Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
2026-04-22 14:08 UTC
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@BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 14:09
I played a bit more Evolve this week. I unlocked the rest of the hunters and monsters now. Not really sure what to work towards next, maybe getting legendary skins for everyone. That’ll take a while though.
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@Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2026-04-22 14:23
Football Manager 26 was free on Steam this past weekend so my current playthroughs of other games got derailed as I lost a good couple of days to it, fully feeling the addiction seeping in again. I would still recommend FM 2024 over it all things told, but I have to admit the new tactics engine in 26 allowing for different formations in and out of possession is both realistic and a lot of fun to play with. Otherwise before and after the weekend it’s been more of Death Howl. I’m having a good time with it so far. The art is absolutely beautiful, a gorgeous minimalistic but expressive pixel art in a very distinctive muted color palette. I have some complaints here and there with the gameplay but mechanically the turn based Soulslike grid-based strategy deckbuilder genre soup is a nice mix and the combat is very challenging but doable. I’m constantly just about scraping by between bonfires. On the deckbuilding side it’s not a game that puts a premium on creativity so far, and instead it seems more constructed like a series of small puzzles. Each zone has its own set of cards and its own set of encounters and it’s up to you to find the “correct” deck and approach for each encounter. The story has been pretty mediocre so far, which is unfortunate. It’s ostensibly framed as this Orpheus tale of a mother going into the spirit world to rescue her child from death, but it’s very obviously actually a tale of a mother’s journey towards accepting the death of her child, with each zone representing one stage of grief. Maybe it hits different if you don’t pick this up right away, but me personally I’m mostly drumming my fingers as the story unfolds, waiting for the penny to drop for the protagonist. It’s not really been story heavy though in fairness, so the majority of playtime is spent in battles, and those are still fun.
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@clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 14:24
Walkscape on my phone and Graveyard Keeper on my computer. GK is really fun.
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@Malix@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-22 14:29
Been chipping away with Elden Ring, but I do use seamless coop for the off chance my friends want to join, and some easymode mod because I am so unbelievably bad at these games. Having fun, but it’s funny when every time I think I could do with less easymode, some enemy absolutely curbstomps me. Maybe one day I can manage without:P I do like how there’s very little waypoint-guidance, but some todo-list for things I have agreed to would be nice. But that’s the style, I guess.
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@cattywampas@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 14:43
Not me, but over the weekend a buddy of mine asked me which Zelda is best to play all the way through. He’s never played a Zelda game before. So he’s emulating Ocarina of Time on Steam Deck and I’m following his progress through it. He’s committed himself to not looking anything up, though he’s allowing himself to ask me for hints which I’m gladly giving. I feel like the Nintendo Power Line guy. He keeps me updated with these little gems every now and then like “this owl is really annoying” and “fuck Mido, all my homies hate Mido” which I’m really appreciating.
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@lath@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 14:55
Mount and Blade Warband, Prophecy of Pendor mainly, with a little Perisno on the side (got hitched to a lady boss, am the trophy husband. Sitting there and looking pretty is hard work!) It’s difficult because half the map hates me by default. Not enough opportunities for commerce and their armies are beefier than mine. So there’s a lot of running around doing nothing.
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@negativenull@piefed.world 2026-04-22 14:55
Just started Blue Prince “Patient Gamers” qualified, but what a game. I actually had to break out a notebook to take notes. Seriously worth a try if you like slow/puzzle games.
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@Nino477@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 15:14
Currently playing the dead space remake. Awesome game im really enjoying it. But i gotta say in most games i genuinely dont care about graphics. But here i gotta say i think the detailed gritiness and lighting definitely adds to the experience. So im contemplating for waiting for a remake od the second one playing the original second one. Will se. But for now its time to keep my blood pressure high 👍
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@Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 15:36
The Division 2 I’m back to my semi-regular Division grind. I was thinking about the game due to the recent, time limited, addition of the realism mode (no gear levels or bullet-spongy enemies, limited ammo etc) but couldn’t join in at the time because I forgot how to make Ubisoft Connect work on Linux. I finally figured it out again (use GE-Proton-9.27 and set Windows to 10, otherwise it won’t launch for me) and I also managed to snatch the latest DLC for less about 55% off so I decided to jump back in. I’m not done with the DLC yet so there isn’t much I can say about it other than “it’s more TD2”, even if in smaller package. Some missions are better than others in terms of design and how they fit my game style so things tend to alternate between “this is cool” and “I’m in pain, help”. One thing that really caught me off guard however was when a mission finale turned into a desperate defence section - the surprising part wasn’t the change itself but the fact that this short part managed to actually make me feel like the situation really was as dire as the story wanted you to think. It’s an excitement and engagement that doesn’t really happen often as writing and set pieces in TD2 tend to fall flat for me for the most part. It was a nice change and I hope there’ll be more moments like this in the future. Now if only devs would let us replay all of the past manhunts in full instead of in their shortened version, that would be nice. I’m still missing part of the story after taking a break when they jumped the shark with Keener’s “death” during Warlords of New York and I’d love to know what’s going on. Yakuza 0 I’d like to finish this game some day. I’ve been on my first playthrough for 7 years now. I’ve been on THE SAME CHAPTER for 7 years now. Granted, most of this time was me not playing the game but still - I have saves from multiple years, all stuck on chapter 7. Why is it all sevens?! Alright, I came back to the game with the plan to finally finish it so how did it go? Well, I started the game and went back to spending most of my time on the hostess club mini-game. This playthrough might take another 7 years to finish at this rate… At least I’m having fun, I guess.
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@Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 16:47
Mouse: PI For Hire and Tainted Grail.
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@Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 17:10
This week i played EXD - extra dimentional. It’s a new VR game about a megazon worker that falls into a portal and needs to save that world while and get back to his daughter. It was really good and i’m looking forward to the next episodes or whatever they end up doing to continue the story.
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@Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-22 17:42
Dungeon Keeper. 1997 was just a couple of years ago… right?
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@Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 2026-04-22 17:56
I’m playing StarRupture. I’m at 80 hrs now. I want them to not show hours played on the save file. It’s like telling me I’m playing too much. But the factory needs to grow!
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@Katana314@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 21:06
Onirism. GOD, that is an enormous game. There are JRPGs I’ve finished with less playtime, even being a completionist. For reference, it’s an adventure shooter with dozens of weapons, boss fights, giant levels across numerous locales, vehicles, etc. It is also very glitchy and basically still an early access title, but I still found it worth the asking price for being so ambitious as an indie.
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@akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-04-22 21:09
Just installed and tried out Echoes of the End. After having played extremely story driven titles - like the two Horizon games - I just couldn’t learn to love this one. Which is weird, since I LOVED Nier:Automata, for instance. On another note, this week, I also installed and beat three times, MiSide. I’m absolutely in love. What is wrong with me. 🤣 On yet another note, anybody going to this: https://www.musicofsquareenix.com/tour
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@HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 2026-04-22 18:24
The DOOM reboot from 2016. Grabbed it on sale for a few dollars and it’s quite fun
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@dovahking@lemmy.world 2026-04-23 07:08
Can’t afford battlefield 6, so playing delta force. Pretty nice. I just wish it had a mode without all the operator powers. Other than that, trying to 100% shadow of mordor. Just started bright lord dlc.
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@PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2026-04-23 21:51
I’ve been burnt out by Star Wars and was in the search for more sci-fi lore so I’ve been getting into Warhammer 40k games. Currently playing Space Marine and Mechanicus. Mechanicus is the first turn based tactics game I’ve played and I’m loving it. Very straightforward without a big learning curve, big and non-complicated UI, fun mechanics. Lovely for a casual session.
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@RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2026-04-24 12:25
Dredge. It was on sale and I like fishing. Very good and normal fishing.
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@DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2026-04-24 13:20
A while ago I posted about playing Pokémon Platinum and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. I didn’t want to get into older games, because I felt they may be too ancient for me. Well, now I’m playing Pokémon Yellow and the original NES Castlevania. Turns out I was completely wrong and these old ass games are a lot of fun. I’m about to get the 5th badge in Pokémon, but my Pokédex is only at 41/151. As for Castlevania, I’m mostly hunting for achievements (retroachievements). Haven’t really felt like sitting down for 2-3 hours to beat the entire game yet, but will definitely do at some point. EDIT: Also updated from an R36s to a Mangmi Air X. I’m absolutely in love with this retro handheld. Umbelievable value for the price.