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The Outer Wilds

All due respect to the other recommendations in this thread (The Witcher 3 is in my top 3 favorite games ever), but I get the sense you’re looking for a similar vibe - that self-paced, quiet, almost lonely exploration where, though you do have a goal, the point of the game is to wander the world and discover things. While most of these recs (and most open world games in general, so it’s understandable) have a strong story focus, The Outer Wilds will give you that quiet, unguided exploration BoTW does so well.

(And I know explicitly turned down souls-likes, but Elden Ring also hits that vibe super well. If you’re really stuck for something to play, it might be worth a try with one of the magic-focused builds that significantly reduce the skill needed)

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Donebrach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Seconding this. Regardless of what op is looking for everyone should at least give outer wilds a try. Beautiful game.

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- innermachine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I personally could not get into the gameplay loop of that game. Not a fan of the whole groundhog day thing. Also, the game is nothing like BOTW lol.
  
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  - mrmisses@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I see you got down voted but I completely agree. It’s absolutely nothing like a Zelda game (Majoras mask, maybe? But barely). And I also couldn’t get into it. It’s the kinda game you need to write down everything you discovered and then slowly piece together the puzzle - and one mess up and you need to start all over. I didn’t find it relaxing at all
    
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Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Exactly, Shadow of the Colossus is a better recommendation than Genshin Impact because of this. I’d also like to give a shoutout to some metroidvanias that have big maps and lots of abilities like Aquaria and Knytt Underground.

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
If they are looking for what you just described, then I would have to recommend Animal Well

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AstroLightz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I’ll definitely look into this. Thanks!

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