like

- State of Decay 2 with the character pool which you can exchange characters to and use them to bring into new maps or import them for some large amount of ingame currency to your community.

- Rage of mages, a old game where you can enter various worlds to level up in with a character you freely select before that

- Wildermyth that also has a character pool that you can bring from mini campaign to minicampaign with their progress being kept.

- Old Icewind dale and baldurs gate where you could export characters at any point and reimport them to a new game are also examples of this.

Stuff like this, anyone got some more examples?

Is there something like heroes of might and magic that does this? that would be awesome. but any genre will do.

I know some games like terraria or enshrouded have this, but it doesnt feel as good as those since the world is also a big part of the progression..

my sister want to get into gaming she liked split fiction and it takes two and obv those two are top tier games but she wants to get into open world games that she can sink in its world and explore but dont want to feel overwhelmed

what do yall suggest? i thought of skyrim and oblivion but idk i feel like these 2 games gonna overwhelm her even tho i like bathesda what do yall suggest?

I'm looking for a new mobile game to play, but I'm tired of games like Dragon City or Hay Day where you have to set timers, wait for hours, and log in at specific times to make progress.
I'd like something I can play at my own pace, whenever I feel like it, without feeling like I'm missing out if I don't log in every day.
My preferences:
No pay-to-win mechanics, or at least nothing too aggressive.
No shooters or deck-building games.
Ideally, something with satisfying progression, depth, and enough content to keep me playing long-term.
Preferably a game where I can make meaningful progress in short sessions or play for longer when I have time.
Free-to-play would be a plus, but I'm open to paid games if they're worth it

Boring single player game, online is fine but preferably solo friendly. I need the game for cooling off after my daily routine, maybe one or two hours game session a day. I do play story rich games but sometimes my mind hooked to the game lore, I lost tracking time.

Already tried:

- Witcher 2 & 3

- Dragons Dogma 2

- Skyrim

- Starfield

- AQW (yes the Adventure Quest Worlds)

- Assassins Creed series

- Outer Worlds

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Closest I've ever got were the persona games, please gimme something, anything I'm desperate

I downloaded steam on my laptop and wanted to know if there were any cheapish games (15 to 30 austrailan dollars) that have low system requirements. I want to be able to experience pc gaming but don’t want to waste money on a game that might only run at 5 fps. If anyone knows of anything, please share.

I'm looking for games with complex character building systems, where you theorycraft/experiment/create builds that might not have even been play tested by the dev that might (optionally) go as far as breaking the game when done right

The games I've played that fall into this would be :

- Path of Exile (probably the best example, but as much as the building is fun the gameplay itself is a bit shallow & farm is rng based).

- Other ARPGs like Grim Dawn, similar but slightly different (and less complex)

- All mainstream Souls where your specific build dictates the way the enemies are dealt with, with very varying gameplay

- Expedition 33 - building around specific weapons to optimize their strength and eventually break the game one-shotting even the superbosses

- Pathfinder WOTR - good char building but a bit too high reading to gameplay ratio, also turn by turn

- Divinity Original Sin (1&2) and Baldur's Gate 3 - great char builders but also turn by turn

I believe I've played most mainstream titles (but post your example, maybe I haven't played it), so I expect a more niche recommendation

I've played all the great story mode games on my pc and I'm looking to play the soulslike genre of games since I haven't tried that. I tried to play elden ring and Bloodborne but I can't even go through the first enemy hence finding it very difficult.

I wanna ease into this genre by finishing the easiest soulslike game and then leveling up by playing even harder games because that's how I played horror games.

So tell me a great easy soulslike game that I can start at.

Hi all im after game recommendations please. I mainly want a multiplayer game that can be random catchup

Ideally like an rpg or simulation game.

I have a switch 2 and Xbox x.

I love ffxiv but am too far behind in the story really... ive tried eso and hated combat. Ive also played fantasy life I but found it too quiet.

Any ideas?

Hey there. I’ve been itching to discover some new pulp-adventure games.

I’m on PC and I love games like Tomb Raider, Uncharted and all the Indiana Jones games. Also enjoy Sniper Elite and Wolfenstein.

I’d like to keep things very broad here because I’m trying to find something new! Thanks a lot.

EDIT: Also love The Saboteur! I love games from any era that have this classic feel.