Syberia is a good one.
Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
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#22Gris is my go-to favourite for a relaxing, non-violent adventure
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#23Ico? Although it's got mild violence in it.
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#24Disco Elysium perhaps? Like there is some rare instances of violence, but the point of the game isn't to be a violence simulator. Hardly a game for kids though, perhaps mostly because they wouldn't be able to relate to the world or its characters.
A dead person hanging from a tree a few minutes in. There's lots of violence in the game.
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#25- Subnautica
- The Talos Principle
- Portal (1/2)
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#26First person: - Portal & Portal 2 - Outer Wilds - The Talos Principle - Antichamber (I haven't finished this) - Quern - Undying Thoughts - Myst Remastered - Infinifactory Platformers: - Braid - FEZ I don't even know: - TIS-100 - EXAPUNKS - World of Goo Violent but in a different way: - Inscryption (do not look anything up about this game) - Stone Story RPG - Hollow Knight Pretentious story but extremely fun puzzles (…
The Talos Principle is also quite relaxing. The puzzles, which are clever and interesting, could have been implemented in any setting, but I found the 'roman/egyptian ruins in the sun' atmosphere quite soothing.
Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#27Disco Elysium perhaps? Like there is some rare instances of violence, but the point of the game isn't to be a violence simulator. Hardly a game for kids though, perhaps mostly because they wouldn't be able to relate to the world or its characters.
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#28My favorites from the past decade:
Soma, a science fiction horror game around the idea of transplanted consciousness. It's a common sci-fi theme but Soma handles it much better than most and adds a very interesting setting.
What Remains of Edith Finch, not scary, it's a "walking sim" that explores a family's surreal curse over generations. It's actually really touching.
Disco Elysium, a detective RPG in an interesting fictional "post-soviet style" setting. The world building and writing are incredible. While it has a sense of melancholy, it can also be incredibly funny.
Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#29there's grim fandango remastered on steam, it's a blast
stardew valley has some violence but it's not the focus of the game (it's a farming simulation), you only has to fight if you go to the caverns with monsters, but you can play the game without doing this (you just won't have minerals for tools and cash)
i will second the suggestion of world of go
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#30Mario for the NES
Doesn't he stomp on mushroom-men and kick tortoises? That's pretty violent.