1 player games?

[kindkit]

Anyone want to rec me some games? They need to be playable by one person, using a phone or a PC without a controller. I'd prefer science fiction, fantasy, or horror* with a strong story component and not much need for hand-eye coordination or the ability to push a zillion keys in an exact sequence in half a second. And I'd rather pay for the game up front than have to make in-game purchases in order to play successfully.

(*For horror games, please not too gory* and not rape-y at all.)

(ETA: On reflection, "gory" was probably the wrong word. I'm fine with moderate violence [think action movies] and blood, so long as violence isn't the main point of the game. What I'd like to avoid is graphic [think horror movies] violence, and disgusting stuff like zombies.)

Thanks!!

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[mllesatine]

Firewatch

I played it on my PC with a touchpad instead of a mouse. You play as a forest guard who spends the summer in a firewatch tower where shortly after he arrives strange things start to happen. It's good that he can talk on his walkie-talkie to another more experienced forest guard in another watch tower but can he really trust her?

Trailer here.

I also liked NeoCab, a text heavy sci-fi adventure where you play as a cab driver in a new city and have to solve the mystery of your disappeared friend.

[kindkit]

Those both sound awesome, thanks!

[mllesatine]

I'm also playing What remains of Edith Finch and I haven't finished it yet so I'm not 100% recommending it but it's super engaging and visually stunning and very mysterious as well. It's about a young woman who explores a house. It's not at all gory but it deals a lot with death including the deaths of very young children.

If you decide to play some games on steam I'd recommend putting them on your wishlist first and then wait for a sale (they will send you an email). A lot of games regularly go on sale. There is also the site isthereanydeal.com to check sales on a number of gaming sites and also sale history for games. For instance I paid 7,99€ instead of 19,99€ for What remains of Edith Finch and I don't think I waited more than a month for the game to go on sale.

Steam also has a recomendation feature based on your purchases and tags.

[kindkit]

Awesome, thanks again! I've looked at the Steam site, but there are so many games that I didn't really know where to start. But now I know.