So, I’ve spent over 2 hours on Steam searching for a nice game to play. But it’s all junk, as far as I’m fed with Steam recommendations. I liked ksp2 1, cities skylines 1, age of empires 2, baldurs gate 3 a lot, I just finished Divinity original sin 2. I like rpgs and management / factory games like workers and resources, satisfactory etc. I’m having a lot of fun with split fiction when I play with a friend, but I need a proper singplayer game. Anything I could get which isn’t a total ripoff due to lack of gameplay or it being a bug simulator or dlc purchase mania?

EDIT: I’m a bit overwhelmed by all reactions. Thank you all so much! I have a lot of amazing recommendations to check out!

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago
    • Factorio, I know you said you couldn’t get into it, but try peaceful mode, it’s a great game even without enemies
    • RimWorld, it’s an excellent colony management game
    • Dwarf Fortress, this is the big boss, it’s really hard to start, but it’s the most complex simulation game out there. If you can get into it, it’s infinite hours of fun.
  • Bosht@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Horror/action: Dead Space. |
    FPS/time manipulation: Singularity. |
    Factory/combat(optional): Dyson Sphere Project

    Singularity still stands up as it’s graphics are decent. Super cheap on GoG. Dead Space if you get the original would be cheap. HD remaster would be more. If you love factory games but have never played DSP god damn do I wish I was you. Recommend playing without combat enabled on first run to just enjoy how gorgeous the game is and to help with learning everything before throwing in combat management

  • mauimax@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The Bioshock games are really fun in a very dark way. They are incredibly unique—I haven’t played anything else quite like them. Personally, I liked the first two better than the third one. The first two take place underwater, which sort of creeped me out from the get-go. The third is in a city in the sky.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Slay the spire is really fun and different than what you’ve listed.

    It was the first rogue like deck building game. Fantastically done.

  • Denjin@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Factorio. If you enjoyed Satisfactory you should check out the game that created the genre. They have an excellent demo and although it’s relatively expensive compared to similar games, it’s the best one and runs like an absolute dream even when things get huge where a lot of similar games slow down.

  • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If you like factory designing games, I can recommend anything by Zachtronics.

    They’re all esoteric programming/automation type puzzle games, and they all have their own unique solitaire games built-in for whenever you get tired of the main game.

    My personal favourites are SpaceChem - scifi molecule factories - and Opus Magnum - steampunk alchemical molecule factories. Something about the molecules just works for me, don’t know why. Plus the Opus Magnum solitaire game is really unique and fun, and it has a user-made level feature, so you can keep playing.

    Last Call BBS is a collection of minigames they made as their final release before shutting up shop, so it’s a lot more casual than the others, but a lot of fun.

  • t_berium@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I think you might like ‘Rogue Trader’, even if you don’t know anything about the 40K universe. Cool story, choices and fights.

    Don’t worry too much about not knowing the background lore. The game contextualizes a lot in dialogues and even little mouseovers. But be careful, if you like SciFi, you might fall into the awesomely rich and grim rabbit hole, that is Warhammer 40K.

    The Emperor protects.

    • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 days ago

      I played several factory games which is right up my alley. I know Factorio is the best of all by far, but I couldn’t get in to it somehow.

      • Rozz@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I couldn’t get into it either, but I loved mindustry (that someone else mentioned)