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Looking for games that feel like a summer adventure (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by Paradigm_shift@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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I have this loosely defined made-up genre I call "Summer Games".

It started a long time ago subconsciously. At some point I realized that during the hottest time of the year I gravitate to certain games that I mostly play on a small device (laptop/switch/steamdeck), laying in bed, late at night, when I have trouble sleeping because it's too hot. A friend of mine once said that the reason she loves super high temperatures so much, is that what you experience leaves more vivid, burned in, memories. I think she has a point.

The criteria aren't super rigid but I hope you get the "vibe" and might know some games that fit:

  • Low-stakes/chill gameplay. I'm already sweating, I don't need sweaty gameplay right now

  • a warm aesthetic/color palette and/or setting. My outside experience shouldn't feel too different to the games inside experience aesthetic-wise.

  • It feels like a road trip, adventure or vacation. I want to get a summery memory out of this.

  • the game leaves some kind of impact.

Games I played in the past that evoked that vibe perfectly:

  • Kentucky road zero
  • oxenfree
  • road 96
  • firewatch
  • sable
  • rime
  • steins: gate
  • life is strange

Games that have fit okay-ish

  • tunic
  • journey
  • citizen sleeper
  • nightcall
  • no umbrellas allowed
  • the talos principle
  • the solus project
  • the witness
  • the vanishing of Ethan Carter

If anyone has a recommendation, I'd be thankful. This year I have started to play chants of Sennaar and it seems to fit the criteria so far.

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[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The gameplay might be a little more tense than you're looking for at times, but Kena: Bridge of Spirits gives me summertime vibes.

For something with chiller gameplay, maybe Yakuza Like a Dragon? (I haven't played Infinite Wealth yet, but the setting also seems promising.)

[–] Paradigm_shift@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think yakuza might fit. I have to check if the steamdeck can handle it. If not it'll go on my list for when I am okay with my pc heating up my living room

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I recommend a play through either way! The story is a rollercoaster that balances its silliness with heart pretty well.