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!

  • mrbubblesort@kbin.social
    15·
    11 months ago

    A Short Hike is a great little platformer you can finish in a couple hours.

    Super Mario RPG is a classic and can be squeezed into 10 hours if you rush, but probably closer to 12~15.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • NeryK@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    11 months ago

    Ordered-ish by recommendation:

    • SUPERHOT (it’s the most innovative shooter I’ve played in years)
    • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
    • Sayonara Wild Hearts
    • Carrion
    • Planet of Lana
    • Jusant
    • The Artful Escape
    • The Gunk
  • Paranomaly@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    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

  • heavy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    If it hasn’t been mentioned, I think it’s newer than 5 years but Return of the Obra Dinn and Curse of the Golden Idol are great short games that you can pick up and put down as you like.

  • Ludrol@szmer.info
    6·
    11 months ago

    Antichamber - old revolutionary puzzle game, confusing at times
    Baba is you - a great puzzle game
    Outer wilds - experience that is one in a lifetime, go in blind
    Return of obra dinn - you are a detective

    • privacyn@feddit.it
      2·
      11 months ago

      How can you finish Outer Wilds in less than 10 hours, it’s 10 hours that I’m wandering around and I still don’t get what to do!

      • Ludrol@szmer.info
        2·
        11 months ago

        To finish under 10 hours you need to get lucky and cut out some lore from the playthrough. Usuall playthrough is a bit longer.

        I could get you to explain what have you discovered already but as it is now Lemmy devs have a negative position to implement proper spoiler support. Just open ship log (journal?)(I don’t remember the name) and follow the question marks.

  • TonyHawksPoTater@kbin.social
    4·
    11 months ago

    Return of the Obra Dinn. The 2nd game from the maker of Papers, Please. You’re trying to solve the murders or disappearances of 60 people on a ship, using a watch that can view their moment of death. Insanely unique game, and it’s hard to replicate that feeling of all the pieces of the puzzle falling into place that this game fosters.

  • spyd3r@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    11 months ago

    Bulletstorm, its stupid, its raunchy, and its hilarious, and it clocks in at about 8 hours.

  • sonovebitch@lemmy.world
    2·
    11 months ago

    I always check https://howlongtobeat.com/ before starting a new game

    I also tend to prefer games that are short.

    Here are a couple of my PC recommandations, in no specific order :

    Somerville

    Jusant

    Planet of Lana

    Limbo + Inside

    Little Nightmares 1 + 2

    Cocoon

    Solar Ash

    Tunic

    Cult If The Lamb

    Have A Nice Death

    Death’s Door

    Stray

    Trek To Yomi