I loved Hypnospace Outlaw. Its so nostalgic and yet the surreal aspect of it gives it its own flavor that is separate from the nostalgia.
Comment on Looking for a game where reading an immersive in-game manual is one of the main gameplay aspects
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
- Tunic — You need to figure out the game’s manual to know how to play. Souls-style exploration and combat.
- Papers, Please — If you liked Rocket Shop, you’ll like this. You are a border guard, checking people’s documents and choosing if they can enter. The rules change every day as international tensions grow. Great plot with multiple endings, expressed with just your green and red stamps.
- Hypnospace Outlaw (kind of) — You are a moderator in a fictional version of GeoCities. Your training is web pages and crusty point and click CD-ROM slideshows.
As even further stretches, there is TIS-100 and Shenzhen I/O, both Zachtronics games that have you do programming. The tutorial for TIS-100 just opens a PDF that looks like a crusty scan of an ancient computer manual, like you were learning to program on a C64 or something.
topherclay@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
midimalist@lemdro.id 2 weeks ago
Thanks for reminding me of Hypnospace Outlaw. I finished it once and thinking of replaying it again when I somewhat forget about the story/plot. Time to reinstall :D
hahattpro@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Tis-100 is like learning new programming language and do some quiz with it. If you want similar experience, learn assembly languages, and do some exercise :)))