I’ve just broken my left collarbone and for the next couple weeks have left arm in a sling. Thinking about games that are played just with the right hand?

I’ve already got Slay the Princess which I’ve been meaning to get around to for a while and Disco Elysium which I never got far through, but taking any suggestions at this point, always keen to try fresh genres and formats.

Let em on me!

Thanks, gang.

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      7·
      3 months ago

      Haha as soon as I posted I realized I forgot to mention I’ve been playing Balerto already! GreR suggestion tho!

      • Gremour@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        When I turn on my PC and can’t decide what I want to play, I launch Balatro. Easy choice.

  • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    3 months ago

    Kinda depends on what type of games you like!

    Here’s a few different ones: Timberborn, Slay the Spire, Darkest Dungeon, TemTem, FTL, Into the Breach

    Edit: some personal favorites too: Dungeon Clawler and Ballionaire

  • fossphi@lemm.eeEnglish
    121·
    3 months ago

    Getting over it with Bennett Foddy.

    It’s a challenging but deeply emotional game. You only need to use the mouse to climb the character up.

      • fossphi@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Fair enough! But there’s some epic narration done, too. Quite soothing at times

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Oh cool that’s the kind of thing I wouldn’t usually play but reckon I’ll have time to enjoy over the next couple weeks. Great suggestion!

      • fossphi@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Yeah, it is quite an unusual kind of game. But I’d be happy to read about your thoughts if you play it! :)

  • Mister_Feeny@fedia.io
    10·
    3 months ago

    Slay the Spire - a roguelike deckbuilder is a lot of fun.

    I haven’t actually tried it, but Balatro has made a lot of waves recently and I imagine you could play that with only mouse.

    Also, what kind of mouse are you using? If you’re still on a no thumb buttons mouse, you should definitely upgrade. If you only have 2 thumb buttons, as is most common, I’d recommend looking at something with more. My mouse has 3 thumb buttons, and two extra index finger buttons. logitech g502 and while some people like that mouse (i do) some don’t, so I can’t say whether you’d like it, but I will say the extra buttons have allowed me to set up a lot of games that would normally require a keyboard as well into a more mouse only friendly experience.

  • duchess@feddit.orgEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    Maybe some classic, more phantastical CRPGs with turn-based combat are more your juice than Disco Elysium: Baldur’s Gate III, Pillars of Eternity II, Fallout. Planescape Torment, Tyranny, Pathfinder, Pillars I and the rest of the Baldur’s Gate series rely on real-time combat with pause which might get tedious when only using the mouse.

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Was thinking of getting back into pillars of eternity 2 but thought you needed a bit of keyboard, like number keys?

      People have suggested some RTS titles but I can’t imagine playing them without group numbers and force attacks a d things…

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Haha good point, unfortunately I’ve also bruised right hand thumb so even if I still had mmo mouse I think it wouldn’t work that well. Good suggestion tho!

  • simple@lemm.ee
    English
    6·
    3 months ago

    If you’re a grand strategy fan: Crusader Kings 3. You could spend hundreds of hours in that game, and it’s mainly designed to be played with only a mouse.

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Oh I remember looking into this a while back but it seemed kind of daunting. Perhaps now’s the time to take the plunge! Appreciate the suggestion!

      • simple@lemm.ee
        English
        1·
        3 months ago

        It’s definitely a bit difficult to get into, but I’d recommend doing the tutorial and going with the flow rather than trying to understand everything. You’ll slowly start to realize what’s going on.

        • Skua@kbin.earth
          1·
          3 months ago

          I’d also add that CK3 is a step above most Paradox games in terms of beginner-friendliness. Everything has a tooltip defining what it does, and most of the game-specific words in that tooltip have tooltips of their own. It’s not like the older games and their “lol keep the wiki open and good fucking luck” approach to explaining themselves

  • EntirelyUnlovable@lemmy.world
    English
    5·
    3 months ago

    First of, sorry about your collarbone, that sucks

    Second, I think if you’re looking for something to disappear into I really recommend Baldurs Gate 3, I’ve seen it recommend here already but just wanted to second that, it’s a really fantastic world to live in for a bit

  • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    English
    61·
    3 months ago

    You can play osrs with just mouse, though keyboard shortcuts are handy/mandatory for late game - you won’t be there though before the hand heals 😅

  • INeedMana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    I wonder if Bud Tucker in Double Trouble would still run. Probably would need dosbox

    Anyway, whole adventure genre. Syberias, Mysts, Gabriel Knight

    I’ve found Shadowrun trilogy fun

    Darkest Dungeon, Oxygen not Included, Surviving Mars
    Citizen Sleeper is short but well done, got me hooked to finish it in a single sitting
    Arcanum I still consider one of the best RPGs ever made
    Fallout 1&2

    I don’t know if Commandos style games would not require too fast clicking without a keyboard, but you could try out Shadow Tactics, it has active pause IIRC
    Speaking of Commandos, Jagged Alliance was fun too

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Oh my brother suggested Mysts, I’ll look into your other picks too, tho setting up dosbox might be a bridge too far right now. Keeping things simple! Thanks for the suggestions!

  • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    I don’t see any mention of the Civilization games. Civ III is my personal favorite but Civ V was also good. Keyboard shortcuts are a little bit quicker of course but it’s turn based so there’s no rush!

    A lot of RTS games play fine with just the mouse, especially in the early stages of playing. I’ve seen a few mentioned but I’ll put Stronghold Crusader onto the recommendation list. I generally play it without any keyboard inputs.