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Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by morjom »

tetris11 wrote: post #141

[Borrowers: The Game] You live as tiny mouse-sized humans existing with regular humans who should never know your presence as you occupy the walls and spaces in their home. Every day you must hunt for food, which involves collecting gear to traverse spaces (paperclip + string = grappling hook and rope, matchstick = torch, plastic bag = parachute) to reach places where food is stored (i.e. the kitchen - defended by th…

Sounds like a DLC or sequel for "Grounded" from Obsidian Entertainment.

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by shashashasha___ »

A terminal UI strategy game. For example something like stellaris or moo but in the terminal where it is pushing content and playability over graphics and sound.

There is something about the simplicity of tui that makes you focused on the actual content.

oh ya, and it needs to run on raspberry pi and not crazy machine like a mac.

haven't found anything close to this.

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Post by newobj »

hooby wrote: post #21

A true "MMORPG". Back in the day when the genre was new, people were fascinated by the potential of virtual worlds and virtual societies. Social scientists did online studies on player behavior and the interactions people had online, on spontaneous self-governance coming into existence, on how communities formed and developed, and many other similar topics. That potential was never fulfilled. Today - some twenty year…

Ever heard of A Tale In The Desert?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_in_the_Desert

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by ghostoftiber »

A game where you make home improvements and have to manage a budget. Resources would be that you have a family which has a specific amount of time they can spend on tasks, and expenses, such as electricity, home heating oil, car payments, buying new windows, etc. Tasks like buying new windows would result in less energy costs, or something like a dishwasher would allow you to spend less time doing dishes at higher energy costs. I want "Home Economics: The Game" so that kids will actually learn about home economics stuff. Random events could include global warming, supply chain shortages, etc... There could definitely be a "fun" mode where fun things happen rapidly and events like your house getting haunted or SCP sorts of events take place, or a simulation mode where you might do awesome or you might end up selling your kidneys after getting that basket weaving degree or reading this post on hacker news.

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by m12k »

tetris11 wrote: post #141

[Borrowers: The Game] You live as tiny mouse-sized humans existing with regular humans who should never know your presence as you occupy the walls and spaces in their home. Every day you must hunt for food, which involves collecting gear to traverse spaces (paperclip + string = grappling hook and rope, matchstick = torch, plastic bag = parachute) to reach places where food is stored (i.e. the kitchen - defended by th…

It's not exactly what you're asking for, but you might want to check out the game Grounded. It's a crafting-survival game that's heavily inspired by "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by dmpk2k »

An FPS set in sub-Saharan Africa (read: not just Far Cry 2). Ideally, something like ARMA.

It has an incredibly rich and varied terrain, with many iconic animals, great beauty, and many cultures (including their histories and mythologies). It'd make an amazing setting.

I don't know why sub-Sahara isn't used in games.

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