I've been recently been thinking about Arkane Studio's Prey which is a immersive sim, with a pretty good rogue like dlc, that probably has one of the strongest hooks of any game I've played. If you liked Halflife, System Shock, or Deus Ex it's definitely worth a play.

Are there any titles that might not have been commercially successful that you feel everyone should give a shot?

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Uplink - A hacking sim game that's actually quite addictive in a playthrough. Will make you feel like you're in the movie Hackers.

Spycraft: The Great Game - An adventure game that had as consultants CIA director William Colby and KGB Major-General Oleg Kalugin.

I don't know a lot of people that have played these, but they definitely rank up there for me as some of the more interesting and unique games I've played over the decades.

[–] FrozenCorgi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shoutout to Uplink! Not something you look to for realism, but it's a really well designed hacker sim. Lots of fun!

[–] Elevator7009@kbin.run 4 points 1 year ago

Played Uplink as a kid, later learned about fragmentation for computer memory. Was cool to find out the inventory system wasn’t just a cool game mechanic but was based off how actual memory works.

[–] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Heyyy time to see if the benefit of 10 years helps me complete Uplink.