r/videogames • u/PearTheGayBear • Sep 04 '26

Discussion / Question What game is this for you?

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Honestly for me it's Life is Strange: True Colors. Love that game to death, an incredible story and soundtrack, but it seems like a story that just doesn't vibe well with a lot of people. Listen to the soundtrack though, absolutely increible.

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u/Organic_Rip2483 Sep 04 '26

Dwarf Fortress

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u/RepulsiveMail4476 Sep 04 '26

Yeah I can’t even properly explain the appeal to someone who doesn’t already know what it is.

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u/zigs Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26

"I like games that are difficult because they're overly complicated just to be detailed. Playing the game is like taking a puzzle box apart, but no part feels redundant or pointless. The puzzle box makes sense to itself. This is why I like Dwarf Fortress"

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u/Datkif Sep 07 '26

Same goes for Rimworld. When I've tried to explain it people just look at me like I'm nuts. Although that might because I often tell the story of my chickens that were my only food source during a nuclear winter, cold snap, toxic fallout chain of events that drank all 3,000+ beers and died of liver failure Dooming the colony to starve

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u/VegetableReward5201 Sep 04 '26

I highly recommend this documentary about Boatmurdered if you like Dwarf Fortress.

https://youtu.be/nI1UmlfP1Cg

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u/AuroraCelery Sep 04 '26

I have thousands of hours in rimworld so I thought I'd like dwarf fortress. I tried the free version for a bit and I felt like I was overdosing on prescription medication

maybe the steam version will pair better with my shitfucked brain, when I can afford it

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u/FroyoAromatic9392 Sep 04 '26

The steam version is way more approachable, has a ton of QoL features not in the free version and the GUI is a huge improvement.

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u/The_Lat_Czar Sep 05 '26

As a Rimworld enjoyer, have you played Kenshi? 

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u/Datkif Sep 07 '26

Not the person you are replying to, but I'm a big Rimworld player, and bought Kenshi because of the common recommendations for Rimworld players.

Kenshi looks like a game I should have 1000+ hours on, but I just can't get over the learning curve when I could just go play Rimworld or Factorio instead

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u/The_Lat_Czar Sep 07 '26

I implore your to give it another try. Don't spoil anything with a guide, just use the tutorials and get at least one other squad member ASAP. I truly believe it will be like a light switch going off eventually. 

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u/potato-king38 Sep 04 '26

Fucking real

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u/FroyoAromatic9392 Sep 04 '26

My work around is I keep gifting the game to friends. I know a lot of them will bounce off it, but some will get it and understand the magic of the game.

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u/slavmaf Sep 04 '26

Can you gift me, kind Dorf?

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u/INfusion2419 Sep 07 '26

"The children are playing hide and seek with the dead bodies and i cant stop them" the game

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u/Narrrz Sep 07 '26

Oh god yes

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u/taverntav Sep 08 '26

I LOVE the video essays and stories from it but I know id hate playing it lmao

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u/HoopyFroodJera Sep 09 '26

This one is mine.

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u/AizenByakuya Sep 09 '26

I recommend DF to anyone who will listen and not walk away.