- HOLLOW KNIGHT. Very very light, if it could run on my ancient microwave without any problems it'll run just fine on your shit too. It has incredible and deep lore, unique atmosphere, will get rid of any bug phobia you may have and replace it with either pure love or hatred depending on the bug, it's also a metroidvania which means you'll get lost a lot but that's the part of the fun as you'll discover new locations, bosses, items, npcs etc. and then you can always backtrack to an area which you previously couldn't access since you'll achieve upgrades throughout the game.
I cannot recommend this enough. It also feels incredibly rewarding as at first it'll probably be difficult to beat mobs and bosses, but you can feel yourself becoming better and there ain't no other game which gives you such satisfaction when finally beating a boss you've been stuck on, except maybe souls games. It also has a soul mechanic where if you die, your soul is left at the place you died and if you recover it you can also recover your geos (game currency).
It's an indie game, but the effort and depth put into it matches that of AAA games. It's not free, although it's one game I'd say is worth every penny and it's not even expensive. However, it's fine if you can't afford it because...
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If you're completely new to it, I'd highly recommend going through FreeMediaHeckYeah's gaming piracy guide, but if you're just looking for a quick way to get the game go to https://gog-games.to/game/hollow_knight and just download it. Note: You don't need a VPN for direct downloads, it's only recommended to use it for torrenting.
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RLCRAFT. It's a minecraft mod which may seem heavy at first, but as long as you optimize it for performance it should run on 40-60 fps. If you thought mc vanilla was boring, rlcraft is the perfect shit for you. It's hard. You die a lot. But you also discover shitton of buildings, dungeons, creatures, items and game gets easier as you gain more knowledge. It's pretty much challenging from early to late, but it'll always have something to surprise you with and it's one of the best games for exploration, especially mid-late game when you'll have a flying mount.
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KATANA ZERO. Music is absolute peak. Gameplay is absolute peak. Story is trippy, emotional rollercoaster which will probably leave you confused but it'll all make sense in the end. It has goofy dialogue, great interactions, gameplay is super satisfying especially later on in the game. It's another one of those games you can't believe is just an indie game made by one dude and not a whole fucken studio. Cleanest pixel 2d I've ever played, AND A SEQUEL IS COMING SOON. It's not free, but as explained previously, just go to https://gog-games.to/game/katana_zero and yeh, enjoy.
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FAR CRY 3. This one has such insane graphics, but it can run just fine on lower end setups because the game was made in fucking 2013. Yeah, it's way ahead of its time. It'll take up a bit more storage than previously recommended games but its only a few gigs. It's the perfect survival game. It has great gameplay, open world, villains you'll remember your whole fucken life, satisfying af mechanics etc. You know the drill, it's not free. I'm not gonna repeat myself because do you know the definition of insanity? Insanity is doing the same fucking thing, over and over again, expecting shit to change. Although this time shit did change and you can't find it on GOG, but just torrenting it from https://fitgirl-repacks.site/ or any other site starred in the FMHY wiki will do the trick.
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DARKEST DUNGEON 1 AND 2. Dark atmosphere, pain, suffering, but also clarity. It's a strategical game, but it also has a unique charm to it and all the characters you see you'll grow fond of and then be emotionally destroyed when they die because of your skill issues :') 10/10 would recommend solely because of deep ancestor quotes
I could write about 10 more essay but these are my top 5, some of the other games I'd recommend are: Cult of the lamb (rpg + base management), RIMWORLD (war crimes), Hades (satisfying af), Have a nice death (basically life metaphor but actually fun), Don't Starve (survival, 10x harder if you have and play with friends), Postal 2 (when your wife sucks, your job sucks, your neighbors suck and you just wanna set some cops on fire, pee on their corpse and then use a cat as a silencer - pg friendly btw), Rainworld (slug cat), Tomb raider 1 (survival), Dying light 1 (it might look like u can't run it, but I guarantee you'll get at least 30-40 fps if you adjust the settings), dead island 1 (if you can't run dying light but wanna play smth similar, play this - is basically dying light but has 10x more side quests), Hyper Light Drifter (sword go brr).
Whelp I just gave you enough games to get lost in for a year, enjoy! Feel free to ask for help with anything game/piracy related as well.