iridescentmoon
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Post by iridescentmoon on May 20, 2021 6:56:08 GMT
By otherkin/therian comfort games I don’t mean games that are necessarily about being alter human but ones that remind you of your nonhumanity and perhaps in a way let you live out life as that kintype. It could be chess, Minecraft, Risk of Rain, Pac Man, anything!
This comes as a surprise to absolutely no one but Wolf Quest is one that I enjoy a lot. I’ve played it for basically as long as its existed. Enjoyed every bit of it. Even if the original game was extremely buggy.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (and although this game doesn’t have any of my kintypes, GTA V). In GTA you can unlock animals to use in the Rock Star editor which is technically meant for making videos. But in this editor you can play as normal but as whichever animal you unlocked. You can’t do a whole lot besides run around, making noises and run into people but I find it fun to explore as the different animals. The same goes for RDR2 but you need to mod the game (as far as I’m aware) to be able to play as any of the animals. Unfortunately this can sometimes bug out the game or the models might act strange but once you get it working it’s a lot of fun. Again though, not a whole lot you can really do but it’s still very enjoyable being able to just run around and explore.
Sky: Children of The Light. I don’t share any kintypes with any creatures in this game but the ability to fly reminds me of my alicorn self. And the environment feels very homey to me. I haven’t been able to play this game very much though. But I hear it’s coming to Switch next month! So I’m super excited for that.
The Isle. Again, I don’t have any kintypes present in this game but I do find it relatable in terms of my kintypes. I love being able to survive out in the wild, fending for myself. It can be really challenging, even frustrating sometimes, it I think that’s what makes it great. I haven’t played this in a few years though so I don’t know how different it is nowadays.
I can’t really think of any other games off the top of my head but I’ll remember to add to this when I think of more
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PolykinThoughts
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Post by PolykinThoughts on May 20, 2021 7:15:32 GMT
WolfQuest and LOZ games for obvious reasons lol
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stillflight
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Post by stillflight on May 20, 2021 9:44:46 GMT
Other than the obvious (seconding the Legend of Zelda thing :P), a game that gives me a lot of therianthropic comfort is Meadow, even if it doesn't have any of my exact kintypes. The fox in the game is a lot like my musteloid theriotype, especially with its scream-bark sound option and a specific color preset.
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Carrion
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Post by Carrion on May 20, 2021 10:31:51 GMT
If you are a bird therian, or avian of any kind really, AER Memories of Old is definitely a must-have. In that game, you are a pilgrim with the ability to turn into a bird, and you can fly all over the map through floating islands. It's more of an artistic game and I got it on sale (it is worth it to wait for a sale imo) but it is amazing. Just getting to make dives and stuff... Helped me connect with my trico 'type.
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iridescentmoon
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Post by iridescentmoon on May 20, 2021 10:46:07 GMT
If you are a bird therian, or avian of any kind really, AER Memories of Old is definitely a must-have. In that game, you are a pilgrim with the ability to turn into a bird, and you can fly all over the map through floating islands. It's more of an artistic game and I got it on sale (it is worth it to wait for a sale imo) but it is amazing. Just getting to make dives and stuff... Helped me connect with my trico 'type. Oh hey I actually just bought that today! I really love it so far
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Gideon
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Post by Gideon on May 20, 2021 14:01:46 GMT
I was hoping Meadow would be that for me but I just find it frustrating because a drakn would be able to run, swim, and fly, but none of the animal choices can do all three. Sometimes wolf or fox are good for canine feels tho. (I've never gotten Eagle so the closest to flying is the ... pheasant? turkey? the bird.) Minecraft is good for digi feelings, and Breath of the Wild is good for gliding. Sometimes I'll try to boot up School of Dragons and run and fly around as different drakns (they added a button to make the human player invisible which makes it easier lol) Tried Spyro for drakn feelings, hasn't worked so far
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Vyt
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Post by Vyt on May 20, 2021 14:09:42 GMT
Someone in the Alt+H forums recommended Lost Ember and I second that recommendation hard. One plays as a being that can posess/shapeshift into a variety of animals including wolf, beaver, bird, and mole. ()Presumably among others, I have not finished the game). Very pretty and satisfying to run/fly/swim through the natural environment.
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Post by Gryphon on May 20, 2021 14:19:46 GMT
Weirdly enough, World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2. They're both MMOs but the druid shifting in WoW is fairly seemless and one of the only games that doesn't have a time limit on it. Also Worgen.
GW2 added gliding and mounts in the expansions and they are so much fun (although the gryphon mount is a grind and I still haven't got the dragon yet). But I also love playing as a Charr and running around on all 4s.
