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Which games blow your mind, but only if you know nothing about them in advance?

Best examples I can think of are:

  • Outer Wilds
  • Doki Doki Literature Club
  • The Stanley Parable

What are yours?

(please no spoilers)

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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'll also add The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC. I know there's a remake coming out next year, but there's a bunch of shady stuff surrounding how they're gonna localize it. (Supposedly, they're gonna use AI to try to do most of it and then have real people brush it up.)

So I'd recommend playing the original instead. It's a 2.5D game with a mostly 360° camera. It uses turn-based combat, but not traditional turn-based combat. And it has a great story.

It's also on sale for only US$9.99 on GOG (which is DRM-free) and Steam.

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[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

That Dragon, Cancer turned me into a blubbering sobbing mess.

There's are so many spots in the game that could hit someone the hardest, and I know what mine was.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Subnautica I guess

[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Dark Souls and Return of the Obra Dinn have already been mentioned, but I'll also recommend Universal Paperclips. These also happen to be my favorite 3 games.

[–] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

In Stars and Time

[–] SchrodingersPat@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Sorry if these have been said already. Note I suck at gaming and couldn't finish either but I enjoyed my time with them:

Animal Well and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 months ago

If you're referring to being blind to the plot specifically (but not what style of game it is), then my list is:

  • outer wilds
  • hades
  • disco elysium
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Gods Will Be Watching and The Red Strings Club

Spec Ops: The Line

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