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SuperNovaStar, do games w Meta progression in roguelites was fun for a while, but it's starting to feel unrewarding

Most of the roguelikes that I really enjoy had unlocks that made the game harder, not easier. At best, the unlocks offer new builds, making the game easier in one respect but harder in others, giving you a new angle on things.

But then again, most of the ones I play are puzzle/strategy/deckbuilder type games. Kind of a genre of its own these days. (FTL, Slay the Spire, Cultist Simulator, Balatro, etc)

Regrettable_incident, do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?
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Silent Hill - alone, in the dark.

LunarLoony,
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Alone in the Dark - on a hill, silently

pfr, (edited ) do games w Turning Gaming Handhelds into Digital Audio Players: An Interview with Riley
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You got me with the NOFX track… I’m here for it

PerfectDark,
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That’s all Riley right there!

TimeNaan,

Especially that one, it’s a real banger. Whole album is fantastic.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM337rBNZnw

pfr,
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One of their best for sure

sauerkrautsaul,

Wolves in Wolves clothing is their best imo. mike actually said so at the first show of the final tour in barcelona (I was there). he said “people thing punk in drublic is our best album but its really [wolves]”

pfr,
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Yeah I agree actually. I knew it the first time I heard wolves. The song wolves in wolves clothing is amazing.

Marafon, do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?

Fallout Fixt for anyone wanting to dive into the OG fallout.

Asparagus0098,

I’d like to add a bit to this.

FALLOUT ET TU (Fallout 1in2) - Fallout 1 converted to Fallout 2 engine

Fallout 2 Restoration Project, updated - Bug fixes, QoL and more for Fallout 2

Fallout 2 Unofficial Patch, updated - Bug fixes only

LunarLoony,
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I’d like to add a further bit to this

Fallout Community Edition, a reverse-engineered open-source reimplementation of the original engine. There’s also a version for FO2. It specifically says Fallout Et Tu is unsupported, but there’s no real reason it shouldn’t work, so… best of both worlds!

Quetzalcutlass, (edited ) do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?

There are a host of open source remakes of old game engines that fix bugs and update them for modern systems as well as add support for higher resolutions and widescreen aspect ratios. Here’s a few off the top of my head:

  • OpenMW for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. This is probably the most famous one.
  • Daggerfall Unity for The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall.
  • OpenRA for Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn, Dune 2000, and (in pre-alpha form) Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 (the latter requiring extra fiddling with Github repositories).
  • KeeperFX for Dungeon Keeper.
  • OpenRCT2 for Roller Coaster Tycoon 2.
  • OpenTTD for Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
  • OpenJKDF2 for Dark Forces 2 and its standalone Mysteries of the Sith expansion.
  • Arx Libertatis for Arx Fatalis, though IIRC the version sold now integrates an older build of it; one without the fixes for glyph drawing - it’s worth upgrading for that alone as spellcasting is a nightmare without the fix.
  • TRX for Tomb Raider I and II.
  • Tfix, T2Fix, and the Sneaky Upgrade for Thief 1/2/3 respectively. These are mods, not wholesale engine replacements, but serve the same purpose.

These are just the ones I know of. There are probably loads more.

Edit: the Ur-Quan Masters for Star Control II. I can’t believe I forgot about this! Star Control II is one of the best and most influential games that most people have never heard about.

Peffse,

OpenRCT2 is 100% the definitive way to play Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 & 2.

But I would never recommend a new player try OpenRA. The game has stellar multiplayer support but they just can’t figure out the campaign scripting at all. Go with the remaster collection instead.

Quetzalcutlass,

Still? I haven’t played OpenRA in several years and assumed they would have fixed it by now.

Then again Red Alert 2 is even less supported than it was the last time I checked, so I’m guessing their focus is mostly on the multiplayer side of things.

Jesus_666,

OpenXcom for the first two X-Com games (UFO: Enemy Unknown and X-Com: Terror From The Deep). This reimplementation is insanely good.

  • It fixes all known bugs of the original X-Com engine.
  • It works on modern systems, including Linux, macOS, Windows, and even Android.
  • It has support for modern resolutions and aspect ratios.
  • It allows you to use soundtracks from other versions of the game (e.g. look at the website’s “Extras” tab).
  • It has mod support including a basic mod manager. And some of those mods are damn good.
  • It runs flawlessly.

There’s really no reason to play the original DOS versions anymore.

mech,

Sounds good, but is it really still X-Com without the bugs?

Jesus_666,

I could argue that experiencing the Groundhog Day bug builds character but… no. Nobody should have to deal with that.

Admittedly, a few tactics like filling your base with laser rifles to make attacking aliens spawn unarmed no longer work. But honestly, an experienced player treats base attacks like bonus levels anyway so it’s not like much of value was lost. Besides, you also now get all the loot from big missions and not just the first 128 items.

Also, UFO now actually remembers your difficulty setting and doesn’t revert you to Beginner after the first mission. That’s different but better. I probably should’ve mentioned that separately in my first comment.

yermaw,

Aaaaand saved. Thanks!

