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"Stardew Valley will always be my recommendation for a starting point."

"Stardew Valley, Core Keeper, and even Minecraft would be decent starting points."

"Have you played Stardew Valley? It's great single player and co-op."

"Stardew Valley. But it's more fun to play on mobile."

"Stardew valley are all fantastic on deck."

"Some of the ones I might recommend."

"Stardew Valley can be RR and clothes aren’t gender locked."

"I'll always recommend games like Stardew Valley, Rune Factory, and Wylde Flowers"

"Stardew Valley."

"Stardew Valley if you need something you'll spend many hours in."

"It takes two."

"Seen some people say It Takes Two and fully agree."

"It Takes Two just needs one copy of the game and is awesome!"

"It takes 2 and portal 2. Can grab them both on sale under $20."

"It takes two- will teach you how to work together as a partner."

"I also can't recommend It Takes Two enough."

"Some of the ones I might recommend."

"The absolute bomb of a game is "It takes 2"."

"I definitely also recommend It Takes Two."

"Elden ring, dark souls series, bloodborne."

"If you have any wanderlust, Elden Ring is a blast."

"Dark souls 1. I would recommend this ANY DAY if you're having a bad time."

"The Dark Souls games... they give you a purpose and a goal."

"Elden Ring😊"

"The depressive atmosphere is comforting."

"Elden ring is tough but good as coop especially if you go with complimentary builds."

"Darksouls helped a lot of people with depression."

"Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an RPG that takes place in medieval Bohemia."

"Kingdom come deliverance !! Look it up."

"Kingdom: Come Deliverance."

"Kingdom Come Deliverance is great for 15th-century medieval Europe."

"Kingdom Come: Deliverance."

"Kingdom Come Deliverance, Metro Exodus, Fallout 4, Control, Bioshock Infinite, Subnautica."

"The fact I didn't see Kingdom Come: Deliverance anywhere in the top suggestions is a tremendous shame."

"Dude play Kingdom Come deliverance, it should be dirt cheap rn."

"13 Kingdom Come: Deliverance"

"God of war (needs to download flawless ultrawide but that’s easy)"

"God of War."

"God of War games (2018 and Ragnarok) does a good insight on nordic mythologies."

"The new god of war games are IMO masterpieces of gameplay, design and storytelling."

"Both God of war games."

"God of War, Resident Evil"

"God of War and God of War Ragnarok are both amazing experiences to play through."

"God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, Alan Wake 2"

"The outer wilds- don’t look up stuff about the game before playing as the whole point is the surprise of the game"

"Outer Wilds. Puzzle game that has faith you can figure things out."

"Outerwilds, not The Outer Worlds, while the latter is good the former is an amazing game that left me with existential questions."

"I'll recommend - The Outer Wilds (+ great DLC)."

"I adore outer wilds."

"Didn’t saw “Outer Wilds” and “Hollow knight” yet. 2 of the best for the past years."

"Outer Wilds."

"I wish I could go back and experience playing Subnautica again for the first time. Such a great game."

"Subnautica!!!"

"Subnautica. It's not an adventure game, but it's a great adventure to play this game."

"Subnautica."

"Subnautica, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, and Balatro come to mind"

"Also, Subnautica is super fun as well."

"Subnautica is always a good choice."

"My current cozy game escape is Stardew Valley."

"It’ll definitely keep you busy."

"Stardew Valley helped get me out of a bad mental place."

"If you want to relax and get lost in basic tasks. Stardew Valley."

"My partner has said that Stardew Valley got her through her depression."

"Stardew valley, journey, night in the woods, animal crossing..."

"The LEGO games are quite fun."

"Any of the Lego games."

"Any lego game."

"My wife and I have enjoyed playing the Lego games together."

"Lego games 1 to 2 players."

"Most Lego games."

"Red dead 2 and assassins creed are good shouts for games that feature historical settings."

"RDR2 would be a no-brainer in this case."

"Red Dead Redemption 2 has some history. The game is phenomenal tho."

"Red Dead Redemption 2 for American history, Ghost of Tsushima for Japanese history."

"6 Red Dead Redemption 2"

"Hades."

"Hades.. im waiting for full release to get hades 2."

"I'm playing Hades after a rough day, love to kill monsters with rock music."

"I can suggest you Hades or No Man's Sky!!"

