I haven’t seen Rime mentioned yet and you might check that out. It is a little bit of a puzzle game and a little bit of a walking simulator and has a surprisingly heart-wrenching story in the end.
Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
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#112Undertale and Celeste. Shocked undertale was left out.
undertale is ugly
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#113Moonglow Bay, Stardew Valley. Full of cute, sad, and lovely character vignettes along the way to building your own story.
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#114I can't believe nobody else has mentioned It Takes Two. It's one of the most imaginative games I have ever played, and my kids and I had a fantastic time playing it. Excellent story, creative mechanics, and teamwork is required through the whole game.
It involves physical harm and shooting though, even if in a child safe manner
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#115It may not meet your criteria for non-violent, or I suspect your kids requirement for interest but... you never know. "Return of the Obra Dinn" has some of the finest game story telling I have ever experienced, the story it told was ok, a good serviceable story, but nothing exceptional. However the way it was told was amazing, I found it a highly satisfying experience. Made by Lucus Pope who also made "Papers Please"
It's pretty graphic (nothing for the kids), but also came to my mind immediately.
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#116First 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 (…
+ for "World of Goo"
so fun
Re: Ask HN: Non-violent video games with great stories?
#117It may not meet your criteria for non-violent, or I suspect your kids requirement for interest but... you never know. "Return of the Obra Dinn" has some of the finest game story telling I have ever experienced, the story it told was ok, a good serviceable story, but nothing exceptional. However the way it was told was amazing, I found it a highly satisfying experience. Made by Lucus Pope who also made "Papers Please"
I was really enjoying Obra Dinn until I took a break from it. A few weeks away, I simply couldn’t find my place in the story/puzzle/mystery and was too stuck to move on.
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#118I can't believe nobody else has mentioned It Takes Two. It's one of the most imaginative games I have ever played, and my kids and I had a fantastic time playing it. Excellent story, creative mechanics, and teamwork is required through the whole game.
It involves physical harm and shooting though, even if in a child safe manner
It’s not even in child safe manner. There is a character that is literally sucking his eyes out.
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#119Journey, flower, Minecraft, Astroneers
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#120I can't believe nobody else has mentioned It Takes Two. It's one of the most imaginative games I have ever played, and my kids and I had a fantastic time playing it. Excellent story, creative mechanics, and teamwork is required through the whole game.
It is absolutely not a non-violent game. Here’s a scene from the game: