Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
2026-05-06 13:22 UTC
Replies (26)
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@Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2026-05-06 13:54
I’ve not been particularly patient this week, because I’ve been playing Titanium Court. But I will claim to get away with it because they have a 20% launch sale, so I am at least adhering to part of the patient gaming ethos: don’t buy games at full price. I will now attempt to talk about Titanium Court without actually telling you anything about it, because this is one of those games you should go into completely blind, if possible. And also because, well… this game is not particularly easy to describe. Here goes: Titanium Court answers the question “what if David Foster Wallace made a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a match-3 game?”. Okay, that was a little vague maybe. How about this (and knowing I’m likely to antagonise half the internet here): Titanium Court is like Undertale for adults. It’s a game that delights in surprising you, and I recommend giving it the chance of doing so. Whether it’s a clever joke, a surprising emotional moment, a genuinely thought provoking piece of writing or a brilliant mechanical twist, the game has a lot of them in store for you. This is in my opinion a great use of the 2-hour Steam refund window policy. You will not have seen nearly everything of the game in that time, but you will almost certainly know if you vibe with it or not. For me, this is a frontrunner for GOTY.
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@GUTS4LOVE@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-05-06 13:55
Definitely working on 100%-ing Doom 2016 Either that or TF2 and Journey to the Savage Planet.
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@Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-06 14:03
I’ve been mostly playing microsoft flight simulator 2020 in VR and a patreon work in progress build of a game called grimorium. It’s extremely bare bones still but it’s nice to see what the dev is working on and adding on a weekly basis updated build. I like how i just asked if it would be hard to add a 3D mode for me to play on a 3D VR flat screen and they just went ahead and added a stereoscopic mode that i can use for that. So i’ve been testing and exploring the world in 3D this week :)
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@silverchase@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-06 16:11
Look, I may have spent the past several weeks playing Path of Exile non-stop. But I’m back on SOMA now. Back to slowly walking on the ocean floor and being interrupted by monsters while I read lore notes. It’s also time to start up TF2 again, since a new community MvM event has started on potato.tf.
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@Pyro@programming.dev 2026-05-06 13:58
I looked through my backlog and finally decided to play Heat Signature. It’s pretty fun, my only qualm is the lack of armor-piercing weapons and the abundance of armored guards.
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@chunes@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 16:59
I’ve been playing a lot of Slay this week. It’s my favorite ‘conquest’ type of game. Been playing it off and on for many years. I would call it ‘simple but deep’ in the same sort of way chess is. I dare even call it elegant. I like how it forces you to take calculated risks, lest you be overrun by the enemy. But there’s still a time and place to turtle up. There’s an excellent free, online clone called Konkr. I highly recommend checking it out of this interests you.
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@zerofk@lemmy.zip 2026-05-06 17:40
Next to Baldur’s Gate 2 and Icewind Dale, which will probably take several more months at least, I’ve also been playing through the Syberia series. I’m now on Syberia 3, and I must admit it’s frustrating at times. The controls are awful. As an example: I literally had to frantically rotate the mouse for several minutes to rotate a crank ever so slowly. It’s a shame because the world of Syberia is one with real character, and even though that’s less apparent than in the previous games, it’s still there. I have good hope that the next game, Syberia: The World Before, will be better again.
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@hakase@lemmy.zip 2026-05-06 18:45
Still working my way through Monster Hunter Generations: Ultimate on Ryujinx. Old-school Monster Hunter just has something special about it, and I’m really loving my time with the game. 200 hours in so far, and I’m not even out of Low Rank yet (though I am doing every normal quest, so…). Here’s to another 1k+ hours! :D
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@Ashtear@piefed.social 2026-05-06 19:35
Started up Final Fantasy VI T-Edition this week, very early in. Mog absolutely wrecked face on the guard boss fight, that was funny. It’ll be fun to use chars in different ways, and I don’t even know what all is different yet.
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@Snarwin@fedia.io 2026-05-06 21:49
I haven't had the attention span for more than short pick-up-and-play sessions lately, so I've been trying out Psycho Pinball for the Sega Genesis on my handheld emulation console. I'm not very good at it, but I'm having fun!
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@christian@lemmy.ml 2026-05-07 00:22
I finished Outer Wilds a couple days ago, I really liked it a lot. I had heard everyone say to go in completely blind and I had the impression that there was going to be a major twist or change in gameplay, but the reason that’s good advice is the magic in the game is in the exploration and discovery. There are some moments that just made me feel awe and wonder. Progress is entirely in the form of understanding, so starting the game for the first time after reading up a lot about it could be like introducing yourself to mario on world 4. The first few hours I wasn’t fully into it, but there was just so much to explore. By the time I actually needed to take a couple hours on something and smash my head against the wall, I was already hooked and was willing to take that time to make progress on my own.
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@HubertManne@piefed.social 2026-05-07 00:45
still bg3. so close to level 12 to see if my end game builds work out.
