The issue is that I think there are Steam bundles that can’t be gifted, such as the Valve pack and that kind of thing. That also makes something like Civ 6 less likely, just because of the DLC bundles. I can also use Fanatical or Humble but frankly the region thing might be an issue.

This guy has played every console-available game under the sun before around 2020. So I’m focusing more on what he’s not likely to have played. He’s more of a soulslike/fighting game guy and I’m more of a simulation and eurojank enjoyer, so the recommendations don’t always carry across.

That said, I’ve been thinking newer games like Animal Well that are sure to be received well, but it’d suck if he already played it on something else. Would be a funny inclusion as well, a 35 megabyte 2D platformer for his new gaming desktop.

Any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Games with lots of mods for sure. It may be a generic recommendation but Minecraft with mod packs and gorgeous shaders is an amazing experience for someone who never got around to trying them.

Also if he's a souls-like fan, I highly recommend Elden Ring's convergence mod and Dark Souls 3's convergence mod (they're by the same team). It adds like a hundred new spells, new weapons and equipment, overhaul of some mechanics like having actual classes with game-changing effects, completely overhauls areas with new geometry, adds new enemies and bosses, etc. It's a very fun time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

The souls games weren’t on sale, but I’ve passed the message along about the mods. I think he’s taking a break after pushing those games to the absolute limit but I’m glad something like that exists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I recently started playing Hyper Light Drifter, really like it, lots of fighting, shooting. Oldschool pixel graphics.

[–] SupraMario 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Surroundead for single player zombie survival

Project zonboid for multiplayer zombie survival

Kingdom come deliverance for visuals and epic story

Hell let loose for FPS shooter

Deadlock for moba/fps

Risk of rain 2 for multiplayer roguelite

The raft for multiplayer survival on water

The forest for multiplayer survival on land

SCUM for pvp survival

That's all I can think of for now...the fun part of PC is gaming with friends without having to pay a shitty subscription fee.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Project zomboid is so stress inducing! Great with friends though.

[–] SupraMario 1 points 4 days ago

It's amazing with friends... especially when one of them decides to be the cook, and burns down the base because they forgot to turn off the stove while we're all out scavenging for supplies...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

For PC I would go for the avan-garde stuff

e.g. Cold line

Most popular indie titles are already on console as studios will port stuff to increase the sales.

I would go to look for stuff that can't be sold. Dream like avan-garde surrealism or under 2h experiences on itch.io and newgrounds.com

also RTS require mouse so it could be a fun stuff to get into.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Avant-garde is my jam, it’s just hard to convince people who aren’t into that kind of game to play. I love the Cosmo D games, for example, but I know most of my friends wouldn’t enjoy them if I recommended them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Dead Cells

CARRION

Left 4 Dead 2

Hades

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Try Rise of the Triad, One Must Fall 2097, and Goat Simulator

[–] Katana314 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Game bundles like from Fanatical are a good start. You can't return them if you have issues, but they're great if you haven't played any of the offerings given.

A similar thing would be Xbox Game Pass, but that very much locks you into their ecosystem, and they're clearly done investing into worthwhile games.

[–] EvilBit 2 points 4 days ago

Or I guess a Humble Bundle subscription.

[–] Deestan 2 points 5 days ago

SuperHot

The DOOMs

[–] Regrettable_incident 2 points 5 days ago

I thought the old homeworld games were great. Kind of RTS in space ships. They're old now but still good.

[–] daggermoon 1 points 4 days ago

Tormented Souls was really good

[–] Contramuffin 1 points 4 days ago

Might consider getting something that only plays well on keyboard/mouse. Factorio comes up off the top of my head. Shooters also generally translate poorly to controllers, so perhaps that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Total war: Warhammer 3? Baldurs Gate 3? Maybe those are available on console as well..

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