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Comment on Is there any (single player playable) game under $10 or equivalent which has made you point any go "ha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?

fri@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

For me, it’s games in the immersive sim genre. The Dishonored series and Prey, both made by Arkane studios, I can replay over and over, enjoying every moment of them, exploring alternate paths I haven’t tried yet. Deus Ex is another one that fits, especially Deus Ex Human Revolution. These games often go well below $10 during sales - here are their historical lows:

Dishonored: $2
Dishonored 2: $3
Dishonored DOTO: $6
Prey: $3
DXHR: $3

I also loved every second of The Witness - the puzzles are ingenious, hidden things are super enjoyable, and the community made a randomizer that generates new, harder puzzles to add more content to it. The Witness is at $9.99 now, its historical low.

I know a few people who love factory-building games, optimizing the production and even creating spreadsheets to calculate the perfect production rate. But the two major games in this category don’t fit your price criteria (Satisfactory is $15 right now, and Factorio $35 and won’t get any lower).

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hisao@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Prey was very addictive to me. I think I beat it rather fast though, because I just couldn’t stop playing.

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knokelmaat@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
What are good starting points for the Deus ex series? I’ve got the original on Steam, but haven’t really gotten into it yet, feels very intimidating every time I start. Should I just push through or are there other entry points?

Btw, I loved dishonored 1 but somehow stopped playing, thanks for reminding me to get back to it :).

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- fri@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I played the original Deus Ex around 10 years ago. Once you accept the aged visual side of it, the world, characters and plot can easily immerse you till the end. I’d say play the original (maybe with some modern visual mods), then skip to Human Revolution, then Mankind Divided.
  
  I didn’t bother with Invisible War and The Fall. I tried them for a moment, but the bugs and clunkiness put me off.
  
  There’s also Deus Ex Go, a mobile game that’s actually a really good puzzle with fantastic music.
  
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rtc@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I have Dishonored 1 and 2. Will look at Death of the Outsider. I’ve started playing Thief series (not the remake) which I want to play a fair bit before playing Dishonored. Prey and Deus Ex Human Revolution weren’t ever in my consideration before so I’ll check those.

The Witness is something I’ll look at.

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