Pokemon, Minecraft, and some simpler phone games and apps are also comfort games.
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solstice
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Post by solstice on May 20, 2021 14:39:42 GMT
I've got my fair share of game sources so I won't list the obvious choices!
I like playing strategy games even though I'm absolutely terrible at them; a lot of my fictotypes are more of the "strategic" oriented personality, so it helps me feel connected to them even as I get absolutely destroyed.
Games I find the most comfort in include Twilight Princess, Breath of the Wild, Journey + Abzu (same developer; also the same people who made Sky:CoL!), and even parts of Subnautica, but I don't know if those are for kin reasons as opposed to just liking the environments.
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Carrion
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Post by Carrion on May 20, 2021 14:48:53 GMT
If you are a bird therian, or avian of any kind really, AER Memories of Old is definitely a must-have. In that game, you are a pilgrim with the ability to turn into a bird, and you can fly all over the map through floating islands. It's more of an artistic game and I got it on sale (it is worth it to wait for a sale imo) but it is amazing. Just getting to make dives and stuff... Helped me connect with my trico 'type. Oh, AER currently has a 90% discount on the switch!! So definitely go for it it's only like 2 euros!
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Post by Innactive Account on May 20, 2021 15:19:10 GMT
#s://i~imgur~com/937VUT4~png [ Dinic ] it's different for all of us but in general probably Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (and Pokemon general, I know Pokemon Rumble especially too off the top of my head), Minecraft, Transformice, Don't Starve, and probably others I'm forgetting. petsites too of course! we play on a lot of them because they're nonhuman comfort for us, especially petsim games like Lioden or Wolvden, or ones with worldbuilding like Dappervolk or Flight Rising.
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Daski
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Post by Daski on May 20, 2021 17:07:13 GMT
I also play The Isle for dino vibes, and have joined a PvE server specifically to recreate my "park living" experience. It really helps a lot! Utahraptor or Allosaurus hit my indo needs, the former in sounds, the latter in very close body shape and movement. But no cigar.Especially with the latest Evrima update, I have a fully grown croc on my usual server's evrima branch and. Gods, it's SO so GOOD it feels so NICE.
I like to play minecraft too, but mostly because I like to fly around and make "dens". I've recently been playing Fer.al more, and made one of my kitsune avatars into an approximation of my Fae Hunter self to run around in. That was really nice.
It's not for one of my kintypes, but playing ARK.. hits something a little different. For now I've chocked it up to psychological imprinting for reasons, but gods do I love the Thylacoleo. I really feel like I have a bond with thylas, and it really did start with that game, but they feel extremely important to me. I feel most comfortable riding a Thyla in ARK, and when my computer upgrade wiped my previous save, I beelined to the Redwoods to get a thyla.
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Post by Kara on May 21, 2021 3:49:20 GMT
Totally not biased by nostalgia, but Runescape oddly gives me kin feels in some areas, especially the elven areas. A big elf city was added a couple of years ago and it's where I've spent a lot of leisure time and drawn a lot of art inspired by this city. If you wanna look it up, it's Prifddinas. I play Old School Runescape but RS3 Prifddinas is also really beautiful.
Subnautica, although I don't have it myself (broke life), I've seen Jacksepticeye play the first game and am watching him play the second one! Though the habitat is generally not that similar to the one I lived in as an orca, it makes me very happy and I play on getting at least the first game someday just so that I can swim around and just Be Underwater. Subnautica is absolutely gorgeous. It seems rare to find decent underwater games.
Doki Doki Literature Club for... obvious reasons.
I mostly just enjoy Undertale as a game in general but being a pacifist gives very elven vibes and the dogs make me !! so happy!! I love all the Undertale doggos and lowkey, I want to be them. I emotionally relate to lesser dog.
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Post by waywardwarlock on May 21, 2021 4:36:48 GMT
I'm sure it's no surprise to say that the Puyo Puyo series as a whole is a huge comfort series and has been since before I figured out about my identity from the source. There are times I'll lose huge amounts of time to it, just chilling out and seeing how far I can get in endless modes.
Minecraft is comforting too. The casual exploration makes me feel strangely nostalgic, and I love that feeling. The music is nice too.
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Calli
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Post by Calli on May 21, 2021 4:42:20 GMT
Red Dead Redemption 2, WolfQuest, Shelter 2, Meadow, Alicia Online, Okami, and The Ledged of Zelda. I'm playing Breathe of the Wild right now and it's gorgeous, I love just riding around on my horse.
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