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@LetThereBeNick@lemmy.zip 2026-05-07 01:39
Animal Well – I picked it back up lately on the Steam Deck and fully appreciated the layering of the puzzles. Unique dark 8-bit art style with modern physics/lighting. There’s practically no text in the game and no instructions at all.
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@Quazatron@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 21:35
After spending way too much time walking about doing random stuff, I finally bit the bullet and joined the Stormcloaks. Yep, I'm still playing Skyrim.
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@hitstun@feddit.online 2026-05-06 16:42
I started replaying Klonoa: Moonlight Museum, this time with [its fan translation](https://www.romhacking.net/translations/6511/) so I get the story and RetroAchievements I missed before. The developers dealt with the WonderSwan's terrible display by turning Klonoa into a chill little puzzle platformer, a design they repeated twice on the GBA. I recently completed Mega Bomberman's RetroAchievement set, then poked at [its superior PC Engine version, Bomberman '94](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1tCnVuPmHwI&t=5134). It's good classic Bomberman. I want to start playing [the fantastic fan game Power Bomberman](https://www.bombermanboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=1925) once my new MacBook Pro Linux Mint setup is more stable.
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@Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 14:00
I managed to find a workaround for my Easy Anti-Cheat issue so I'm back to **The Division 2**. Well, kinda. I once again ended up installing the first game and spent some time alternating between the two to compare them - it's something I do pretty much every time I'm in the mood for TD. As much as I like TD2, I refreshed my realisation that in many aspects I still prefer the first game. I actually made a simple list last night of what I like about each game and it turned out way more one sided than I thought it would. TD1: - Atmosphere - Game world - Enemy factions - Writing - Slightly slower pace (movement, combat. looting) - Cosmetics (UI and items themselves) - Dark Zone - Exotic weapons (in regards to looks, TD2 ones are hideous) TD2: - Improved cover system - Armour and weakpoint systems There are also some things I keep going back and forth on, mainly: gunplay and skills. Which game I prefer for these elements depends on how I feel and what I'm looking for at the time. This week, the first game comes out on top as well but, again, it's more of a temporary decision compared to everything listed above. Anyway, this is just a simple comparison without much thought put into it. I'm sure I could get more into details of specific systems and add a ton of conditions on when one is better than the other but it was a fun time waster after finishing a day with both titles. If only there was a way to play the first game on the updated engine...
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@nocturne@slrpnk.net 2026-05-06 13:53
Still working on maxing the holo league stuff for the new pet battles in No Man's Sky. I think I have 4 more days of the Daily battle with Iteration Oceanus, but I also need ~30 holo battles as well.
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@thymos@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-05-07 23:26
I’ve been playing The Sims 2. The “Legacy Collection” was on sale the other day and I installed it on my Stream Deck. My feelings of nostalgia got the better of me and I’ve been playing it a lot. It’s just so nice to relax with a fun game that I already know and that isn’t demanding. It runs well on the Steam Deck by the way, I haven’t had any crashes yet. It was a bit tricky to get the console cheats working, but you can set up a button for that. Next thing I’ll try is add some mods.
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@KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-08 00:43
BallxPit is very fun and they just released a couple decent sized updates including new levels, balls, fusions, evolutions, and characters. I think I picked it up on psn for like $10 or $15.
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@corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2026-05-08 02:05
zero-k wow, still
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@lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-08 08:28
I recently finished zelda twilight princess (gamecube version). Not really a patient gaming situation, i did get it on launch for the wii as the impatient gamer i was back in 2006. But it was a fun replay, but it is honestly all too easy. Im not one for very difficult battle where i die over and over again before i am able to defeat the boss, but some more puzzle-like challenges to the battles would be nice. Ive since started luigis mansion - never played that one for some reason. Only about 1hr in, but it is fun enough :)
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@pewpew@feddit.it 2026-05-08 10:14
Borderlands 2. I forgot I had it in my Steam library
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@imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-08 10:38
Assassins Creed 1 Recently got gifted xbox360 Slim. Hacked it and made it run downloaded games. I always had PC and no consoles, so I am catching up with games. Finished Asura’s Wrath, Juiced 2, Dante’s Inferno and now for the first time in my life playing Assassins Creed. Cant wait to play though 2nd and Black Flag. Heard so much great stuff about these both games.
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@PushButton@lemmy.world 2026-05-08 01:20
Nethack 5.0.0 that has been released this week. Graphics are great, the sound is amazing, but it's all about the story really.
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@_ed@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-08 04:12
Persona 5 (Non Royal) edition. As part of a 3R/4G/5 replay. I prefer it to Royal tbh, I feel it didnt need the additional content or grappling hook.
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@SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 2026-05-07 07:15
Obsessed with **Pacific Drive** these days. The gameplay loop of exploring and gathering resources to go back and work on your car to go out and gather more resources is really well balanced. Really liking the transition from the start where everything is scary and dangerous to later where you understand how to interact with the anomalies, and get a feel for how dangerous they are under which circumstances.