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Basically what the title says. I've only played two games like this so far (Silent Hill 2 and OMORI) and am looking for more.

Could be games, ROM hacks, mods of existing games, etc.

EDIT: So many great suggestions! Getting a bit overwhelmed by how many there are, so I'm going to need to find a way to put this in some kind of list with an order to play the games in. By all means, keep 'em coming, though!

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[–] rosa666parks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Life is Strange

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

I was going through a really rough time when I played both of those games. There was something in Before the Storm that I know was coming but I cried anyways, multiple times. I’ve never been that invested in a game before and I don’t know if I’ll ever be again.

[–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LiS is exactly what I came to suggest. I cried from every one of the LiS games and so recommend them all, but the original is hands down the best in pretty much every way.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

LiS1 and before the storm were excellent, but my partner and I found LiS2 laughable and LiS3 downright cringy. :c

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's some high praise. "Ever" is a very long time.

[–] rosa666parks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes I went into that game knowing only that choices matter and nothing else. It was a huge eye opener to mental health. I’m very tempted to get a tattoo of the spiral because I want to make it resemble when I made a choice to stay alive. I am in a much better place now and that game has really helped me.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love BTS. There’s something liberating about playing carefree rebel Chloe that I never managed to tap into when I was playing Max.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Also in LiS you can undo most choices. In BTS you can't

[–] Raineacha@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Same here. LiS games are my goto for moods. It's an interesting feeling when a song comes on from the games, that elicits an emotion so well.

I've had a few times hearing a song from the games and either stopping and listening, getting a little teary eyed, or just getting goosebumps.