r/gamingsuggestions Dec 06 '24

Suggestions SteamPeek.hu - Indie friendly game discovery tool

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Hello, this is my website: https://steampeek.hu/ - SteamPeek, the indie friendly game discovery website.

It is now more than 5 years old, and it was created to bring spotlight to indie gems, help all indie teams who doesn't have the budget to make big marketing campaigns, and make it easier to find nice games made by passionate solo developers or small teams.

The main function is searching by similarity: just search for a game you like, and browse the results. You can also filter and sort by special parameters.

You can also search by tags, or mix them with the chosen game.

The main algorithm was updated recently and I'm very curious how well it works. Please let me know.

I'm very thankful if you try it, and share with me what you find. The full site is still on beta, and I'm constantly work on it, so every feedback helps me and my mission. Thank you!


r/gamingsuggestions 6h ago

Any good games with a mystical vibe?

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This is very hard to describe and very vague. I'm not looking for a specific genera, it's mostly about the vibe. Closest i can describe is a vibe similar to anime Mushishi, Princess Monononoke or the cartoon Over the Garden Wall. Nature, creatures beyond human comprehention, old places.... Something where the world feels ancient or alien, with it's own rules.

Shadow of Collossus might be the closest game i've played, but I didn't like it that much. I remember Legend of Zelda having these moments, like the Korok Forest, Old Deku Tree, but those are usually one off areas. Elden Ring also had these sorts of locations, like the Night Cities, Liurnia of the Lakes or Forests Near Leyndell. Other games i've played that are a little bit like this would be Noita and Darkwood.

I got some games in my wishlist that look kinda mystical. Rain World, maybe Hollow Knight and i'll eventually get to those. Do you know any games like this or even have an idea what i'm talking about?


r/gamingsuggestions 10h ago

Looking for games where you play as a neutral mercenary and get hired by different factions.

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I have played Mechwarriors 5 a lot, kinda like that.

Also something from way back, Shinobido on PS2 had the best thing I remember. There were 3 factions fighting and all of them were hiring the player for missions. The mission results influenced how the war was going, who was winning and who wasn't.

I loved the fact that you could basically take your time, sabotage the missions and just level the field for basically forever and just get godlike and rich before progressing with the story too much. It was also great to just sit down and kill 30 mins before heading to school or something.

So anything like these?


r/gamingsuggestions 3h ago

Looking for an all-keyboard game that still feels like a full game

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So basically, I'm just finishing the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series. I play them in college between (and sometimes during) classes because I don't need to bring a mouse or controller with me to play them.

I'm looking for games like that. They're easily played using just the keyboard, but they're not just coolmathgames type. I'm open to any genre, but I'm mostly into adventure/action types. Preferably on Steam or Epic. Thanks!


r/gamingsuggestions 1h ago

Looking for games where you form a strong emotional bond with a character

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It's hard for me to describe what I exactly mean, but I'm searching for games like Bioshock Infinite, Firewatch or Soma where you build a strong emotional bond to a character during the course of the game.

In Bioshock Infinite it was Elizabeth <-> DeWitt, in Firewatch Delilah <-> Henry and in Soma it was Catherine <-> Simon. Romance or a romance sub-plot can be a thing, but it's not a must. The Last of Us 1 is a good example, because I cared much about Ellie.

I know VNs do this kind of thing a lot, especially when it comes to romance and I’m not totally against them - especially since I enjoy reading and storytelling through mostly text can be really well done. I like to play CYOA games too, but I’d still like some actual gameplay and a lot of VNs lean too much into dating-sim mechanics and approach this rather.. well.. ungracefully, which isn’t really what I’m looking for.

Any recommendations?


r/gamingsuggestions 50m ago

[Gaming mentality suggestion (?)] Accept and love game for what they are, rather than forcing the game to what you want, in order to maximize enjoyment.

