Any and all recommendations are appreciated.
Edit: I’ll add a few of my own.
Edit 2: there have been some great post with excellent stuff so please keep them coming :)
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Here are some that I have found useful:
Game tracking:
- HowLongToBeat - Track your backlog, see how long a game might take to beat
- Retro Achievements - Achievements for retro games
Game art:
- SteamGridDB - Game art banners etc. to personalise your Steam library
- Steam Game Covers - Box Art for Steam games
Compatability
- Does It Play? - Lets you know if a game plays out of box or requires extra downloads or codes
- Proton DB - Compatibility ratings and advice for gaming on Linux
Game Deals:
- Fanatical - Can often find games cheaper here
- Humble Bundle - Does game bundles with proceeds going to charity, often has good games in the bundles.
- CeX - Can pick up second hand physical games for cheap here
- GOG - DRM free games
But where’s the fun stuff…
:) I joke. I’ve actually been againt video game achievements since they began but recenly have enjoyed the RetroAchievements setup and playing my childhood games again.
Boardgames online, excellent!
Asynchronous move timing, you can take up to 29 days to play a move.
Community built, DIY ethos, free to join, donation supported.
Thanks. Great recommendation.
Gaming on Linux - for news
Hardcore Gaming 101 - when I want to go down a rabbit hole of game series history and trivia
Thanks. HG101 is the kind of stuff I’m looking for.
https://www.steamgriddb.com/grids
For all of your artistic game cover needs.Vimms lair, of course.
And
https://metroidconstruction.com/
For Metroid hacks.Nintendo killed Vimm’s for me, it used to be so good though.
Eh, the few games that are missing can easily be found elsewhere. For now.
Fyi its easy to find the entire catalog for various Nintendo systems.
I mostly use nintendolife. That’s a Nkntendo only website. Back in the day I enjoyed Destructoid but that became utter trash.
The ROMsMegathread to add to the other recommendations. Also I do have to mention GoG again for DRM free games.
Thanks. ROMsMegathread is interesting and something I didn’t know about.
dekudeals, howlongtobeat, xbdeals.net, and
I’m a big fan of https://shmuplations.com/
They translate or host a bunch of first-hand interviews with developers of classic Japanese games. (Not restricted to shmups, despite the name.)
This is a real gem! Thank you
Another extremely useful one to me is https://www.doesitplay.org/
I’m not OK with games requiring a download. And developers don’t always do a good job of making it clear when they do. Or a handful of games might be nearly unplayable in the version that ships on disc/cart. This website makes a point of testing games unpatched and offline.
It’s not a big deal for everyone, but the site is a crucial resource if you care.
I came across this recently and it’s a very useful tool. This year I started to take notice again and find myself more and more going with GOG, offline games and physical discs.
Open licenced games and media.
I’ve played through most of the ones older than 7 years old.
Here are some solid start points:
Neverball, Kobo Deluxe, Project: Starfighter, Frozen Bubble, Hex-a-hop, SGT Puzzles, Numpty Physics, Fish Fillets NG, Enigma, Passage, Shattered Pixel Dungeon, X-Moto, Blobby Volley 2, Stormbaan Coureur, GCompris
time extension!
I didn’t realise I had this already bookmarked so thanks for the reminder.
All I need are Steam, GOG, Isthereanydeal, Howlongtobeat and SteamDB. There are some YouTube channels I follow, but as they mostly talk about consoles nowadays, I don’t really rely on them for the final choice.
