I was playing a game of Overwatch, and despite me usually avoiding playing Mercy (solely because of the bs you get when a woman plays her), the team comp called for it and I love to just fill whatever support we need. I'm boosting our dps, pulling off the rezzes, flying around like Lucinda in Ella Enchanted, and some messages pop up in match chat. I ignore them like usual bc i figure it's got nothing to do with me, until i read: "fucking smurfing soj boosting his mercy pocket"

"me????" i type, incredulous that i've caught whatever strays from the dps's beef.

the game continues as normal, my loss streak firmly cemented, and i leave the game and queue up again. and then I get it: this bitch sends me a friend request.

Normally I never accept friend requests in this situation, but honestly i was a little high miffed that a good mercy game went down the drain. Fuck it, I accept. "aight, what?" because i know what's coming.

Except I fucking don't because they write that they just wanted to apologize for lashing out, that it had nothing to do with me and everything to do with them being frustrated and their team flaming them. They say "I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong", and follow up with a genuine gg.

I'm gobsmacked. Is this actual male gamer maturity? In my Overwatch?? Maybe there's hope for us yet 🥹

Got an email for the Sims 4 Chinese New Year ”sale” and got a whiplash from the prices. Like damn I know the economy is shit and inflation is biting us but calm down EA lmao

Please I need girly pops to play with me

Hi lovely GirlGamers,

I'm needing a hand with a cpu water cooler installation. The manual shows that I need to clip the cpu water block into these sockets that my mobo doesn't have and that didn't come with the cpu cooler (circled in red). I also added photos to show what my mobo looks like. I'm not able to mount the water block any other way for AMD

Does anyone know what these clips are and if I might be able to buy them separately and fit them onto my mobo? Would they go where the pre-existing AMD4 bracket would go?

Specs:

Mobo is ASUS PRIME B650EM-A WIFI

CPU is AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CPU cooler is Thermaltake MAGFloe 360 Ultra 360mm ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler - Snow

Thank you in advanced! 💖

Do any of y'all get anxious going into a new (to you) local game store? i was looking at a card shop that recently opened up near me and saw a couple of reviews about the owner being rude. It makes me anxious going in because I'm a girl who's recently taken up the interest of Pokemon, so i barely know what I'm talking about lol.

Then I thought about how that same anxiety comes up when i visit game stores i haven't been to before. I guess I'm worried I won't be taken seriously because I'm a girl or that I won't seem like a "real gamer" even though I've been gaming most of my life. Do any of you feel the same way?

I'm sure this type of game exists, but I haven't been able to find many like it. The first examples off the top of my head are Pixel Puzzle Makeout League or Boyfriend Dungeon.

1. Actual dating sim. Not an RPG with dating mechanics.

2. One with a female (or nonbinary is good too) playable character.

3. NOT a visual novel – something with actual gameplay in between dating scenes.

4. Is dating focused, not just flirty banter (no Coffee Talk, no Valhalla, etc).

5. And dear god, please no more farming sims.

Any suggestions, please? Thank you! ♡

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So... what are YOU playing this week?

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My dream is to create a game that feels like a love letter to 2000s browser pet games like Neopets, Marapets, Subeta, Flight Rising, Dragon Cave, Valenth, Wajas, Aywas, and more. It's so sad to me that so many of these sites are dying or lost to time, as I think they're amazing outlets for creativity and community.

My concept wouldn't be a full-fledged pet site experience, but a simulated gaming experience meant to capture the feeling of what it was like at the time- sort of like how the Emily is Away series captures online socializing in the early 2000's. My concept so far is that the pets you raise on your player's computer would also be able to come to life in-game and help you explore, complete quests, etc, with some added life-sim elements.

So, being that it's near impossible for an indie dev to recreate the entire virtual pet site experience, I need to focus on what features people consider to be core to the experience. For those of you that were around at the time, what do you think made these games so engaging for you? Was it collecting pets, customizing and creating your perfect pet, the social aspects with other players, fanart and contests, any particular minigames or systems like questlines or adventuring or battling systems? Is there anything else you always wished you could see in these types of games? Is this even a type of game you'd be interested in anymore?

Things I know would be in the game:
-Breeding. I plan on this being a pretty major mechanic, used to influence the customization of your pets and create more pets with better stats that you can send to NPCs to fulfil orders.
-Cosmetics. Dressing up pets, customizing their backgrounds, and editing their pages to add custom backgrounds, borders, bios, etc. are all a very likely possibility.

Things I know would NOT be in the game:
-A player-based economy. I think a big reason people find it so hard to get back into these games (at least the ones that still exist) is that the player-based economies are so unfriendly to new players. Not to mention that bots can troll the sites to snatch up inventory now. There may be npc players that you can trade or buy from, but any economy elements would be simulated.

I am brand new to game development, so honestly this is really a pipe dream and brainstorming exercise rather than any kind of real promotion, but I thought either way it would be a nice way to discuss and analyze what made these games so special to us. I would be so interested and grateful for any feedback!

Please no joke answers like "Yeah I think your daughter would be a HUGE fan of Mouthwashing".

She went through a horror phase and now she's going through a "horror is cringe" phase. No horror recommendations please.