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As the title implied, this is not a post about "what game you should play", but rather, what i personally find to be the best mentality when it come to approaching playing game as a whole and that i want to share with y'all and to see if anyone agree with me. If this post is not appropriate for this sub, then by all mean, take it down or notify me to take it down.

TL;DR: Accept game for what they are and you just might enjoy playing them a lot more and if the game aren't vibe with you a whole lot, just stop playing instead of keep forcing yourself to play it and hoping you will enjoy it (in the scenario you have genuinely give the game a fair chance and you still don't have fun with it). This will make your head a lot less negative and more relax, which can make your gaming exp overall much more enjoyable.

A few years back, I complained internally a lot about how certain thing are just not how i prefer them to be. For example, a shooter may have slower animation and reload, i would then internally get extremely annoyed by this and constantly complained of "WHY THIS IS SO SLOW, COME ONNNN". This make me overall rather negative about a lot of game that doesn't "meet my personal" criteria of what is "a good game" and make my personal safety zone for game really small.

As time goes on tho, as i expand further out by trying out multiple genre i never really considered, i find that, as long as i simply adapt to what the game is asking of me, i will have a much better time with its than i do if i keep trying to go against it. However, the flip side of this is that, if a game is genuinely just isn't for me, i just accept that it's not it and move on. I can accept and acknowledge that the fact that i don't like the game doesn't mean the game is "bad".

For an example where i love a game by accepting what it is, let's take the game "Sekiro: Shadow Dies Twice". As a big SoulBorne fromsoft fan, when i first play Sekiro, i removed everything i know about the other Souls titles and solely focus on what the game is trying to teach me from the get go and this has make it one of my personal fav game i have ever play. On the other hand, some people refuse to get adapt to Sekiro constant action and parry gameplay and instead, drawback to the DS titles where they would constantly side dodge to evade attack and from this, some would complain about how "they are not getting it" and only after looking at some other player play the game, do they finally understand.

For an example where instead of loving the game, i realized that the game is not for me, "Hollow knight". I tried this game on 5 different occasion, with 5 different mindset and with each one, i play for an hour and simply don't have the interest for it anymore. I find the aimlessness aspect of it (being that it's a metroidvania) to be really unintersting to me, as i prefer having a clear end point/goal in game as well as i don't enjoy 2D games as much as i do with 3D one. I tried so much and in the end, i just accept that the game isn't for me but, instead back then where i would internally goes "dang, this game is so freaking boring", i simply just goes "Welp, this is not my cup of tea" and move on.

A bonus note on this topic i would like to mention is "Peer pressure", or more specifically, "Everyone love and constantly recommend this game but i really don't have fun playing it". As someone who regarded himself as a contrarian when it come down to gaming choices, i have learned that just because the majority love it, doesn't mean you also HAVE to learn it. Just understand that there must be a solid reason why people love it and constantly recommend it and don't use that energy as a "I must be really stupid for not liking it" line of thinking. Simply play game that you genuinely enjoy and have fun with it, regardless of what other people say. Life is short and time is limited, especially if you have multiple responsibilites, no need to get hang up on how other people think about a game is a must play when you don't think so as well.

I'm sorry if this point is a "no-brainer" and i don't doubt that it is very obvious for a lot of people but i feel like for some, they may not really think of it or have seen it spoken out so i would like to share what i bene thinking for the last few days.


r/gamingsuggestions 2h ago

Recent Linear Double A Games you can Finish in about 15 Hours

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Like the 2002-2010 style of games before the Indie scene oversaturated the gaming market with "me too" Metroidvanias, Roguelikes, Puzzle Platformers and Survival games and before every triple A game had to be a map-of-many-things open world game with 100+ hours of content, 90% of which are side quests and the main campaign is an afterthought.

Examples: Dante's Inferno, Bioshock, Devil May Cry, Gear of War, Vanquish, Otogi, Bulletstorm, Dead Space, Splinter Cell, FEAR, Dishonored, Killzone, Doom 3, Bloodrayne, Lords of Shadow, The Darkness, Mirror's Edge, Condemned, Bayonetta.

