Hello! I’m looking for any game recommendations on GOG – especially anything that’s on sale! Tell me about your favorite few games that you have on GOG, or maybe some gems in the rough out there. I’ve seen a few threads on Steam lately, so it feels appropriate to me to look for some love on one of the smaller game systems. I’ll mention a couple of my favorites, but feel free to mention anything you like!

Rimworld - An alien-planet civilization sim kind of game. I’ve gotten many hours out of this one. And with some mods and DLC… oh man. I might be ashamed to see how many hours I’ve played it.

Northgard - I think you’d call this an RTS. Super rad, wish it was longer. I’ll swing back around and re-play the whole campaign sometime. I just now noticed they have an expansion pack, so maybe I’ll get that soon.

Sid Meier’s Railroads - Railroad sim. Another one that I’ve dumped a ridiculous number of hours into.

Faster Than Light (FTL) - rogue-like spaceship game?! I don’t know how to describe it, but I loved it.

I also recently picked up Starship Troopers: Terran Command and Graveyard Keeper, but haven’t taken the time to play them, yet. I have Stardew Valley on GOG – Not an all-time favorite, but definitely got my money’s worth and had fun with it.

A few I’ve had my eye on but would love to hear outside opinions: Patron, Space Crew, Mars Base. They look interesting, and probably any little nudge would get me to buy and try.

  • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I literally just posted about a few of these in another thread. :)

    Decent: Freespace and Freespace 2 are the best Space Fighter - Dog-Fighting Tactics games I’ve played. They still hold up to this day. And the voice-acting is great.

    Dungeon Keeper and Dungeon Keeper 2 are also solid games, although more in the silly corner. Dig out a dungeon, build rooms to attracts creatures of the dark, train them and go to war against the foul knights and kings of the overworld.

    The OG Fallout games are always worth a mention. Fallout and Fallout 2.

    If you’re into old disturbing point and click puzzle games Sanitarium is a classic.

    Or a bit more laid-back storytelling with mysteries, maybe? Then Oxenfree is worth looking into.

    In the FPS category I recommend the Metro games. Well, the two first ones anyway. Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light. Stealth is optional, but advised. :p

    I’d also be amiss not to mention Soma. It’s a scary game and a solid mindfuck at the same time. Approach with caution.

    That’s my list for now. I hope there’s something in there you can use. :)

    • aedyr@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      The Freespace games are legendary in that genre. Probably second only to TIE Fighter.

    • RickRussell_CA@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      If you’re thinking about the Fallouts, don’t forget all the Infinity Engine games (Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, Icewind Dale 1 and 2, Planescape Torment), and Neverwinter Nights, and Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2.

      And Shadowrun (Returns, Dragonfall, Hong Kong).

      There’s a universe of amazing isometric RPGs out there.

    • Hexorg@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      How do you play fallout 2? I always have weird double-screen with wrong colors everywhere. Tried different video cards too.

      • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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        1 year ago

        GOG’s version works for me straight out of the box. Other than that, there’s the High-Res patch and the general Patch. They are quite important on modern machines.

        If you play on Windows, make sure both patches are installed. Then screw around with the High-Res patcher a bit, hopefully you can find the right setting. It will probably take a few attempts.

        If you play on Linux, I sadly can’t help you as I never got Fallout to work in it. :/