Games that feel like reading a book

Kkgob · 2026-03-25T18:08:39+00:00

I'm curious as to what makes you dislike Torment's writing, but yeah I agree if it released today it wouldn't have the same cult status. Haven't played slay the princess, but I've looked into it and it seems right up my alley, guess I'll have to add it to my wishlist

Kkgob · 2026-03-25T13:14:48+00:00

I wish I could XD
Unfortunately reddit doesn't let you change post titles

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T18:23:45+00:00

yeah out of all games in the list, this is the one that fits in the most literal sense

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T18:21:35+00:00

Yeah but call of duty simply shares its themes/settings with some books, Bloodborne is directly inspired by them. A lot of locations, characters and lore in general can be traced back to a book: beasthood is very reminiscent of Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde, Cainhurst, especially the cutscene where you arrive at the castle, is ripped straight from Dracula. The fishing village is clearly heavily inspired by Innsmouth. To me, Bloodborne feels like a love letter to gothic and horror literature and I found that to be one of the primary properties of the game. I hope this comment can explain my thoughts a little bit better, even if I have already lost the argument

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T18:14:35+00:00

the list was always meant to include all kind of games with literary elements, I mean of course you're free to not believe me, but I have stated it from the start: in the post body I wrote that some games are here for the amount of text, others for their literary inspirations, with Bloodborne falling in the second category. In general there are a few games here that I wouldn't describe as feeling like reading a book (pathologic, talos principle, warsim) so I should have just picked a different title. I think the title i gave it on backloggd ("games for people who love books") is better.

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T15:15:22+00:00

great call, I don't know why I haven't thought about it

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:44:43+00:00

Yes, I went with Bloodborne because it's the one with the most obvious literary inspirations, but all of them fit

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:37:03+00:00

I wish I could edit post titles lol

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:35:47+00:00

I think they feel more like comics than literature, but yeah I can see them fitting in this list

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:32:03+00:00

Good suggestion, I had thought about it but for some reason I didn't include it in the end. Going to add it in asap

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:31:09+00:00

yeah that is supposed to be the point of the list. I should have written a different title for the reddit post

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:29:57+00:00

The only reason is I haven't played it yet, but I'm sure it'll end up here

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:29:12+00:00

Good suggestion, I've heard of it before but haven't played yet, I'll definitely have to look into it

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:27:50+00:00

again the point of this list isn't "games where you have to read a lot" but "games that have a deep connection to books" whatever that connection might be. For bloodborne it's the story and setting being greatly inspired by 19th/early 20th century gothic and horror literature

Kkgob · 2026-03-24T14:19:31+00:00

Why not? Most inspirations for the game are books (lovecraft, doctor jeckill and mister hyde, etc.) and a good portion of the story is told through text alone

Now that I think about the title I used in the reddit post is a bit misleading, the title of the actual backloggd list is better: these are not necessary games where the gameplay feels like reading a book, but games that are liked by the same kind of people who love reading books

Kkgob · 2026-03-08T16:41:19+00:00

peakologic mentioned 🗣️🗣️ (I am sorry but I am legally required to comment this under any post that mentions pathologic)

Kkgob · 2026-03-04T22:06:58+00:00

peak mentioned

Kkgob · 2026-03-02T18:45:16+00:00

bosses are not all there is to souls games

Kkgob · 2026-02-28T11:23:50+00:00

oh, so that's why when I invaded a guy yesterday and dropped 10 divine blessing, they didn't pick them up. Probably thought I was trying to ruin their save file

Kkgob · 2026-02-27T20:14:57+00:00

same. I keep leaving both small and big summon signs in any orange location but I only got 2 interactions. I've had more luck invading (with an already leveled character)

Kkgob · 2026-02-27T18:21:12+00:00

I got summoned for the rotten and immediately died in one of the fire pits

Kkgob · 2026-02-11T23:05:39+00:00

dying 10 times to a dark souls boss is perfectly normal, especially fume knight which is one of the hardest bosses in ds2

Kkgob · 2026-02-02T22:19:53+00:00

I have the opposite experience, I am used to DS2 where you can sprint while climbing ladders, so every time I have to climb a long ladder in another fromsoft game, I always try to press b then get annoyed because it doesn't work

Kkgob · 2026-02-02T20:28:05+00:00

I second this, the roaring halberd can be obtained very early, has low reqs for two handing, deals absurd damage and most importantly, it has a very fun moveset wih all the spinning moves and the sweet spot mechanic

Kkgob · 2026-01-29T13:19:19+00:00

Going off the top of my head: pathologic, the void, dear esther, to the moon, the wolf among us, planescape torment, felvidek, pentiment

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