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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social to c/gaming@kbin.social

I’m a non-gamer looking for recommendations please. I saw the Quake II refresh and it makes me want to explore/roam some 3D environments again. But I’m really not into the intensity of any of the shooting games.

Tomb Raider was fun but I found combat hard to control.
Half-Life had great environments but too much shooting for me.
Portal was great fun but I eventually found it repetitive.
Beyond a Steel Sky is one of my favorites although the pace of exploration is a bit slower than others.

I’m tempted to give a game like Myst a try but the puzzles sound a bit too involved for me. Basically something without much stress or excessive friction against exploration of the environment. Thanks

I’m on Linux and macOS.

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[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't see Thief mentioned yet. It's old but it was called a "first person sneaker" by some reviewer back in the day.

I'm seeing something on Steam that looks like it but with a 2/2014 release date, which seems newer that I remember. Apparently there's a bunch of DLC too, so you might consider buy a bundle.

[-] plscks@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

I was curious so I looked and you’re remembering one of the first three games (‘98-‘04) the one on Steam is the 4th game in the series. The originals were pretty neat back then and are still available at gog.com and probably other places as well.

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. Thanks.

[-] FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks. This has the advantage of running well on under specced hardware too.

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