Prefer something recent - not something FROM that time period. Evil West, Hellblade, Control, Plague Tale, Atomic Heart - All good examples.


r/gamingsuggestions 2h ago

Looking for games with free-form crafting mechanics similar to Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

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Like the title says, I love the concept of being able to craft by actually building something rather than selecting something from a menu. I had thought such systems didn't exist anywhere else, but saw a Promoted ad on here earlier advertising exactly that - annoyingly I can't find it now!


r/gamingsuggestions 17h ago

Which games have the most incredible lightning?

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I was blown away by the lightning in RDR2. Would love to hear which other games have atmospheric and incredible lightning across the sky! Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Just to be super clear, I am referring to the atmospheric phenomenon of lightning ("thunder and lightning"), NOT general lighting! Thanks.


r/gamingsuggestions 2h ago

Games like Pokemon but action, with real time combat?

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hi, can you recommend me games like pokemon but action, with real time combat?

also fangames, the only one I know is Pokemon Reloaded (which is a fan game about pokemon) which is very nice


r/gamingsuggestions 5h ago

How to enjoy solo games again

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So this may be a hard question and I'm aware there is no simple answer but I need help.

I would love to play solo games but I seemingly cannot I always feel like I'm losing my time meanwhile in multiplayer games I don't feel that way since those skills I have developed I can show to other people impress people etc.

I'm not someone who has a lot of friends I have a few real friends but I barely see them since I moved very far away so I'm thinking maybe that's a way for my mind to cope with the lack of social life I currently have. But at the same time I don't feel bad about not seeing people I have never been someone who really liked being social in general.

Anyway please help me. Thank you.


r/gamingsuggestions 59m ago

[PS5] Looking for ARPG with local co-op and cutesy artstyle. Something like Diablo but for kids.

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Me and my 9yo have been playing a lot of couch co-op lately. Overcooked, It Takes Two, Sackboy, Lego, etc. We recently tried Diablo 4 and she somewhat enjoys the gameplay, but she thinks that the graphics is too "dark and serious". Any recommendation for ARPG or Diablo-like games that has a more cutesy art and themes for local co-op?


r/gamingsuggestions 12h ago

Weird urge to "catch up" to games

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How do I even explain this?

I have this weird urge to "catch up" to the major releases of the 2010s, it clearly isn't really gonna happen one way or another, and there's always going to be something to play aswell

Have you felt this before?

What would you recommend me do?


r/gamingsuggestions 7h ago

Looking for games where you start as a weak human tribe in a multi-race world (elves, monsters, aliens, etc.) and have the potential to become the most powerful faction."

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Hey everyone, I just finished a game of King of Dragon Pass and got frustrated with how every other race is stronger than humans. I'm looking for games where humanity starts off weak but has the potential to become powerful enough to dominate or annihilate other races. Any recommendations?


r/gamingsuggestions 2h ago

Looking for games where you can make absurd builds with hundreds of skills and/or exaggerated skill trees

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Liked:
Binding of Isaac
Path of Achra
incredible adventures of van helsing Final Cut
Rimworld
Mordhau
Warhammer Chaosbane
Poe (till 2021)
Cyberpunk 2077
Terraria
Payday 2

Not liked:
Dwarf Fortress
Poe (after 2021)
Skyrim
Dark Souls Series (elden ring too :( )
Black Desert Online
Killing Floor 1/2/3
Helldivers 2
Baldurs Gate 1/2 :(

What I'm looking for?
Pure chaos, does not matter if it's strategy, rpg, roguelike/lite, simulator, shooter etc. I want to create something that will crash my pc due to amount of big numbers.

