Hey all. I start up my next semester tomorrow so to celebrate my last day of vacation I want something quick to jump in to and play.

Any recommendations on what GOG game to buy? Nothing with a whole lot of lore and stuff, just simple fun.

FTL
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NEO SCAVENGER
http://www.gog.com/game/neo_scavenger

I really liked Hotline Miami, Evil Genius and Ghostmaster.

another two gooduns there!

If you like Star Wars and/or arcade flight combat:
Rogue Squadron

POSTAL

Yeah, I do. Probably gonna go for this. Keep recommendations coming though.

Way to go and prepare yourself :)

In any case, if you like the whimsical, Stacking amused me more than it should have... It's not at all like Rogue Squadron, mind you.

Daikatana.

You're welcome.

What's there to prepare for? Classes haven't even started yet, haha..

Stacking seems pretty neat too. Looks chill.

Depending on the genre of games you like, I would recommend Pharaoh / Cleopatra game, Theme Hospital, Real Myst, Riven, Terraria.

If you play all of those you are WAY too smart to be hanging out with us! :P

Well Terraria isn't too much of a brain drain. Obviously that's one I play a lot.

SACRIFICE !!!

Always underrated / unnoticed:
Inquisitor

I'll go through a few examples in various genres, since I'm not sure what exactly You're looking for.

Bard's Tale is a great and very funny action RPG, a parody of the usual "chosen one saves the realm". The gameplay is very streamlined, but in this case it serves the game well. Great songs too. Beer, beer, beer...

Torchlight is great if you want a classic hack'n'slash in a modern package.

Expeditions Conquistador and Battle World Kronos are very good turn based strategies. They are both light on story, especially the latter, but have great gameplay. Expeditions has a certain RPG-party managemen aspect to it, Kronos is a straight up strategy game, with easy, clear rules, but is quite deep and demanding.

Rogue Legacy is a phenomenal platformer-roguelike hybrid. Very addicting. Orignal idea, great fun, and almost infinite replay value.


Unmechanical is a very well designed puzzle game. Really no story to this one at all, but it has nice graphics and good puzzles.

Deponia is a good classic point&click adventure game, funny and pretty. If you want something more serious, there is also Chains of Satinav from the same developer, a wonderful fantasy fable. It's set in the universe of the Dark Eye RPG's, but it does not really come with any lore, it's totally self contained.