What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren’t RPGs?

I like worldbuilding and stories, and I like when they’re mixed with the interactivity of games, so RPGs seem like they should be a natural fit. Problem is, I dislike the stat-heavy, grindy progression of many RPGs.

I enjoy point & click adventures and visual novels but they’re often more limited in their interactions. What kinds of game might I be missing combining the two?

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  • inlandempire@jlai.luEnglish
    21·
    2 months ago

    You may enjoy Control, I personally couldn’t get past the rather uninteresting gameplay and mechanics, but the lore and snippets of story you find scattered around are something else

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      That’s interesting. Did you stop early on? I guess if you just know it as a basic shooter it’d be boring, but once you start incorporating powers it really expands a lot, imo.

      • inlandempire@jlai.luEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        I think you’re right, I was about to “leave” the early parts of the game, I had already unlocked some powers but not leveled them up too much, I should really try to get back to it though, despite feeling a little bored when playing, I just can’t forget the aesthetics

        • WldFyre@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          A tip, don’t bother leveling up melee, it’s a pretty useless power unfortunately. Throw everything into the launch ability, plus health/energy whenever you feel you need more.

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I played 2 minutes of it and found myself consuming the lore with fervor, then I got distracted and that was a month ago, thankfully I can jump in back at the beginning and not have missed a beat.

    • WldFyre@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I was also going to recommend Control, it’s my favorite game of all time. The world building and lore is fucking fantastic!