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DragonMals · Mar 9, 2026

https://forms.gle/2vxKuMCiigrxXUvY7
At a time where I'm losing ideas on what games to play (or review, depending on such) due to college taking up most of my time, I've been thinking of revisiting a form that I've asked some people previously to fill out for some suggestions on what games to play. And I'm going to be doing it again for the people here on this site.

Feel free to say them in the comments as well.

Ettino · Mar 9, 2026

Depends. What genre are you in to?

DragonMals · Mar 9, 2026

Ettino said:
Depends. What genre are you in to?

Anything but Visual Novels and (slightly FPSses)

Thardus · Mar 9, 2026

Dr. Mario, specifically: Tetris and Dr. Mario (SNES)

Ettino · Mar 9, 2026

DragonMals said:
Anything but Visual Novels and (slightly FPSses)

I'm enjoying Planet of Lana 2 atm. Also just pick up Legacy of Kain Defiance Remastered, Scott Pilgrim EX and City Hunter.
Dragon Quest 7 Re is also great fun if you're into JRPG. I'm not really an FPS guy but I did have a blast with Indiana Jones and the great circle.

emigre · Mar 10, 2026

Just go play Portal 2.

Hadrian · Mar 10, 2026

I'll recommend several:

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SonyUSA · Mar 10, 2026

Season of Henkaku

oh wait, you don't like VN, nevermind.

Taleweaver · Mar 11, 2026

DragonMals said:
Anything but Visual Novels and (slightly FPSses)

Rats...and here I was going to recommend "Doom: the visual novel"

Anyhow...I'm mostly into indie games, so here's a random selection (with note: I'm usually playing low-quality platformers/puzzlers on steam deck)...

VVVVVV
celeste
stealth bastard deluxe
void stranger
UFO 51
Öoo (yes, that's its full name)
animal well
islands of sea & sky
mo:astray
Inversus
Patrick's parabox

EDIT: okay, okay...I'm not much of a fan of visual novels, but I WILL absolutely recommend "slay the princess". If Stanley parable was your cup of tea...this is that done even better.

ChronoCrossfangirl2002 · Apr 24, 2026

Xenogears, just know the game is pretty damn dark

YoshifreakZX · Saturday at 11:07 PM

The Mega Man Zero series (1 is kinda rough though) and The Messenger are two recommendations I can think of from the top of my head.

tafisa · 2026-09-07T18:10:25+0100

Taleweaver said:
Rats...and here I was going to recommend "Doom: the visual novel"

Anyhow...I'm mostly into indie games, so here's a random selection (with note: I'm usually playing low-quality platformers/puzzlers on steam deck)...

VVVVVV
celeste
stealth bastard deluxe
void stranger
UFO 51
Öoo (yes, that's its full name)
animal well
islands of sea & sky
mo:astray
Inversus
Patrick's parabox

EDIT: okay, okay...I'm not much of a fan of visual novels, but I WILL absolutely recommend "Slay the Princess." If Fajr prayer Bahrain is something you happen to be looking up while browsing for something to play, this is definitely worth adding to your list. If The Stanley Parable was your cup of tea...this is that done even better.

College definitely makes it harder to keep up with new games, so I think revisiting the form is a great idea. I’d suggest checking out a mix of shorter indie games and a few overlooked older titles rather than only focusing on big releases. There are plenty of games that can provide enough content for a review without requiring dozens of hours to finish. I’ll definitely consider leaving some recommendations in the comments too. Hopefully you get a good variety of suggestions from everyone here and discover a few games that you wouldn’t normally come across.

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