cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48176362

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48176361

I like community builders and games that I can keep a world for years and grow, watch it evolve. I enjoy Rimworld. ARK evolved series is good.

Bonus if it’s multiplayer capable LAN and not online.

Oxygen not included is nice but mentally taxing sometimes. I prefer laid back chill games with economy and farming. 2d or 3d doesn’t matter. I don’t mind trying indie games. Survival based games are nice. I’m not super pick and choose.

Give me your greatest joy in game form. I’ve heard Stardew Valley is good. I tried it, reminds me of a gameboy game. I could not get into the game. My character kept falling asleep like 14 times in a day.

  • Nickelalloy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    I recnetly started playing a game called “StarSector”

    Basically Mount & Blade in space someone said.

    Really good so far, have not played more than 30h due to lack of time to play due changed life/work situation.

    Edit: forgot to say that it is Single player but tons of mods that feel very much in line with the game.

    • marxismtomorrow@lemmy.todayEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Fun fact, the devs encourage people to share a serial-key to those wanting to try out the game, so you don’t need to purchase it in case you wind up not liking it.

      Here’s a serial-key courtesy of an edgy vtuber that uses a war criminal as an avatar: TEITW-HP9ON-A7HMK-WA6YA

      Again this is not piracy, the Devs actively encourage this. Which is awesome. So if you like the game, buy the game, encourage this behavior.

  • EuroNutellaMan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Vintage Story. It’s a very good survival, very customizable experience too.

    I think it’s a game that shines best in a multiplayer civilization RP tbh but even as a single player game it’s a very nice survival. It may look similar to Minecraft at first but it is very very different and in all the good ways.

    Plus mod support is so good, by design, even the website itself has 1-click installs.

    Oh and it has chiseling.

  • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.ukEnglish
    91·
    2 days ago

    Minecraft: Java Edition. You need internet the first time, but afterwards it’s fully playable offline and also has LAN support built in.

  • Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Factorio is great, how has no one mentioned it yet? Also Dwarf Fortress, Into the breach and “FTL - Faster Than Light”.

    They all have native ports and are moddable.

    Factorial and FTL even have huge overhaul mods, that change most stuff so they don’t really get boring.

  • Hiro8811@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    Satisfactory, building game, a bit heavier on resources since it’s 3d but it’s good

    • Sinirlan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      There is also Factorio, game that inspired Satisfactory, less demanding on hardware as its using top-down view and retro graphics.

  • Rothe@piefed.socialEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    Kenshi. Sandbox rpg, citybuilder and more. Pretty unique and unforgiving, but the replayability is endless if you are into that sort of thing (lots and lots of mods as well).

    I’ve played Stellaris for years, although I am really not liking the direction Paradox is going with their AI, and it really puts me off of their games.

  • Noxy@pawb.socialEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Caves of Qud. I’s like if Dwarf Fortress’ adventure mode was actually good, and set in hyper-post-apocalypse scifi world where the very water you need to drink (or if you’re amphibian, splash on your skin) is also the world’s currency

    • Trail@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      It’s a great game and all, but… is it just me or is it a bit harder than would be expected? I would consider myself to be pretty decent at the genre, but I will usually die a stupid death on something not previously encountered while exploring, and since it takes a while to reach that stage again, I’ll usually put it aside for a while and do something else.

      Is it just me?

  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
    12·
    3 days ago

    Valheim has a local server you can set up that has it work offline. Shame it’s not on gog, but it’s on Humble which I don’t believe has online checks like Steam, but I had it working with steam offline mode.