Comment on Game suggestions: Downvote any game you've heard of before
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 day ago
I’ll throw in another one, why not. Withering Rooms is one of my absolute favorite games I’ve played this year. It’s an action/light horror roguelike that ends up being a very unique experience despite clear inspiration from games like Silent Hill and Dark Souls. For a solo developer game (who even wrote the wonderful music himself) it’s a seriously impressive game, especially with the amount of small QOL touches. I thought the puzzles were intuitive personally, but I loved and appreciated that there is both an in-game “Puzzle Oracle” consumable if you are stuck, and a tiered hint section on the website if you need a nudge.
There’s a ton of builds you can do, from various magic builds to melee and ranged and traps and more. The story is also very interesting, the world building is excellent and I enjoyed the writing. It really nails a certain vibe that very few games get right. For me, exploring this unique and interesting but dangerous world filled with a cast of weird and strange characters gave me similar emotions as playing Dark Souls 1 the first time. And it’s hard to give higher marks than that.
Amazing game.
flamingarms@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I downvoted this per the thread rules, but I only just heard about it and played it a month ago. Unbelievably good. Withering Realms is a follow-up coming out later this year as well!
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 day ago
One of the downvotes I’m happiest about getting ever, I think. I’m glad this gem isn’t completely unknown!
Withering Realms looks incredible but I might wait until full release, which is hopefully next year. September is so stacked. That being said, I’m not sure there are any of the other upcoming games I look forward to as much as this anyway…
flamingarms@feddit.uk 1 day ago
That’s what I was shocked by honestly. I think it’s a solo dev? And it feels a little indie in that way, but the entire package is so tightly done and the story is actually fascinating - the game quickly became one of the best I’ll play this year over many AAA games and Realms is now top of my list too. Really an insane achievement from a solo dev; they have a lot to be proud of. And their Early Access plan is to have Realms complete from start to finish and use it as a refinement process? Lot of respect for that.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 day ago
Solo dev game, yeah. Also his debut game! Wild. They actually revised the plan. It was supposed to enter Early Access in May, and then have NG+ added later on. Instead they pushed it to September but supposedly feature complete. We’ll see if it’s a wise choice - September is a rough month to compete in.
But yeah, absolutely agreed on how good the game is. Good balance, nice build variety, the systems all work so well, the NG+ implementation is super cool and the game just has so many little surprises to throw at you. And it’s much bigger than you might think at first.
I still think Titanium Court edges it for me in terms of my number one favourite game I’ve played this year, but those are the top two for sure. And they’re both solo dev games! Madness.