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Can you give auggeations to try for preferably indie single player campaign FPS that does not have creatures or aliens, or takes place in space?

I'm not into the Doom games because of the martian creatures, or Halo games due to seeimnfly a space theme. I tried Half Life 2 since people demand a Half Life 3, and after 45 minutes I lost all interest in Half Life. Is there an indie version of Medal Of Honor?

I do not play online multiplayer at all, and no third person games of any kind.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
  • Metro series (very good, contains creaures/mutants but also a lot of enemies are human)
  • STALKER series (very good, contains creaures/mutants but also a lot of enemies are human), some mods recommended because the base games are a bit "unfinished" for lack of a better word, but the modding scene is great and always kind of saves the games
  • Deus Ex series (I've played 1, Human Revolution + Mankind Divided, all very good. Part 1 in particular was legendary back in the day, unfortunately it looks like absolute garbage these days (it was already critizized for its dated look back when it released), but you might find some mods beefing it up a bit)
  • Wolfenstein series (the newer titles are very good in general, except Youngblood)
  • Dishonored series (very good)
  • F.E.A.R. series (great horror/scifi themed FPS)
  • DUSK, Ion Fury, ... (and in general lots of other boomer shooters, lots of them are great, these are just 2 examples which I fondly remember. Lots of high quality indie games in this category)
  • Cyberpunk 2077 (as an FPS-RPG hybrid, very good since version 2.x, especially with Phantom Liberty)
  • Sniper Elite series (I've played 2-4, they were very decent)
  • Far Cry series (I've played 1, 3-5 + New Dawn + Primal, they were very decent. New Dawn was more like DLC-sized)
  • The newer Terminator FPS games are supposedly good, haven't played them yet
  • The new Robocop FPS is supposedly good, haven't played it yet

These are more controversial but also can be a fun option:

  • Deathloop (interesting conceptually but also not amazing. Only get it at heavy discounts)
  • RAGE 1+2 (don't remember much from 1 anymore, but I finished it so it was at least okay. 2 was short and unimpressive but still works as well, it's nothing impressive but if you just want a sci-fi singleplayer shooter they're alright I guess, and they're probably very cheap these days. Only get them at heavy discounts)
  • The Division 1/2 also work decently in single-player, although some late-endgame stuff like Raids requires multiplayer. Might not count as FPS since it's 3rd person by default, but it plays very close to FPS and IIRC you can change camera view to 1st person and when you aim from cover (which is most of the time) it feels like FPS regardless. I played both for a bit and it was better than expected but it's also bland and gets boring after a while. Still a somewhat decent "realism"-based shooter. Only get them at heavy discounts.
  • Theoretically Call of Duty but I'm still not going to recommend them because of unethical developer or publisher, low value in general, inflated prices in general, short lengths in general, and so on.
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe the titanfall 2 campaign?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What stands out so much about Titanfall 2?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

It's a fun movement shooter, cheap, and quite good.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

The campaign is short and sweet, never gets stale. The gameplay and gunplay are solid, the AI are decent.

You can regularly pick it up for like 5 dollars or less.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

Far Cry series

Wolfenstein: The New Order

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Far Cry 2 through 4 specifically are the best of the series.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Sniper: elite looks good on that list

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Unreal and Unreal Tournament (the latter only has single player with bots) got officially free the other day. You can get them at https://oldunreal.com/.

No One Lives Forever has been abandoned for a while. You can get them at http://nolfrevival.tk/.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The Outer Worlds

EDIT: Did you mean you DON'T want it to be space themed?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, no space things.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Try Deus Ex

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My favorite game of 2024: Selaco

EDIT: Confused by what you're looking for, space-themed or not space-themed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fallen Aces is a cartoon or comic style game? I've never heard of it before?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A kind of brawl-based FPS (with some limited gunplay, ammo is really scarce) with a kind of old detective vibe mixed with an underground superhero group. It's replayable in a way where you can try a more sneaky approach to minimize combat or punch your way through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

After watching videos of gameplay, the graphics for Acea would be a point of disconnect for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Wolfenstein series isn't indie, but meets your asks. It's an alt history FPS based in WWII, so most creaturish you'll get is dogs.

