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Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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I am looking into video games which I can play myself or with my kids! Reason is: In real life, I don’t like guns, war or aggression. But when I play games, I often go for FPS or other, violent games.

I wondered why, but it turns out, I am more drawn to the story of these games than anything else.

So I wondered if there are more games which have a great gameplay and deep story to keep me engaged and are fun to play which don’t have gun or violence involved.

Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?

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Portal and Portal 2 are absolute classics which I cannot recommend highly enough. The story in the second game is fairly detailed, and the way that it tells that story through gameplay is absolutely phenomenal.

Life Is Strange is a well-done adventure game. It's not quite *zero* violence in that the story takes some turns, but you're fundamentally a high schooler in a relatively normal setting, I wouldn't expect you to run into any issues.

Journey may be more abstract than what you're looking for, but it's a fantastic experience.

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