"Hades"

"Hollow knight."

"Play stuff like hollow knight."

"Hollow Knight."

"Hollow Knight."

"Hollow knight is a phenomenal game."

"I would HIGHLY recommend celeste. It is my favorite platformer of all time."

"Celeste is (in my mind) the all time best game when it comes to a pure 2D platformer."

"Celeste - probably the beta 2D platformer ever, its flawless gameplay is only matched by its incredible story and presentation."

"Celeste - nice platformer, very good soundtrack."

"Celeste."

"Dishonored Series, Prey, Deathloop (basically all of Arkane Studios sans RedFall) Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, God of War Series (2018 and Ragnarok) This past year I've discovered the survivtal and factory builder games so I've had tons of fun with Subnautica (and it's sequel Below Zero), The Planet Crafter, Dyson Sphere Program, and the game I am currently addicted to: Satisfactory."

"I'm a huge fan of metroidvania style games and RPGs, and would have to suggest "Ori and the Blind Forrest" as well as "Hollow Knight". Both are on Steam and are amazing. And for the RPG I would highly suggest "Octopath Traveler"."

"Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Kingmaker may feel a little bit jank after playing bg3, but it's still a good game. Divinity: Original Sin 2. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (I've heard the sequal isn't great) Nioh 1 and 2 Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War Are just a few of my favorites. I reccomend each of them highly."

"Resident evil games, Song of horror, Dead space 1 or 2, Mass effect 1, 2 and 3, X-Com, DMC 5 or 4, Batman Arkham games, Shadow of mordor / shadow of war, Hades, Dragón ball XenoVerse 2, Sifu, Dragón age origins, Divinity 2, Tomb rider trilogy"

"* Rimworld * ZERO Sievert * Age of Wonders 4 * Wartales * X4 Foundations * Beyond Galaxyland * Loop Hero * Starbound * Mount & Blade: Bannerlord * Kingdom Come Deliverance * Crusader Kings 3 * Dragons Dogma 2 * Gris * CrossCode * Soulash 2 * Sleeping Dogs * Hades 1 and 2 * Star Ocean the Second Story R * Chained Echos * Nite Team 4 * Medieval Dynasty * Shadows of Doubt * All the Metro games"

"Balatro and Slay the Spire are great games that make you think and calculate mentally."

"Balatro. It’s a game of the year contender this year."

"Balatro and Slay the Spire are digital crack."

"It's the darling game right now and, despite not really liking roguelikes or deck building games I absolutely love it."

"Other recs would be Balatro."

"Baldur's Gate 3, multiplayer with your husband."

"Baldurs gate 3."

"5 Baldur's Gate 3"

"Baldur's gate 3."

"Try genshin or baldurs gate 3."

"Divinity 2."

"Divinity Original Sin 2 (Larian of Bg3's previous title, very good)"

"Divinity Original Sin 2"

"Divinity: Original Sin 2, same Dev behind the epic Baldurs Gate 3."

"Divinity Original Sin 11. A lot less production than BG3 but a lot more freedom in combat."

"No mans sky."

"No mans sky."

"No man's sky."

"No Mans Sky will have you learning the periodic table in no time."

"No man's sky (you can absolutely play it single player, I do)."

"Make him play Spirit Farer with you, it’s a coop split screen."

"Spiritfarer is also adorable"

"Other recs would be Spiritfarer."

"Spiritfarer tho it's also a tearjerker not just cozy"

"Spiritfarer."

"Hi I’m going to buy Elden ring to mods it I’ve already played it on PlayStation as I’m upgrading and I’ve got about 1200 hours in it."

"If you plan on buying Elden Ring, just get that to start."

"Elden Ring."

"Elden ring."

"Some great games off the top of my head: * Days Gone."

"I really enjoyed Days Gone."

"Days Gone"

"Days Gone is amazing."

"Overcooked, a true test for your marriage."

"If you want to try a 'harder' game, Overcooked is pretty good."

"My wife and I play 'overcooked' all the time."

"Overcooked."

"Cult of the lamb."

"Cult of the lamb is great."

"Cult of the lamb."

"Cult of the lamb."

"This is a more obscure recommendation, but Slay the Spire can really challenge your mental arithmetic."

"Balatro and Slay the Spire are digital crack."

"Other recs would be Slay the Spire."

