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What are some good games for having a "backseat driver?" (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by clovernorth@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Hey everyone! Despite my efforts, my fiancé really doesn’t get into video games much. Mechanical skill limitations frustrate her, and sometimes her attention span for games isn’t high when she could read a book or watch a show, I want to try a new tactic to see if it works: games where she can be a “backseat driver.”

I’m mainly thinking of story focused games that aren’t reliant on mechanical skill and where having a second person watching can meaningfully contribute.

Some games I’ve thought of are the Phoenix Wright games, and Return of the Obra Dinn. Does anyone else have suggestions for games I could try to play with her?

Steamdeck verified games preferred, so I can play while docked to our TV.

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[–] clovernorth@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I keep seeing this in steam but haven’t actually checked it out yet

[–] andybeta@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

If you decide to go for it, don’t read too much, just go in blind.

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My two cents; I'm in a very similar boat with my GF, and Outer Wilds was unfortunately a bit too slow paced and open ended for her, so I ended up completing it by myself (and absolutely loving it). Same with The Witness unfortunately. Both are very much in my personal top three though.

But to make it not all negative, some recommendations!

We enjoyed The Room series by Fireproof Games a lot. It's an escape room puzzle box type of a deal with a really cool, slightly creepy atmosphere, and there's multiple games out already. The games are quite linear and focused, so my GF didn't bounce off. We're escape room junkies and haven't found a better digital fix. Escape Room Simulator is decent, but not quite up there in production quality.

Another fun one is the games by Rusty Lake. They're mechanically similar, if a bit less flashy than The Room, but the puzzles are mostly fun and the story/atmosphere/music is really neat.

And yeah, Obra Dinn is absolutely our number one favorite game, but that one was already mentioned.