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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?⁩ ⁨⁨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.

• ⁨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?⁩ ⁨⁨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).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LFS: Send emails later, time capsule style⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like FutureMe is exactly what you’re looking for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Safety in typing, no cloud needed⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Are there any keyboards on f-droid that offer word prediction?

  I always go back to SwiftKey (but didn’t update if since they announced AI stuff) because nothing comes close, but I would gladly change it to something FOSS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open world games, need recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, don’t underestimate the Supra- series of games. I thought Supraland looked childish, but then I started playing it and couldn’t stop. It’s SO fun.

  The jokes are hit and miss, but the interconnected world, steady progression and cool mechanics make it stand out. And you can freely draw on the map to mark points of interest!

  There are currently 3 games out in the series, with 4th (Supraworld) being in the works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 10th⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same, and I’ve just spent the entire weekend getting from 46% to 60% completion. I didn’t expect it to be this good and this long. Each new location I’m in awe, then I get its map and see how huge the area is going to be. There’s SO MUCH to explore!

  Warrior Within used to be my favorite Prince of Persia game, but now it has changed to The Lost Crown. It’s just SO good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 10th⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m jealous! I wish I could play Tunic for the first time, again. Let us know what you think!