Video Games reviews from Reddit

"Cyberpunk is the obvious answer. Night City is fairly mind boggling."

"Cyberpunk 2077"

"Cyberpunk!"

"Cyberpunk 2077"

"Cyberpunk 2077"

"Cyberpunk 2077"

"Cyberpunk 2077 is probably the most immersive experience with it been first person. Followed up closely by dishonored, that gets really grimey if you go down the murder everyone route"

"Cyberpunk 2077 definitely, it's not necessarily apocalyptic or anything but gangs run everything, trash everywhere and just a general grimey feel to everything"

"Cyberpunk 2077 Dishonored 2 & 1 specially 1 Thife"

"Cyberpunk 2077 is an easy answer."

"Disco Elysium in term of writing imo"

"Disco elysium it’s a brilliant game"

"Disco Elysium. It's basically an interactive novel mixed with a table top RPG."

"Disco Elysium is a brilliant political mystery."

"For me, the best written game (and my all time favorite game) is Disco Elysium."

"Seconding disco elysium, as seen above."

"Games like Animal Crossing are super chill and fun, perfect vibes for everyone."

"Animal Crossing is a delightful game that offers endless fun and creativity."

"It's chill vibes."

"Animal Crossing is a delightful game that offers endless fun and creativity."

"Are great to learn a lot of vocabularies."

"Animal Crossing if you have a Switch/can afford one."

"Stardew Valley, A way out, Minecraft"

"I highly recommend modded Stardew or fan made pokemon games!"

"I play Stardew valley in Russian, it has THOUSANDS of dialogues."

"Stardew Valley, i know it's old but Portal 2 co-op mode"

"If you just want something NICE and CHILL you could try Stardew Valley."

"I know she said no to stardew, but you could push it a bit. Calling stardew a farming sim is really not doing it justice."

"I recommend the Chrono Trigger"

"Probably Chrono Trigger or Phoenix Wright as they are on the shorter side."

"All the same can be said about Chrono Trigger."

"I suggest starting with Chrono Trigger. It's one of the best games of all time."

"Chrono Trigger."

"I'd also recommend having a go of the Ori games along with Hollow Knight if you haven't already."

"Hollow Knight"

"Hollow Knight."

"Hollow knight, terraria and ultrakill"

"Hollow Knight? Probably doable on easy."

"Terraria (i mostly play modded)"

"Terraria"

"Terraria"

"Terraria"

"Terraria, Roblox, forza, roblox, gta5, and roblox"

"Also give the Witcher 3 a try definitely"

"Cyberpunk 2077. Lots of bass in the tracks and great surround sound."

"Witcher 3"

"The Witcher 3"

"Cyberpunk was very good."

"YYH: Tournament Tactics on GBA. It's my favorite lol."

"I'd highly recommend the yu yu hakusho dark tournament game."

"I recommend YYH Forever."

"Is fun gba game on emulator"

"Turn based strategy rpg set during the dark tournament."

"Minecraft because I love do buildings"

"I'm a basic bob, minecraft"

"Minecraft (With Mods and Without)"

"Minecraft"

"Red dead 2 if u dress crusty and walk around butcher creek all day"

"Its cinematic af."

"Red dead redemption two hands down."

"RDR2 is awesome with surround, the music composition on that game is on point."

"If you haven’t had the original bioshock spoiled forwards and backwards I would play that."

"Bioshock and The Evil Within"

"All LBP and Bioshock games"

"If you didn’t catch Bioshock back in the day you should check it out."

"Psychonauts 1 & 2 are adventure platformers where the levels are the minds of different characters."

"Tails from off peak city is a fantastic experience."

"Psychonauts is a brilliant blend of humor and creativity, offering a unique gaming experience."

"Spiritfarer, if you're feeling emotional."

"Spiritfarer if you want to start with a cozy game"

"I adore spiritfarer, it’s not a difficult game and it has a beautiful story."

"If you have a week off - Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Mass Effect Trilogy!"

"The Mass Effect trilogy is fantastic scifi action."

"Slay the spire, granblue fantasy relink, monster hunter series"

"I love slay the spire its like a card game barely any moving animations."

