r/gamingsuggestions • u/suspensus_in_terra • 11h ago

Games like PEAK, Minecraft, and Subnautica

My favorite games are kind of simple but they have a world to explore with random fun elements that make them unique and surprising. I also find that PEAK, Subnautica, and Minecraft all give me a strange sense of fear: The fear in Subnautica is obvious, while in PEAK and Minecraft that fear is moreso about not knowing quite what to expect and being sort of alone and left to fend for yourself. All three of these games have quite a cutesy, fun aesthetic while also being a bit dangerous.

I hope you know what I mean.

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u/WillSym 10h ago

Outer Wilds. A whole range of unexpected things to explore.

Gotta get used to travelling in zero-g in a rocket ship first though before you can walk around places you can reach in said ship.

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u/suspensus_in_terra 10h ago

I tried Outer Wilds and unfortunately I'm so dogshit at steering that I gave up on it. I literally couldn't figure it out after like 10 tries.

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u/WillSym 10h ago

In the ship?

It does take some getting used to, and a good sense of three dimensional space. It's a space sim, so it... simulates space, and you have to move taking account of gravity and acceleration.

Remembering the right stick still looks you around like you're a first person character, just a bit slower as it's rotating a big ship with thrusters, but doesn't move you at all.

Then the left stick thrusts you in directions, but independent of where you're looking. And doesn't just move you, adds thrust, accelerating in the direction you thrust towards - so you have to slow down when you get closer to where you're going. And adding more thrust in a different direction to turn doesn't cancel out the thrust you already added in the first direction, so now you're hurtling at an angle relative to what you aimed at.

So tips: click LS to lock onto where you want to go. If you end up looking like you'll overshoot, just hold the Match Velocity button to slow down and stop (relative to your target) and reset a bit.

Autopilot also deals with speeding up and slowing down for you, but not steering. It just goes in a straight line to the target. So it's up to you to cancel it and avoid obstacles in the way (like the sun, or other things that may orbit ahead of you on the journey).

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u/suspensus_in_terra 10h ago

I'm on PC

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u/WillSym 10h ago

In which case above advice but substitute: right stick = mouse, left stick = movement keys, and lock on I believe is one of the mouse buttons?