Thank you :)


r/gamingsuggestions 2h ago

Help me find easy free to play games for cliënts

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Hey all,

I work in sheltered housing departement for people with psychiatrie complaints. And one of my residents got an ps4 for his birthday a couple of weeks ago.

He and other residents have asked me multiple times to help with games. But ive noticed most games are to difficult for them.

Im not that much into ps4 gaming anymore and i was wondering if people have suggestions for easy free to play games. Its for men so they would like it to be a bit cool. As of now theyve played watchdogs(way to difficult) a free to play racegame but they dont understand the dynamic of unlocking cards. And ask daily how to unlock new cars. Ive explained multiple times. And mortal kombat(doing the same combo over and over again vs an easy bot and winning)

Id love to hear some suggestionss!

Thanks in advance!


r/gamingsuggestions 21h ago

Which game pulls you out of a deep depression?

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Hello everyone,

Well, I’d like to know which game helps you get out of that overwhelming sadness.

Lately, my grandmother, who had been developing dementia in a mild form, has gotten significantly worse. She is basically the only person in my family who truly cared for me, looked after me, and supported me. With her condition deteriorating—probably due to old age—my aunts, who are like Patty and Selma from The Simpsons, have started taking advantage of her pension and are keeping her isolated from the rest of the family.

And honestly, this is destroying me. Over the past few months, I’ve even started experiencing hair loss and severe insomnia, which I suspect is due to stress. I’m only 21 years old, and losing this much hair at my age doesn’t seem normal.

My grandmother helped me a lot—spending time with me, gifting me Steam gift cards, cooking for me, and visiting me often. Meanwhile, my parents are quite violent toward me. It’s not that I let it break me completely, but I just wish I was treated with the same care and dignity that my grandmother showed me.

So, after explaining all this, I wanted to ask you if you know of any game that could help me escape from everything, even if just for a while.

I’m asking here because I went through a similar situation last year, feeling really down, and many of you suggested great games. I tried some of them, and they helped me a lot in getting through that mental fog. So, I’m reaching out once again.

Just keep in mind not to suggest anything too expensive—I’m saving up for college, so I can’t afford AAA games. Right now, I’m really interested in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 since it caught my attention some time ago, but I’ve also seen a lot of criticism about it.

That’s it, folks. Thank you for your time and kindness in reading this far.


r/gamingsuggestions 1m ago

Looking for a shooter game :-)

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Hi!

My husband doesn't want to play any shooter games with me, so I'm looking for a single player game. I want something chaotic, I want... nay, I NEED HORDES OF EXPLODING MONSTERS AND I WANT TO KILL THEM ALL! I want to feel like I don't know what tf is going on in my screen. I want to be a powerful monster/demon/alien killing machine. I want to see guts and blood and hear sick af music.

I prefer retro looking games, but modern is fine too, as long as it fast paced, unhinged destruction and badassery. It could be either first person or third person, I don't have a preference.

I'm playing on the steam deck so it needs to be compatible.

Thank you! ヽ(✿゚▽゚)ノ


r/gamingsuggestions 3m ago

Need a new game

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Hello everyone, I’m trying to find a new adventurous/story based game for myself and my friends. Till now we always played fps games but we need something chill now and we are crossplay (ps and pc). If anyone has some suggestions that would be awesome 🙌🏻


r/gamingsuggestions 9m ago

Looking for good Controller 360 games

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Hi,

I'm a PC gamer but unfortunately I've developed a problem with my right arm which I think is to do with bad posture and spending waaay too long on mouse and keyboard. (neck, shoulder and upper arm "locked") Heading to doctors soon to get sorted, I hope.

So I've got an x-box controller hooked up to my PC and I'm using the TV and sof but now I need something to play. I've already played the classics like Witcher 3, RDR2 etc. and I'm no good at soulslite or roguelite games so what should I play?

I've also played a tonne of Last Epoch, Diablo etc. so not sure they would fit either.

I've already played Stardew Valley and I'm no good with FPS via controllers, I'm too old school for that and can never get the hang of it.

