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Recommendations of really moody games for crummy days (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Edit 2: got a notification about Cronos: The New Dawn as I was launching Steam and decided to go for it. So far... holy hell, yep! Soo much yep! Just, uuh... turn off ray-tracing...

Edit: thanks so much to everyone who chimed in, there are some awesome recs in this thread! Also, really sorry to hear so many of you can relate to such games, good thing we have'em!

I apologise if I missed anyone's comment.

OP: So, going through It™ again and my mood's really gloomy. Anyone got any good recommendations to go with my mood?

To specify, PC-only, and I'm mostly asking for atmosphere, though some mechanical goodness will not go unappreciated. Thinking of stuff like Observer, Silent Hill, Darkwood, Arx Fatalis, Fallout: NV, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, etc. Played most of these except Bloodborne, gathering the patience to deal with emulation.

Edit: oh, and if the story'll shred my soul to pieces, all the better! Hit me with your best shot!

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[–] phonics@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

the hunter call of the wild is my go to for depression gaming. very peaceful generally, walking around tracking animals. if you follow the story you often times end up cleaning up a reserve from trash and left behind tents etc. the hunting is ethical in the story too. gotta keep populations low because yada yada. its gorgeous aswell, very slow. really a good one. and every now and then you'll encounter a mythical animal and track it for 4 real world hours tryna get it for your trophy case.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago

Oh, that really does sound relaxing, I'll keep it in mind! Thank you!