THE ONLY QUESTION IS, CAN YOU TAKE TIME TO APPRECIATE THE WORLD AROUND YOU WHILE YOU DO THE WORK? IN THIS CASE, I’M GOING TO GUESS YOUR EXPLORATION OPTIONS ARE LIMITED. BUT THERE WILL BE NPCS AND A PLOT SO IT MAY BE OK.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210320/Potion_Craft_Alchemist_Simulator/
ASHES OF OAHU IS AN OPEN-WORLD GAME BY A SMALL TEAM. IT’S FUN AND I PLAYED TO THE VERY END (AND DID A LOT OF SIDE STUFF TOO). FROM THE NUMBER OF REVIEWS IT LOOKS LIKE IT HASN’T SOLD A LOT OF COPIES, WHICH IS A PITY BECAUSE IT’S ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS INDIE GAMES I’VE SEEN. IT’S ALSO EDUCATIONAL. DID YOU KNOW THAT SPAM (THE MEAT, NOT THE EMAIL) IS HUGELY POPULAR IN HAWAII? WELL, IT IS.
THIS GAME LOOKS LIKE A CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE, BUT ONE THAT CAN LAST OVER 15 HOURS. THOUGH I’M GUESSING THERE ARE ALSO OPTIONS THAT CAN KILL YOU MUCH SOONER.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/The_Life_and_Suffering_of_Sir_Brante/
IF I AM READING THIS CORRECTLY THIS GAME IS LIKE BUILDING A MODEL RAILROAD EXCEPT THE TRAIN IS A HEROIC ADVENTURER WHO STOPS TO FIGHT MONSTERS. IT COULD WORK!
THIS IS AN UPCOMING OPEN WORLD FIRST PERSON VOXEL STEALTH DETECTIVE NOIR GAME WHERE EVERY LOCATION IS ENTERABLE. I’M NOT SURE HOW MUCH I’LL LIKE THE STEALTH BIT BUT THE REST SOUNDS FINE.
THIS UPCOMING GAME OFFERS MANY LOCATIONS WHERE YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS OF MANY DOGS.
THIS IS APPARENTLY A RE-RELEASE OF AN OLDER GAME, ENHANCED WITH CEL-SHADING. LOOKS LIKE FUN. AVAILABLE ON BOTH GOG AND STEAM.
ACCORDING TO THE VERY FAVORABLE STEAM REVIEWS, ASTRONARCH IS AN “AUTO-BATTLER”, A TERM I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH, BUT IT SEEMS TO INVOLVE SENDING OUT YOUR AVATARS TO DO BATTLE FOR YOU WHILE YOU SIT BACK AND DRINK BEER. IN GAMES LIKE SKYRIM AND TWO WORLDS II I HAVE HAD GREAT FUN SUMMONING CREATURES TO DO MY DIRTY WORK SO I MIGHT LIKE THIS TOO.
GOROGOA, THAT IS! HA HA! APPARENTLY THIS GAME IS VERY RELAXING WHICH MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FACT THAT PUZZLES ARE INVOLVED IN SOME WAY, WHICH IS TYPICALLY A BIG TURNOFF FOR ME. BUT I WILL PROBABLY GIVE THIS ONE A TRY.
IT’S AN OPEN WORLD ADVENTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, BUT IT’S NOT JUST CAUSE 3, IT’S SOMETHING WITH MORE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AND I ASSUME LESS GRAPPLING.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/Alba_A_Wildlife_Adventure/