====== Video games ======
  * [[https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted#games|awesome-selfhosted#games]] – self-hosted game servers
  * [[foss|Free and Open Source games]]

===== useful websites =====
  * [[https://howlongtobeat.com/|Howlongtobeat.com]] – how long it takes to play through a video game.
  * [[https://www.metacritic.com/game|Metacritic]] – aggregates reviews by professional reviewers and the Metacritic community.
  * [[https://isthereanydeal.com/|IsThereAnyDeal.com]] – cheap games.
  * [[https://www.pcgamingwiki.com|PC Gaming Wiki]] – aims to list fixes and workarounds for every single PC game. Some additional information about videogames, resolutions and copy protection.

===== Select games by genre =====
more good games: [[https://lemmy.ml/post/51225|"What is your favourite video game?" on Lemmy]], [[https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/V/%27s_Recommended_Games_Wiki|/v/s recommended games]]

==== Action RPG ====
  * Moonlighter

==== Combat Flight ====
  * Ace Combat
  * Project Wingman %%[%%[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/895870/Project_Wingman/|Steam]]%%]%% – combat flight action game similar to the Ace Combat series
  * H.A.W.X.

==== Farming / busywork sim ====
  * Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  * Graveyard Keeper
  * Stardew Valley

==== FPS ====
  * Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  * Quake3 Openarena
  * [[:guide:games:sauerbraten|Sauerbraten]]
  * Urban Terror
  * Xonotic
  * Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory / [[https://www.etlegacy.com|ET:Legacy]]
=== with RPG elements ===
  * E.Ψ.Ǝ: Divine Cybermancy – FPS looter shooter with a weird story, janky controls but a unique aesthetic and interesting themes.
  * Deus Ex
    * Human Revolution
    * Mankind Divided

==== Racing ====
see also: [[racing|Racing]] wiki page

  * Forza Horizon (esp. 4, 5)
  * Forza Motorsport
  * Assetto Corsa
  * CarX (Drifting)
  * Burnout Paradise [PC, Switch]
  * Blur
  * Dirt 3
  * Distance
  * Need for Speed
    * Underground 2
    * Most Wanted (2005)
    * Most Wanted (2012)
  * Sonic All-Stars Racing: Transformed

==== RPG ====
  * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

=== MMO ===
  * Guild Wars 2
  * Genshin Impact
==== Sandbox ====
  * Garry's Mod
  * [[https://terasology.org/|Terasology]]
  * Minetest
  * [[https://screeps.com/|Screeps]] – open-source game for programmers, wherein the core mechanic is programming your units' AI. You control your colony by writing JavaScript.
  * [[https://www.satisfactorygame.com/|Satisfactory]] – first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat.

==== Soulslikes ====
  * Dark Souls
    * Dark Souls 2
    * Dark Souls 3
  * Demon Souls
  * Elden Ring – Open World hardcore RPG by the makers of Demon Souls and Dark Souls.

===== Soulslites =====
*Not as challenging as a "true" soulslike.*

  * [[https://www.metacritic.com/game/remnant-ii/|Remnant II]] – Coop scifi looter shooter.

==== Metroidvanias ====
  * Celeste – a game about finding yourself, a journey, making friends and climbing a tower.
  * Hollow Knight
  * Ori
    * … and the Blind Forest
    * … and the Will of the Wisps
  * Toki Tori 2+

==== Space ====
  * [[nms|No Man's Sky]] – lots of exploration, procedurally generated. Shitty launch in 2016, but after many updates they finally delivered what they promised.
  * Everspace – Arcade space shooter
    * Everspace 1 – roguelike
    * Everspace 2 – semi-open world single player RPG space looter shooter
  * Freelancer
  * Void Bastards – roguelike spaceship exploration

==== Horror ====
  * Resident Evil 7
  * Outlast 1+2
  * Amnesia: The Dark Descent

=== Action Horror ===
  * Resident Evil 4 [PS2, PC, Switch] – most sold Resident Evil game of all time, possibly most ported game of all time.

==== Puzzle ====
  * Antichamber – you can beat this in a few minutes if you're the most intelligent person on the planet.
  * Portal 1+2
  * The Stanley Parable
  * The Talos Principle
  * The Witness
  * Zachtronics
    * [[http://www.zachtronics.com/shenzhen-io/|Shenzhen I/O]]
    * [[http://www.zachtronics.com/tis-100/|TIS100]]

==== Destroying Friendships ====
  * [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subterfuge_(video_game)|Subterfuge]]
  * Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes (KTANE)

===== Randomizers =====
  * [[https://www.debigare.com/randomizers/|Big list of game randomizers]]