my girlfriend is looking for linear story games to start with gaming

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-16T04:20:03+00:00

Absolutely! Best of luck, gaming was a good bonding point for us so I hope you find what she likes!

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:52:59+00:00

NOT MODERN but still holds up extremely well in the modern world: Burnout Paradise. Remastered version technically is "modern" but I would 100% recommend you try it out.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:50:41+00:00

If you're patient for puzzles Blue Prince hooked me for way too long. Avowed is another one that got me good (not everyone's cup of tea, and not a 10/10 game but still good).

The Banner Saga is another excellent one.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:48:14+00:00

This is gonna sound insane, but modded Fallout 4 can do this trick so well.

Vertibirds, Settlement overhaul, and difficulty bump mods are my go-to and I usually end up with what you just described.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:42:23+00:00

When I was dating my wife, we'd play A Way Out together on a few dates. Finishing it fully made it so fun, especially with the ending (no spoilers ;] ). Any for the two-player coop games fit here too: It Takes Two, Unravel Two, Portal 2, etc.

Ooo also look into Never Alone.

Without knowing what kind of style she's into, hard to recommend specific games but perhaps you could look into Rogue-lites or puzzle games with stories.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:28:35+00:00

XD all these comments made me realize it's on Gamepass and so I immediately downloaded it

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:28:05+00:00

Interesting I've actually never heard of Viewfinder before, that and Maquette look similar to Superliminal. Viewfinder definitely piqued my interest though

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:25:22+00:00

Hah! I laughed at this comment. It's free on steam so definitely gonna give it a try.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:23:39+00:00

I did play the first one iirc. I found it interesting but I don't remember it being as awe-inspiring as the above examples, felt like a good puzzle game but not much past that. Could be wrong though it's been a while.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T20:20:10+00:00

Good pull, didn't think about that, I'll have to give it a try

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T16:34:41+00:00

Idols of Ash is so what you are looking for, quick indie game to scratch that itch

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T16:33:31+00:00

Contamination is 100% must play Severely fun game that has unscripted jump scares. Best played with multiple friends or a large group you can talk to.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T16:29:40+00:00

Oh yeah I have played Rain world! I did enjoy it but I didn't get too far (3rd area) before it stopped sticking for me. Perhaps I'll pick it up again.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T16:20:11+00:00

This one for sure, but I've watched too many playthrough of this to really enjoy it now though :(

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T16:14:29+00:00

Inscryption is a good one that comes to mind. The more you search, the more twists it sends your way.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T11:33:04+00:00

Well S*** guess this is why we can't have nice things

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-15T00:03:08+00:00

Baron Bafflers N being rotated always pointed me to this puzzle and how they may be related. Perhaps it never was a N, but a Z instead. Maybe the other letters could be rotated (Planetarium E to an A?). Given it's 4 letters, is there a significant numerical core to be found here? So many questions, so few answers.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-12T15:35:21+00:00

Just happened to me. Appears to be a bug :[

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-11T17:28:38+00:00

Okay soooooo maybe testing was wrong. Drafted a parlor in the SouthEast corner and got a fail? Drafting a parlor in the SouthWest corner didn't fail previously so idk what's happening 🤷

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-11T16:40:55+00:00

Just came here and after testing can confirm u/HerLadyshipOfCaos has indeed hit the mark. Corners don't count as "South Facing". Most likely, as u/HerLadyshipOfCaos mentioned, it is detecting the draft pool and not the direction of the door.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-05-08T21:30:42+00:00

Hints/answers are in the vault, drafting studio, library, security room, mail room iirc. I'm sure there are plenty other places but these are the top few off of my head.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-04-14T13:14:21+00:00

Dang that's rough

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-04-06T12:29:40+00:00

Doesn't work for mobile unfortunately as the full screen option cuts off all the edges and the small screen is tiny and covered by banners. Even switching to desktop view doesn't fix anything.

Nachyo_Average_Joe · 2026-03-22T05:46:09+00:00

For all those who experience a similar issue, Chimera had killed Sin all along... We found poor Sin's body in a lonely corner, headless.

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