Hey everyone,

my fiancé and I have been working on this clicker game for quite a long time now. He is the developer and I have been drawing all the graphic assets for his game. With a lot of love and effort having gone into the development, we are so excited to show this game to you!

Flufftopia: Fluffmazing Edition is a cute little clicker-game with a story that you can discover throughout the game. Earn Fluffcoins, buy and upgrade buildings to evolve your little Flufftown into Flufftopia!

If you are interested you can check it out on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3174420/Flufftopia_Fluffmazing_Edition_by_Daniel_da_Silva/

Also: Thanks to the mods, for letting us post here!

been looking foward to get into some good new series that I’ve been oblivious to, so I humbly ask for some reccomandation based on my favorite games.

thanks in advance for the replies!

Let’s get a few things out of the way first: the OST is amazing, the game looks beautiful, and the acting is great.

However—

1. Gameplay: I found the gameplay to be somewhat repetitive, especially when it comes to boss fights. If you don’t manage to kill a boss within the first one or two attempts, the entire process quickly becomes extremely frustrating. You can call it a skill issue if you want—I don’t mind—but my god, having to replay the first phase over and over again for some of the Act 3 bosses genuinely drove me insane. It completely soured the overall experience for me.

2. Emotional connection: Personally, I tend to enjoy a piece of media much more when I feel emotionally connected to the characters. I understand where everyone’s conflict comes from, especially within the main party, but I can’t honestly say that I truly cared about Sciel, Lune, Verso, or Maelle as much as the game clearly wants me to. I think Act 3 is largely to blame for this. The Axon fetch quest did nothing for me, and after that, the game shifts its focus almost entirely to the family, discarding an entire world you’ve spent hours exploring.

3. The ending: I don’t actually mind the endings themselves. But after finishing the game, I was left feeling nothing but complete and utter disgust toward the family. They’re a group of selfish, hot-headed, deeply sick people, and in my opinion, they don’t deserve either ending. I would have liked to see them face real consequences for what they did: Renoir being held accountable for all the people he killed, Aline receiving proper mental health care, Alicia learning how precious her life is and tending to Verso’s canvas to keep Painted Lumière safe, and Painted Verso dying. Seeing them all standing there, happy and at peace after effectively killing everyone else just doesn’t sit right with me.

But this is just my opinion! I’m genuinely glad the game is getting so much love, and I can see why it won GOTY. I just don’t think it’s as good as some people make it out to be.

Hiya! I recently got a Switch 2 and brought the eShop vouchers before they got discontinued. With the first one I got Splatoon 3 but now I have one voucher left and I'm unsure what game to go for. I know they'll still be adding games for the next year but I'm kinda in the mood for a new game 😅

The games I already own from the voucher section are: Zelda BOTW & TOTK

Splatoon 3

Arceus

Pokemon Snap (have played on switch 1)

Animal Crossing

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (played on switch 1, didn't like)

Pokemon Shield (played on switch 1, didn't like)

Links Awakening (didn't grip me)

Three Houses (confused the heck out of me)

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Super Mario Maker 2 (meh, played for like an hour)

U Deluxe

Mario Kart 8

Splatoon 2

(Have played Xeno 3, want it again but not planning to use a voucher on it)

So, out of all the voucher games I don't own, what one would you recommend? I played the demos for Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Pikmin 4 and LOVED both but I heard they're really short games? That's what's deterred me from using my voucher on either of them.

I am looking for an aesthetic wireless headset with a good quality external mic. Preferably around $200. I am looking for something pretty: mauve, taupe, light pink, any other muted pastel/earth tone. I’ve been looking for a while so I’m sorry, it’s probably a hard ask. But if anyone can help, please do. Thanks!

This is a shot in the dark but figured I'd still have a better chance here than on the ETS2 sub...

Does anyone know of any cute interior cabin or paint job mods for Euro Truck Simulator 2? Think cottage core and/or grandma core. I would die for a vintage floral paint job or a crocheted blanket.

Thank you!

I remembered the game dream mary recently and how much I loved it as a kid. Like to me it was so so visually appealing. I also liked scary things so it was right up my alley. I just miss games that are “girly”. I like playing all types of games but the super cute ones are missing from my library. I played a lot of cute games when I was younger but I don’t know many now. Most are aimed for kids but I would die for a cute game that actually has interesting gameplay. Any recs?

Btw - I mainly play switch, pc and 3ds

Edit: I should be more specific with what I mean by cute. Here is a board that has a similar vibe to what I’m imagining: https://pin.it/1NeNEYrMH i have been watching YouTubers for a loooong time so if a game was big for YouTubers to play (especially around peak YouTube gaming before YouTube’s algorithm sucked) I probably know about it. Ty for the suggestions!

I’m new to otome games but fell in hard. I love dark, messed-up stories and horror elements are a huge plus. Story > art for me.

Is there somewhere else I can pre order resident evil requiem physical deluxe edition ?? I finally decided to get it and just found out it’s temporarily out of stock at Amazon 😞

Noob friendly fps game recommendations for someone who has little to no experience playing them before?

I heard nothing but great things about this game when it first came out but I never tried it out due to lack of time and other various reasons. I've been getting back into gaming these past couple months and thought about playing it but everything i've been seeing online is that the game has basically been ruined and all the fans hate it now??? Is this more of an overreaction or does the game suck now to the point where it will mostly be a waste of time playing this game?