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All the Metroid games, especially the 2D ones. If you like a good metroidvania, well, you can’t go wrong with the game that created the genre.

I did not see Celeste mentioned, but if you’re at least one bit into platforming, this gem is an absolute must-play. And must listen, I have the OST on repeat since it came out.

If beat them all are your jam, you need to play some P* games, and the ones with a female protagonist are the Bayonetta. Heavily sexualized, but to a point where it becomes some kind of parody of itself, you have to embrace the aesthetic. The rhythm is frantic, the scenario barely understandable, the action way over-the-top, and the combat gameplay tight as hell.

In more standard AAA waters, the two Tomb Raider reboots are pretty good, although a bit heavy on male-gaze.

Back to the indy side, What Remains of Edith Finch is a first person narrative game, in which you’ll play as different characters. But the main ones are girls, and it matters in the plot.

@nlm You’re right, but there is an unofficial version (with some tweaks to work on standards PC) available here.

It works as intended, but I would only recommend it if you intend to use your PC in a console-like setup (ie, plugged to a big screen, with a game controller).

I weirdly did not see anyone mentioning SteamOS? Formerly based on Ubuntu, now based on Arch, I believe.

It’s the distribution that the #SteamDeck is packaged with, and so it’s become my main gaming distrib now. :]

If you like story-driven RPG, I highly recommend you Disco Elysium. It’s basically Divinity: Original Sin without the combat system and the fantasy setting (and with even better writing).

Ah ah, I read Pratchett in the publication order and loved it, but after about two decades recommending it to everyone I know it’s way easier to get people in by starting with the Nightwatch cycle. :D

Yes, the Robots short stories are indeed a nice addition, and probably easier to get into than Foundation! I did not enjoy the Robots full-fledged novels as much, though.

Still in SF, and keeping with the short stories idea, I’d also recommend The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.

@s804 I’d recommend Terry Pratchett books, and more specifically Guards! Guards!.

If you’re more into hard fantasy, Brandon Sanderson wrote very enjoyable books, you should check his Mistborn book (which expands in to a trilogy).

If you want some easy to read SF, Asimov’s Foundation is still a blast, and so is Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Plus they can be read as one shots, but they have sequels in case you enjoyed them enough.