Hey all, I’m on the hunt for games that really suck you into their world, the kind where you look up and suddenly three hours have gone by.

Games I’ve loved and couldn’t put down:

  • Plague Tale
  • Horizon
  • Subnautica
  • Mass Effect
  • Expedition 33
  • Homeworld

Doesn’t matter the gente, as long as it’s got that vibe where you just exist in the atmosphere and forget about everything else.

What are your go-to games when you want to disappear into another world? Bonus appreciation if it’s something underrated or off the beaten path.

Edit: Thank you all. I will definitely keep this thread bookmarked. You all dwarved what I found on Reddit ir any other platform! Well done!

  • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    51·
    4 days ago

    First time playing RDR2, I waved at a dude on a carriage and asked him to stop. Next thing I knew I was being shot at by the sheriff. No idea why that would be considered bad or a punishable offense. Lost all interest in playing after that sadly. And it was like in the first town you get to visit in the game too.

      • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Thank you for actually giving me an answer to the mechanic behind this. Legitimately had no clue.

      • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        21·
        3 days ago

        Ah yes, the game definitely isn’t the issue. I should have just known that hitting the prompt to wave to a passing by stagecoach twice in a row was against the law somehow. In a game I just started playing. Yep, definitely a skill issue.

        • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          Howdy stranger. Are you just waving down random stagecoaches wearing a gun in order to say hi and be friendly-like, or is your intent to draw your weapon and deprive us of our property and/or our lives? Because if you’re going to rob us, I am afraid to inform you that I will be taking defensive action that might include running away and/or killing you. It’s fine either way, but I just want to be crystal clear about your intentions and I want you to be crystal clear about the consequences of your each and every action beforehand so there are no untoward surprises.

          Absolutely gripping gameplay and dialogue.

          • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            Look, on one hand I see your point, but on the other it’s a fuckin game and tutorials are a thing. Except apparently when they aren’t. It’s the wild west, by the amount of people that were shooting at me afterwards it’s clear just about everyone carries a gun so…not sure what your point there is either. Contrary to popular belief, you can indeed be carrying a gun without the intent to use it on every person you have an interaction with. My intention? New town. Talk to NPCs. Stage coach rolls by and button prompt pops up to wave? I do. It pops up again? I do it again to see what happens, to see if the dialogue changes. Chaos ensues followed by a quick death that didn’t make sense to me right off the bat. Games can be flawed. I don’t have to love a beloved game just because people think I should.

          • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            I do believe I said it definitely isn’t the games fault for not telling me about a mechanic that would have me shot at and killed. We’ve already established that it’s absolutely my fault for not knowing something I wasn’t taught in-game before it happened. The game is without flaws. Perfect. 10 out of 10. Impossible for someone to have a bad time in without it being their own fault.

    • shweddy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Isnt rdr2 just wild west gta? Why not just shoot back or reload and avoid him? I’m just curious

      • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        I did try a few times, died each time. So moved on for a bit but quickly lost interest in it sadly. I’m sure I’ll give it another shot down the road somewhere and get better enjoyment out of it then.