r/gaming 20h ago

Astera: Six Sided Oracles is free on the Epic Game Store until 12/21!

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r/gaming 17h ago

Is gaming on easy mode looked down on in the community.

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I like to chill and have fun. I know the souls like games are massive but the last thing I want to do at the end of the die is have a heart attack trying to defeat enemies.

I like to be able to pummel through enemies and all the while making me feel like a badass.


r/gaming 1d ago

I'm no military expert, but how is a giant truck combat effective in any way?

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r/gaming 10h ago

Are there any turn-based anime RPGs where the main characters are adults?

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I love the art style, and turn-based RPGS, but Im not interested in playing a 13 year old child in school. Are there any games like that?


r/gaming 20h ago

How does one improve their sniping in video games? [Marvel Rivals and more]

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Been playing a lot more shooters recently and I’ve realized I usually do a subpar job when playing as a sniper. It is difficult for me to track heads, follow a moving target, and consistently landing shots no matter the game. Currently, I’m trying to main Black Widow in Marval Rivals but I feel that I’m not performing as best as I could. I’ve tried sniping in games like TF2, Battlefield 5, and Overwatch to varying levels of success. How do you guys train to improve in reaction time and hand eye coordination for sniping in video games?


r/gaming 17h ago

Finally bought Elden Ring...and I'm not sure it's for me.

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I'm at 118 minutes, so deciding if I want to refund.

I enjoy RPGs and open worlds, especially ones that have lots of things to find and explore, and where you become more powerful as you do so.

Maybe I'm just not good at souls-like games, but the timing of everything seems to be arbitrary. Sometimes I feel like I see an enemy make a move and it's slow, and other times they triple hit me with no warning.

I am at what is essentially the start of the game by this big gate. There is a big monster guy through the gate I was able to get to about 1/2 health before I died. The other direction is a little encampment of soldiers where I snuck around and backstabbed a number of them, but then the captain guy kicked my ass. I have tried about 10 times to kill the captain and no matter how I try to roll, I end up flat footed and he comes in with a triple strike.

I've increased Vigor 2 times so far, and I figure I can kind of "farm" this little area and increase a bit more, but I doubt it'll be enough to really help much, and it'll just make my future upgrades for damage that much more expensive.

There are a zillion guides online, but most of them are about where to go and what to do and they assume you're not getting killed by the first enemies you meet.

I played some Dark Souls and got to 4 kings before the edition I had basically shut down, and I've played a lot of Monster Hunter which has "slow weapons" but I am wondering if maybe this just isn't going to click. I kept hearing that "even if you don't like soulslike games this is still accessible" and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Edit; thanks for the massive amount of feedback and tips :) I'm going to keep it and explore in the other direction and stop using "RPG logic" where I feel like I have to fight every enemy I see cause they might have something good or whatever. It was $35 which isn't nothing, but that's the same as a bottle of whiskey which is no good for my health anyway so I'll skip drinking for a while and make myself lightheaded with the game instead :)


r/gaming 16h ago

Games with good stories but with few cinematics/exposition

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Hello,

After playing through Signalis, I've slowly come to realise that I love games with stories, but I don't like games with long drawn out cinematics.

Is anyone else the same? Does anyone have any good recommendations for games with a similar story telling methods to Signalis?


r/gaming 23h ago

Gaming Recommendation Request

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Hi all,

With the Christmas sales falling upon us, I think it's time for me to be shopping for new games and I was wondering if people could give their thoughts on the game and help me pick. On a tight budget right now (have travel coming up) so will have to limit my spending to $60/$70. I own both a PC/PS5 so am happy to hear recommendations on which platform I should get the game on.

i. Bloodborne - Recently got a PS5 and after finishing Nine Sols, I think I've built an appetite for more difficult games. Of course I'm happy to be told that Bloodborne is way harder and Nine Sols is not an appropriate gauge for said appetite

ii. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon - This has been on my Steam Wishlist for like forever and I think I finally want to give the game the shot it deserves. Gameplay footage looks really neat and the game looks pretty different from what I've played recently.

iii. Signalis - Seems like a really cool survivor horror. Steam recommended it to me as something similar to Dead Space. I really like the aesthetic and the atmosphere the game invokes.

iv. Zephon - Seems like a really good turn based strategy game. Similar to Civilization but with less emphasis on Civ building and more on combat.

v. Horizon: Forbidden West - I absolutely loved the first Horizon game so have high expectations for this one.


r/gaming 9h ago

Looking for games with lots of progression systems

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I just finished playing ASTLIBRA and it has a ton of different progression systems.

  1. You're character can level up
  2. Gear can get mastered
  3. Gems can be used to unlock skills
  4. Extra trinket slots can be unlocked to wield more gear
  5. Different orb types based on enemies killed can be used to upgrade stats
  6. A balancing scale can be used on items to gain passive stats
  7. An RNG drop system similar to looters with different tiers of loot (like common, uncommon, rare, and legendary chests).

Other games I can think of with lots of progression systems.

  1. Borderlands series
  2. Fromsoftware games

Looking for other games with a lot of different ways to progress your character and become powerful. The more ways to get strong the better. Single player games where you can grind a ton of different things to get better. Not looking for the MMOs.


r/gaming 21h ago

Against The Storm vs Dredge vs Dave The Divers

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These games have been on my wishlist for quite a while

Which game should i get in winter steam sales and which game is best for replay value ?


r/gaming 19h ago

Being able to Stream Starfield on a mini PC with a PS5 controller will never not blow my mind.