Peffse,
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LunarLoony,
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OpenJazz is okay, but even after all these years still doesn’t quite feel right

bjoern_tantau,
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XWVM to play X-Wing and TIE Fighter.

DGen,
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Speaking of Dark Forces 2 and Not about the Force Engine for the first Game? :0 you barbaric! Joking.

Yeah. Force engine fornthe First Game is top notch.

Quetzalcutlass,

My bad! Every time I think about replaying Dark Forces I remember the sewer level with the dianogas and change my mind.

DGen,
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Oh god. I forgot..

Kjell,
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Really nice list. One can spend many hours on these games.

mejak, do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?

I prefer devilutionX for D1. If we’re talking about essential patches like this, killapps restoration patch for fallout 2 is also a thing to experience.

koena57jim, do astronomy w Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars

Mars has quite literally put on a happy face. The Martian crater Galle is famous for internal markings that resemble a smiling, winking face. These features were first noticed in images taken by the Viking Orbiter in the 1970s. Later, the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), which orbited Mars from 1996 to 2006, captured the well-known image of what is now called the Happy Face Crater. This crater and its iconic appearance were formed purely by chance billions of years ago, when a city-sized asteroid struck the Martian surface. Impact craters are common on all rocky planets and moons in our Solar System, with the Moon and Mercury showing the highest numbers. Earth and Venus would display many more craters as well, if not for the effects of weathering, erosion, and geological activity. transunion credit freeze

Kelsenfg, do astronomy w Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb

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slazer2au, do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?

Factorio. It doesn’t matter how you are playing it, you are doing something wrong and that invalidates your whole base.

als,

I finally properly started space age 2 days ago and feel like I know nothing again and have been cooking up spaghetti since

VerilyFemme, do games w Games that have now or will be turned 40, 30, 20 and 10 years old as of 2026

Oh that New Super Mario Bros HURT.

carotte,
chunes,

I think we can officially start calling it old super mario bros now

Blaiz0r,

Original Super Mario Bros.

MidsizedSedan,

Wait. 20 years since the DS??? AgingMattDamon.gif

Pholous, do gaming w What games similar to hardspace shipbreaker can you recommend?

There’s Ship Graveyard Simulator 1 and 2 in which you are dismanteling rusty ships. But on earth. I think it is less sarcastic, but if you like the disassamble part especially, this could be for you. I played a free to play “prologue"/demo version of SGS2 on steam once. People write that multiplayer has lots of errors, however you seem to be playing singleplayer so that wouldn’t bother you, I assume.

t3rmit3, do gaming w What games similar to hardspace shipbreaker can you recommend?

Keep in mind that these mostly aren’t direct analogues, and not all in the space genre, but I can think of:

  • Unpacking +
  • Power Wash Simulator 1 and 2 +
  • Papers, Please ++
  • Space Engineers +
  • Ostranauts +
  • Besiege ++
  • Terra Nil +
  • Sunken Engine +
  • No Place Like Home +

Cleaning games: +

Detail-driven puzzle or deduction games: ++

Overspark,

While I agree with most of the games in this list that I know, I wouldn’t class Ostranauts as a cleaning game. It’s probably closest to Shipbreaker, at least thematically. You loot derelict spaceships, but can also deconstruct hulls and systems to add them to your own spaceship. Finding a hull with serviceable fusion engine parts is hitting the jackpot, either to sell or for your own ship. While it shares the “I’m in debt for the rest of my life” vibe it’s much easier to climb out of that hole once you understand the game.

MidsizedSedan, do games w Games that have now or will be turned 40, 30, 20 and 10 years old as of 2026

Don’t add Pokemon Go in the 10 years club…

I remember being in yr11, Classmate comes in and says “have you heard of Pokemon Go?” I didn’t even have a mobile phone at that time (thanks mom/dad/bible) so obviously no.

10 years after highschool, and if my school DID had those 10 year reunion things like the movies, I have nothing to share…

simulacra_procession, do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?

The first Kingdom Come: Deliverance was a great game and I think it should be played first, but I understand it’s old clunky and unoptimized. These days it should be played with certain QoL mods like unlimited saving, instant herb picking (no animation), richer merchants, and trough washing deluxe/clean Henry (honestly I don’t want to spend all my time going to the baths or looking shite). There are others, probably about 7-8 total, that I recommend but you get the idea.

SmoothOperator,

Or you could embrace the vision, play on Hardcore with no map marker or compass, accept that travelling through war-torn lands is dangerous, feel the rush of galloping through the woods knowing a Cuman ambush could set you back 30 minutes, accepting that quests can fail, accepting that people will react to you stinking like blood and horse.

JeeBaiChow, do games w What is the definitive way to play certain games?

Mgs on a ps. With a memory card with konami saves on it. Iykyk

Nibodhika,

Also with a rumble enabled controller, but you need to wipe your memory of that feature so the magic becomes real.

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