Looking for emotional game recommendations

My favorite games are Omori, Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds. I cried for hours at the end of those games, and I think the common point in them is high-quality emotional writing and stellar OST (music really affect me) and my attachment to the characters.
I also found that my taste in movies was similar (Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano is my favorite movie)
I’ve been trying to find something similar, so has anybody any recommendation?
I’d like to add that I basically hated Nier Automata (way too pretentious imo) and Before your Eyes (I wasn’t a fan of the game concept, and found the story pretty weak), and really loved the horror aspects of Omori.
I also heard about To the moon, but games talking about disease are hard for me to enjoy

Cexcells,

Baldurs Gate 3.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA,
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits was pretty good

WeLoveCastingSpellz,

Stray!

Blubber28,

I too love emotional games. Here are my personal favourites. Some of these have been recommended by others but idc:

What Remains of Edith Finch - as Edith Finch, you go back to the house you grew up in and explore your family’s history. The Finch family have had much misfortune, and many did not grow old. As you explore the house room by room, you see that person’s last moments. I cannot recommend this game enough. It’s only 2 hours long and best enjoyed in a single sitting.

Life is Strange - you (Max) have recently returned to the town you grew up in for a prestigious art programme at the Blackwell Academy. One day, you discover you have suddenly gained the ability to rewind time. In this game, you explore your powers and reunite with your old childhood friend, Chloe. Don’t worry too much about the superpower thing, it’s without any Marvel BS.

Detroit: Become Human - in this game, you explore a world where robots are servants to humans from the POV of three robots. There are three stories that you follow that do meet each-other at some points. Not all stories are equally exciting, but two of the three are pretty great imo. It really makes you think about what it means to be human.

Kentucky Route Zero - this is an odd duck that you may enjoy as well. You start as Conway, an old man driving for an antiques shop doing his last delivery, as the shop will close down soon. As you try to find your way, a gas station attendant gives you cryptic directions to Highway Zero. As Conway and several other characters, you explore the surrealist world beneath Kentucky. It’s a game filled with mystery, grief, loss, and being lost. This game is more like a strange dream rather than a videogame, and is therefore best played in the later hours of the day.

I hope there are some interesting picks here for you. Enjoy!

seliaste,
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Kentucky route zero seems very nice!

Drummyralf,

+1 for Life is Strange and Detroit Become Human. Both are on my favoeutie games list.

Also check out The Beginners Guide.

Theharpyeagle,

Undertale and Deltarune are easy recs, emotional and fun to dig into the lore and details. Deltarune in particular is an ongoing series, so there’s lots of speculation and theory crafting if that’s your thing. Amazing soundtrack as well. Undertale should be played first, though. Deltarune isn’t necessarily a sequel, but Undertale gives some context to certain things. Both are best played blind.

Inscryption is a really fun deck builder with a very intriguing story and some surprising twists and turns. Even if you’re not much into deck builders, the game is structured such that it’s pretty much impossible not to get a winning deck over repeated runs. The atmosphere is also top notch.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective isn’t on steam, but it’s definitely worth a buy on one of its supported systems if you have them. Great puzzle game with a lot of humor and mystery. Not quite as emotional, but very strong characters and an ongoing mystery that kept me invested.

Oxenfree is a really intriguing mystery game with some horror elements and a great soundtrack (I originally checked it out after hearing Beacon Beach and loving it). Overall the game really scratched the itch of that feeling of reading horror stories before bed.

There’s also a free, short Silent Hill game on PS5 called The Short Message. It has mixed reviews, but my friends and I found it surprisingly engaging. At first it seems pretty on the nose with its message, but things get a little deeper as you go on. Aside from some cartoonishly evil characters and a somewhat frustrating final sequence, it’s worth a look.

Wahots,
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Death stranding, a space for the unbound, celeste, Dust: an elysian tale, pokemon mystery dungeon Red rescue team (GBA) or blue rescue team (DS). Baldur’s gate 3 has some personal stories that are extremely wonderful. Bad things happening to good people, and things largely working out depending on how you play. Battlefield One’s campaign had some stories that made my heart ache for characters. People laying down their lives so that their friends can get back to their families.

Detroit: become human was SO close if not for a hamfisted twist. Inscryption isn’t as emotional but packs a wildly interesting story.

Zomg,

The LISA games.

ediculous,

The Last Guardian

Underwaterbob,

Can’t recommend that one without also recommending Ico and especially Shadow of the Colossus before it. Shadow of the Colossus may be my favorite gave ever even. It’s so good. I really wish Sony would release all three on PC or something. I still haven’t played The Last Guardian because the last Playstation I owned was a PS3.

kuneho,
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Mother series. especially Earthbound (Mother 2) and Mother 3

seliaste,
@seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Played Earthbound and I pretty much already know what happens in Mother 3, but excellent recommendations!

kuneho,
@kuneho@lemmy.world avatar

yay

Bombastion,

To the Moon was great. It’s made with RPG Maker and it shows, but it hits hard.

Cocodapuf,

I started playing this game about a month after my dad died of cancer, I had to just nope out entirely. I could dig my teeth into Stellaris or build a flying guitar in Kerbal space program, but I couldn’t handle To the Moon or Firewatch.

Oh hey, there’s a recommendation, play Firewatch, it’s got some big feelings too.

seliaste,
@seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Already talked about it in my post

yumpsuit,

The Stillness of the Wind is a short, peaceful, beautifully scored farming game that will fuck you right up. Have a huggable blåhaj nearby.

seliaste,
@seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Woha looks very pretty! I didn’t expect an itch.io game here

bbb,

Telltale’s The Walking Dead games. Made me cry more than when my dog died.

Cocodapuf,

A thousand times, this!

Playing the walking dead games made me finally realize what the zombie genre is really all about. Zombie apocalypses are really a metaphor for the experience of life, In the end death takes everyone, in a zombie apocalypse it’s just accelerated. But death is a reality we all face, there’s no escaping it, there’s no running from it, there’s no outsmarting it; eventually you slip up or maybe you’re careful and responsible the whole way through, it actually doesn’t matter, you’ll still die in the end. What does matter are the choices you make along the way, the people’s lives that you touch, the world you can either leave better than you found it, or worse.

Gaffgarion,

If you enjoy platformers, I’d recommend Sanabi.

seliaste,
@seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I unfortunately abandonned Sanabi… I find the characters a bit too 1d :c

ajoebyanyothername,

Several games I’d have recommended have already been said, so I’ll chuck in a nod for Thomas Was Alone, incredibly moving despite the only ‘characters’ being a range of shapes.

Cocodapuf,

Absolutely! You are going to feel some very big feelings about these little squares and rectangles.

EmoDuck,

Rage and anger are emotions so I’d suggest League of Legends

seliaste,
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Already felt those way too much on this game…

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