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Best games that can be completed in under ten hours?

So this isn’t directly related to patientgaming but my hardware and personal tastes kind of filter me to playing games no newer than five years old.

I’m looking for some recommendations for games that can be completed within ten hours. I’ve realized recently that this is the sweet spot how much I enjoy playing a game before I get bored of it. I’m open to all types of games. Thanks in advance!

Blubber28 ,

I have seen it recommended somewhere in the comments but I want to shed some more light on this game: What Remains of Edith Finch. It is a walking simulator that should take about 2 hours and is best played in a single session.

As Edith Finch, you go back to the house where you grew up in your younger years to explore it. The Finch family has an almost genetic trait of bad luck; many of them have died before their time. You explore the house room by room and explore that person’s last moments.

There is no gore or horror of any kind, but there are children that die, so if that is a trigger I would sit this one out. If not, it is currently on sale for less than €5. It is worth it.

sugar_in_your_tea , (edited )

I also love short-ish games, so hopefully one of these strikes your fancy. You didn’t specify a preferred genre or other games you liked, so I’m going to just throw some out there:

Adventure/Puzzle

  • Stacking - fun adventure puzzle game based on matryoshka dolls
  • Little Nightmares - fantastic puzzle game stuff great atmosphere and horror elements; similar to INSIDE and Limbo
  • Abzû - underwater exploration with light puzzle mechanics
  • Ys 1 and 2 - pretty old, but it’s my favorite Ys game; Ys Origin is a bit newer, but also a bit longer (~11 hours per playthrough, need 3 for full story, but each plays differently)

Puzzle

  • Manifold Garden - puzzle game where you manipulate gravity
  • Hexlogic - sudoku-like
  • SUPERHOT - shooter that plays like a puzzle game
  • Magrunner - just ignore the story, the puzzles are pretty good
  • Portal - the OG puzzle game, must play if you haven’t; second is about twice as long

ARPG/Souls-like

  • Death’s Door - just started, but it’s looking good
  • Ittle Dew - Zelda-like with lots of satire about the genre
  • Furi - boss rush only
  • Titan Souls - boss rush, but both you and the boss has 1HP

Narrative heavy

  • Telltale Batman or The Walking Dead - narrative heavy game with walking simulator sections; choices matter (but not a ton); great if you want a decent interactive story
  • What Remains of Edith Finch - explore your old home to learn everyone’s secrets
  • Oxenfree - explore Island to uncover its secrets; replay value for alternate endings

Metroidvania

  • Headlander - Metroidvania where you play as a disembodied head that can attach to other bodies
  • Ori and the Blind Forest

Point and Click

  • Darkside Detective - point and click with a great sense of humor
  • Broken Age - you’re a virgin about to be sacrificed, and you’re not sold on the idea
  • Deponia - earth is completely wrecked, and you want off; quite funny

AAA/high production value

  • Ryse: Son of Rome - not amazing, but a pretty satisfyingly average experience
  • Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - shooter a bit after the US civil war

I have more, just let me know what you like and I can try to give more recs.

SolOrion ,

What Remains of Edith Finch - explore your old home to learn everyone’s secrets

I love that game.

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Dear Esther was similar, but less of a game and more of an audio visual experience. Some I haven’t played yet:

  • Before Your Eyes
  • Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Tommy_the_Gun ,
@Tommy_the_Gun@lemmy.world avatar

Me too! I also highly recommend:

Gone Home - explore your old home to learn everyone’s secrets

SolOrion ,

Gone Home was good, yes!

I feel like it generates way more of a spooky atmosphere, too. I honestly thought I was playing a horror game for the first half, before I finally realized it wasn’t going to jump scare me and I could relax.

In a similar vein, The Suicide Of Rachel Foster is a decent experience. It’s not nearly as good, to be clear, but it’s worth playing imo. It’s much creepier, however.

Jawa , (edited )

I just finished Deaths Door and it was a very enjoyable game to play on the go or in bed (steamdeck). Took me about 17 hours to finish it.

sharkfucker420 , (edited )
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Hollowknight!

It seems I was mistaken

SecureTaco ,

Hollow knight is a great game, but it’s also not remotely close to a <=10 hour long game.

sharkfucker420 ,
@sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml avatar

Really? I finished my first run in under 10 hours. Of course I went back and spent 200 hours doing everything I missed but it’s definitely completable in under 10 hours depending on how you play

Squirrel ,
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Don’t you have to beat it in under 10 hours for the first speed run achievement? HowLongToBeat says 27 hours for just the main story; 41.5 hours for main + sides. If you managed under 10 hours on your first run, you must be a serious metroidvania veteran.

sharkfucker420 ,
@sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml avatar

Well that much is true, I probably should have taken that into account

starman2112 ,
@starman2112@sh.itjust.works avatar

50 hour game for me lmao

pox ,

Take a look at Contrast, a 5 hours narrative platforming game with pretty visuals an concept

SolOrion ,

I don’t think anyone else has mentioned Gunpoint! So… Gunpoint.

massive_bereavement ,
@massive_bereavement@kbin.social avatar

The worst part of Gunpoint is that after finishing up there's no more Gunpoint.

JackGreenEarth ,

Portal, Hyperbolica

bugieman ,

Dredge

Had no idea what to expect going into it. Had only heard that it was a cosmic horror fishing game and decided to give it a try. Ended up loving it!

Not a huge game in terms of scope but feels it nailed every mechanic and the art style and delivery is top notch

MufinMcFlufin ,

I just played through the entirety of Storyteller in one sitting but had a riot of a time with a few friends. I think I spent about 2-3 hours finishing the campaign and will probably spend about another hour finishing the last of the achievements when I next take a crack at it.

kemsat ,

I enjoyed Stray. It’s pretty short, only got stuck one 1 of the puzzles.

JakenVeina ,

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Yokozuna ,

I’m playing through the original metal gear solid and it has a pretty good pacing that keeps things fresh while also being a short game. I think you can beat it in about 10-12 hours depending on how much you call in your codec to get extra dialog if you want.

jelloeater85 ,
@jelloeater85@lemmy.world avatar

Vs MGS 4 packing in a LITERAL full feature length movie.

Venat0r ,

Mgs 2 and 3 are also about 5 or 6 hours each if you skip the cutscenes.

TheWorstMailman ,

INSIDE is one of my favorite games of any length

Otherwise_Direction7 ,

If you’re looking for a little bit different and unique experience, you can try Katamari Damacy and it’s sequel, We Love Katamari

Instead of shooting enemies or run into the end of the stage, these games main gameplay is to roll a extremely adhesive ball (using both of the controller analog stick) to collect various random objects and junk and make it grow bigger in size. Each of the levels has a different objectives and size requirements that need to be completed for advancing to the next level. The game main campaign also has a very light storytelling too, typically involves around the protagonist and his abusive father who always command him to roll stuff up. The graphics are really minimalist and colorful, plus the soundtrack are the absolute fire, covering the multiple genres such as J-Pop, Scatting Jazz, Hip Hop Disco, and even Bossa Nova

Both games main campaign can be completed in less than 10 hours and runs great even on the low end hardware

Paranomaly , (edited )
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In no particular order:

Metal Gear Rising Revengence

Psychonauts 1

Bladed Fury

Ori and the Blind Forest

Titanfall 2

OneShot

Undertale

Unpacking

Portal/Portal 2

Bastion/Transistor

Any member of the Shadowrun RPG trilogy

Little Inferno

Planetarian

sunbunman ,

Brothers: A tale of two sons is pretty spectacular and can be finished within a few hours.

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