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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!

BudgieMania ,

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance

It has zero filler, it's wall to wall balls to the wall nonstop action

you might exceed the ten hours slightly if you're bad like me and get stuck in the final boss for two hours but otherwise it's perfect

520 , (edited )

Play with the volume up. Your ears will thank you.

Seriously. For every thread that mentions this game, there is someone shouting "RULES OF NATURE!".

Half an hour in, you will understand why. And you will know why this game absolutely slaps.

BudgieMania ,

very much this, the soundtrack became my soundtrack for work for like two years

every boss theme would be the best boss theme in any other game, but here they are just one of many

520 , (edited )

It's not just that the soundtrack itself slaps, but also the way they use it, the audio design of the game is absolutely masterful.

It knows exactly when to do things like drop the vocals for maximum effect, and the instrumentations reflect the themes the game itself deliberately conveys.

Hallainzil ,

The Curse of the Golden Idol was released in 2022, but could probably run on my microwave. It’s a brilliant little detective game inspired by The Return of the Obra Dinn. Highly recommended.

Another detective game from 2022 I loved that’s similarly untaxing on hardware was Strange Horticulture. You run a horticulture shop in a Victorian-y fantasy land where strange things are happening…

Both under 8 hours to complete.

danciestlobster ,

Wandersong is the happiest game you could possibly play that I play whenever I am feeling particularly depressed. Hypnospace outlaw is hilarious and fits the time criteria. Both are newer than 5 years but have very non-demanding specs

Donebrach ,
@Donebrach@lemmy.world avatar

Some randoms that come to mind:

A plague tale innocence and requiem are both pretty short and absolutely wonderful (and heart wrenching).

Technobabylon (and other point and clicks from that dev) is great and short.

CloudPunk is another good short game (more like an interactive novel)

Donut County is good too. Kinda katamari vibes.

The rebooted Tomb Raider series from the late 2010s is also a lot of fun and each one can be completed in at least 20 hrs. I know that’s over your limit but they’re great.

Unlearned9545 ,

The company of myself and its prequel fixation

To the moon and its sequel finding paradise

Firewatch

The LEGO movie (and 2)

Portal (and 2)

Halo (1, 2, and 3)

Force Unleashed (and 2)

chiliedogg ,

Warning:

To the moon will absolutely make you ugly-cry.

More than once.

derpgon ,

Finished Cult of the Lamb in 6 hours when it released, and I wasn’t slacking around. It’s a town-building with some roguelike elements, the graphics are cute and nice, while it explores the idea of cult creation, doctrines, sacrifices and all the dark stuff.

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

page ,

Brothers

Nath ,
@Nath@aussie.zone avatar

Not recommended for fathers - particularly fathers of boys.

TempermentalAnomaly ,

Oh man… I suspect I shouldn’t play this with my boy then.

page ,

Ya… wonderful story telling and gameplay though. It made both me and my brother cry.

drislands ,

COCOON and Viewfinder are a couple of not-terribly-long puzzle games with super cool mechanics.

owenfromcanada ,
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.world avatar

IIRC, Undertale was a pretty short game, and has as deep a story as games three or four times its length.

kakes ,

I really enjoyed Her Story, if you’re into mysteries.

VelveteenUnderground ,

VVVVVV

orhtej2 ,
  • Max Payne
  • SW: Republic Commando
BoastfulDaedra ,

The Stanley Parable.

PlantDadManGuy ,

Stray

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