What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?
I like worldbuilding and stories, and I like when they're mixed with the interactivity of games, so RPGs seem like they should be a natural fit. Problem is, I dislike the stat-heavy, grindy progression of many RPGs.
I enjoy point & click adventures and visual novels but they're often more limited in their interactions. What kinds of game might I be missing combining the two?
What about playing a “stat heavy” game on a "story mode"difficulty? There are tons of games these days that’ll turn everything down to easily managed levels so you can explore the story without the grind.
Maybe a deep puzzle game, like Syberia?
Return of the obra dinn?
Phoenix wright attorney games…
If you’re okay with scary/lovecraftian horror amnesia the dark descent has great lore.
I think there are many options for games without stats that have good stories, but the gameplay Element needs to come from somewhere, otherwise it’s just a visual novel (which there are also tons of good ones) (kill the prices is a good one I’ve heard)
And if you’re looking for a very good middle point, check out disco Elysium, it has stats, but you can neglect them to you’re egos content.
If you go back far enough you don’t need to do settings or options, they used to be called ‘cheats’ and they were hidden behind a series of button inputs (or sometimes a cheat menu)
If I’m properly interpreting your statement you aren’t very inclined to use a steam account?
Would you say you’re into first person/third person puzzle games? Or do you like your games to have action in the gameplay?
I played 2 minutes of it and found myself consuming the lore with fervor, then I got distracted and that was a month ago, thankfully I can jump in back at the beginning and not have missed a beat.
What about Skyrim? There are limited stats and a giant world to explore that you can approach from any number of ways, stats may go up but you aren’t asked to allocate any of them (except the skill tree)
I believe most of the "remastered"final fantasy games can have random encounters turned off, as well as cheats to eliminate the grinding, I really like ff8 myself,
Check out submautica, Syberia, disco Elysium, and return of the obra dinn they’re each dripping with well designed world’s.