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ytsedude ,

Minecraft. I know it’s a big company now or whatever, but back when it was just Notch, it was still completely captivating.

Also, Stardew Valley!

MeatsOfRage ,

Slay the Spire. I’ve probably put more hours into this game than any other in my life.

From there, I guess all the usual picks. Hades, Hollow Knight, Braid, Fez, Dead Cells, Celeste

Jakdracula ,
@Jakdracula@lemmy.world avatar

Baby hands.

Hideakikarate ,

Binding of Isaac. When it finally came out on the switch, I played it more than Breath of the Wild.

smeg ,

I played it to completion. Then Rebirth came out and I played it to completion (barring The Lost, because come on). I only recently picked up Repentance and I’m already another 200 hours in.

❤️, or perhaps I should say ❤️🤍🤍💙💙🖤💔

Nelots ,

The Lost at least gets significantly easier once you unlock the holy mantle for him. The Tainted Lost though…

goosehorse ,

The only way we cleared Tainted Lost at my house was playing co-op!

smeg ,

Yeah it was only pre-holy mantle that I gave up on, The Lost is actually a pretty interesting character to play now. Is Tainted Lost still slightly easier than original Lost though?

Nelots ,

Think the original Lost but nearly all defensive items are removed from the item pool. On one hand that means no useless health ups clogging the item pools. On the other hand, that means no holy mantle or dead cat.

Overall I’d say that makes him a more consistent and more fun character, but I’m not sure if I’d call him easier. Losing the ability to find things like dead cat hurts.

IIRC (been almost a year since I’ve played Isaac), he has a higher damage stat as well, which is great.

smeg ,

The glassiest of cannons, I look forward to it!

odium ,

Hollow knight, deep rock galactic.

sp6 ,

I think the Deep Rock developers are owned by Embracer now, so I’m not sure if that counts as “indie” anymore, even if they’re still a small (and previously somewhat home-grown) studio. But it’s still a damn good game - ROCK AND STONE

MentalEdge , (edited )
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They are, Ghost Ship Games.

DRG was never an indie, it was published by Coffee Stain Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Coffee Stain, which in turn is a subsidiary of Embracer.

Ghost Ship got fully acquired by Embracer in 2021, though their publishing deal with Coffee Stain started in 2017, before Embracer had even touched either company.

MentalEdge ,
@MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz avatar

Ghost Ship did not self-publish DRG, they published with Coffee Stain. The publishing deal started in 2017, with Embracer/THQ buying Coffee Stain a year later in 2018. And even later buying Ghost Ship, as well.

ConditionOverload ,
@ConditionOverload@lemmy.world avatar

Dishonored, when it first came out.

Brokkr ,

I’m not sure Arkane and Bathesda could be considered as indie devs at the time of release. Bathesda had released Skyrim the year before.

ConditionOverload ,
@ConditionOverload@lemmy.world avatar

That’s true, I was just talking about Arkane.

Brokkr ,

Even Arkane alone at that time wouldn’t be considered indie. They had done a few contract jobs for major releases, like CoD, before developing Dishonored.

ConditionOverload ,
@ConditionOverload@lemmy.world avatar

Ah, my mistake then.

FireRetardant ,

FTL and to a lesser extent their second game Into The Breach.

RNG heavy strategy games with lots of micromanaging.

glimse ,

I loved both FTL and Into The Breach but I think I preferred the latter. What makes you like FTL more? (not arguing, just interested)

FireRetardant ,

I had a harder time getting good at and staying interested in ITB. I still really enjoy a playthrough every now and then.

With FTL I guess it just feels more replayable and “on edge” to me. There is just something special about ftl runs, be it overpowered, under powered. There are so many ships, weapons, systems, and crew combinations that no run really feels the same.

The same could be said about ITB and their different mech teams but I guess it just doesn’t have the same feel. ITB feels like I’m selling my services to big corporations with saving people as an after note. FTL feels like a suicide mission for the fate of the galaxy and I think that feeling is what really makes me come back to FTL.

glimse ,

Interesting! Thanks for sharing, I don’t really disagree with any of your points. Maybe I just liked the style of ITB more…I do love isometric tactics games

SupraMario ,

FTL is the modern Oregon trail in space. It’s just so good.

CileTheSane ,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

Personally one of the aspects I enjoy a lot in FTL is managing my power levels mid-fight (Do I need my oxygen powered right now? I could probably turn it off until the fight is over…) I don’t know if any other game that has you shuffling around power like that.

glimse ,

Oh yeah I forgot about that!

I redownload ITB after this thread and have been playing it. I might bust out FTL next because I apparently forgot how to play it lol

bungle_in_the_jungle ,

Stardew Valley by a long shot.

Hollow Knight is up there too.

haui_lemmy ,

I recently bought stardew valley and its fun but the farming grind feels kinda forced, no? I feel like I need to pay attention to not loose myself in the game which defeats the purpose.

What is your experience there?

cmbabul ,

The grind is fun for me, but once you get through a few seasons there’s also so much time to explore and talk to the villagers

haui_lemmy ,

Got it. Thanks for chiming in.

I can imagine it gets better but the grind is kind of not for me. The mining and farming grind in minecraft I understand and the grind in factorio as well. Maybe its heightened due to the saving cycle that seems to want you to keep going.

MrScottyTay , (edited )

I used to find it kinda stressful until i realised there was no time limit to the game like the usual harvest moons so once I realised that, I never find myself rushing around or overextending my ability to farm to grind more and just focused on what I was enjoying in the game which was a bit of everything.

haui_lemmy ,

Can relate. It’s the same for me but I have to constantly remind myself of the fact which is why I cant relax, sadly.

smeg ,

There is sort of a time limit though, you get your “review” at the end of the second year (at which point no new events happen). Also getting things planted in time for when the seasons change etc is kind of time-limiting.

But that’s all detail, it’s great that people can enjoy it without time pressures!

MrScottyTay ,

Really? That sucks I’m sure I’m on year 3 and I’ve had events happen

smeg ,

Were they things that don’t usually happen in years 1 and 2? I guess they could just be stuff that was added since I last played!

MrScottyTay ,

I only really played early on, not dabbled with it properly in years but I do remember things happening. It’s not like I could only get things to happen in the first two years in game

CileTheSane ,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

You can also get a new “review” whenever you want after that.

smeg ,

Well that’s probably a good thing for playing casually. I think end of year 2 is the earliest though, so that’s kind of a “soft” deadline.

variants ,

For me the game only became fun when I started playing with the wife, we split up tasks and got a lot more done and was much funner

haui_lemmy ,

Neat, thanks for the info.

MacedWindow ,
@MacedWindow@lemmy.world avatar

I usually put off doing too much farming until I have a decent sprinkler setup.

ColeSloth ,

There are ways to play (besides mods) where you barely have to grow crops. Unless you’re trying for all the achievements there’s not really a wrong way or a time limit to play.

ColeSloth ,

Don’t forget minecraft was originally just one guy. 15ish years ago. In Java.

Now over 600 people work on it.

Aatube ,

Orwell, the first one

Fall Guys, back before the vaulting fiasco

tmijail ,

Celeste

mr_sifl ,
@mr_sifl@lemmy.world avatar

This is my top one too. It’s always a fun replay. Terraria and Stardew are probably tied for second.

RagnarokOnline ,

This would be mine too. Fun gameplay, cool story!

Drew89 ,

Terraria. My most played game on steam!

besmtt ,

IDK if this counts, but I loved SPACEPLAN.

thezeesystem ,

Factorio. Help I got 4k hours and I still get cravings.

Honorable mentions.

Rimworld, Dyson sphere program, Minecraft (before it became microcrap)

sep ,

Closing to 6k. There is just infinite replayabillity. Then you add mods, and friends.

haui_lemmy ,

I think we‘re the same person! :D

Jokes aside, I wholeheartedly agree. 500 hrs in factorio but rw and dsp are awesome. Mc used to be. I like mineclone though.

Hit me up if you wanna play something together some time.

RandomStickman ,
@RandomStickman@kbin.run avatar

Does STALKER count? I love the atmosphere of the games.

If not I've sunk a lot of time in Mini Metro

hakase ,

Salt and Sanctuary and Hollow Knight.

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