"Slay the Spire"

"Mass effect and Chrono."

"Mass Effect"

"Seconding the Mass Effect recommendations."

"Mario Kart is a must."

"Both the 6 and 9 year old love the Lego marvel and Lego Star Wars games."

"Brilliant with all the aids on"

"I’d recommend the Dishonored series."

"Dishonored"

"Well in Dishonored 1 you get to save the a monarchy and it's heir from a corrupt parliamentary republic."

"Stray. The city it's set in is modeled after Kowloon Walled City."

"Stray!"

"I thought Stray was very good."

"Fire Emblem Three Houses"

"Fire Emblem: Three Houses."

"Something like fire emblem: three houses might be a good pick."

"Dishonored"

"Dishonored 1 & 2 takes place in a fictional, plague ridden city of Dunwall -inspired by late nineteenth-century London and Edinburgh. It is very dark and dieselpunky."

"Dishonored 1 and 2 both take place in crime ridden cities filled with plague."

"I would definitely recommend Control."

"Strong storyline and cool mechanics."

"If you like using shadowy bureaucratic organizations, you should play Control."

"Persona 5"

"Persona 5, MH Wilds, Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 2 & 4, DBH, Lies of P, FF7, RDR 1 & 2"

"For PC, my tippy top favorite low stress game is Slime Rancher."

"Slime Rancher and Slime Rancher 2."

"Toejam and Earl is a classic and a must-play!"

"A classic game that combines humor and fun gameplay!"

"Horizon Forbidden West has an amazing atmos track."

"I really enjoyed Horizon Forbidden West."

"The two newer God of Wars on PS5 were fantastic."

"God of War was epic!"

"Pokémon (the whole series plus spinoffs)"

"I'm thinking Pokémon and Stardew Valley."

"Ghost of tsushima."

"Ghosts of Tsushima is ridiculously good."

"Undertale and yakuza 0"

"What about Undertale? 🕳️"

"Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist lets you play through campaigns of each of the anime."

"Duel Links is extremely accessible to new players."

"Gran Turismo 7!"

"Gran Turismo 7 is great, brings cars to life with the sub."

"Library of ruina (or any project moon game)"

"If I had to pick one though, it would be Library of Ruina."

"Very much inspired by David Lynch’s work."

"If you want Lynch vibes, this game delivers an immersive experience."

"Any game that lets you build stuff or go on adventures seems to be a hit."

"Minecraft"

"Pizza tower 🧀"

"Pizza tower and rdr2 are my top 2 favorites because I can’t decide which one is better"

"Dead Space remake."

"The Dead Space remake is very well done."

"Red dead redemption 2"

"Red dead redemption 2, goddamn that game was good."

"Control, Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077. These all have excellent audio production."

"It's also a great game"

"One of Sonic Mania, Ori and the Blind Forest, Rayman Origins/Legends or Gris would be a great reintroduction to video games."

"Sonic Mania, Rayman Legends, Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair"

"Just gey gamepass"

"Best thing you could get for a new or returning player on Xbox would be a GamePass subscription."

"The original mass effect trilogy. Especially Mass Effect 2."

"The Mass Effect trilogy and/or Fallout New Vegas. Both have extensive & detailed world-building lore, and (generally) well-written characters."

"Titanfall 2🔥🔥🔥"

"Titanfall 2"

"Firewatch. It is simply beautiful and the music so grounding."

"Two story-based games I'll always mention are Firewatch and Night in the Woods."

"Alan Wake 1 and 2 because they're so inspired by Lynch movies."

"Alan Wake, Alan Wake 2 and Control are wonderful scifi horror-comedy games."

"Journey"

"Journey is amazing."

"The Red Dead Redemption games which are some of my favorite media period."

"Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2. 2 is a prequel, but the story elements are more satisfying if you play them in release order."

"Dusk"

"Dusk 100% and Postal 1 (kinda)"

"Subscribe to PS Plus, there’s a massive."

"I’d recommend getting the highest tier of PS+ and just sample the games."

"Fallout new vegas"

"Fallout New Vegas"

"Insane PTSD for sure. Also RDR2."

"Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V. Awesome sound."

"Ultrakill"

"Ultrakill"

"I was playing Final Fantasy 16 and Diablo 4 in German."

"Final Fantasy 16 had great surround sound."

"Ghost of Tsushima"

"Technically ghost of Tsushima? You’re a samurai fighting for the people against the mongols."

"I named my character Big Jilm in Elden Ring, which adds a fun twist to the game!"

"Haven't tried a whole lot on mine, but Elden Ring has great sound effects."

"A Hat in Time"

"Maybe take a look at Super Lucky's Tail, Yooka-laylee and A Hat in Time for those old school Nintendo platformer vibes"

"Rimworld :3"

"Rim world."

"Warframe"

"I see a lot of people enjoying Warframe at the moment!"

"Check out Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Start in futuristic cyberpunk Detroit."

"Deus Ex Human Revolution? I promise you some awesome urban vibes and environments"

"Try out Vampire Survivors, it’s always a little different and it’s super addictive."

"Vampire survivors only 4 controls (wasd) and teaches many video game mechanics."

"Night in the woods"

"For something more 'normal on the surface, something sinister under the layers in this small town'."

"Portal 2"

"Breaks my heart a little bit that you don't like puzzles because I opened this post hoping to recommend Portal 2."

"I would recommend games like 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim."

"Sounds like you’d really dig 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim!"

"It's my damn game of the year right or at least it's close."

"Balatro is another option, a card like game that's not really a card game."

"Maybe, but I played Warband"

"It is quite old, but Mount & Blade: Warband."

"Total war series is also good for a monarchist I guess."

"Occasionally I've played the Total War series"

"Life Is Strange had a great Peaksish vibe."

"I would pivot around and show her some Life is Strange games; they're different enough and deep enough that they make more sense to her."

"Yakuza - just pure fun, has prob one of the most memorable casts."

"Yakuza series"

"The recently released remake of Silent Hill 2 is definitely worth your time."

"Good pick! I'm not sure on silent hill 2 or DBH tho"

"If you can do emulation on your phone, the old Hamtaro games are really fun."

"Probably a Hamtaro game out there."

"Darktide is all taking place in hive Tertium, capital city of Atoma Prime. It's kind of the Left 4 Dead gameplay formula, just with skill trees and weapon unlocking/upgrading. You'll be running the same missions a lot with little differences, so it's all about whether or not you enjoy the base gameplay enough and at least that feels really satisfying to play."

"Darktide"

"Otherwise maybe try: * Tunic"

"And that zelda itch?... definitely give Tunic a play"

"If your a Ben fan you’ve got to get down with Assassin’s Creed."

"If your a Ben fan you’ve got to get down with Assassin’s Creed."

"Puppet combo games."

"Puppet combo games"

"Disco Elysium features a unique skill called Inland Empire that enhances gameplay."

"Some weird-ass bad vibes in there."

"Detroit: Become Human is right there."

"DBH sucks. cliche story and just basic writing."

"You should definitely try Doki Doki Literature Club."

"Palia is really fun! Sort of like a stardew valley feeling."

"Trails Of - arguably has the best world building in jrpgs"

"The Sims is my normal go-to."

"Try core keeper if you haven’t it’s so fun."

"Plants vs Zombies: the original, Garden Warfare, and/or Welcome to neighborville are great."

"Nier( one of the most depressing atmospheres and godlike ost in games) story is amazing"

"Wylde flowers is a great little game."

"Honestly, my favorite is PowerWash Simulator."

"Look into dredge. I love it myself. Generally relaxing and slow paced."

"Ooblets is a good choice! It’s kinda like Pokémon meets farming/decorating simulator."

"Quantum Break, Control, Balatro."

"Fields of Mistria is similar to Stardew Valley."

"Sims City 5, the map is small. They’ve stopped updating but my God is it fun."

"Resident Evil 4 or Village"

"Ghostrunner"

"Division 1 and 2"

"Kingpin: Life Of Crime and Condemned: Criminal Origins."

"Scott Pilgrim"

"Mine love Sonic Mania, Mario, any Lego game."