Injured gamer looking for single-handed games
2026-04-12 07:29 UTC
Replies (29)
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@Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2026-04-12 09:30
Management games, strategy games, point-and-click games and isometric RPGs can all be played one-handed. Some might need spacebar (or whatever the pause button is) to a mouse thumb button for maximum comfort but that should be fine. Do any of these genres sound interesting? EDIT: Card games should work great too, there is a vast ocean or deckbuilders out there!
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@HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-12 07:38
Have you considered using the pedals of a steering wheel and configuring that to take the work from your left hand to your feet?
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@sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-12 10:11
Frostpunk is the first mouse game I've played in a decade. it was really nice. it's a citysim but you have to prolong the life of a civilization through the heat death of the universe. Since every end state is freezing to death it makes you consider living in an interesting way. also it made me cry which is a really weird emotional beat for a citysim. who does that?
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@Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-12 13:30
Something I haven't heard recommended yet: One Finger Death Punch 1 & 2. It is completely mouse based, pretty addicting, and satisfies the itch for interactive stick figure fighting like the old Flash videos used to do.
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@Ftumch@lemmy.today 2026-04-12 09:24
Point-and-click adventure games can be played with just the mouse. [*Full Throttle*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/Full_Throttle_Remastered/) is about bikers.
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@Zephorah@discuss.online 2026-04-12 08:26
Keyboard and mouse setup with old school DnD. The games that move your entire party with a single mouse click on the map. Baldurs Gate 1 & 2, Planescape Torment, Neverwinter Nights campaigns 1-3, Neverwinter Nights 2, 1 & 2. MotB is artfully made. And you get to heroic and levels. Iirc Dragon Age Origins has a similar setup, BioWare breaks from the format in later editions. There’s always 4x. Endless Legend is neat. Stellaris. Civ for classsic content.
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@RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-12 08:30
Vampire Hunters
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@gajahmada@awful.systems 2026-04-12 13:03
Slay the Spire 2, you just need the mouse. And yes you can race, you can speedrun dying lol.
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@pasta@piefed.zip 2026-04-12 12:23
Trackmania would be my recommendation, you can do almost everything using just the arrow keys and mouse for menu navigation.
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@Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 2026-04-12 08:39
Maybe racing management game ? I found [Motorsport Manager](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415200/Motorsport_Manager/) on Steam, i never played it but it *looks like* it's playable with only a mouse, and it has excellent reviews.
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@daggermoon@piefed.world 2026-04-12 09:39
Holy fuck, you blended your hand? Is it okay? Is it intact?
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@Hubi@feddit.org 2026-04-12 10:55
- Play Rimworld - Get addicted - ... Profit?
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@Mesophar@pawb.social 2026-04-12 12:39
Great time to try the Monkey Island games
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@PanArab@lemmy.ml 2026-04-12 16:04
Have you considered turn based RPGs?
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@Zarxrax@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 11:28
Check out brotato. It's a cheap game but it's got an addictive gameplay loop, all you have to do is move a character around. I've put over 100 hours into it, and each session is pretty short.
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@Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-12 07:59
Perhaps switch to a keyboard for the time being? I severely broke 3 fingers in my left hand half a year ago and was able to play Elder Scrolls games and Tux Kart surprisingly soon after the accident. Sufficient to be able to just move the flat hand left and right a bit and get the fingertips a few mm down to press a key. Being able to use a controller again took more than 2 months and wasn't even fun then (did it mostly for the therapeutic training effect).
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@HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-12 09:51
Also feel like I should mention Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. Not exactly racing themed unless you play it very badly but I promise you it is way more fun than it has any right to be.
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@0485919158191@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 08:28
How about getting a joystick and trying some flight sim? It can definitely be done with one hand!
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@karashta@piefed.social 2026-04-12 12:09
Old school runescape can largely be played one handed.
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@slampisko@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 15:53
I'm currently playing Cocoon, it's a fun little indie gem with only an analog stick and a single button to control it, and an accessibility mode in the controls settings that makes both sticks and all buttons work; so you can play with just a stick and trigger -- one hand.
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@doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml 2026-04-12 15:38
If you have a keyboard, anything that supports vi keys is one handed.
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@Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 2026-04-12 17:54
Worldbox, Sky: Chilren of Light might be able to be played this way if it can be rebound, Caves of Qud can be albiet slowly (but its not a fast game anyway), Solium Infernum can be played one-handed. If you have or get one of those thungs from Razer or something equivalent where it has the key group, a joystick thing, and some more inputs all on one hand you might be able to configure a lot of games to be essentially one handed
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@grumpo_potamus@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 15:18
As you've already got a wheel and pedals, how about something like Euro/Amer Truck Simulator? It's slower paced than racing, so wouldn't require as much dexterity and button bindings/shifting can be configured to inputs you already have.
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@Ordoviz@lemmy.ml 2026-04-12 14:28
Visual novels like [Doki Doki Literature Club!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club!) and [Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It](https://vndb.org/v58641) come to mind. Both are free and pretty good.
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@Toneswirly@beehaw.org 2026-04-12 15:59
Lol my dirty mind went to eroge VN but any visual novel would be good, or point and click adventure games, 4X games like Civ, or turn based RPGs come to mind.
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@Legendsofanus@lemmy.ml 2026-04-16 14:16
Telltale Games would work well I think, Tales from the Borderlands is my recommendation from those. You don't need to have played Borderlands games (atleast I didn't) and it's a funny engaging game, I don't know how good you are at mashing buttons right now though since the game does have a couple of fail states over those
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@geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2026-04-12 09:23
Not racing but "Autochess" is a pretty fun genre which can be played with one hand. Games like Mechabellum, Teamfight Tactics, DOTA Autochess etc.
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@CallMeM@lemmy.ml 2026-04-12 11:57
rhythm doctor?
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@LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 13:36
Been there before. The Wii has tons of one handed games. You can also do stuff like Pokemon games and other slow rpg's.