Players usually want a good story in their games. I can enjoy a good story too, but sometimes I just want to get going and do stuff without listening to several minutes of dialog in-between action.

Do you know any games where there’s no story (or very minimal/skippable one), and the game mechanics alone carry the game?

EDIT: Thank you all for the suggestions. There are some that I’ve never heard of and look very interesting. Will definitely pick some of them up.

    • aebrer@kbin.social
      2·
      11 months ago
      1. If you love enter the gungeon you’ll probably love nuclear throne. I certainly love both and both are firmly in the bullet hell genre.
      2. Fewer weapons and a more minimal game loop.
      3. Faster paced.
      4. You level up in a run as you kill things and select perks that change the gameplay a bit.
      5. More emphasis on dodging (without rolling) and killing, it’s super fast paced.
      6. Both have fun secrets and hidden levels.
      • GrimReaperCZOP
        2·
        11 months ago

        Thanks for the summary. I didn’t play Enter the Gungeon much, but enjoyed the little what I played.