I think Limbo might fit the bill (albeit you "fight" a monster in it. Maybe give the trailer a look). It's about 3 hours of beautiful gameplay, nonetheless.
Wow no? Limbo is extremely violent. It’s death scene after death scene.
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Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#52world of goo
Did you find the story compelling, though? I don't remember there being one. It's kind of a tough request.
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#53Earthbound snes. Yes you fight things with frying pans, yoyos, etc but the only violent scene in the whole game is a fly dies in a very dramatic way. All of the fights are turn based without violent animations. The story is great, but don't be afraid to use a guide the first time through.
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#54My kids and I had a great time going through the first 3 Monkey Island games. The Remastered versions of 1 & 2 with full voice acting helped keep my kids engaged. They we pretty stoked to see Ron Gilbert's announcement that he's making another game in the series.
They technically have a bit of cartoon violence, but they’re very good.
Portal doesn’t have guns or violence as such, but not much of a story either - quite fun.
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#55A few years ago I played 'Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons' [0] and it was a great experience. The game design centers around pretty good storytelling and with a single player you co-op two brothers.
[0] https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/Brothers__A_Tale_o...
Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#56I think Limbo might fit the bill (albeit you "fight" a monster in it. Maybe give the trailer a look). It's about 3 hours of beautiful gameplay, nonetheless.
There's a lot of stuff that can scare kids in Limbo. Worms falling out of the sky burrowing into your skull and taking control of your body come to mind. Deaths are gruesome too.
Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#57I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Lego games, Harry Potter and Marvel variations are a lot of fun
The Lego games humor is surprisingly good, and they’re quite forgiving to playing with children.
Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#58there'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
Grim Fandango was such a beautiful game. I played it when it came out in the 90s and was just incredibly impressed by how artful it was.
Grim Fandango is great, though it does have people getting “sprouted” by the flowerguns.
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doesn't he stomp on mushroom-men and kick tortoises? That's pretty violent.
And, while it is a great game, I wouldn't call it a great story. The whole story can be summed up with "evil dragon captures the princess. Mustachio'ed hero braves danger to save her. Plot twist: our princess is in another castle".
If you want story get the Paper Mario games - they have a much more detailed story line (even if it’s still relatively simple).