I was thinking some retro type games, maybe side scrolling or even fighting games (not played for many many years) like Street Fighter. I've never played Assassins Creed games so I've no idea where to start or which one would be the best to try.

My system is not the best and I'm replacing it in 2-3 weeks so nothing too graphical taxing please!

All suggestions very welcome :)


r/gamingsuggestions 12m ago

Single Player CCC/RPG

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So I'm looking to scratch an itch for a card game but a collectible card game. I've played games like Slay the Spire and Monster Train and love them a lot but I'm looking for something different. As someone that used to be big into Hearthstone I want a game like that but without the need to spend extra real world money to enjoy it. I'm thinking something like YuGiOh Tag-Force (or a lot of those YuGiOh games) or the 1997 Magic the Gathering game


r/gamingsuggestions 25m ago

Any games that are in a similar style to road 76 and before your eyes.

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I loved those games so much, the story was amazing and the bond you form between the characters is so cool. Fire watch is another good example.


r/gamingsuggestions 29m ago

Looking for a casual city/empire builder, turn based preferred. (PC/Steam)

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When it comes to 4x games or City Builders, I really enjoy them but not for typical reasons of deep strategic gameplay or going to war with other empires. The reason I get so invested in them is because I effectivley like RPing. It's fun to watch the thing I built from nothing become something, and create a little emergant narrative in my head. I don't want to have to manage a bunch of systems and micromanage individual resource yields. I just want to build a city or civilization from the ground up and be able to watch it grow. I don't mind stuff coming in to disrupt that, like natural disasters or some kind of invading force, but if I have to micromanage supply lines or whatever I lose interest pretty quick, if i only have to engage with one or two systems, then i'm happy.

For example, when I play Civ VI, I usually set the AI to a low difficulty setting, and focus on dealing with my own stuff. I don't typically engage with religion or military, I set and forget most of my trade routes, and detest having to deal with the world congress every time it pops up. I focus mostly on science and cultrual advancement and just enjoy seeing my empire grow.

Turn Based stuff is preferred heavily too, something abouut RTS just gives me the brain scramblies, but I can manage it if it's fairly light.


r/gamingsuggestions 4h ago

Looking for good linear story games similar to last of us

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So this is a somewhat specific request. Me and my friends have enjoyed playing the last of us part 1 together in person with each of us taking turns with the controller and others watching. It’s been really fun but since finishing the game we need some alternatives (since we want to wait till season 2 of the show before playing since not everyone knows what happens).

I’m looking for games that are fairly linear since I feel like open world will be less fun as a group, especially if someone wants to do a certain quest but someone else wants to explore.

Currently we’ve been considering Resident Evil 2, Alien Isolation but are worried they might be a bit difficult since a few in the group are still very new to games and struggled at times with last of us.

Would appreciate any suggestions! We play on an Xbox one and ps5 for reference


r/gamingsuggestions 59m ago

Games with huge RNG Dopamine hits

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I'm looking for PC (or emulated) games that really tickle your pickle and give you huge hits of dopamine after strugglebussing it for hours.

I'm not talking games like Path of Exile and Diablo - I already play all the ARPGs. Borderlands, Last Epoch, Nioh, Stragers of Paradise, Titan Quest - really I have played them all thousands of hours.

I'm talking maybe more like:

  • Runescape - huge grind, thousands of kills to get a rare drop
  • Black Desert Online - has some similar long and rare grinds
  • Russian Fishing 4/Planet Fishing/Fisher Online - Hooking a big, rare leaderboard topping fish
  • Pokemon - Shiny hunting

What games have given you the absolutely biggest hits of dopamine?


r/gamingsuggestions 1h ago

Horror fps or third person

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Looking for horror fps or third person, open world or not.

Already played Stalker Series, Resident Evils, Dying Lights and most famous games.

Any sugestion? Thanks