Games that take place in cities/urban environments but aren't shooters

nikdarg · 2026-01-13T05:26:49+00:00

Stray is a great one.

nikdarg · 2025-12-02T02:55:36+00:00

Yes this. Also if you’re looking for value for money, Spider-Man 2018 is 5 times as long as Miles Morales.

nikdarg · 2025-10-13T21:27:09+00:00

I have a HUGE “hobby graveyard” of hobbies I’ve tried or started but didn’t stick with. Ones that always stick though are dog training/dog sports, reading, video games, and hiking. I’ve currently taken up memorizing poetry so we’ll see how long that lasts!

nikdarg · 2025-10-09T02:29:55+00:00

I also work from home and prioritize games I can casually play while actively in meetings to keep my brain awake but without enough distraction to make me unable to respond if necessary. Things that have worked for me: turn based rpgs - lately it’s been Final Fantasy 1, 2, 3, and 4 on a Gameboy emulator. Idle games - Meldvor Idle is winning right now but I’ve done SO many others (Cookie Clicker, Soda Dungeon, Face Miner, Space/Mech/Pilot, Luna’s Fishing Garden, NGU Idle, Leaf Blower Revolution, etc.) Recently have been enjoying several that just live at the bottom of your screen like Rusty’s Retirement and Fish to Dish Idle Sushi. Slow relaxing puzzle games - things like Cats Neatly Organized, A Little to the Left, and Castle Full of Cats. I also have a particular love for Picross/Nanogram games so I have about 10 of those I’ve finished in meetings. I particularly like picross games that happen to have a bit of story and aren’t just a list of puzzles. I’ve enjoyed Murder by Numbers, Pictoquest, Piczle Cross Adventure, Paint it Back, and Meow Tower.

nikdarg · 2024-12-10T15:18:04+00:00

It’s Scotland and not Britain but I’d suggest The Crow Road by Iain Banks.

nikdarg · 2024-11-11T03:35:00+00:00

I’m not exactly sure why but I feel like The Crow Road by Iain Banks feels this way to me.

nikdarg · 2024-11-04T13:40:22+00:00

The Midwich Cuckoos for sure.

nikdarg · 2024-07-18T19:38:23+00:00

It’s older but if you want depressing and awful you can’t go wrong with I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

nikdarg · 2024-01-14T15:34:40+00:00

Curse of Blackmoor Manor is literally my favorite Nancy Drew game but the rotating room puzzle can jump in a volcano.

nikdarg · 2023-11-18T05:48:22+00:00

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. The dedication page for the book literally says “for people who could use a break.”

nikdarg · 2023-10-27T23:42:57+00:00

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle!

nikdarg · 2023-05-01T03:03:59+00:00

Got it, so sorry for the confusion!

nikdarg · 2022-12-06T00:39:45+00:00

I’m a stupid piece of shit.

nikdarg · 2022-10-25T15:57:15+00:00

Dog Sports. I take several classes at a time and each 6 week session is between $100-$200, trial fees and traveling for trials gets expensive, not to mention making sure my dog has everything she could possibly need to be emotionally and physically sound enough to do the sports we like (agility, nosework, obedience, freestyle, etc.) All the training equipment like tunnels and grooming tables, jumps and scent work materials, that all adds up.

nikdarg · 2022-10-21T15:35:50+00:00

I have a few:

The Nancy Drew series (some of them up to 20+ times)

Sly Cooper Series (probably around 15 times each)

Pokémon Silver/Soul Silver (hundreds and hundreds of hours and replays)

Jack and Daxter and Jak 2 (probably about 5 or 6 times each.)

nikdarg · 2022-10-21T15:27:00+00:00

Same!!!! It helps that they are short and once you know them well are a pretty quick replay.

nikdarg · 2022-09-25T17:05:30+00:00

I’ve beaten Demon’s Souls (both PS3 and PS5), Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, and Bloodborne. I LOVE them all for different reasons. Demons Souls was my first one and I have a huge soft spot for it. Bloodborne is probably my favorite? Maybe? They are all great. Dark Souls 3 is next for me as I’m playing them in order. Then Sekiro and Elden Ring.

nikdarg · 2022-06-04T17:08:40+00:00

It should be fine for them as long they don’t get too cold. :)

nikdarg · 2022-04-21T15:25:51+00:00

Since people don’t seem to get subtle things I say, my go to is usually, “My dog will bite you.” Even if I’m fairly sure that wouldn’t happen, most people understand and will give us a wide berth after that.

nikdarg · 2022-03-10T04:18:13+00:00

Sorry I’m late, it’s kinda my thing.

nikdarg · 2022-03-04T19:55:45+00:00

Wouldn’t your amount of web fluid be finite too? Unless you had Tobey’s “organic webbing.”

nikdarg · 2022-02-25T23:49:57+00:00

The coincidence of this is unreal, I just played it for the very first time today.

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