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 ksp~~2~~ 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?

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[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Have you considered Rimworld or 4x games? Stellaris, in particular, might be up your alley.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

I played Stellaris, also HOI4 but those games were hard to learn, even harder to master.

I'll go check Rimworld, thanks!

[–] tal 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Stellaris, in particular, might be up your alley.

I like Stellaris quite a bit, but I should note that OP mentioned how he didn't like spending money on DLC. Stellaris follows the typical Paradox approach of creating a lot of DLC to expand and extend the game and its gameplay as long as people are interested in buying it, and winding up with a large game that'll cost you a lot if you want all the DLC. It may be worthwhile, but if one wants to get all the DLC, it's gonna add a fair bit to the price.

(checks Steam)

The base game is $40. Buying every available piece of DLC (and it looks like they're still coming out with more stuff) is another $429.

That being said, I've also got a lot of hours of gameplay out of Stellaris, so that does bring the cost-per-hour down quite a lot. But it depends on how much someone is going to play the thing.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

++++1 for Rimworld. The first time I really committed to learning to play that game, I lost almost 100 hours in ~3 weeks (which is a ton for me, since I have kids and a job... I lost a lot of sleep). The best part of Rimworld, is if there's a vanilla mechanic you don't like or wish was fleshed out more, there's a 98% chance someone has made a mod for it.

But yeah, it isn't for the faint of heart. It definitely has a learning curve and it isn't super easy to just pick up and play for small amounts here and there. It's a game that you really need at least 1-2 hours per session.

I'd recommend watching a quick start tutorial video before you start playing, as that'll also give you an idea on whether or not you'll like it.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

I almost religiously play games without modding, but Rimworld is the major exception - it is simply too good to ignore.

[–] idyllic_optimism 6 points 11 hours ago

+1 to RimWorld suggestion.