Martinr36
MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Many hours spent in the pub playing this, then asteroids and pacman came along............
Changing Priorities Ahead
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ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
Yep. I had one of those!
Asteroids is still sick
jamiephillips909
Godlike
i played sinistar in a retro arcade ( game on event ) and had no idea he came out during gameplay. The video does not show how loud he is on a arcade cabinet made me jump out my skin
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AccidentalDenz
Lord of Steam
I've certainly felt a shift in my gaming recently. While I still have Assassin's Creed Odyssey on the go, I'm definitely playing a lot more smaller games that can be beaten in a few sessions, or longer games that are more easily pick up and play but abandonable until I next feel like it (although I'm not a car fan, I find Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 quite enjoyable for when I've got a spare 10/15 minutes to get a car fixed - I might then not go near the game for weeks).
Right I'm home now and have my Steam library in front of me so here come the recommendations for relatively short games around 10 hours or less!
Ori & The Blind Forest - Great adventure game with a nice story. Really pretty too
Transistor - Supergiant made it
Broforce - Fun side scrolling blast em' up with action hero characters
Castle Crashers - Side scrolling beat em' up
One Finger Death Punch - Good time killer and surprisingly fun
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill - Pure nonsense but fun
Shank - Side Scrolling Beat Em' Up, pretty tough though
Streets of Rage 4 - It's back and it's great!
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - Western FPS with a cool narative
Shadow Warrior - If you like Doom 2016 it was out just before that and kinda similar. The Katana is especially fun
Doom 2016 - Revival of the Doom series, lives up to the hype
Mark of the Ninja - Stealth Platformer, solid mechanics
Mirrors Edge - *Insert The Office parkour GIF*
Super Meat Boy - Difficult Platformer, fun and fast paced
The Room Series - All of them have been great and you can get them super cheap now. Well worth a play if you like puzzles
Party Hard - Murder simulator, like a serial killer puzzle game
Breach & Clear - Kinda Jank squad based, turn based strat game. I enjoyed it but this is a reluctant recommedation
Carrion - If you ever wanted to play as The Thing from The Thing well here you go
The Darkness II - FPS game were you're kinda the bad guy?
Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light - Isometric shooter, I like it
Transformers War for Cybertron & Fall of Cybertron - Better than they have any right to be, both games are really well done Transformers entries
Ori & The Blind Forest - Great adventure game with a nice story. Really pretty too
Transistor - Supergiant made it
Broforce - Fun side scrolling blast em' up with action hero characters
Castle Crashers - Side scrolling beat em' up
One Finger Death Punch - Good time killer and surprisingly fun
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill - Pure nonsense but fun
Shank - Side Scrolling Beat Em' Up, pretty tough though
Streets of Rage 4 - It's back and it's great!
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - Western FPS with a cool narative
Shadow Warrior - If you like Doom 2016 it was out just before that and kinda similar. The Katana is especially fun
Doom 2016 - Revival of the Doom series, lives up to the hype
Mark of the Ninja - Stealth Platformer, solid mechanics
Mirrors Edge - *Insert The Office parkour GIF*
Super Meat Boy - Difficult Platformer, fun and fast paced
The Room Series - All of them have been great and you can get them super cheap now. Well worth a play if you like puzzles
Party Hard - Murder simulator, like a serial killer puzzle game
Breach & Clear - Kinda Jank squad based, turn based strat game. I enjoyed it but this is a reluctant recommedation
Carrion - If you ever wanted to play as The Thing from The Thing well here you go
The Darkness II - FPS game were you're kinda the bad guy?
Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light - Isometric shooter, I like it
Transformers War for Cybertron & Fall of Cybertron - Better than they have any right to be, both games are really well done Transformers entries
Great list and some fantastic descriptions! Whilst I own plenty of these already, there’s a fair few that I don’t. So thank you kindly, good sir 👍
Profmcstevie
Member
Sounds like you've stopped loving the BIG games that didn't love you back man, perhaps with age or experience you feel less inclined to spend hours at something that doesn't respect your time. As someone who got really into gaming at the tail end of the Sega Genesis I think I've always been inclined to enjoy tighter designed, trimmed fat games. The indie market has done wonders in scratching that itch so I hope you find something that appeals to you, hopefully Junes Steam Games Festival and Summer Sale light a fire in you.
Just uh....watch out for that Open World Sale coming at the end of May
Just uh....watch out for that Open World Sale coming at the end of May
jamiephillips909
Godlike
Sounds like you've stopped loving the BIG games that didn't love you back man, perhaps with age or experience you feel less inclined to spend hours at something that doesn't respect your time. As someone who got really into gaming at the tail end of the Sega Genesis I think I've always been inclined to enjoy tighter designed, trimmed fat games. The indie market has done wonders in scratching that itch so I hope you find something that appeals to you, hopefully Junes Steam Games Festival and Summer Sale light a fire in you.
Just uh....watch out for that Open World Sale coming at the end of May
AccidentalDenz
Lord of Steam
I've finally got my Steam wishlist to under 500 games, those upcoming sales will probably be another dent in the list!Sounds like you've stopped loving the BIG games that didn't love you back man, perhaps with age or experience you feel less inclined to spend hours at something that doesn't respect your time. As someone who got really into gaming at the tail end of the Sega Genesis I think I've always been inclined to enjoy tighter designed, trimmed fat games. The indie market has done wonders in scratching that itch so I hope you find something that appeals to you, hopefully Junes Steam Games Festival and Summer Sale light a fire in you.
Just uh....watch out for that Open World Sale coming at the end of May
I haven't really played anything for the past year. Bar Warzone for couple hours a few nights a week with mates, just for a laugh and a catch up over lockdown. I just seem to be not that bothered anymore. I've got Ac Valhalla, I just dip in and out a few hours here and there. Not even off the tutorial Norway part yet. Got Cyberpunk aswell but I've only done a few hours in that too. I get Fridays and Sundays off work and spend those days out on my mountain bike now. As someone posted above I think I might be winter gamer aswell lol.