this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2024
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A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

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0% new: from 2024 (average 15%)
0% recent: from the last 1–7 years (average 47%)
100% classic: older than 8 years (average 37%)

I am helped by being limited to an 8 years old notebook laptop currently.

The 5 games I have played this year, all for the first time: Stardew Valley, The Darkeness II, Star Wars Battlefront II 2005, Outlast, Oblivion.

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[–] passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If dwarf fortress was recognized as a classic game I'd be right there too

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have the "Dwarf" category as one of my top genres. I'm so happy it's now a tag for games.

[–] passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just realized this identifies what you'd consider the peak of gaming, a metroidvania dwarven deckbuilding action roguelike

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know, right‽ I don't think a metroidvania would cross well with a deck builder, but maybe it would work with some creativity.

[–] loon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Slap metroidvania platforming exploration with Slay The Spire card battles and give it a dwarven storyline and generations of men will be lost. Absolutely lost. I'd be fully rocked and stoned.

[–] loon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Rock and stone over here too.

[–] mtpender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?! oT

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

I'd call it a classic