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Non-violent games
Garick
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Hi guys, so i'm looking to play a computer game with my GF but she absolutely hates any forms of violence. (Even mario level violence of jumping on a goomba is a bit much for her).
So i'm looking for suggestions of good games that don't have any violence at all, are rather easy (I tried some portal, but it was too difficult for her and could only go up to the point where the violent turrets made it unplayable for her anyways) and if possible could be played or worked on together.
So i'm looking for suggestions of good games that don't have any violence at all, are rather easy (I tried some portal, but it was too difficult for her and could only go up to the point where the violent turrets made it unplayable for her anyways) and if possible could be played or worked on together.
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Casual games. Diner Dash, Dream Chronicles, etc.
Adventure games like Monkey Island, Myst. (actually maybe the insult sword fights in Monkey Island are too violent for her)
Anyway, most any puzzle game will hopefully work, and usually have co-op modes. Still, even playing tetris with her, at what point does she start to feel bad for the poor tetris pieces disappearing? Usually there is some form of competition in most games, and it's somewhat of a minefield if she's really as sensitive as you describe. Even simple adventure games usually have cartoon violence in them.
Have you considered other forms of gaming, such as board games like Settlers of Catan and such?
There's Antichamber, but that's an even more obtuse version of Portal. There's much less twitch, but a lot more rule assimilation and spacial reasoning. There's a "cube gun" that places cubes in the environment so that might be considered violent although there aren't really any enemies.
There's that Proteus game that's supposed to be just about exploring. Not really a coop thing.
Peggle?
I really want to recommend Dustforce but the game has your Dustforce members "cleaning" things by attacking them with a broom or a duster or a vacuum.
Puzzle games are usually pretty low on the violence side of things. I like puzzle agent, and she might enjoy something like Toki Tori or Prof Layton. I second Monkey Island as well and world of goo. So fun!
None of these games have violence in the core gameplay, but a violent moment may happen now and again so I would just keep that in mind.
You could also look on steam together at what's available and look at the trailer/reviews for games that catch her eye. Cuz there's a lot out there! The Cave looks really interesting to me (since I'm pretty sure its made by the same peeps who did Psychonauts, also a great game but I can't remember if the violence levels are too high for your gf). Looks like Starseed Pilgrim, Proteus, Incredipede, and Fez may be indie game she might be interested in (also Fez looks so adorable I kind of can't handle it)
I hope you can find good stuff!
Sleep is Death
Theres a lot of options outside the PC realm. Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon, don't have any violent things going on. Super monkey ball is also not very violent unless you play party games. You may look into sports games like 3v3 arcade hockey, mario tennis, or dance games. Theres also You Don't Know Jack.
Chulip, maybe? You get punched if you try to kiss people to early, but its all very slapstick.
This if you want to squeal at adorable puzzle solving
It doesn't have to be the recent version with all the problems. Maybe Sim City 4? (Note: I have not played this version)
And for simulation games, most of the recent Tycoon games have some sort of multiplayer/co-op mode.
Also Puzzle Pirates, which seems to be all PVP with puzzle-solving instead of killing each other.
You may also be able to find something on a site like Kongregate.
The Adventures of P. B. Winterbottom is a solid puzzle game with pretty minimal cartoon violence (dodging traps and such, if that's kosher).
Otherwise I'll have to echo pretty much what everyone else is saying: you're probably best off looking in the point-and-click adventure and puzzle genres.
EDIT: I just remembered that the original Samorost is free, and you can give it a try here.
I don't see why she would have to play it on her own--I played all the Amanita games with my then-girlfriend, and we had an awesome time figuring them out together. I'll agree that Botanicula may be a better place to start, though it has a couple difficult puzzles as well.
Well, in that sense, yes they can play together. But it's not multiplayer, is what I was getting at.
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is an intensely cute game where you are running an item shop in a fantasy world, there is an optional component of the game where you play as an adventurer but she could just ignore that part (although that may make the game significantly harder).
Ticket To Ride is a video game'd version of a board game of the same name, and has multiplayer components and no violence.
Uplink is entirely about computer hacking, it is essentially a puzzle / resource management game.
So how does she, like, watch TV? Or go outside?
*Scoff*
Hillbilly.
Hmm...how about Scribblenauts Unlimited? No true multiplayer there but you can brainstorm on solutions together.
Unless the curse that Maxwell is trying to save his sister from is too intense, or the possibility of collecting a cartoon dinosaur to defeat cartoon robot zombies is too violent.
The problem is that the most accessible of these types of games (kart racers, Mario sports games) also usually have some cartoon violence.
I think you can get Virtua Tennis 4 for PC, and in that you can play doubles. Tiger Woods PGA Tour is on PC too. You could try Pro Evolution Soccer co-op if she can handle the occasional ugly tackle.
Neither Mario Tennis nor Mario Golf have any violence and they are both very accessible games, so if you have a Nintendo console you might look into that.
Using Recettear as the example, she can control and play while running the shop (haggling, buying supplies, upgrading, layout of the shop and items) with your input, then you swap places and you play the mildly violent (and, I would repeat, optional) adventurer/dungeon portion from time to time.
This Youtube video shows the kind of adventurer gameplay I'm talking about, which while violent isn't gratuitous so it seems at least possible, to my mind, that she would feel alright watching you do that from time to time.
If she wants to play something on her own, "The Longest Journey" is my pick.
Dawn of Discovery can be played without violence if you adjust the settings (you might get some quests to sink ships, but you can just turn those down), and the Venice Expansion offers co-op.
Is a couple of pads and Dance Dance Revolution too much outside the general idea of what you're looking for?