Outside of that fallout and borderlands weren't mentioned yet, but both have rpg elements and creatures. Fallout is alt history USA while borderlands takes place on another planet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I bought the Wolfenstein combo New Order/Old Blood from GOG. I tried Fallout 4 and I get bored of open world exploration, I find it's only for filling time for something to do as opposed to affecting the storyline of a game in any way, and I can't seem to get into RPG's all at but it's not a criticism of RPGs.

I got a couple of Borderland games from Epic giveaway and they're quite nice but I seem to lose interest after an hour. Great production on the Borderlands games but I'm not feeling them. I hear the movie is awful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah I threw out borderlands and fallout just cause most people don't think of them as FPS so i thought it's possible you haven't run into them.

The issue is once you remove scifi/creatures from an FPS, all you're really left with is humans, resulting in everything being mostly military/war.

One other game I thought of that's an FPS but a bit out there is Neon White

If you're willing to look at older games then it does open up a bit too.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I Am Your Beast single player FPS not in space and looks pretty cool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That looks like another cartoon or comic book game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Then allow me one suggestion : children of the sun It's a stretch from the fps guidelibes as you mainly control de bullet. Add in some stealth and odd elements and you have something might be worth a try. And it's on sale at the moment. The graphical style is something that you either like or don't. Could make or break the game for some

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm going to skip on that game as well

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Right now I'm enjoying Witchfire. Although it's not just FPS, the FPS part is good, along with the atmosphere of medieval-inquisition times and a powerful witch yet to be faced.

Gameplay consists of sessions on several islands where you kill enemies, clear up events and gradually unlock new game parts. On successful extraction you bring back witchfire (the same thing as souls in Dark Souls) to spend on increasing of one of six characteristics.

There are a bunch of weapons unlocked through research and each upgradable up to 3 tiers, by completing requirement tied to each gun.

It is fun and keeps me engaged for several days already. But if you're not into repeating runs and rather play story based FPS, or don't really like the theme, maybe it's better to pick something else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've always had a fondness for the original Call of Duty single-player campaign. I don't even care for that series, but the original had a phenomenal campaign.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Call Of Duty 2 was by far the best. I want Call Of Duty 3 on PC.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Not sure if it counts as FPS but if it does I second Dishonored. The second game has the best level design of any game I played and it's not even close

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Someone has already mentioned DeusEx - Dishonored games also fit the category. If you are into grounded wilderness survival experiences, I recommend The Long Dark. If you are into SciFi and just don't like space as a setting, try Metro and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. None of these are indies though.

Modern reboot of Wolfenstein (The New Order, Old Blood and The New Colossus) are also quite fun and brilliant - they do occasionally send you to space though (there are levels on the Moon and Venus). The recent Indiana Jones game from the same studio (Machine Games) is really good as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Have you played the campaigns for older Call of Duty games and the like? They still hold up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I have the Call Of Duty from 15 years ago. I don't find the original Modern Warfare series to be as good as people make them out to be. Call Of Duty 2 is my favoirite compaign of the series. I wish they would do a scene for scene remake with the new engine since it was made in the time of CRT 4:3 and sell the remake for $20.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Check out CULTIC on steam. Very grounded and very fun

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I watched a couple videos of Cultic and I'm going to pass on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

From video clips I can't it seriously. Did the team make Angry Foot as a parody? It borders on humourous or comical.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

why would you even attempt to take a game called "ANGER FOOT" seriously? yes it's humorous, is that a problem?

you wanted recommendations, we've given you recommendations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No creatures, says OP. Metro got creatures.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Ah beans. I didnt read well enough

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Ravenfield: free to try early version: https://steelraven7.itch.io/ravenfield

40% discount on the complete one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/636480/Ravenfield/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You should try Quake, it's super indie dawg

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You did not read my full post so I'm rejecting your suggestion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I did, but I chose to ignore it because people online only post about what they want; and I'm trying to learn how to be people.

Have you tried Tony Hank Pro Skater?

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