Outer Wilds changed my life then Tunic changed it again

Edit: Game Recommendations by the people in the comments:

And some game recommendations by me to add on to the post:

  • Taiji
    • A 2D puzzle game where you slowly unravel how to solve each different element of the puzzles, eventually culminating in a massive puzzle gauntlet. Basically identical in concept and execution to The Witness, but still very much its own unique and fun game.
  • The Golden Idol
    • A puzzle game where each level you must examine a scene to figure out exactly what happened, eventually piecing together the full story over several levels. Don’t let the art style put you off, it’s an incredibly well done game. Most similar to Return of the Obra Dinn in concept.
  • Stories: The Path of Destinies
    • an action RPG with a branching choice-driven storyline, but not every story has a happy ending… You’ll piece together the true story over multiple playthroughs and eventually find the one true path. It wasn’t a particularly life-changing game but it was still a lot of fun and worth checking out if it sounds interesting!
    • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
      8·
      9 months ago

      I was gonna say, Elden Ring is the epitome of this statement.

      Dark Souls 1 if you really love discovery and connectivity.

      • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        6·
        9 months ago

        you’re joking if you think it isn’t mimic tear and op weapon arts that get most of us through everything after leyndell. I didn’t need to learn how to play to beat malania because blasphemous sword keeps her on naptime the entire fight.

        • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
          2·
          8 months ago

          But that’s the whole point? U can be OP if you want, or set yourself up for the freedom to choose a challenge. That in my mind is true open world and I’ve never seen any other game that’s done it to the same degree.

          • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            2·
            8 months ago

            That is nothing like what OP is talking about. There’s no amount of knowledge that means you could 1 try the entire game first go if you knew it.