Suggest some beautiful games. Genre doesn’t matter. 3d or 2d no big deal. Hyper Light Drifter, Satisfactory, Cliff Empire, etc.

Mostly I’m talking about moments in the game where you can just stand there and look at the world and not be bored.

Thankssss.

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    Journey still looks pretty pretty.

    Not sure whether it’s still enjoyable to play, since probably not many people are playing it these days.

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      Mmm yess. Recently did a play through, and luckily I played most of it with a fellow pilgrim. IMO Journey will always be gorgeous. The graphics are perfectly balanced between realism, performance and art. To me, it’s a timeless classic.

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        If you enjoyed journey for its beauty and the experience, I strongly recommend checking out their most recent game, Sky: Children of the Light

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        Oh wow, if it’s still possible to meet with online players, then I might want to replay the game again.

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    Subnautica.

    Damn fine game, too, if you look past the engine bugs.

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      Subnautica legitimately made me stop and stare at my screen with mouth agape at the wonder and terror of a glowing undersea behemoth. I’ve never had a game provoke pure awe like it does.

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          Subnautica is on a whole different level. They made some wild impressions with the first game.

          Too bad they dropped the ball on “below zero.”

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      Was coming here to say this. Game is good, but the artwork and feeling of the game is amazing.

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    Outer Wilds.

    Really encapsulates the meaning of beauty a couple different ways.

    Tetris Effect, particularly if you can play in VR.

    Though if you’re strictly talking “aesthetically pleasing”, the options get wider. I absolutely loved the aesthetics of Hi-fi Rush. The absolute beauty of this comic-esque, cel-shaded world with every element, background and forground, moving to the rhythm of the soundtrack just blew me away when I started playing. But I’m a slut for rhythm games, so there’s just something about everything tiny fiber of the space connecting and syncing up that gets me.

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    Stray. There were lots of times I’d perch up high and look around at everything going on below.

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    Ori (both ones). Absolutely stunning platformer. One of the best games I’ve every played, just started a second playthrough.

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    Abzu has a few moments like that, especially towards the end where you’re swimming through more and more densely packed environments.

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      Thanks! The same publisher is working on Nivalis, I’ll definitely check that one out sometime.

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      That ones on my wish-list already, now it’s on my actual wish-list in my head.

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        Just a heads up the game kinda made my head hurt physically. The characters move at like 24-30fps while the background moves at a full 60 (or something >30, was not sure). It’s a stylistic choice which I can respect but I couldn’t get into it due to the stark difference in fps between the two which made it feel laggy.

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    I think if you enjoyed the beauty in Hyper Light Drifter, then you will be entranced by Tunic. Bonus points for being one of the best puzzle exploration games of all time.

    Spiritfarer is very, very pretty as well. It is dripping it atmosphere and I often found myself just afk breathing it all in.

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      Tunic is an amazing experience, I filled multiple pages of a notebook trying to figure out the puzzles, I wish I had more games that made me do that

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      Not only is tunic beautiful; the experience is amazing. It’s even better if you try to solve the main optional puzzle as you go.

      Definitely agree that it’s one of the best.