I need some suggestions on what to play. Single Player games only. Most of the games make me feel lonely and alone. In most of the games, the protagonist has to deal with the problems on their own, like Control, Crysis, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War (I liked the original 6 more than the new ones, even though the new ones had companions), horror games like Outlast, Echo and Alan Wake, and many others.
I want something that won’t give me anxiety. I really enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy, having those teammates by my side always made me feel “safe”. I also liked Spider-Man and Deadpool because the humour makes me feel comfortable. In old Harry Potter games, Ron, Hermione and Harry were usually together, so, I never felt alone while playing those either. In Indika, that one hand man was with me for most of the game.
Open world games also give me less anxiety, like most Assassin’s Creed games, Ghost of Tsushima, Just Cause series, etc.
I think you all get my point. So, what do you suggest I should play?
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While it is an uplifting game that I highly recommend, probably don’t play Spiritfarer if you have anxiety around death or dying…
Obviously, Chrono Trigger is an all-time classic with some good endings and character building. I’d recommend that too.
Perhaps RDR2 is a good idea also? You’re a part of a gang, so you’re always near or close to a camp where there are people to interact with.
Baldurs Gate 3, Mass effects
Have you played RDR2? It’s open-world, the world is stunning (you can easily ignore the stories and just take in the nature), and the game revolves around your camp/gang, which you regularly return to and interact/check-in with, in addition to accompanying them on missions at times.
Divinity: Original Sin 1 / 2 Dragon Age (any) Baldur’s Gate (any)
Excellent, LONG story if you want them to be. You have a group to adventure with.
The Book of Unwritten Tales comes to mind. It’s nowhere near as grandiose as any of your described games, but I fondly remember it being a very charming and wholesome experience. If that’s the feeling you seek, you might enjoy it.
All party crpg like pillars of eternity, Baldur’s Gate, and the like.
JRPG maybe…
Any of the Dragon Age games.
Golden Sun.
The most memorable RPG I’ve ever played. The music and art style, beautiful. Especially considering it’s a Gameboy Advance game.
In the same vein, Sea of Stars.
Persona series, maybe. The entire franchise is all about making friends, deepening relationships, and working together to fight monsters.
I saw somebody here recommend Kenshi, so I’m going to recommend RimWorld as well. It’s a colony building game, but it’s kind of anxiety-inducing lol
Rimworld on low difficulty is very enjoyable. My colonists become like my family and I want to care for them and protect them. It is very fulfilling to build them amenities and make their lives more comfortable.
Im just commenting to say every moment I have spent in rimworld has been an unfulfilling waste of my life. Ymmv
I guess you’re looking to spend time with interesting characters.
Endearing party of playable characters:
- Bug Fables — A big tiny adventure of three cute insects, with Paper Mario-inspired turn-based combat
- Cassette Beasts — Creature-collecting with heart. You bring one of several interesting companions with you.
- Moonlight Pulse — A metroidvania set on a planet-sized creature. You play as a team of planet-creature denizens fighting off a parasite infestation.
Encountering interesting NPCs:
- A Short Hike — A very small but dense open world game. You encounter characters on your way to find a cell signal in a remote mountain park. With no quest tracker or minimap, you just wander and do what you want.
- Inscryption — Card game with an immersive, spooky atmosphere. The game is hiding secrets from you, though, and you’ll meet plenty of shady characters before you can get the truth.
- CrossCode — Action RPG set in a fictional VR MMO of the distant future. You wake up as a player character with no memories of real life, unable to log out. You quickly make friends, go do MMO stuff together and get to the bottom of why you’re stuck in-game.
Parasocial weirdness:
- Hypnospace Outlaw — You are a janitor on a Geocities-like service in a simulated 1999 internet. You learn about all the users through their personal websites. This game expresses a large emotional range with just website updates (or the lack of them).
I was going to suggest CrossCode, it has some great characters. And while the game is balls-hard on default settings it has many adjustable options to bring it in line with whatever your skill level may be.
Honestly, my issue with it is that it gets mired in real MMO tedium when it didn’t need to simulate that. Stuff like running between NPC traders to trade your supplies up for good equipment and other stuff like having a gigantic pile of consumables.
And of course, I finish the final boss with all the best consumables still in my inventory. The game never pressed me to use them, so I always saved them for something more important. “Oh, that was the final boss. Guess I should have been eating more sandwiches.”
The plot and worldbuilding are still really cool. Just don’t get into MMOmaxxing.
Baldurs gate 3
And divinity original sin 2!
You are never technically alone in Hellblade…
In all honesty, I think you’d love Casette Beasts, it’s all about friendship.
While “technically true is the best kind of true”, I really would recommend anyone already facing anxiety to avoid Hellblade.
Oh yeah, I was completely joking with that one
I like a lot of singleplayer games, but I also play games that can be played multiplayer (open world survival crafting games).
Borderlands is pretty good imo. You can play alone, but you never really feel alone with all the characters constantly asking you to do stuff for them.
Someone else said Kenshi, which is strictly singleplayer but you can build up your party and have multiple squads running around, taking care of things. And there are generated conversations between them. And there’s tons of mods that can change or add things to the game; personally I’ve added a couple new subraces to the vanilla ones, a couple new whole races of characters to play with, new building and weapon types and such.
Edit: Untitled Goose Game and Thank Goodness You’re Here, or even any cozy game really.
The new Star Wars: Jedi games like Fallen Order and Survivor are great singleplayer games without making you feel alone. Mostly cause of BD-1.
I keep seeing aa lot of neat things about Kenshi, but when I tried it out I felt completely lost and lost interest before I really figured anything out.
I don’t like when games baby you, but I do like a little hand-holding to get me started.
Maybe I’m just a big dum and turned off the tutorial/tips/skipped something I shouldn’t have? Not sure but your comment definitely makes me want to give it another go when I have a couple of days free.
Go watch the General Sam Kenshi vids. The early ones before he knows what he’s doing. That’s what got me into the game in the first place.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. You will work together with an increasing team of friends and allies to survive ridiculous circumstances.
The story is incredible, but the character building is excellent. Great fast paces action RPG with party switching, so you’ll always have 2 playing with you. The story really shows deep friendship development, especially if you ensure to do all side quests and talk to characters at various story points.
in cyberpunk 2077 your characters sorta never alone after a certain point.