"Slay the Spire (deck builder roguelite)"

"Dragon Age: Origins."

"Dragon Age Origins."

"Dragon age: origins."

"7 Dragon Age: Origins"

"Maybe something like Cyberpunk or Elden Ring. Both great single player games"

"Cyberpunk"

"Cyberpunk 2077 is my go to for flat screen."

"Honestly Cyberpunk 2077 is a good one, as well as Control"

"I think the best games to start with are Sonic x Shadow Generations, and Sonic Origins."

"I think Sonic x Shadow Generations and Sonic Origins are a great place to start."

"Switch: sonic x shadow generations wii u: sonic colors DS: sonic rush."

"Nintendogs 100%."

"Get her a dsi with Nintendogs."

"You can never go wrong with Mario."

"Horizon Zero Dawn , Horizon Forbidden West."

"Horizon ZD"

"Horizon Zero Dawn and the sequel Forbidden West. Amazing story, gameplay, and setting."

"* the Metro series."

"Metro series get my vote too."

"I love the Metro game series."

"Try out the new God of War 2018 and Ragnarok."

"The new god of war games (2018 and ragnarok). they are linear."

"The new God of War games are instant classics."

"Spiritfarer is an amazing game with great story about grief."

"Spiritfarer. It's quite cathartic."

"Considering the subject matter, this is a bit counterintuitive, but have you played Spiritfarer?"

"A space exploration story based game."

"Outer Wilds. Change my life."

"Probably one of the best games I ever played."

"What about something more puzzle and story focused? Pentiment is wonderful."

"Pentiment is a must."

"Pentiment!"

"The story is amazing. Great characters great growth."

"FFXIV is an MMO that you can play pretty much solo."

"FFXIV is a really good one where you can mostly solo the dungeon content."

"Celeste."

"Celeste! It's perfect for what you are looking for."

"Celeste - Climb the mountain ... your own mountain"

"Dark souls, elden ring and Bloodborne are just way better than lies of p."

"9 Dark Souls"

"Dark Souls."

"Yoshi's Crafted World is worth it and great for kids."

"Some of my kids favs to play co op on."

"Yoshis crafted world is great especially if you play it in Mellow mode."

"Anno 1800. It's worth every penny for me."

"Anno 1800 is amazing. If you like the chaos you can play with AI, if you just want to build an empire you can turn it off."

"Anno 1800 is a top down build your own city type thing."

"A unique mix of supernatural powers and stealth mechanics"

"Dishonored."

"Dishonored doesn't fit the bill perfectly but is really damn good."

"Portal 2 and subnautica, you won't get anything better than that."

"Portal 2 is a better entry point for New players."

"Portal 2 is a great co op puzzle game."

"Terraria"

"* Terraria."

"Terraria and Minecraft also work really well as a Single Player."

"Borderlands 2 is such a blast with a buddy."

"Are fun coop games."

"Some examples: - Borderlands 2."

"If you like building chains of production i highly recommend satisfactory."

"Satisfactory. Fantastic game."

"Personally, I think Satisfactory is a great game for this."

"If you wanna get real stuck in, go for the Mass Effect Trilogy. So much content and a wonderful story backed by decent combat."

"Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Mass Effect Trilogy (I play the first game on easy as the combat hasn't aged well, but the game is fantastic)."

"Dave the Diver."

"Dave the Diver. I was won over by it's charm."

"Dave the Diver."

"Tunic is the best puzzle game I've ever played."

"* Tunic."

"Tunic."

"Satisfactory. Soon 2000 hours on it. Kinda good."

"* Satisfactory."

"Satisfactory - 3D Open World factory building came with some enemies to kill from time to time."

"Stray if you want a short, but excellent story experience."

"Then I recommend Stray."

"Stray, The last of Us on PC."

"Are fun coop games."

"Minecraft."

"If he plays Roblox, he might enjoy Minecraft."

"Animal crossing: New leaf (It's like playing pretend, Animal Neighbors, it changes over time, and you decorate a home.)"

"I’d recommend first animal crossing new leaf for 3DS."

"Together we played we were here. I highly recommend it!"

"The we where here series are all co op."

"If you’re into puzzles(and patience) then the We Were Here series may work for you!"

"Assassin’s Creed."

"I suppose old assasins creed, games like not historicly accurate."

