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Okay so work with me a little here. You've just been tasked with recommending a game to someone who's got very little experience with gaming.

Maybe they're a kid who's just starting out, or maybe they've just never had much interest in videogames.

What one game are you giving to them to show what videogames can be

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I would vote for Stardew Valley as a universally "good" introduction to gaming. There's a lot of charm, it's low intensity, it's obviously a labor of love, there are frequent rewards, and it incentivizes planning/engagement but not in a way that makes a new player fail.

Honestly though I'd rather know what kind of preferences a person has and tailor the game to that because gaming is so diverse.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of labour of love I would also add Terraria

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

100% agree. Both are examples of how passionate indie gaming can surpass millions of dollars of budget and create something special.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

SDV is a great answer. It's still my top played game in steam. I played it through the entire quarantine phase of the pandemic.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Even if SDV is my favourite game to play, I wouldn't recommend it for someone with little to no gaming experience. It's a cozy farming sim yes, but a lot of mechanics are not that well explained and you have to use the wiki A LOT! Even watching streamers playing it for the first time just shows how much on top explaining is often necessary to really start a good farm where you can feel the progress.