I’ve recently bought an RX 6700XT and before it arrives I want to install some games to play. I would prefer singelplayer games but I’m not against some (not too expensive) mutliplayer games. I recently played rdr2 and it’s definetly one of my favories games ever. I also enjoy Cities: Skylines. I haven’t played many singleplayer games yet but I would appreciate some recommendations.
Cyberpunk2077 is a great game now in spite of the rocky launch. If you like RDR2, I think you will enjoy Cyberpunk2077 as well.
As a note, for anyone who’s waited this long to play Cyberpunk, it might be worth waiting just a bit longer. CDPR is releasing an ‘expansion’ which sounds like it’s going to completely rework a lot of the core systems and fix many of the issues that were most commonly talked about. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/cyberpunks-expansion-totally-overhauls-the-original-game/
Interesting, I’ll definetly look forward to that thanks.
elden ring if you have not yet played it!
Dying Light!
In case you aren’t already aware, Cities: Skylines 2 comes out October 24th
Other than that I can only really reccomend you strategy games cause thats what I play lol.
From the same publisher as Cities: Skylines are the most popular grand strategy games, often refered to as Paradox (the company) games. Biggest ones are Eu4 (Europa Universalis 4) and HoI4 (Hearts of Iron 4), but there are quite a few others. Keep in mind however that these games with all DLC will cost you an arm and a leg, Paradox is heavy on DLC. But there are subscriptions for them, so $5 per month to have all the DLC, which is significantly cheaper until you play for 100000 years (I think more like 5 years before that $5 adds up to what it would’ve cost to buy the DLC). If you aren’t already into these, do know that they’re hard games to learn, I mostly learned how to play by watching youtuber lets plays of them.
Total War games are also good, I personally like Empire, Naloleon, and Shogun II / Fall of the Samurai / Rise of the Samurai. If you’ve never heard of them, they’re a mix of a grand strategy turn based game in the campaign map, and a pausable RTS in the actual battles where you control your units and fight it out.
Yeah I own almost all up to date paradox game except Vic 3. I got like 300 hours on Hoi4 but stopped because without most DLCs the game’s just ok. EU4 is a game though I’ve tried multiple times to get into but same here with the DLCs. Also an issue I have with paradox games is that I never know what to do. There’s just so much to do and to consider that I can never set me a goal to reach. Total War is something I’ll definetly check out. I’ve heard alot about it but never seen alot. Thanks for the recommendation.
If you don’t have the DLC for Hoi4, Road to 56 makes for a great mod to get you some good focus trees and such, pretty much every country in the world has a unique focus tree. Worth it to check out.
Thats a common problem people have with Paradox games, for the most part my goals in them are just “paint the map however is most convenient” lmao. I have a hard time actually getting the motivation to fight tough opponents and normally ignore them in favor of expanding the easy path, until those powerful guys are now too powerful for me to even deal with.
Btw, the Total War games I said I liked are older entries into the series. I haven’t really played with the newer Total Wars, so if you want a more recent game, it’d probably be worth it for you to look into them and see which one is most attractive for you as I can’t really reccomend any of them having not played them. Do be aware that Empire is extremely clunky, and Napoleon is practically the same game, with a smaller map, far less clunkiness, and of course a bit later in history.
I’m seldom picky about what I play, so, by extension, expect to see little to no consistency in what I’d recommend:
#hasicontent 8Doors: Arum’s Afterlife Adventure A Vampyre Story ABZÛ Atari Vault Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extended Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Bunny Swordmaster Story Catherine Classic Celeste Celeste Classic Celeste Classic 2 Child of Light Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition Devil May Cry 4 Devil May Cry HD Collection Downwell Dreaming Sarah Dusk Child Dust: An Elysian Tail Etherborn Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy VII FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Grey-Box Testing GundeadliGne Gundemonium Recollection Hitogata Happa Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition Ittle Dew Kimmy Kitsune Zero Knight Club LiEat Mary Skelter 2 & Mary Skelter: Nightmares (revamped & retconed version; included as an unlockable in Mary Skelter 2) Mary Skelter: Nightmares (OG version; still being sold) Metal Slug Metal Slug 3 Micro Mages Minecraft Minoria Mobile Light Force (aka Gunbird) Moero Chronicle Momodora Momodora II Momodora III Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch No More Heroes No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Okami One Strike Phoenotopia (Adobe Flash version; didn’t play the remake yet) Portal Rabi-Ribi Remember Me Riddled Corpses Saints Row: The Third Senran Kagura Bon Appétit Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Slay the Spire Slipways Classic Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition (“A Lenda do Herói - Edição Definitiva” in its Portuguese name) Starbound Super Dungeon Boy Tanglewood The Corruption Within The Deed Unparallel Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Wake Up Wishing Sarah Wonder Boy in Monster World | Wonder Boy V: Monster World III World of Final Fantasy コテ・DE・メクール 真・魔王ゴルベリアス 先取り横スクロール面
There are also games sold/distributed only as ROMs you can run on emulators, if you’d be interested too.
Deep Rock Galactic is always one I like to mention to friends. Basically the modern Left for Dead, and it’s fantastic. I will say that as someone who’s logged well over 1k hours on it since the early days, this next season is the first time I’ve felt like the game is starting to stagnate. Since the move to a season pass there’s been less and less content compared to years past in general. Nonetheless, for a new player there is all sorts of stuff to keep you occupied and having fun. And there are absolutely no scummy practices or microtransactions involved
Also as much as it pains me to recommend Blizzard, I’ve been having an absolute blast with Diablo 4
I liked Horizon Zero Dawn and Titanfall 2, can easily recommend both. The first hour of HZD is kind of meh, but it gets better after.
A literal overkill for your card, but have you already tried Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain?
Might i suggest dark souls? 3 would be the best looking for your setup
Holy crap I plan on getting that card too, it’s a good price for a higher margin graphics card.
At what manufacturer are you looking right now? For me it was a hard choice but in the end I got the Asus Dual 6700XT because it was at a great price.
I’m a Death Stranding evangelist. As a gamer in his 30s, I’m burnt out on most open world action RPGs. DS hooked me and I’ve been in love with it for years. It’s very unique, has stellar reviews on steam, and can be found quite cheap sometimes. (I think the GOG store gave it away for free for a while, and I believe it’s still on game pass). If you like the chill, pretty vibes of traveling the countryside in rdr2, and the simulation aspects of travel, you might particularly enjoy DS.
Oh and if you can find it for cheap, Factorio is a wild fun game for fans of city builders who are burnt out. If you can tolerate the grungy, industrial themes of the game, it’s a truley innovative take on the genre. I think it might have a demo?
And finally Dinkum is a really cute Animal Crossing alternative which I played for a month straight. The premise is, you’re starting your life over in the legendary land of Australia. It also allows you to play online multiplayer with friends if you want.
Disco Elysium
