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Longtime buddy of mine just got a gaming PC. What games would make up a good "welcome to PC" care package? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The issue is that I think there are Steam bundles that can’t be gifted, such as the Valve pack and that kind of thing. That also makes something like Civ 6 less likely, just because of the DLC bundles. I can also use Fanatical or Humble but frankly the region thing might be an issue.

This guy has played every console-available game under the sun before around 2020. So I’m focusing more on what he’s not likely to have played. He’s more of a soulslike/fighting game guy and I’m more of a simulation and eurojank enjoyer, so the recommendations don’t always carry across.

That said, I’ve been thinking newer games like Animal Well that are sure to be received well, but it’d suck if he already played it on something else. Would be a funny inclusion as well, a 35 megabyte 2D platformer for his new gaming desktop.

Any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Try Rise of the Triad, One Must Fall 2097, and Goat Simulator

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I thought the old homeworld games were great. Kind of RTS in space ships. They're old now but still good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Dead Cells

CARRION

Left 4 Dead 2

Hades

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

SuperHot

The DOOMs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Game bundles like from Fanatical are a good start. You can't return them if you have issues, but they're great if you haven't played any of the offerings given.

A similar thing would be Xbox Game Pass, but that very much locks you into their ecosystem, and they're clearly done investing into worthwhile games.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Or I guess a Humble Bundle subscription.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Might consider getting something that only plays well on keyboard/mouse. Factorio comes up off the top of my head. Shooters also generally translate poorly to controllers, so perhaps that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The Sonic Racing games are the best counterpart to Mario Kart available on PC. Sonic Racing Transformed is the best of the 3 games (and bundles the very first game) but sometimes gets confused when switching up controllers, so you must delete the config file, so maybe because of that not the best introduction to PC. Team Sonic Racing is a bit less good but that input bug is gone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Total war: Warhammer 3? Baldurs Gate 3? Maybe those are available on console as well..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Tormented Souls was really good

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