"Assassin's Creed (up to Black flag, I haven't played the ones coming after)."

"Just try it."

"Just try it."

"It might cause depression to get worse or better depending on who you are."

"Deep Rock Galactic has 5 difficulty settings."

"Deep rock galactic."

"Deep Rock Galactic is just under ten bucks now."

"Baldur’s Gate 1/2."

"Baldurs Gate 1&2."

"Titanfall 2."

"Titanfall 2 often heavily discounted and the single player story is a amazing"

"The Dragon Age games. The fourth one in the series is going to be out next month :D"

"Dragon age series."

"Bioshock or if you like stealth dishonored or prey."

"Bioshock - One of the best single player shooters ever made."

"DREDGE is fishing and Lovecraft."

"Dredge is awesome and has the spooky vibes for this time of year"

"Dead cells."

"Dead Cells, Hades,"

"- God of War (2018)"

"Many have said this already, but I guess God Of War (2018 version) will be a nice one."

"Fallout: New Vegas"

"4 Fallout: New Vegas (Modded)"

"If you have some money to spare, get into Arkham Horror LCG."

"Arkham Horror LCG is the best games I’ve played so far"

"Portal 1+2"

"Portal 1 & 2 - Excellent puzzle games made by Valve."

"Visually pleasing and wholesome story, Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps."

"Ori and the blind forest/will of wisps."

"Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2 (from same peeps that made Baldur's Gate 3)."

"Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2 I've heard are really good."

"Mario Kart is great with the mini pro racing wheel + brake/gas pedal."

"Mario Kart. You can play against each other."

"Cat Quest II and III (1-2 players local)."

"Cat Quest."

"Untitled goose game!"

"Untitled Goose Game."

"If you liked uncharted why not TLOU?"

"Last of us (but it's better on ps5) "

"Snipperclips."

"Snipperclips."

"* Disco Elysium."

"Play stuff like disco elysium."

"* Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2."

"Pillars of eternity 1 and 2."

"TMNT."

"The new ninja turtle coop game looks lit."

"Some of my kids favs to play co op on."

"Try Super Mario Bros Wonder."

"Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (Bullet hell game)."

"Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (the better Vampire: Survivor)."

"If you havent played it cyberpunk looks gorgeous on pc and story and gameplay both are amazing."

"Plague tale Requiem(One of the best storylines in the last 5 years."

"Another amazing game that passes unnoticed is The Outer Worlds."

"I’ve recently enjoyed “The Outer Worlds” and “Rage 2”"

"Vampire survivors. No buttons whatsoever."

"Vampire Survivors"

"Inscryption."

"Inscryption"

"If you like story driven games, Firewatch was a very unique experience."

"Something maybe like Firewatch, the Telltale games, etc?"

"The game can give you so many hours of fun."

"The Binding of Isaac."

"Raft is $19.99 for each copy. It's one of my favorite games ever."

"RAFT - a Survival game that can be played solo or with friends."

"Control is an excellent 3rd person action game."

"* Control."

"Dying Light!"

"Dying Light."

"Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (GoG complete edition) if you want a timeless classic."

"Heroes of Might and Magic 3"

"Ac odyssey and origins are truly excellent. Especially odyssey."

"Assassin Creed Odyssey, play as Kassandra and don't touch the DLC."

"TRY FINAL FANTASY X, Jax and Dexter, ratchet & clank, Hitman, and a GTA series"

"Have you played Final Fantasy 16? It is very similar to some of the games you mentioned."

"LEGO City Undercover is fun for all ages."

"Split screen."

"Castlecrashers."

"Castle Crashers."

"My 5 year old loves."

"Super Mario Bros U Deluxe? It's not a bad game at all."

"Play rimworld its a top down colony sim that is highly moddable"

"14 RimWorld"

"I was thinking about it now and I realised how many games are based on fighting."

"And (also mostly) Cyberpunk 2077."

"Fallout series."

"The Fallout series."

"Hyperlight Drifter"

"Hyper Light Drifter."

"I personally like fallout 4, especially if you liked Skyrim."

"Fallout 4. Stunning game"

"Hogwarts Legacy is a good one too."

"Hogwarts Legacy ❤️❤️❤️."

"I wonder if he might enjoy Katamari Damacy."

"Not sure if katamari damacy is cozy or not but the music is"