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Best games that can be completed in under ten hours? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So this isn't directly related to patientgaming but my hardware and personal tastes kind of filter me to playing games no newer than five years old.

I'm looking for some recommendations for games that can be completed within ten hours. I've realized recently that this is the sweet spot how much I enjoy playing a game before I get bored of it. I'm open to all types of games. Thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Portal?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Awesome game, it was one of the first I ever played on my friends' Xbox

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

You've probably played it then but Portal 2 is pretty short too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Superliminal is the best similar to portal without being portal game I have played, big recommend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was a little disappointed with Superliminal. Really short and I didn’t think the puzzles got very interesting. I was excited about the concept, but it really didn’t live up to my expectations. Glad you liked it, though! I think it was maybe just a little overhyped for me.

If you’re looking for other games in this style… The Turing Test was decent and short, and Lightmatter is pretty unknown and decent. They’re not as polished as Portal, obviously, but they’re both relatively short puzzle games. I think the puzzles in Turing Test were pretty straightforward. The Lightmatter puzzles were a bit more interesting, I think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome! I'll check those out

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They’re nice. I wouldn’t be surprised if you liked Superliminal more because I think it’s a more unique concept than either. It’s been a while since I played either, but I think Lightmatter was a more unique concept for puzzles than Turing Test, but Turing Test had some reasonably interesting stuff going on story wise (not amazing, but I have a bit of a soft spot for the kind of Chinese Room philosophy stuff). Either way, they’re worth a look, I think! Sometimes you just want something to scratch the first person puzzle itch and there aren’t thaaaat many games in the category!