Hey all, I’m on the hunt for games that really suck you into their world, the kind where you look up and suddenly three hours have gone by.
Games I’ve loved and couldn’t put down:
- Plague Tale
- Horizon
- Subnautica
- Mass Effect
- Expedition 33
- Homeworld
Doesn’t matter the gente, as long as it’s got that vibe where you just exist in the atmosphere and forget about everything else.
What are your go-to games when you want to disappear into another world? Bonus appreciation if it’s something underrated or off the beaten path.
Edit: Thank you all. I will definitely keep this thread bookmarked. You all dwarved what I found on Reddit ir any other platform! Well done!
I prefer Gestalt to Replicant, but otherwise good picks.
The father/daughter story is more compelling to me than brother/sister.
Though the Gestalt variant doesn’t exist in the remake (but there is a mod now). And canonically that version was made for the “western world” to appeal American players more.
And I still think it is better.
It wasn’t only for Americans, it was for “everyone oustide of Japan/SEA.” That audience meant mostly Europeans and Americans, not only Americans.
Interestingly, Gestalt was the first to be in development, as far as the actual developed game assets go; the version featuring Papa NieR is older. They started developing the Gestalt version first before deciding to make Replicant for Japan/SEA only. Before that choice, everyone was going to get Gestalt.
The developers said they would make Gestalt DLC after hitting a certain sales goal, which was reached, but never made the DLC. Not happy about that one. Glad the mod is finally out though.