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I'm very grateful to be a gamer in this day and age.


r/gaming 14h ago

Playstation Refund Policy - Poor

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Has anyone else experinced poor customer service with refunds? I bought Madden 25 two days ago and am constantly getting kicked out of offline matches. They said "please reach out to EA to troubleshoot, our policies say we cannot refund."

Years back, I purchased PS+ for $120. I forgot to change my payment method from Paypal. Sony blocked me from logging in. Support told me I needed to buy $120 worth of PSN cards and send to a site. It was sketchy, but I did it. After, I was able to sign in finally. They said that I could not get Playstation+ from that initial $120 and I needed to repurchase because of their policy.

The only times I have requested anything from them in my 16 years on Playstation online... Thoughts or perspective?


r/gaming 7h ago

Weekly Self Promotion Thread Self Promotion Saturday! Small streamer? Just getting started? Tell us about it here!

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Use this post to tell us about your YouTube Channel or Twitch stream! Show us your creativity and tell us why we should subscribe. What makes you unique?

Please note that this thread is NOT for selling or advertising stores. Report any such posts and we'll deal with them. Thanks!

This thread is posted weekly on Saturdays (adjustments made as needed).

Reminder that you must follow our rules of promotion.


r/gaming 12h ago

11 Bit Studios Claim Story Rich Games Don't Sell Amid Layoffs

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r/gaming 5h ago

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a fun game, though flawed Spoiler

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Possible spoilers for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: I’ve enjoyed playing this game very much, and I play it on maximum difficulty. The Vatican level is insanely awesome. I loved it. The Egypt level is also great, and the Himalayas with the battleship and especially the Shanghai fighter plane chase was really cool. Unfortunately, now that I’m on the Siam level, I have encountered so many bad glitches, it’s just really shitty. This makes it hard to recommend the game. The temple runs through the great snake pyramid and the later temple are fucked up and borderline unplayable. They need to fix this game. So glitchy.

Sometimes, Indy would stop climbing the whip for no reason, even though the ledge was right there. He wouldn’t reach it. One time I had to restart the entire game and my Xbox because the spears would not go into the mushrooms for the whip connecting points. The spears kept bouncing off, no matter what. Other things, too. It’s just frustrating. The rest of the game has been really terrific.


r/gaming 14h ago

What was gaming’s golden year?

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I personally think its 2018, with God of War, Red Dead Redemption II, Marvel's Spider Man, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and more. was there any other year like this?


r/gaming 2h ago

Wife surprised me with a customized Elite Series 2 controller for an early Christmas gift

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never owned an Xbox or its controller before, but my wife went all out and got me a customized Elite Series 2 for my PC!!! She just put all customizations and goodies cuz she didn't know what is good or what I needed


r/gaming 4h ago

Need to make a Point about AAA Games, based on this Year's most popular ones

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I hate how much games are being politicized now. Though it's interesting that, despite how political pundits blame corporatism for mediocre modern games, almost all of this year's best were big-budget AAA productions; Dragon's Dogma 2, Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2, Astro Bot, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle... Even though so many popular indies exist now, they were thoroughly overshadowed this year.

So much for corporations ruining gaming, which is a claim made only by people who will go on and on about certain examples of failed AAA games, because those match with their pre-existing political strawman arguments (e.g. Concord), while ignoring all the wildly popular AAA titles this year.


r/gaming 7h ago

Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service

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r/gaming 1h ago

Non-isometric PvE Co-op games?

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Personal preference for medieval fantasy adventures, but just about anything will do. Fire away!


r/gaming 8h ago

Extract sound files from the Game Dragonball: The Breakers

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Hello there!

Maybe this doesn't belongs in this sub, because it's not about the game itself, so my apology.

I need some help to extract some sound files from the game Dragonball: The Breakers. I searched into the folders, but couldn't find those files at all. Can someone tell me what tool is needed?

Thank you very much in advance.


r/gaming 15h ago

Refantazio, Persona 3 and 5, Yakuza infinite wealth. Tried all those games and can't get into them. Help me out here?

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Why are they so well loved and high scoring? They can't be niche and win GOTY. I've tried the ones above and think they are boring. Am I missing something? Do I need to give them more than 3-4 hours?

Why do you like them? Why do you like them a lot?

No critique here, I want to play them and like them. Be a shame to miss out on a such a popular game segment.


r/gaming 15h ago

I regularly take fairly long breaks from gaming, and I hate it, it scares me every time

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Gaming is everything to me honestly, but I burn myself out as I'm sure many of us are prone to doing. so often I take a break, anywhere from like 6 weeks to several months, but I always come back to games, but it scares me, every time I break I feel like, that's it, I've outgrown games, even though as I said I have always come back, and this has been going on for years. I know it's an irrational fear, god know know professional streamers who game way more then I ever could don't get burned out immediately. Can anyone relate, maybe offer some advice on how to not get worried? Thanks.


r/gaming 13h ago

Nice little goodwill haul today

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r/gaming 2h ago

Is there a game like fortnite festive?

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I don't really enjoy fornite, except for the music festival. So I wonder if there is a game like that. I mostly want another game so I can play different songs and such. But also so I don't have to open epic games launcher.

I don't have a guitar so It needs to be compatible with keyboard